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Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Stuck in his Throat

Suburban, family-oriented David Bertolino has a dream: to stage a play about Deep Throat , one of the most controversial films of all time
Growing up in Sudbury, David Bertolino’s upbringing was strictly G-rated.

By: JON HART | October 28, 2009

Arts

Both ears and the tail for this Carmen
Boston Ballet's 'World Passions'

Brutal truths
Hilary Mantel’s Booker winner

Definitions
Boston Ballet’s ‘World Passions’; Streb Brave at the ICA

Harvard ‘ACT UP’ show gets rise from right-wingers
Tea Baggers Meet the Tea-Baggers Dept.

Mars vs. Venus
Speed-the-Plow; The Taming of the Shrew; A Long and Winding Road

Photos: Boston Ballet's World Passions
Photos from the Boston Ballet's "World Passions" at the Opera House

Play by play: October 30, 2009
Plays around town

Food

Sofia Italian Steakhouse
Versatility and competence go a long way

The Snack Bar and O Senhor Ramos
Soul-satisfying, authentic Azorean specialties — oh, and sub-shop fare, too

Life

Academia under attack . . . by zombies
Flesh in the Pan Dept.

Five years ago, huh?
Failure

Halloween Weekend 2009
Dos and don'ts to make this Halloween weekend ghoulishly delightful

Halloween Weekend Overdose
34 Sugar-Fueled Hours of Halloween

Meat hands, and other truly disgusting Halloween treats
You might want to reconsider making your guests nauseous with these food choices before serving them tons of alcohol.

Over the top pet products
Hoopleville

Photos: Comic Con 2009 at Back Bay Events Center
Comic Con descended upon Back Bay on October 24, 2009

Photos: Halloween costumes not fit for public
From lame, totally un-pc, and just plain wrong, our list helps make sure you're not dressed like an asshole this Halloween

Publicity stunts for the War in Afghanistan
Big Fat Whale

Stuck in his Throat
Suburban, family-oriented David Bertolino has a dream: to stage a play about Deep Throat , one of the most controversial films of all time

The Thinker
Reality Check

Movies

Review: 35 Shots of Rum
Claire Denis's film goes down smooth, but with a subtle kick

Review: American Casino
Putting a face on figures

Review: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Harry Potter it ain’t, but it’s fun all the same.

Review: Eli and Ben
A different sort of opener for this year's Boston Jewish Film Festival

Review: Saw VI
Surprisingly timely

Movies Continued

Review: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
This is bullshit.

Review: The Canyon
The scenery looks nice at least

Music

Blessings: mixed and otherwise
Boston Baroque’s Amadigi; Opera Boston’s Tancredi; the BSO’s Beethoven; the Borromeo’s Bartók; Brahms from BCMS and BSOCP

Bold and beautiful
A Fine Frenzy emerges, swift as a shadow

David Bowie | Space Oddity: 40th Anniversary Edition
Virgin/EMI

Dethklok: Even Better Than The Real Thing
With Mastodon, Converge, and High on Fire, live at the House of Blues, October 28, 2009

Drear leaders
The Black Heart Procession stick to the low road

Florence and the Machine | Lungs
Island (2009)

Henry Threadgill Zooid | This Brings Us To, Volume 1
Pi (2009)

Hip-hop is dead
. . . or undead, rather — just ask Zombie Death Squad

Interview: Warren G
Smooth hustler

Photos: Mastodon at House of Blues
Mastodon, live at House of Blues, on October 28, 2009

Pink Martini | Splendor in the Grass
Heinz (2009)

Risqué management
The Hidden Cameras didn’t mean to turn you on

Tegan and Sara | Sainthood
Sire (2009)

The Big Hurt: ''Losing'' news in brief
Aerosmith lose Joe; A-Ha lose everybody; Diddy loses bling; Corgan just loses it

The Very Best | Warm Heart of Africa
Green Owl (2009)

News

Event puts the 'dates' in 'candidates'
Kiss and Sell Dept.

Fair Share?
Extending Benefits to Domestic Partners

For Mayor: Vote Flaherty + Yoon
Boston District City Council: Henriquez, Ross, ciommo, LaMattina

Glenn Beck's Mormon ties
Letters to the Boston editor, October 30, 2009

Taking sides
The US Senate election is forcing Massachusetts pols to choose their team. Plus, Pagliuca’s plan, and the state GOP tries to get serious.