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by Liza Weisstuch |
December 15, 2008
Marissa Nadler sings her dark, mysterious lyrics in a hazy soprano that would appeal as much to a Medieval sailor navigating the ocean by moonlight as to the cabaretgoers of Belle Époque Paris. The local guitar picking chanteuse, who regularly draws...
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by Liza Weisstuch |
December 15, 2008
What’s so funny about Boston? We can think of a few things (and no, we’re not talking about how early the T stops running, or outoftowners’ sorry imitations of the local accent). But if we told you in print, it wouldn’t be half as sidesplitting as...
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by Hilary Hughes |
December 15, 2008
Boutique Fabulous (1309 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0656): through January 12, mention Stuff@night and receive 10 percent off purchase. Carriage House Salon & Spa (33 Church Street, Cambridge, 617.868.7000): through January 15, 20 percent...
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by Erica Corsano |
December 15, 2008
Stellar pieces from Alexis Bittar’s Lucite collection allow for standout holiday accessorizing — minus the astronomical price tag Styled by Erica Corsano A) Small lucite and crystal pendant necklace, $155; B) Small lucite and crystal bangle, $225; C)...
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by Erin Souza |
December 11, 2008
How, exactly, do you party like it’s 2009? One option is by hitting up Studio Rouge , where the disco-dancing, sequins-wearing days of Studio 54 meet the sultry, corset¬donning ladies of Moulin Rouge at Vinalia (101 Arch Street, Boston, 617.737.1777)...
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by Erin Souza |
December 11, 2008
Wind down from a long work day — or get wound up for the weekend, depending on your mood — with $4 appetizers, $1 drafts, and a $100-gas-card raffle at the Post-work Pregame at Game On! Fenway (82 Lansdowne Street, Boston, 617.351.7001) from 5 to...
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by Erin Souza |
December 11, 2008
Sure, you could spend another weeknight planted on the couch. Or you could actually venture out into civilization and socialize without having to TiVo a thing. Head to Our House West (1227 Comm Ave, Allston, 617.782.3228) for Tube Time from 4 to 7 p.m...
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by Liza Weisstuch |
December 11, 2008
Few are the artists whose songs have escaped the interpretive clutches of Bettye LaVette — and that’s a good thing! She’s infused the lyrics of Fiona Apple, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Elton John, and Sinead O’Connor with the gritty exhilaration...
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by Liza Weisstuch |
December 11, 2008
Glasvegas was just your average rough-edged art punk band that takes its cues as much from Elvis and Dion and the Belmonts as they do from rockabilly and the shoegaze style that their fellow countrymen, the Jesus and Mary Chain, made popular. Then British...
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by Liza Weisstuch |
December 11, 2008
As rational and comforting as the five stages of grief identified by Elizabeth Kübler-Ross may be, when it strikes, rationalization goes out the window. We’ve known songs, books, and movies that strive to capture the anguish and despair, but few have...
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by Liza Weisstuch |
December 11, 2008
Sleigh bells ring, but we’re not listening. Not to sound too bah-humbug, but the whole laughing-all-the-way/chestnuts-roasting/mommy-kissing-Santa-Claus thing can get a little wearisome year after year. That’s why we’re always grateful to Tony Williams...
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by Shaula Clark |
December 11, 2008
Considering how generally craptacular the last 12 months have been, we wager there’s no one reading this who won’t be happy to see 2008 sleep with the fishes. So it seems fitting that the Brattle Theatre (40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, 17.876.6837) is...
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by Shaula Clark |
December 11, 2008
A look ahead at a look behind The Day the Earth Stood Still has invaded cineplexes everywhere, resurrecting the 1951 classic with an updated theme of global-warming dread and the star power of Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, and Mad Men lothario Jon...
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by Peter Keough |
December 11, 2008
Marisa Tomei uses body and soul in The Wrestler Marisa Tomei entered the public eye back in 1992, when at 28 she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for My Cousin Vinny . She’s been giving them more than an eyeful lately, starting with nude scenes — her...
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by Erin Souza |
December 11, 2008
Beautify Your New Year’s Countdown— And Your Home —With A Quirky Timepiece A) Rose tabletop clock, $36 at Urban Outfitters (361 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.236.0088). B) Umbra hula clock, $55 at Bowl and Board (255 Elm Street, Somerville, 617.661.0350...
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