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Simmons lands Bassett for Leadership Conference
As always, Simmons has a slew of serious women signed up to speak at its annual Leadership Conference. Focused on "The Spirit of Resilience,” the......
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Winter Arts Guide 2010
The Boston Globe features 50 picks of things to do this season — from classical music to pop music to theater to visual arts to dance.
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- Visual Arts Mother, son create paper constructs
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How a piano prodigy with autism is navigating Berklee
Matt Savage, 17, has recorded eight CDs and has played at Lincoln Center and the New Orleans Jazz Festival.
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Baby Benjamin's big debut
The magazine Quem published the first photo of Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady's baby, Benjamin. See the photo along with more of the couple here.
Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing
The proceeding will reveal evidence the prosecution believes will show Dr. Conrad Murray's "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death. (AP)
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Television review
Déjà vu drama in ‘Past Life’
It's the kind of crime procedural that's stuffed with lightning-bolt revelations and convulsive tears by guest-of-the-week actors and yet still seems bland.
Television review
'Boss' is on-the-job straining
"Undercover Boss," a feeble new reality series, pretends to be healing the hostilities between high-earning CEOs and the working class by sending a corporate boss into the trenches of their own company.
Theater/Art
Dance Review
Kinetic 'Paper' cuts through gravity
Choreographer Kelley Donovan's "Made of Paper" continues her exploration of change and its impact.
Stage review
In ‘Compulsion,’ a Frank discussion with a lot of talk
“Compulsion,’’ now receiving its premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre, is a play about a play about Anne Frank, or more precisely about two plays about Anne Frank.
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‘Lion King’ cast members courted across continents
Sihle Ngema and Portia Magwaza wed after a backstage courtship that unfurled across hundreds of performances.
Movies
'Jackson' looks to catch lightning with audiences
Like the popular "Harry Potter" movies, the new film "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" needs to appeal to more than just the kid in us.
‘The Last Station’
Helen Mirren leads the cast on an entertainingly over-the-top ride. The film is about the final days of Leo Tolstoy. Music
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A funny thing happened to a cappella group the Blanks
The quartet has been touring for the past year and a half to promote its debut album, "Riding the Wave."
Concert review
An engaging, even thunderous, piano duet
Richard Goode (left) and Jonathan Biss teamed up for an unusual duo piano recital, presented by the Celebrity Series.
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In the digital age, librarians are pioneers
Marilyn Johnson's "This Book is Overdue" is a romp through the brave new world of tech-savvy librarians.
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‘Routes of Man’ traces roads and the bumps along the way
Roads bring us together. They shape where we live, and how we interact with each other. But "not all connections are good," warns Ted Conover in his book.