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Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

Would you be shocked if we told you the South End is adding another restaurant to its repertoire? Didn’t think so. We gave you the heads-up about restaurateur Stephanie Sokolove’s second eatery — Stephi’s on Tremont (571 Tremont Street, Boston) — last... Read More »
Local Flair

Local Flair

We’re daydreaming about warmer days when bare legs aren’t tantamount to frostbite and our wardrobe can upgrade from longsleeved layers and chunky knits to mini dresses and pencil skirts, sans tights. The objects of our desire? Doucette Duvall’s spring... Read More »
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Bonding Time

Bonding Time

Bond at the Langham Hotel (250 Franklin Street, Boston, 617.451.1900) is the latest incarnation of hotel bar chic: the seats are plush, the colors are rich, and the vibe is retroglam meets modernday lounge. The seemingly mile-high ceilings, luxe red barstools... Read More »
Friday, January 23-Sunday, January 25: Boston Wine Expo

Friday, January 23-Sunday, January 25: Boston Wine Expo

When Oktoberfest is a distant memory and al fresco summer sipping parties are still far out of reach, the 18th annual Boston Wine Expo at the Seaport World Trade Center (One Seaport Lane, Boston) might be just what you need to pull yourself out of your... Read More »
Wednesday, January 21: Super Hunger Chef Fundraiser

Wednesday, January 21: Super Hunger Chef Fundraiser

New Year, new you. No, we don’t mean a slimmed-down, super-chic, ultra-organized version of your old self (though that wouldn’t be so bad). We’re referring to the do-gooder, do-unto-others type who’s resolved to volunteer some time at a food pantry, or... Read More »
Thursday, January 15 & 22: Ditch Thursdays

Thursday, January 15 & 22: Ditch Thursdays

The holiday season is over, which means no vacation days for a while. This sad reality, along with the fact that the sun feels like it sets at around 2 p.m. this time of year, can put you in a total funk. But forget those plans you had to crawl into bed... Read More »
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

Kelly Reichardt makes movies about underdogs Prescient as always, movies have been preparing us for the next Great Depression. One of several independent films made recently about people struggling against an unforgiving economy and an uncaring society... Read More »
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Sunday, January 18: Twist and Crawl

Sunday, January 18: Twist and Crawl

Some things never get old. Take, for instance, macaroni and cheese, James Bond movies, and New Wave music. We’re not here to wax enthusiastic about gourmet interpretations of classic comfort food or debate which brainy hunk made the best Bond, but we... Read More »
Saturday, January 17: Logan 5 and the Runners

Saturday, January 17: Logan 5 and the Runners

Is there life on Mars? We may never know, but one thing we can be sure of is that as long as there are cosmic mysteries — and glitter, eyeliner, and platform boots — there will be electro-glam rockers to sing about it. In the tradition of Bowie, T. Rex... Read More »
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Thursday, January 15: The Raveonettes

Thursday, January 15: The Raveonettes

The Raveonettes , who are often referred to as the Danish Jack and Meg White, channel Phil Spector’s girl groups and Buddy Holly with their retro-surf-rock melodies shot through with a mighty surge of reverb. Their songs, especially tracks from their... Read More »
Wednesday, January 21-Sunday, January 25: Cirque Le Masque’s Carnivale

Wednesday, January 21-Sunday, January 25: Cirque Le Masque’s Carnivale

If a Cirque du Soleil show is a pulloutallthestops extravaganza, a surroundsound stereo spectacle, Cirque Le Masque ’s Carnivale is an unplugged acoustic show. Just as mesmerizing in its performers’ display of grace and athletic elasticity, this European... Read More »
Friday, January 16-Monday, January 19: The Films of Youssef Chahine

Friday, January 16-Monday, January 19: The Films of Youssef Chahine

Few legendary Western filmmakers have been as prolific as Youssef Chahine, who spent his epic career directing movies that paint a vibrant, crystalline portrait of the Egyptian conscious. Few others can claim their films were banned by Anwar el-Sadat... Read More »
Through March 31: Holograms for the 21st Century

Through March 31: Holograms for the 21st Century

We’ve long turned to MIT for the skinny on the latest advancements in robotics, computer science, neuroscience, and aeronautics, but lately the university’s museum has gripped us with a science we never even considered a science: holography. The public... Read More »
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Outtake: On the rights track

Outtake: On the rights track

Okay, so maybe your employers just slashed a skrillion jobs — including yours. No use wallowing in despair. On the bright side, while you’re waiting for that dodgy temp agency to throw you some work, you’ll have plenty of time to catch up on movies. And... Read More »
Woodsmen with axis to grind

Woodsmen with axis to grind

Director Ed Zwick’s Bielski brothers fight Nazis, stereotypes in Defiance This winter, World War II films are exploding into cineplexes like howitzer shells. Leading the invasion is Valkyrie , in which Tom Cruise plays the leader of the plot to assassinate... Read More »
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