Thursday, May 06, 2010
Obama gave the green-energy project a green light. Now, a slew of messy coalitions are going to battle over the future of clean energy.
Thousands of years ago, the terrain beneath what is now Nantucket Sound was dry, and populated by the ancestors of the Wampanoag people, who continue to revere it.
Arts
Echo chamber
Men are from Martin Amis, women are from . . . ?
Face the nation
SpeakEasy’s The Great American Trailer Park Musical; Zeitgeist’s Farragut North
Meta-theater
Tim Rushton bring existential relevance to town
Photos: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
At the National Heritage Museum through June 27, 2010
Play by play: May 7, 2010
Theater listings, May 7, 2010
Puppet pageants
The influential art of Jim Henson and Peter Schumann
Food
Buddachen
Jae’s grill is reborn with pan-Asian zen
Yasu
Tiptoeing into the shallow end of the Korean-cuisine pool
Life
I Am Iron Man (Sorta)
MIT’s most famous fictional alum, Tony Stark, has some real-life rivals
Meme police
MIT’s ROFLcon, a gathering of the Web’s biggest names, decides what will make you laugh and cry.
Photos [NSFW]: Naked Girls Reading at the Coolidge
Naked Girls Reading presents "Down the Rabbit Hole" (extremely NSFW)
Photos: Bike Porn at the Brattle (NSFW)
Bike Porn III, a film festival at the Brattle Theater
Two sides of America
Mrs. Liberal and Mr. Conservative
Movies
Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Unnecessary remake a nightmare, indeed
Review: Children Of God
Fear and loathing in the Bahamas
Review: Eyes Wide Open
Melancholy spirituality
Review: Iron Man 2
Stark alternatives
Review: Plan B
The B is for bisexual
Review: Please Give
Nicole Holofcener’s sweet charity
Movies Continued
Review: The Exploding Girl
Zoe Kazan gives a slow burn
Review: The Human Centipede
Unspeakably gross, yet oddly compelling
Review: Zombies Of Mass Destruction
A parody that's eat-your-face subtle
Music
Amazing grace
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival carries on
Booka Shade | More!
Get Physical (2010)
Fresh heirs
Dr. Dog have no Shame in their game
Li(f)e story
Sage Francis gets by with a lot of help from his friends
Person and persona
For John Shade, it’s all in the text
Photos: Bettye LaVette at the Somerville Theatre
Bettye LaVette, live at the Somerville Theatre, April 30, 2010
Photos: Caribou at Middle East downstairs
Caribou, live at the Middle East downstairs, on May 5, 2010
Photos: Nova-Cain ''Birthday'' single release show
Nova-Cain, live at the Middle East, April 27, 2010
Photos: Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells
Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells, live at the Paradise Rock Club, May 3, 2010
Review: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI
“Jerusalem: The City of the Two Peaces,” live At Sanders Theatre, May 5, 2010
The Big Hurt: Red scare
M.I.A.’s ultraviolent new video misses the target
News
Bay State not the bluest
Letters to the Boston editor, May 5, 2010
Cape Wind: It’s Complicated
Obama gave the green-energy project a green light. Now, a slew of messy coalitions are going to battle over the future of clean energy.
Mayor-Select Marie?
Some think that Tom Menino is anointing Marie St. Fleur as his successor, but he might just be serving himself
Murdoch mishegoss
The new brand of gonzo journalism
Saving America from itself
The federal government must rein in corporate criminals
RecRoom
Facebook fracas
Clinton Hart has one too many friends; plus, a pack of ’Dawgs starts chasing the Ducks
Jocktail Party
NESN reaches out to rivals in a sports blogfest. Hugs all around.