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Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Photos: Allston DIY Fest at Ringer Park

Ringer Park | July 23, 2011
Local musicians perform and artists gather and display their wares at Allston DIY Fest at Ringer Park on July 23, 2011.

By: TY UEDA | July 29, 2011

Arts

Alexander McQueen's 'Savage Beauty'
The late fashion designer's show at the Met defies demographics — and fashion itself

Company One takes on Jason Grote's whirling 1001
American Nights

Eva Hesse at the ICA and Tory Fair at the deCordova
Women's work

God's country
Thomas Frank goes to the heartland

Slideshow: Alexander McQueen's ''Savage Beauty'' exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art | Through August 7, 2011

Slideshow: ''Eva Hesse Studiowork'' at the ICA; Tory Fair's ''Testing a World View (Again)'' at the deCordova
"Eva Hesse Studiowork" through October 10, 2011 | ''Testing a World View (Again)'' through April 29, 2012

Will Kindles kill libraries?
In this corner: libraries struggling to bring in patrons. In the other: Kindles looking to expand their market. Will it be a bloodbath, or can they hug it out?

Food

Review: Fill Belly's
A JP comfort-food spot that's been around the block

Review: Floating Rock
Spicy Asian that rises above the rest

Life

A study in anarchy
With no campus, accreditation, or heirarchy, Corvid College thrives underground

America's Funniest Roller Coaster Tragedies
Hoopleville

Live strong
Failure

Minor League Pundits
Big Fat Whale

Movies

Miranda July takes a cookie break
Meow!

Review: A Little Help
Jenna Fischer plays a long-suffering mom

Review: Another Earth
Twisted psychology

Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
Rueful innocence and sneaky humor

Review: Crazy, Stupid Love
Rehashing the same smarmy stereotypes

Review: Friends with Benefits
Chemistry and comic timing

Review: If a Tree Falls
A ggressive hippies

Review: Love, etc.
Jill Andresevic documents a collection of real relationships

Review: The Smurfs
An uninspired rip-off

Music

Amy Winehouse, 1983–2011
In Memoriam

Big Talk | Big Talk
Epitaph (2011)

Brilliant Colors | Again and Again
Slumberland (2011)

Com Truise | Galactic Melt
Ghostly International (2011)

Music Continued

Frank Ocean | Nostalgia, Ultra
Self-released (2011)

From the bedroom to beyond with Craft Spells
Temple of gloom

Golden State | Division
State Champ (2011)

Newport Folk Festival expands its scope
Plugged into 2011

Out: On a hot summer night at the Middle East, Dream Hits surf a garage-pop lullaby
Wake up the buzz meter

Photos: Allston DIY Fest at Ringer Park
Ringer Park | July 23, 2011

Photos: Taking Back Sunday at the MFA
WFNX Acoustic Session | July 20, 2011

Photos: Torche at the Middle East Downstairs
Torche | Middle East Downstairs | July 21, 2011

Rediscovering Bobb Trimble's long-lost legacy
Tape delay

The Big Hurt: Kiedis's new look; plus, Incubus, Moz, Bieber, and Robbie Williams
Music news in brief

The In Out | The Venal Column
Sell You (2011)

Viva Brother connect Britpop to gritpop
Uncommon people

News

Bar Room Blitz
Drink up

Does Obama have the cojones to win?
This WTF moment

Holding on
Death’s confluence: Amy Winehouse and the Norwegian terror victims

Keeping Boston Indie
Letters to the Boston editor, July 29, 2011

Pledge class
This campaign season, you’re not really committed to defending the GOP agenda unless you sign on the dotted line

Sallie Mae not
As federally sponsored student-loan giant Sallie Mae prepares to go private, it’s squeezing every last penny from student borrowers while opening up scads of new businesses. How can you protect yourself?

Warren for Senate?
Washington bigwigs love the idea, but Massachusetts insiders aren’t convinced — at least not yet