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This year's Oscar nods
'Avatar'

'Avatar' vs 'Hurt Locker'

See what other films are up for best picture and awards in other major categories, read Globe analysis, watch video, and more.
Special section
Comedian Jimmy Tingle

All about comedy

Watch the latest comedy videos, including a submission from Jimmy Tingle, find events, photos, and more.

A&E Video

Take 2 Movie Reviews
Take 2 movie review podcast
Look for new reviews by Ty Burr and Wesley Morris at the end of each week in multiple formats.
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Restaurant criticDining Out
Restaurant critic Devra First took your questions.

Games and more

Mallard Fillmore

Mallard Fillmore

Are you a fan? If so, get the latest strip right here.
Horoscopes
Daily horoscopes

What's your sign?

Find out what the stars have in store for you.
Crosswords

Puzzled?

If not, give these mind-bending crosswords a whirl.
Sudoku Daily

Sudoku!

Need a distraction? Sudoku's now at your fingertips.
Celebrity blog
Names Blog
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......

Restaurants

Valentine's Day dining-out optionsValentine's Day options
Let Cupid guide you to dinner. Here are some ideas for the Boston area.
Photos
Tupelo'Best of the New'
Tupelo in Cambridge and other local restaurants.

Album Reviews

Sade'Soldier of Love'
On first album since 2000, Sade finds our comfort zone.

Blogs

Viewer Discretion blog
The last 'Leno Show' Tonight, Jay Leno said farewell to his short-lived “Jay...
Exhibitionist blog
New Hampshire Music Festival changes leaders The musicians at the New Hampshire Music Festival demanded the...
Movie Nation blog
Weekend Box Office: Revenge of the Womenfolk I have this mental image of the wives and girlfriends...

Globe critics

Sebastian Smee
Art critic
Sebastian Smee
Jeremy Eichler
classical
Jeremy Eichler
Wesley Morris
Film critic
Wesley Morris

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Jay-Z
Music

Upcoming concerts

Jay-Z — "Brooklyn's Finest" — is coming to town.
Snuggie Pub Crawl in Union Square
Who was there?

Hot Shots

See fabulous pics from Boston's dance nights and clubs.

25 under $25

Get more out of Boston for less. See 25 recession-proof (and fun) things to do.
Photos

Winter Arts Guide 2010

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.
Matt Savage

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.
Latest headlines

Celebrity news

Photos
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's baby Benjamin

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.
Dr. Conrad Murray

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)

TV/Radio

Television review
'Past Life'

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
'Undercover Boss'

'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
'Made of Paper'

Kinetic 'Paper' cuts through gravity

Choreographer Kelley Donovan's "Made of Paper" continues her exploration of change and its impact.
Stage review
'Compulsion'

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.
Theater
‘Lion King’ cast members courted across continents

‘Lion King’ cast members courted across continents

Sihle Ngema and Portia Magwaza wed after a backstage courtship that unfurled across hundreds of performances.

Movies

Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson

'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'

‘The Last Station’

3.5 Stars  Helen Mirren leads the cast on an entertainingly over-the-top ride. The film is about the final days of Leo Tolstoy.

Music

G Force | Sam Lloyd
Blanks

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
Richard Goode

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.

Books

Review

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.
Review

‘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.