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Thursday, August 16, 2012

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Arts

Alif the Unseen
Excerpted from the novel by G. Willow Wilson

Chad Deity is a knockout
Primal Time

Jack Keats and Howard Pyle
Well drawn

Ride a Cockhorse
Excerpted from the novel by Raymond Kennedy

SLIDESHOW: Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscovered
At the Norman Rockwell Museum | Through October 28

SLIDESHOW: The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | Through October 14

Summer reads for 2012
Fiction

The Collective
Excerpted from the novel by Dan Lee

Worthy pastimes for highbrow youngsters
Existentialism for tots

Food

On the Cheap: Bánh Mì Ngon
Boston’s southwestern neighborhoods get a budget-priced blast of fresh Vietnamese flavors

The incredible journey of Marcus Samuelsson
Chef's Special

Things to read when it's too hot to cook
Brainfood

Life

How You Can Fund the Syrian Rebels
Idiot Box

Pope Cat Visits the Future
Failure

The 5 Platonic Solids
Hoopleville

Viral Campaign Videos
Big Fat Whale

Movies

Interview: Julie Delpy explores her neuroses in New York
Days and Confused

Review: 2 Days In New York
Rowdy follow-up to 2 Days In Paris

Review: Celeste and Jesse Forever
Lee Toland Krieger's divorce rom-com

Review: Nitro Circus: The Movie
Gregg Godfrey and Jeremy Rawle's loose documentary

Review: ParaNorman
Throwback to Amblin's summer fare of the '80s

Review: Restless City
Andrew Dosunmu's pseudo-noir

Movies Continued

Review: Side by Side

Review: The Imposter
Bart Layton's documentary

Review: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
More twee than odd

Music

Archers of Loaf | All The Nation's Airports + White Trash Heroes [Deluxe Remasters]
Merge (2012)

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Mature Themes
4AD (2012)

Between rock and a hard place with Das Muerte
Broken barriers

Brian Jonestown Massacre carry onward
Life of Anton

Dance around town before the students come back
Phoenix Shakedown

Going off-off-road with MV & EE
Rural rock

Kitty Pryde takes her chances
Flak catcher

Photos: Jane's Addiction + Band of Skulls at Bank of America Pavilion
Saturday, August 11, 2012

Photos: Osheaga Music and Arts Festival 2012
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC | August 3-5, 2012

Ry Cooder | Election Special
Nonesuch (2012)

Shed | The Killer
50 Weapons (2012)

Six Organs of Admittance | Ascent
Drag City (2012)

Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music: Part II
What's new

The Festival of Contemporary Music opens at Tanglewood
Old (and young) masters

Yeasayer | Fragrant World
Secretly Canadian (2012)

News

Art attack
Letters to the Boston editors, August 17, 2012

Ryan + Romney = Beavis & Butt-Head
The Republican Ticket

RecRoom

Crossword: ''Hybrid Cars''
I wouldn't drive these, though.

Strike Back blows shit up!
Wham-Bam!