Special section: Summer arts preview
As the season heats up, cool attractions abound.
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Movie Review
Steve Carell’s animated villain Gru shows a near total lack of despicability in “Despicable Me 2,” but this sequel is plenty funny. By Tom Russo
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Kelli Rae Adams’s show “Breaking Even” is about how labor, materials, and measures of value inform production and exchange in an artistic economy. By Cate McQuaid
Schneider’s new book is a fine account of Congressman John Joseph Moakley’s progression from “meat and potatoes” neighborhood politician to human rights crusader. By Michael Kenney
If there is a theme to the studio blockbusters coming out between Memorial Day and Labor Day, it is that Apocalypse is nigh, is here, or has already happened.
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert’s picks for what to watch, including “Ray Donovan” and “With Six You Get Eggroll.”
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On this page, you can learn more about the Globe’s reexamination of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist, view the lost masterpieces, watch how the thieves broke in, and review the investigation over the years.
Some things are best left unexplained. Like jokes, or the reason for telling them.
Femi Kuti is a worthy successor to the intoxicating Afro-beat rhythms and explosive lyrics of his dad, Fela Kuti.
When you come across something like the painting this, you suddenly find your soul on the hook.
The vivid, terrifying world created in “BioShock Infinite” doesn’t reach the superlative level expected from the prerelease hype.
The sprawling saga of a novel is all centered around the idea of love, marriage, and, yes, a particular diamond ring.
Between 10,000 and 12,000 people participated in the City Dance Party, setting a record for the annual event.
On Monday, Camp Harbor View’s 350 kids participated in a day of soccer with New England Revolution players.
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Kelli Rae Adams’s show “Breaking Even” is about how labor, materials, and measures of value inform production and exchange in an artistic economy.