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How gay is Southie?

Once unthinkable, Boston’s most notorious neighborhood now sports a welcoming face. How the hell did that happen?
Welcome to the gayborhood.
By: ERICA CORSANO  |  October 19, 2009
 

Arts

Alternative energy
GASP marks five years
Graphic Traffic
A sweet crop of graphic narratives
Interview: Bill Maher
Bill Maher's new rules to live by
Photos: Art from paper bags
GASP Gallery celebrates their 5th anniversary with the Bag It! exhibit
Play by play: October 16, 2009
This week's theater listings
Slideshow: Inside today's graphic novels
An exclusive look into a collection of graphic novels
Whatchamacallit
Jack Pendarvis's not quite mot juste

Food

Bon Savor
A gifted new chef prompts a rare critical reassessment
Punjab Palace
A quality Indian bargain spot deserving of multiple visits

Life

Boss's Day
Hoopleville
Course correction
Out of school and out of work? Don’t enroll in a grad program just yet — adult-education coures could do (and land you) the job.
Future pundit prospectus
Big Fat Whale
How gay is Southie?
Once unthinkable, Boston’s most notorious neighborhood now sports a welcoming face. How the hell did that happen?
Lifestyle manager
Reality Check
New head shop scores near BU
It's the Joint
Prep Yourself!
You’ve decided to go back to school. Now what?
Sticking out like a bitter weirdo in the country
Failure

Movies

Review: An Education
Carey Mulligan graduates with honors
Review: Chelsea on the Rocks
Abel Ferrara paints an affectionate portrait
Review: Couples Retreat
Couples (and everyone else), retreat.
Review: Law Abiding Citizen
Kind of fun, if you can ignore its politics
Review: More Than a Game
More than a LeBron James showcase, too
Review: New York, I Love You
A collection of acting and screenwriting exercises
Review: Paranormal Activity
More than cheap thrills
Review: St. Trinians
Earns a passing a grade
Review: The Damned United
No underdog tale here

Movies Continued

Review: Where the Wild Things Are
Jonze, Eggers, and Sendak aren’t kidding around

Music

An unstoppable force
This time is (once again) right for Converge
Baroness | Blue Record
Relapse (2009)
Boycott Blues | Irony
Brick (2009)
Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet | Live at Jazz Standard NYC
DafnisonMusic (2009)
Epics in minutes
Sian Alice Group make a lot from a little (of everything)
Flight of the Conchords | I Told You I Was Freaky
Sub Pop (2009)
Grown man rap
Masta Ace and Edo G pair up to tear down
He, himself, and Hi
Eric Elbogen's Say Hi comes into its own
In the swim
Guerilla Opera, von Stade’s farewell, the BSO, Handel and Haydn, the BPO, and that Tosca
Lightning Bolt | Earthly Delights
Load (2009)
Paramore | Brand New Eyes
Fueled By Ramen (2009)
Photos: Mirah at Somerville Theatre
Mirah, live at the Somerville Theatre, October 9, 2009
Photos: Throwed! and DJ E-Marce
Throwed! and DJ E-Marce, live at the Middle East Upstairs, October 6, 2009
Re-taking a leak
Atlas Sound shines through on Logos
Review: Mirah at Somerville Theatre
 At the Somerville Theatre, October 9, 2009
The Big Hurt: A healthy death
Music news in brief

News

Afghanistan: Just say no!
Plus, Obama and the Nobel
Calling us to account
Letters to the Boston editor, October 16, 2009
Khazei, Like a Fox?
Insiders don’t think Alan Khazei has a chance in the US Senate race. But progressive activists could make him an underdog with bite.
No alternative
Authentic Journalism Dept.
The importance of being Ernie
What drives Howie Carr’s anonymous tormentor?
The politics of baseball in Boston
It's the Red Sox, stupid

RecRoom

Crossword: ''What are the odds''
You may be luckier than you think
Just fight, baby
The Oakland Raiders fall into a silver-and-black hole. Plus, a UFC fighter gets punchy.
Review: Brütal Legend
Brutal is one way to put it

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