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BLOOM OFF THE ROSE: Brandeis University decides to close its Rose Art Museum, and auction off the more than 6000 pieces in its renowned collection.

POSTER BOY: Shepard Fairey creates a mural at the Phoenix offices and talks about being handcuffed at the DNC.

ARTISTS GET THE SHAFT: The city gives Fort Point’s creative residents the finger.

HIP-HOP MOMMAS FROM SUDBURY: It’s come to this. The last bastion of breakdancing is in the suburbs of America, where people like Sudbury’s Elizabeth Bernstein coaches squads of gettin’-down women with an average age of 43. (Plus: a look at performers Status Quo, the most hated crew in America)

  

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Three Day Threshold take pride in their country roots — so is that why they’re a hit in Belgium?; whistler Andrew Bird goes for songs on Noble Beast; the Boston Early Music Festival aims for the Grammy with Psyche; Brooklyn’s M.O.P. bring their bulletproof cred to the Middle East; in “The Big Hurt,” David Thorpe explains how he blew up Cleveland rapper Chip Tha Ripper; Garrison Fewell turns avant with his Variable Density Sound Orchestra; Mendelssohn and Haydn receive milestone tributes, and the Discovery Ensemble gets discovered; in Rare Frequencies, Susanna Bolle shines her light on No Triangle, Subliminal Sessions, and the New Music Festival; the Steampunk Historical Dance at the Hyatt Regency ballroom blows our minds; plus live reviews of Fat Worm of Error and Rakim, CD reviews and more. (Online only: Exclusive video interview with The Raveonettes and a slideshow of Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem at the Middle East Upstairs)
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“The Style of Loneliness” brings Paul Schrader’s American contradictions to the HFA; plus short reviews of Donkey Punch, New in Town, Taken, and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. (Online only: view movie trailers and read Peter Keough's film blog, Outside the Frame.)
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Editors Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser bring their six-word memoir project to Brookline on February 3, and you could join them, check out the article for more details. Celebrated abstract painter Hans Hofmann comes to the Rose; Jayne Anne Phillips’s style in Lark and Termite rise to heights of Agee and Joyce; Paul Rudnick’s The New Century is bargain-basement at Speakeasy, while Cabaret at New Rep needs more Lotta Lenya; “Sangre Flamenca” at the Majestic Theatre is a mixed bag; plus more on art, books, and theater.
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In the Editorial: Brandeis’s decision to shutter the Rose is a bad, bad idea; ten ways to fix Boston’s paper of record, plus, Bill Kristol’s brief time at the Times; the Prop 2 backlash heats up; Craigie on Main is a four star delight; plus more on news, politics, and food.
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Nominate your favorite Boston spots; view a slideshow of Shepard Fairey creating “Muheir fatale”; and check out your favorite comics.
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EA’s Skate 2 sequel takes what worked before and makes it better.
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