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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Northern exposure

Four Boston funnymen tell some jokes at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival, and prove that comedy is more than just getting-r-done
While New York is grittier, Los Angeles juicier, and Boston is wicked smahter, for some odd reason it is Montreal that, for two weeks every summer, becomes the epicenter of the comedy universe.

By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | July 29, 2009

Arts

Annie variations
David Parker at Summer Stages

Hare belles
Divas Plum and Carroll exude The Breath of Life

Northern exposure
Four Boston funnymen tell some jokes at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival, and prove that comedy is more than just getting-r-done

Play by play: July 31, 2009
Plays from A to Z

Surf bored
Little virtue in Pynchon's Inherent Vice

Food

El Mondonguito
A place to dance, drink, and maybe get a little Puerto Rican nosh

Teranga
The South End's Senegalese restaurant joins the bistro crowd

Life

Anatomy for artists
Failure

Ketchup
Toon Time

Paper Lobster
Hoopleville

Movies

Interview: Judd Apatow
On the making of his Citizen Kane

Review: Afghan Star
Moving, chilling

Review: Died Young, Stayed Pretty
Not enough bite

Review: Funny People
Judd Apatow pulls no punchlines

Review: G-Force
Surprisingly satirical

Review: Orphan
Delightfully gonzo

Review: Séraphine
Provost paints a true tortured artist

Review: Shrink
A pastiche of derivative movie pitches devoid of human feeling

Review: The Answer Man
Could have been awful, but Daniels sells it well

Splendor on the screen
Elia Kazan at the HFA

Music

Best Music Poll 2009: Anything goes
The underground: saved, salvaged, or savaged?

Best Music Poll Concert + Winners
The results are in

Cage | Depart From Me
Def Jux (2009)

Elvis Presley | From Elvis in Memphis
RCA/Legacy

Father Murphy | ... And He Told Us To Turn to the Sun
Aagoo (2009)

Interview: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit
Cleaning up with this year's BMP winners

Jeremy Udden | Plainville
Fresh Sound New Talent (2009)

Live video: Best Music Poll Concert 2009
Now streaming! The Bravery, Airborne Toxic Event, Gaslight Anthem, Metric, Passion Pit, and Ra Ra Riot live from City Hall Plaza

Photos: Eek-a-Mouse at the Middle East Downstairs
Eek-a-Mouse, live at the Middle East Downstairs, July 23, 2009

The Big Hurt: Strung Out
Vitamin Records classes up the joint — kinda

The scene is now
What we can learn about Boston from the local winners

Various Artists | Comfusões
Out/Here (2009)

Yacht | See Mystery Lights
DFA (2009)