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Issue 13.41

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DIG THIS: JAYHAWKS

Posted on October 17, 2011 by SEAN CLANCY

Not to be confused with Steveospreys. Continue reading →

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Listen

DIG THIS: MAIN WITH ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Posted on October 14, 2011 by SEAN CLANCY

Hey! Listen up you supposed flouters of musical convention! You’re never going to stop THE ROCKZ! Or the rollz, for that matter. Continue reading →

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Listen

DIG THIS: HOMEGROWN III

Posted on October 13, 2011 by SEAN CLANCY

Shhhh! We really want to tell you about this third annual underground music festival thing that’s going on. But, like, if we tell too many people, it like, won’t be underground anymore, right? Continue reading →

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Watch

DIG THIS: CREEPSHOW

Posted on October 13, 2011 by SEAN CLANCY

The works of Stephen King and George A. Romero tend to fall in the blood-drained gray-area between “serious exploration of fear” and “goofy-ass excuse to splodge corn-syrup everywhere.” Continue reading →

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Laugh

DEFEND YOURSELF : MICHAEL IAN BLACK

Posted on October 13, 2011 by DAVID DAY

You might remember him from The State … OK, maybe not. Wet Hot American Summer? That’s the one. Mr. Black is coming to Boston and so we asked him some questions about things. Continue reading →

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Taste

HONEST PINT: TRADER JOE’S FIVE DRINK MAXIMUM

Posted on October 13, 2011 by SEAN CLANCY

Where’s the “Five Drink” for the person who still wants to make bad decisions, but only has loose change? Have no fear, Commodore Hypothetical, it’s right here. Continue reading →

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Think

EXIT POLLS: MARY AND TATIANA

Posted on October 13, 2011 by LAUREN METTER

“The kids know they lost their homes because of the bank, but they don’t know why.” Continue reading →

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Spend

WEEKLY DISS : THE LANGUAGE OF THE SEA

Posted on October 13, 2011 by CHRISTINA LACOSTE

If you’re looking for a passionately written novel about a scientist living as a seal, MacManus’s The Language of the Sea is your book. Otherwise … not so much. Continue reading →

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Taste

LUPEC: THE BLACKTHORN

Posted on October 12, 2011 by PINK LADY

They say Irish whiskey is the fastest growing spirits category in the U.S. these days, which is great news. Continue reading →

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Experience

BEFORE I LEAVE YOU

Posted on October 12, 2011 by JONATHAN CLARK

A play featuring—and for—the “Harvard Square type” Continue reading →

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DIG THAT: THE NIGHT CIRCUS

Posted on October 12, 2011 by KEVIN SULLIVAN

“The circus arrives without warning,” the novel begins, suggesting lightning flashes and clown cars on lonely roads. Thankfully the passage that follows is less terrifying, and summons the mood of hushed wonder that is the main attraction of The Night Circus. Continue reading →