Find events near you
Today's Deal
- Mobile alerts Get breaking entertainment news

Inside A&E

Oscars
Best Picture nominees
Martin Scorsese's film "Hugo" is atop a nine-movie best picture-field with 11 nods.
Video

A&E Video


Take 2 movie review podcast
Look for new reviews by Ty Burr and Wesley Morris at the end of each week in multiple formats.
|
On BostonGlobe.com
A Newbery winner at last
The highest award in young people’s literature, the Newbery Medal, last month went to Boston’s Jack Gantos, whose novels —...


Community
Advertisement
Swap what you have for what you want! Check out what Boston is swapping!
- DVDs
- |
- Video games
- |
- Local
- Swap events Find an event
- |
- Host an event
Globe critics

- Search More concerts
- Submit Your photos

Who was there?
Spotted in Boston
Capturing the faces and places that make up Boston's vibrant nightlife scene.

Community voices blogs

Join Us For National Margarita Day At The Rattlesnake
For those of you who are, like us, completely uninterested in Valentine's Day, not all hope is lost for an awesome February holiday focused on...

Warm up with the Chili Cup
I recently taught myself to make chili. I bought ground turkey, a ton of veggies and got to work chopping and cooking, combining chicken broth,...

Blogs

Thursday noon TV chat
Psyched for the return of "Cougar Town"? Already captivated by...

Grammys 2012: Adele, Nicki Minaj, and other highs and lows
Obviously there were a bunch of actual winners at...

Fact/film/fiction
Sunday night, as part of its "Complete Robert Bresson" retrospective,...

"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...

Colbert ‘attacks’ McKibben, demands apology
Vermont environmental activist Bill McKibben, the subject of a recent cover story in the Boston Globe Magazine, was the subject of Stephen Colbert’s vicious attack last night on Colbert Nation. Okay, perhaps vicious is a little strong. Warning: Lots of laughs ahead.

BSO players sign new labor agreement
There won't be any labor strife at The Boston Symphony...

What to do this weekend, Feb. 10-12
Making plans? Short on ideas? No worries. See Nicole Cammorata...

Greater Boston author readings Feb. 12-18
SUNDAY: Ilchi Lee (“The Call of Sedona: Journey of the...


Things to do

Pictures
Top 25 romantic movies
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we've compiled our list of the top 25 movies to cuddle up to when you're in a romantic mood.
- Pictures Romance in the TV workplace
- Pictures TV character matchmaking
- Valentine's Day restaurant specials and dining deals
- browse Events, specials, and parties around the Hub

54th Grammy Awards | Pictures

Adele wins six Grammys; Hudson shines in tribute
Adele won six awards, including album of the year. Meanwhile, Jennifer Hudson mesmerized with her version of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You."
- Big wins, big loss | Rodman's take | Winners
- Blog Hudson shines; good night for Foo Fighters
-
- Pictures Red carpet scenes
- |
- Pictures After parties
- Watch Grammy highs and lows

Pictures
Houston: 1963-2012
The singer, known for her majestic voice and regal image before both were offset by her drug use, was found dead on Saturday.
- Funeral for Whitney Houston set for Saturday in NJ
- Watch Memorable live performances
- Houston's 'Star Spangled Banner' finest moment?

Latest headlines
- Missouri singer laughs off alleged extortion plot (AP, 11:40 a.m.)
- Singer laughs off alleged '19 Kids' extortion plot (AP, 11:40 a.m.)
- Fourth 'Transformers' shapes up for Bay to direct (AP, 9:49 a.m.)
- Duchess Kate in Valentine's Day visit to Liverpool (AP, 9:34 a.m.)
- Hearse arrives at NJ funeral home handling Houston (AP, 8:19 a.m.)

Celebrity news

Celebrity Buzz

Kate Upton covers Sports Illustrated
The 19-year-old model has landed the prestigious cover. Check out more celebrity news.


Blue Ivy Carter pictures released
Pictures of the daughter of rapper Jay-Z and his singer wife, Beyonce Knowles, were posted by her parents on a Tumblr blog on Feb. 10.

Pictures

Celebrities at Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week has officially begun and stars like Maria Menounos (pictured) are filing into the front row to see the Fall 2012 collections.

Movies

Pictures

BAFTA Awards 2012
Awards-season favorite "The Artist" continued to clean up at the BAFTA Awards, scoring trophies such as Best Film.

Movie Review

'The Vow'
This is quite watchable date-night cheese - the kind of movie you can simultaneously snort at and enjoy.
Music


Stars come out to honor
Paul McCartney
Coldplay, Katy Perry, Tony Bennett, and Neil Young plumbed Paul McCartney's vast songbook in taking the former Beatle on a musical journey of his more than 50-year career.


Detroit Symphony webcast sets record for viewers
The group has set what it believes is a record for most viewers of a live, online performance by a US symphony.

Food/Restaurants

Cheap Eats | Somerville

Good sushi in Union Square
After the well-liked Wuchon House closed last year in Somerville, locals wondered what would fill the large space. What emerged is Ebi Sushi, a friendly, moderately priced sushi restaurant.
- Photos 50+ Cheap Eats reviews

Dining Out | Boston

Storyville's food still shines
Storyville is a nightclub with a serious chef, Louis DiBiccari. He’s put together a succinct menu of small plates that riff on retro fare like duck a l’orange and green bean casserole.- Dining Out 50+ reviews

TV/Radio


Pictures
TV character matchmaking
What if TV characters could choose from the entire primetime roster in their search for love and syndication? We have imagined such a world, and these are a few of the couples we would like to see in it.
- Discuss Which TV characters would you set up?
- Pictures Famous TV office romances


Michelle Obama beats Jimmy Fallon in fitness challenge
The first lady and the "Late Night" turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady's "Let's Move!" fitness campaign. (AP)

Theater/Art

Winter Arts Guide

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.


Playing Feb. 7-19
'The Addams Family'
That "creepy and kooky" family from TV and film comes to the stage in a musical adaptation of "The Addams Family."


Now showing through March 18
'Pioneers In American 20th Century Photography'
Iconic images from early-20th-century photography are on view at the Fitchburg Art Museum, including Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California" (detail above).

Books


Love takes many forms in new StoryCorps book
A new collection of love stories, published just in time for Valentine's Day, is so sweet even Cupid would swoon. (AP)


JFK intern recounts long-ago affair in new book
In "Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and its Aftermath," Mimi Alford writes of her her "varied and fun" sex life with the US leader. (AP)

Games and more



















