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'Hugo'

Best Picture nominees

Martin Scorsese's film "Hugo" is atop a nine-movie best picture-field with 11 nods.
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Take 2 reviews

Film critics Wesley Morris and Ty Burr discuss new releases, including "The Vow."

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Look for new reviews by Ty Burr and Wesley Morris at the end of each week in multiple formats.
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Names Blog
Michael Moore will attend screening of ‘The Whale’
The Martha’s Vienyard Film Society has announced that ...
The Black Keys
Music

Upcoming concerts

The Black Keys play the TD Garden on March 7.
Spotted
Who was there?

Spotted in Boston

Capturing the faces and places that make up Boston's vibrant nightlife scene.

Community voices blogs

Chow Down Beantown
Comin' In Hot: Fin's Beacon Hill
After months of walking by the unfinished space, the sushi-deprived Beacon Hill residents can finally enjoy Fin's. Fin's Sushi has a couple locations around town...
BostoNite nightlife blog
Sweet Caroline (bah, bah, bah)
Fenway bars may not be full of raucous Red Sox fans right now, but Boylston and Landsdowne Streets are still chock full of great bars...

Blogs

Viewer Discretion blog
Thursday noon TV chat "Community" is coming back! We can also chat about other...
Sound Effects music blog
Grammys 2012: Adele, Nicki Minaj, and other highs and lows Obviously there were a bunch of actual winners at...
Movie Nation blog
Movie nation weekly quote "I have thought what a grand invention it would be...
Sebastian Smee blog
"Simulating Iraq" at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Claire Beckett's riveting show, "Simulating Iraq" is entering its final weeks at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. My colleague Cate McQuaid already reviewed this haunting...
Culture Desk blog
Rudenstine co-writes letter pushing for Benjamin Zander’s reinstatement at New England Conservatory
New England Conservatory says its decision to dismiss conductor Benjamin Zander is final, but Zander’s supporters continue to push for his reinstatement. The latest volley comes from two well-connected Zander family members. In a 5,175-word letter sent today to NEC’s board of trustees, former Harvard University president Neil Rudenstine, who is Zander’s brother-in-law, and Zander’s older brother, Michael, a legal scholar based in London, lay out the case for giving Zander his job back.
Exhibitionist arts blog
BSO players sign new labor agreement There won't be any labor strife at The Boston Symphony...
Go To It blog
Rowing in Boston: C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff On Feb. 19, some of the...
Off the Shelf
Greater Boston author readings Feb. 19-25 SUNDAY: Sarah McCoy (“The Baker’s Daughter”) reads at 3 p.m....
Dishing
New look for Tokyo McDonald's
Food section contributor Debra Samuels, who is spending five months in Tokyo (she has lived there off and on for a total of 10 years),...

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Bon Savor (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)

Bon Savor: The inside story

When owners Ibonne Zabala and Oleg Konovalov tried to return from their vacation in Colombia, the family learned their visas had been canceled. Allies are stunned that the restaurant is gone and its owners won’t be coming back.
84th Academy Awards
The Artist

Best Picture nominees

Globe movie experts Ty Burr and Wesley Morris both think "The Artist" will take the top honor, but find out who they think should win, and more.
Oscars contest

Oscars contest

Guess the winners in 10 major award categories to win movie passes and gift cards.
Benjamin Zander

Neil Rudenstine pushes for Zander's reinstatement

The former Harvard president co-wrote a letter in support of Benjamin Zander, the New England Conservatory conductor dismissed after hiring a sex offender.
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Music

Adele

Adele's '21' tops the charts for 21 weeks

The star's album has spent 21 weeks atop Billboard's Top 200 albums chart -- and its 21st week is the biggest one yet. (AP)
Remembering Whitney Houston 1963 - 2012
Whitney Houston

Scenes from Whitney Houston's funeral

Family, friends, and fans gathered at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. Feb. 18 to celebrate the life of superstar Whitney Houston.

Celebrity news

Pictures
Kelsey Beck

Kelsey Beck has been crowned Miss Boston 2012

The 20-year-old Harvard student took the crown at the pageant, which was held Feb. 19. See more scenes from the event.
Celebrity rumor mill
Drew Barrymore

Is Drew Barrymore pregnant?

The engaged actress was spotted leaving a Beverly Hills hospital clutching what appeared to be sonogram photos.
Celebrity Buzz
President Obama

President Obama sings the blues with B.B. King

The commander in chief belted a few notes when music superstars Mick Jagger, King, and more stopped by the White House for an event. See more celebrity news.

TV/Radio

Diddy

Comcast to start new channels

The company will launch four minority-owned networks in the next two years, including a channel spearheaded by music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs (pictured). (AP)
Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert returns to TV

With a nod of tribute to his ailing mother, the comedian hit the airwaves on Monday night. (AP)

Movies

'This Means War'

‘This Means War’ a losing battle for Witherspoon

1.0 Stars  What if a woman was dating two guys? What if the two guys were CIA spies?
Secret World of Arrietty

‘The Secret World of Arrietty’

2.5 Stars  A curious and mostly congenial case of fusion cuisine that filters the classic children’s book “The Borrowers’’ through the quietly inventive worldview of Japan’s Studio Ghibli.

Food/Restaurants

Dining Out
Boston dining

Bites as new as their bars

With four new establishments (Journeyman, Saloon, Brick & Mortar, the Hawthorne) serving cocktails, plus a revised bar menu at the renovated Clio, Boston has plenty new bar bites.
Cheap Eats | Arlington
Sabzi

Persian cuisine in all its glory at Sabzi

You have to know how the rice is prepared - and rice comes with every entree - in order to fully appreciate the complexity of dishes at the eatery.

Theater/Art

Winter Arts Guide
Winter Arts in Boston

Must-see winter arts events

It may be cold outside but a season of great art, theater, and music is about to heat up. From flamenco dancing to country music star Blake Shelton to everything in between, here are our top picks.
Munch's 'The Scream' for sale

Munch's 'The Scream' for sale

One of four versions of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" will be sold this spring in New York where it's expected to fetch upwards of $80M.
'The Mind's Eye'
Through May 13

'The Mind's Eye'

A survey of work by photographer Jerry Uelsmann, famous for seamlessly fabricating photographs from unrelated negatives to create fantastic scenes.

Books

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber's 2nd book set for September release

"Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started" is described as "the second official photographic book" from the multiplatinum-selling superstar. (AP)
Mark Kelly

Gabby Giffords' husband writing children's book

Retired astronaut Mark Kelly is writing a children's book about a mouse that goes to space. (AP)

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Mallard Fillmore

Mallard Fillmore

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Daily horoscopes

What's your sign?

A daily guide.
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Word games

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Sudoku!

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