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							  When a game comes saddled with as much hype as  L.A. Noire , one is tempted to judge it by an unattainable standard.
							  Political leaders don't always rally around the front-runner for their party's presidential nomination, but they normally at least offer deference and respect. That doesn't, however, seem to be the case with Mitt Romney.
							  Odd Future's lyrics — particularly those of frontman Tyler, the Creator — aren't for the faint of heart.
							  If you liked it, then you shoulda put a bird on it.
							  Walking into the "2011 RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition" at the Rhode Island Convention Center (1 Sabin Street, Providence, through June 4), you can't miss Laura Swanson's  Homemade Bull .
 
				
					
					
							
							  Saved by the bell
							  Hey, thanks for having me back for the Third Annual  Boston Phoenix  Memorial Day Political Roast! Good to see so many of you here — the last time I saw this many Beacon Hill insiders in one place was on the prospective witness list for the Sal DiMasi trial!
							  For the past decade or so, there have essentially been two Greater Boston hip-hop scenes — one for which the audience is black, and one for which the audience is not-so-black.
							  Political leaders don't always rally around the front-runner for their party's presidential nomination, but they normally at least offer deference and respect. That doesn't, however, seem to be the case with Mitt Romney.
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