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Find out what the stars have in store for you today.
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If not, give these mind-bending crosswords a whirl.
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Dining Out
Tuna tartare is offered as an appetizer at Ecco

Ecco

2.0 Stars  Comfort food with a twist in East Boston.

Holiday gift guide

Johnny CashGifts for music lovers
The gift of Johnny Cash just keeps on giving this season.

Album Reviews

Musician Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy'Folie à Deux'
On new album, Fall Out Boy gives fans what they want.

Blogs

Viewer Discretion blog
Another Season 5 'Lost' Clip! Talk about an odd couple. Jack and Ben prepare to...
Exhibitionist blog
Holiday cookies from Howard Stern's Lisa G. Anybody who reads this blog knows I have a soft...
Movie Nation blog
Boston Society of Film Critics likes "WALL-E," "Milk," and "Millionaire" The Boston Society of Film Critics met on Sunday and...

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Concert review
Neil Young

Neil Young keeps on rockin'

The musician unleashed an onslaught of raw energy and guitar heroics at the DCU Center Saturday night.
Lady GaGa

2008 | The Year in CDs

From Lady GaGa (left) to Beach House to Vampire Weekend and more, Globe critics share their picks for the top CDs of the year.
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Galleries
Timothy Horn, Mutton Dressed as Lamb

Examining the fascination with decoration, detail

"In Pursuit of Beauty" at Montserrat College of Art Gallery includes Timothy Horn's "Mutton Dressed as Lamb" (left).
Photography review
Catherine Opie, 'Jerome Caja'

A long way from Mayberry

The title of Catherine Opie's mid-career retrospective, "Catherine Opie: American Photographer," is apt. Opie covers a lot of territory.

TV/Radio

Television review
'Momma's Boys'

A dating disaster

"Momma's Boys," executive produced by self-labeled momma's boy Ryan Seacrest, is totally stupid, but you knew that already.

Movies

Review
'Frost/Nixon'

'Frost/Nixon'

2.5 Stars  The movie doesn't take. It feels cooked up. In the name of dramatizing history, the film sacrifices it.
Featured review
'Doubt'

'Doubt'

2.5 Stars  John Patrick Shanley's film presents Meryl Streep as a monster of moral certainty.

Celebrity news

Guy Ritchie and Madonna

Madonna's ex set to get $76 million in settlement

Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie by also parting with at least $76 million. (AP)

Books

Best books of 2008
Best Books of 2008

Getting the goods

See the complete guide to the most memorable fiction titles of 2008, from entertaining to inspiring.

Music

G Force
Jane Olivor

For Jane Olivor, life is a cabaret

On Saturday Jane Olivor returns to the Berklee Performance Center for a show called "A Boston Holiday Tradition."
Concert review
Vince Gill

Duo offers some holiday spirit

At the DCU Center Friday night, country crooner Vince Gill and Christian pop star Amy Grant did their best to distract the assembled from the winter freeze.