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Summer of the ape
This summer will bring us "Zoo Keeper," “Project Nim” (pictured), and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes."
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Season of discoveries
It has been a summer, for me, of revelations, many of them delivered by the state of Maine. Before seeing "Andrew Wyeth, Christina's World, and...
Restaurants
Cheap Eats | Boston
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At 80 Thoreau, ingredients shine
Album Reviews
Kanye West and Jay-Z , ‘Watch the Throne’
Jay-Z feels at home on West’s beats. West is giddy to rap with his idol.
Blogs
Good News For Ben Folds Five Fans
Ben Folds is getting the old band back together! Folds...
Behind the scenes with Tom Brady
If you want a ...
Noon TV chat
So you'll come, you'll chat. All things TV-ish are fair...
Movie nation weekly quote
"There are movie stars who provide certain ingredients in fixed...
Zander to pass baton at YPO
Conductor and Boston musical icon Benjamin Zander will be stepping down in 2013 from his post as music director of New England Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. NEC has also announced that one of its recent graduates, Joshua Weilerstein, has been appointed as an assistant conductor at the New York Philharmonic, beginning in the fall.
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Summer arts preview
We look ahead to a summer filled with cool offerings in the arts, including music, dance, art, and more.
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Ellen DeGeneres in Boston
A mob of dancing and screaming Ellen DeGeneres fans showed up at Faneuil Hall on Aug. 10 to see the beloved daytime talk show host tape promos for her show.
Movie Review
Race, class, and Hollywood gloss in 'The Help'
It’s possible both to like this movie and to wonder why we need a dramatic comedy about black maids and the high-strung white housewives they work for. Latest headlines
- Producer says Jennifer Lopez will return to 'Idol' (AP, 6:20 a.m.)
- Congressman feuds with administration over movie (AP, 6:10 a.m.)
- Concert to note anniversary of Monk Institute (AP, 6 a.m.)
- Mexico marks century of comic Cantinflas' birth (AP, 5:30 a.m.)
- Barefoot Bandit movie deal worth as much as $1.3M (AP, 2:19 a.m.)
Celebrity news
Alec Baldwin eyes NYC mayor office, but after 2013
Alec Baldwin says he's thinking of running for mayor of New York, but not until he learns more about the job. (AP)
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Gavin DeGraw home from hospital after NYC beating
The singer-songwriter tweeted that he didn't remember much of the Aug. 7 beating. (AP)
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Teen Choice Awards
The 2011 Teen Choice Awards were held Aug. 7 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Above: Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez had a good laugh posing together on the blue carpet.
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Readers' favorite 'toons
Now that the classic 1980s cartoon "The Smurfs" has been made into a feature-length film, we asked readers to tell us about their favorite childhood cartoons.
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'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
You may skulk into the new "Planet of the Apes" expecting the worst. And you may be genuinely surprised by where this movie takes you. Review
'The Change-Up'
The body switch setup is crudely overplayed, but the movie largely fulfills the promise of the swap. Music
Concert Review
Blink-182’s new material belies maturity
While Green Day turned to rock operas and Rancid simply turned weird, Blink-182 has figured how to settle its punk rock into a laser-enhanced, arena rock setting.
Concert Review
Britney pulls out the stops — and it’s all for show
Britney Spears outdoes the Pinks, Katy Perrys, and Lady Gagas of the world for one simple reason: Spectacle is all she has.
Theater/Art
His art can creep up on you
Nature photographer Sam Jaffe discusses his photographs of local caterpillars on display at the Children's Museum through Sept. 10.
Stage Review
Raunchy laughs in 'The Book of Merman'
If you like the kind of off-color comedy that makes you laugh till you choke, Varla Jean Merman — nom du drag of actor Jeffery Roberson — is your kind of girl.
Books
Book Review
Rimbaud to Rambo
Bruce Duffy's fictional account "Disaster Was My God" vividly links blazing talent of poet's youth and the tumult of his final years.
Bibliophiles
Psychiatry, history, biography - and where their paths cross
Author Nassir Ghaemi, a professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, talks about his favorite books.
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