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Author Jessica Wapner on curing cancer

Author Jessica Wapner on curing cancer

The freelancer writer discusses her book, "The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest to Cure Cancer at the Genetic Level."
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Take 2 reviews

Film critic Ty Burr discusses new releases, including "Star Trek into Darkness."
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Ben Affleck

85th Academy Awards

Check out our complete coverage of the Oscars, including winners and red carpet arrivals.

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Take 2 Movie Reviews
Take 2 movie review podcast
Look for new reviews by Ty Burr at the end of each week in multiple formats.
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Viewer Discretion blog
Grab your jean cut-offs and chat about 'Arrested Development' Thursday at 1 p.m. Chat with Glenn Yoder and Swati Sharma about "Arrested Development."...
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The Restaurant Hub
Fresh brewed iced coffee from 1369, delivered by bike to your door
Tired? Lazy? Need your iced coffee but too tired or late to go get it? One of the best coffee shops around, in Inman Square,...
Fall Out Boy
Music

Upcoming concerts

Fall Out Boy will play the House of Blues on Sunday, May 26 at 7 p.m.
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Spotted in Boston

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

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Names Blog
Short trailer released for HBO’s ‘Clear History’
There’s a brief trailer out for the HBO movie “Clear History,” which was filmed on the North Shore last year. The trailer is really just a m ...
Sound Effects music blog
Radio 92.9 celebrates 20 years of EarthFest concerts Boston-based station Radio 92.9 is hosting the 20th annual EarthFest concert at the Esplanade's Hatch Shell this weekend, and this year's event will feature performances by Vertical Horizon and Fastball. Remember this Veritcal Horizon hit? The concert, which starts on......
Pop Radar
'Queen' Mirren meets with young cancer patient Helen Mirren, who played Queen Elizabeth in the 2006 film...
Culture Desk blog
‘Book of Mormon’ coming back to Boston
The Book of Mormon’s run was so successful in Boston it’s coming back, according to a release.
Dishing
Back from Sicily with Globe subscribers (up 5 lb I think)
This is one course of an exquisite lunch at Hauner Winery, on the Aeolian island of Salina off the Northern coast of Sicily. We had just...
RadioBDC Blog
RadioBDC Sports: Bruins dominating Rangers
Jekyll and Hyde no more, the Bruins have played a fiery and consistent brand of hockey through the first three games of the Eastern Conference......
Movie Nation blog
Relive the six best 'Fast & Furious' moments The "Fast & Furious" movies may not be Oscar-winning dramas, but 12 years ago the world was introduced to a cast of characters whose activities have been the center for six blockbuster films. These six films feature adrenaline loving, hardheaded,......
Go To It blog
Weekend event picks, May 24-26 From left: Suitcase Junket is at Club Passim's campfire....
Off the Shelf
Greater Boston author readings May 19-25 SUNDAY: Jackson Galaxy (“Cat Daddy: What the World's Most...

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Raisman eliminated, Pickler crowned 'Dancing' Champ

Needham native Aly Raisman was the first contestant to be eliminated on Tuesday night's finale, ranking fourth place among the remaining dancers.
'Book of Mormon'

‘Book of Mormon’ coming back to Boston

The Book of Mormon’s run was so successful in Boston it’s coming back, according to a release.
Movie review
'The Hangover Part III'

‘Hangover III’ leaves a searing headache

1.5 Stars  “The Hangover Part III” doesn’t bother to Xerox the original 2009 hit, as 2011’s witless “Hangover 2” did. Instead, it heads in different, if utterly formulaic, directions. So it’s not terrible. It’s just bad.

Movies

mOVIE REVIEW
'Cleopatra'

'Cleopatra'

2.0 Stars  It’s never a good sign when a movie is most famous for what happened off screen, and “Cleopatra” may be the all-time champ of off-screen famousness.
Leonardo DiCaprio

Cannes Film Festival scenes

The Cannes Film Festival kicked off May 15 and started with the premiere of Baz Lurhmann's "The Great Gatsby." Take a look at scenes from the event.
Man of Steel

Summer movies highlights

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...a new Superman in the reboot "Man of Steel," out June 14. Check out other big movies coming soon to a theater near you, including Johnny Depp in "The Lone Ranger" and Matt Damon in "Elysium."

TV/Radio

Michael Douglas

Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair

Douglas dazzles as Liberace in the new HBO film, ‘‘Behind the Candelabra,’’ including lavish musical numbers.
Ben Affleck, Bill Hader

Hader's Stefon, Kanye steal Affleck's 'SNL' spotlight

Oscar-winning director Ben Affleck returned this week to host SNL for the fifth time, but it may have been Stefon and Kayne West who stole the show in the season finale.

Food/Restaurants

Cheap Eats | Westborough
New look, menu wins at Cheng Du

New look, menu wins at Cheng Du

Kuo-Rung Tang, who owns the place with his wife, is happy that customers like the sleek new bar (named 157 Bin), the revamped main dining area and adjoining wing (called Akamon) featuring Japanese grill fare and sushi.
Dining Out | Fort Point
Roasts and revelry at Tavern Road

Roasts and revelry at Tavern Road

2.0 Stars  The restaurant is animated by a spirit of fun. Its energy can lead to good food. But the elements that promise to make a dish interesting are often too sparse.
Cask'n Flagon

Alfresco Hub dining options

We’ve rounded up a list of Boston-area spots that are offering outdoor eating this season as the weather permits. Take a look and get inspired.

Music

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift cleans up at Billboard Awards

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Celebrity news

Ray Manzarek

Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors has died. He was 74.
Mally the Monkey

Germany to Bieber: Say bye-bye to pet monkey

Justin Bieber’s pet monkey is now the property of Germany after the pop singer failed to present documentation for her.
George Michael in crash, suffers minor injuries

George Michael in crash, suffers minor injuries

A statement said the singer was in an accident on May 16 and suffered ‘‘superficial cuts and bruises.’’

Books

Lehane’s ‘Live by Night’ named best novel of the year

Lehane’s ‘Live by Night’ named best novel of the year

Dennis Lehane pulled off a literary upset at the 2013 Edgar Awards, beating Gillian Flynn’s best-selling “Gone Girl,” a book that seemingly the entire planet has read.
Book Review
Maya Angelou recalls life with, and without, her mom

Maya Angelou recalls life with, and without, her mom

“Mom & Me & Mom” broadly revisits some of the painful incidents of Maya Angelou's childhood, but as the title indicates, the focus is on Angelou and her mother.

Theater/Art

Stage review
In 'Looped,' a hard-living legend can't stay on script

In 'Looped,' a hard-living legend can't stay on script

Stefanie Powers, who costarred with Tallulah Bankhead in the 1965 B-movie “Die! Die! My Darling!,’’ is portraying Tallulah, and pretty delectably, too.
Dance Review
'Chroma' spins from grit to lyricism to classicism

'Chroma' spins from grit to lyricism to classicism

The Boston Ballet dancers astonish with their master of the choreography, contorting this way and that with remarkable intensity.
Boston Ballet presents 'Chroma'