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Your files could be forfeit in the government's attack on Megaupload. Can the Entertainment industry take down cyberlockers entirely?

Remembering Kevin
The paradox of the White years
The Massachusetts legislature is the principal roadblock to putting the state's criminal-justice system on the right track
House of Incorrections
New vision for the Esplanade
Urban Affairs

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Review: Chronicle

Superpowered teens

Review: The Woman in Black
James Watkins's old-fashioned ghost story
Sundance 2012 shakes off the angst
The light stuff
Review: One for the Money
Julie Anne Robinson's insipid adaptation

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Life

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Photos: Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School Burlesque at Club Cafe (NSFW)

January 25, 2012

Lame Games
Big Fat Whale
The subtle thief of youth
Failure
Kumquat Jam
Hoopleville

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Music

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Photos: James Mercer of the Shins at the MFA

Hosted by WFNX | January 26, 2012

Photos: Megadeth + Motorhead at the Tsongas Arena
January 29, 2012
Jason Moran at Jordan Hall
"In My Mind"
Marissa and Charles Licata at Scullers
Full of surprises

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Food

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On the Cheap: Render Coffee

Coffee-nerd nirvana

Review: The Salty Pig
A small-plate menu that goes full boar
Christopher Kimball of America’s Test Kitchen tackles tough topics on his new radio show
Chafing dishes
Skip the dining hall
No need to suffer another meal of anemic salad bars or gray lunch meats — these 6 campus-convenient cheap-eats spots will treat you right

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Arts

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Gamm's Festen; plus Whistler's Fen

Last supper

Interview: Katie Leung follows Harry Potter with ART's Wild Swans
On track
Sara Benincasa leaves her room
Pee shy
The deCordova Biennial roots for the home team
Regional pride

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Rec Room

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Review: Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

Fallout: New Vegas hits the jackpot

Crossword: ''In a Roundabout Way''
Freestyle puzzling for all.
Review: Luck
HBO goes to the races
Crossword: ''Puh-leeze!''
You've got to e-nun-ci-ate.

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Friends' Activity

[ 02/03 ] The Darkness + Foxy Shazam + Crown Jewel Defense @ Paradise Rock Club

[ 02/03 ] Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company @ Paramount Theatre

[ 02/03 ] Jack's Mannequin + Jukebox the Ghost + Allen Stone @ House of Blues

BLOGS

Attend this film + music event: Alloy Orchestra's "Wild and Weird" @ the Somerville Theatre
Outside The Frame | February 03, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Q&A #10: Vegas Strip
Talking Politics | February 03, 2012 at 1:55 PM

Q&A #9: Lil' Timmy Vs The Ice Cream Man
February 03, 2012 at 1:39 PM

Attend this film event: Boston Society of Film Critic Awards @ the Brattle
Outside The Frame | February 03, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Meet the Mayor: Essex Station
Phlog | February 03, 2012 at 8:20 AM

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