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Thursday, October 01, 2009

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Camelot: The Next Generation

Patrick Kennedy is a square peg in his family's historic round table
Senator Ted Kennedy's months-long battle with brain cancer inspired endless commentary about the demise of Camelot.
By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG  |  October 01, 2009
 

Arts

Graffiti gone good
Healing Art Dept.
Hans Rickheit versus the novel
Exploding Cow Dept.
Interview: Steve Martin, banjo extraordinaire
Just two wild and crazy guys
It's hip to be icosahedral
In a new book, Ethan Gilsdorf  tracks his global quest to visit the holiest nerd-world sites
Loss leader
Jill McCorkle's joyful sorrow
Photos: Boston Ballet's Giselle
Photos from the Boston Ballet's Giselle , opening October 1, 2009
Photos: Charles Daniels at Nave Gallery
'In Through the Out Door: Photography & Video of Charles Daniels,' on display until October 4  
Play by Play: October 2, 2009
Plays from A to Z
Requiem detexted
Nicole Pierce at the Armory

Food

Buddy's Truck Stop
That increasingly rare bird: the honest-to-goodness old-time diner
North 26
A Jasper White protégé branches out with great success

Life

Honey, I'm home
Reality Check
Reality Check
Hoopleville

Movies

Crimson green
Banned director Jafar Panahi on Iran's vicious circle
Interview: Colin Beavan
It's not easy going green
Review: Beaches of Agnès
Floatsam and jetsam
Review: Capitalism: A Love Story
Moore of the same: Capitalism fails to make a prophet
Review: Coco Before Chanel
Bio-pic doesn't quite wear well enough
Review: Fame
A PG-rated, post- High School Musical remake: why, exactly?
Review: No Impact Man
Green documentary does make its point
Review: Pandorum
When did space travel become so unpleasant?
Review: Surrogates
Philip K. Dick-ian premise deserves better
Review: The Boys Are Back
We're supposed to root for this guy?

Movies Continued

Review: The Invention of Lying
Gervais not inventive enough
Review: Whip It
Drew Barrymore's directorial debut falls flat
Review: Zombieland
Young actors need to make a living too.
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2009
Report back from Iceland amidst lamb hot dogs, and fish and chips.

Music

A.F.I. | Crash Love
DGC Interscope (2009)
Beauty in the beast
Dinosaur Jr. are much happier people now
Brother Ali | Us
Rhymesayers (2009)
Crash proof
Arms and Sleepers are more than just a hard drive
Fantastic damage
Anti-Pop Consortium’s unfinished business
Girls | Album
True Panther (2009)
Linda Oh Trio | Entry
Linda Oh Trio (2009)
Photos: Sunny Day Real Estate at House of Blues
Sunny Day Real Estate and the Jealous Sound , live at HoB on September 28, 2009
Rosanne Cash | The List
Manhattan (2009)
The Big Hurt: Season's bleatings
Plus unholy names and office shredders
The roar of the crowd
‘Opening Night at Symphony,’ Russell Sherman, the Discovery Ensemble, Boston Musica Viva, and the Bostonians
Tropicália storm
The long awaited return of Os Mutantes

News

Camelot: The Next Generation
Patrick Kennedy is a square peg in his family's historic round table
Disclosure: not a dirty word
Menino's shame and Kerry's blunder. Plus, Olympic follies.
Final four?
The City Council preliminary is seldom a preview of the finish. But this time, it just might be.
Injustice department
Letters to the Boston editor, October 2, 2009
Philadelphia Story
What Steve Taylor needs to know if he succeeds in buying the Globe
The Pythons' Gonzo Gospel
Jesus never had a chance

RecRoom

Crossword: ''Chance collisions''
A random assortment, across and down.
Review: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Marvel's "Secret War" comes to consoles
Wild, Wild West
Delonte West tries out for the Washington Bullets. Plus, SUNY-Binghamton is at it again.

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