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Thursday, November 26, 2009

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Classic Rock?

The myth of the pilgrims is so ingrained in our culture, it's a part of our national DNA. But one trip to the Plymouth area could change all that.
If you're looking for meaning in the overly sanitized myth that is our national Thanksgiving celebration, a good place to start is southeastern Massachusetts, where nearly 400 years ago that band of hungry, ill-prepared religious zealots tried to colonize the middle of nowhere at the start of winter.  
By: GREG COOK  |  November 26, 2009
 

Arts

Interview: Andy Richter
He's no fuddy-duddy
Lincoln Yule log
The Huntington celebrates A Civil War Christmas
Magpie and copyist
Iris Apfel at PEM, Mary McFadden at MassArt
Snacks
Trey McIntyre at the ICA
Vegas and Jungleland
Paul Shaffer and the Big Man tell all

Food

Gennaro's 5 North Square Ristorante
A former tourist trap proves its worth
Restaurants serving hot deals for Thanksgiving
Don't bother cooking this Turkey Day; check out our best meal-deals around town and spare yourself.
Vinh Sun BBQ and Restaurant
Cantonese roast meats and much more

Life

10 memorable moments from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
From historical to horrific to humorous, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is iconic
Classic Rock?
The myth of the pilgrims is so ingrained in our culture, it's a part of our national DNA. But one trip to the Plymouth area could change all that.
Even more recession recipes
Big Fat Whale
Greg Epstein, Atheist Superstar
Can Harvard's humanist chaplain save nonbelief from itself?
I should stick to drawing comics
Failure
Meet the Kleenex Designers
Hoopleville
Now are you ok?
Reality Check
Photos: Gross Thanksgiving food to avoid
Avoid these fattening and just plain gross Thanksgiving foods
Western-style martyrdom
Idiot Box

Movies

Interview: Nicolas Cage
Xtreme acting
Review: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Knight of the Iguana: Nicolas Cage at his best
Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Welcome to the Dahl-house
Review: Ninja Assassin
A real bloodbath
Review: Oh My God
Ringo Starr, authority on religion
Review: Old Dogs
Might be time to hang 'em up
Review: Red Cliff
John Woo returns east
Review: The Road
No country for all men: John Hillcoat doesn't stray from Cormac McCarthy's Road
Review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Like you'll even be able to hear anything over all the shrieking

Music

A band, a part
Devendra Banhart and the Grogs live at Berklee Performance Center, November 14, 2009
Bio beware
Elvis Perkins clears up his cloudy ballads
Dropping by with an old friend
Sonic Youth + The Feelies, live at the Wilbur Theatre, November 22, 2009
Erik Deutsch | Hush Money
Hammer and String
Free Tix: Phoenix plays for the Phoenix!
Yes, the band Phoenix is playing a double-secret concert for us on Friday. Win tix now on Facebook!
New attitude
The Big Pink accentuate the positive
Photos: Devendra Banhart at Berklee
Devendra Banhart, live at Berklee Performance Center, November 20, 2009
Photos: Metric at House of Blues
Metric, live at House of Blues Boston, November 20, 2009
Photos: Sonic Youth at the Wilbur Theatre
Sonic Youth, live at the Wilbur Theatre, November 22, 2009
Real Estate | Real Estate
Woodsist (2009)
Sing your life
The Happiness Project speaks volumes
Tale of the tapes
Pacey Foster tells the story of Boston hip-hop
The Big Hurt: Faces refaced
Also Spears speared, Hook hacked
Trans Am | What Day Is It Tonight? Trans Am Live, 1993 - 2008
Thrill Jockey
Various Artists | Panama! 3
Soundway (2009)
Wale | Attention Deficit
Interscope (2009)

News

Glenn Beck's unhinged Sweater saga
Knit Twit Dept.
IBEW pressures Stop & Shop
Power Play Dept.
Mutant rats invade Allston
Letters to the Boston editor, November 27, 2009
Swine fever: An evening with Hunter S. Thompson
Buy the ticket, take the ride
The X factor
Come Monday, it's a one-week spring to the primary — and to capture the hearts of undecided voters.
Unmaking a bad federal law
Justice for Some
Whalin' on Palin
The former VP candidate could have proven her intellectual bona fides. She didn't, so let's move on.

RecRoom

Crossword: ''Initial reaction''
Letters, not words
Lights out
Tila Tequila goes off. Plus, Lawrence Taylor takes a hard right-hand turn.
Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Hell to play

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