November 24, 2009
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Is their music as hot as their buzz?
Can a first impression be trusted anymore? That was the prevailing question in pop music in 2009, which could very well go down as the year we fabricated superstars out of entertainers who had little to warrant the wave of hype they rode right into our living rooms and into our hearts. (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream
Along with Adam Lambert of “American Idol,’’ Susan Boyle was 2009’s most famous second-place finisher. Now that the people who couldn’t seem to get their heads around the idea that a middle-age woman who didn’t fit the current standards of beauty could actually have a pretty singing voice have recovered from feeding their YouTube jones, what does Boyle do? She ... (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
Shakira takes some subtle risks in her gritty new dance album, “She Wolf’’
From the outrageous video, in which she writhes around in a cage in a flesh-colored leotard, it seemed a very blond Shakira had gone deliciously lowbrow. (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
Lady Gaga’s got a lot riding on ‘The Fame Monster’
You have to hand it to Lady Gaga: She wasn’t really a superstar until she started acting (and dressing) like one. Of course, it helped that you couldn’t turn on the radio this year without hearing “Just Dance’’ and “Poker Face’’ every half-hour. She named her first album “The Fame’’ long before she had any, which makes her follow-up all ... (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
Adam Lambert shifts styles in ‘For Your Entertainment’
Adam Lambert was commended for knowing who he was while competing on “American Idol.’’ The eighth-season runner-up might want to let his handlers in on it. From his provocative performance on the “American Music Awards’’ Sunday night to the album-by-committee feel of his debut, his musical identity isn’t completely clear. (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
The presence of Christmases past in ‘Tru Grace’
CAMBRIDGE - More often than not, we find the heart of the holidays not in celebration but in remembrance. (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
Sonic Youth and the Feelies still do it with feeling
What’s not to love about New York? For one raucous, revelatory Sunday night, the Wilbur Theatre should have been named “CBGB North’’ with its double dose of alternative rock from Sonic Youth and the Feelies. These influential New York acts have cast a long shadow over the past 30 years, encouraging countless bands to explore the fertile landscape beyond traditional ... (By Michael Saunders, Globe Staff)
Turkey is a tradition that’s run its course
Today, I rise to address a subject that has tortured me for years: the tyranny of turkey. (By Sam Allis, Globe Staff)
Harvard center salutes ACT UP in New York during the ’80s AIDS crisis
Banners screamed from the dingy walls of subway cars. Stickers shrieked from moving taxicabs: “Silence = Death.’’ (By Hannah Martin, Globe Correspondent)
Trio Mediaeval’s serene ancient music crosses centuries
Trio Mediaeval, the Oslo-based vocal ensemble, made a rare local visit on Sunday afternoon for a hypnotically beautiful sold-out performance at the Gardner Museum. These stars of the early music movement combine exquisite, pure-voiced ensemble singing with a vital and freshly contemporary approach to music of the distant past. The repertoire may be ancient but nothing about Sunday’s program had ... (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
Frontline examines the dark underbelly of the credit card industry
There are 100,000 credit card transactions per minute in the United States, and Americans carry nearly $1 trillion in credit card debt. Plastic has become as much a part of the American way as Mom, apple pie, and the flag. At least two of those items you can purchase with a credit card. (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
Ancient Rome’s intrigue comes to life in ‘Cleopatra’s Daughter’
Most people have heard about Cleopatra and Marc Antony: their epic love story, their heroics in battle, their dramatic deaths. But until now, little has been known about the equally dramatic lives of their children, who were left to the mercy of their father’s enemy, Octavian Caesar, after their parents’ deaths. Michelle Moran, author of “Nefertiti’’ and “The Heretic Queen,’’ ... (By Lylah M. Alphonse, Globe Staff)
Sunday’s Child is Angel, 12
Hi! My name is Angel. I’m very adventurous, and I find sharks fascinating and can tell you lots about them. (Boston Globe)
Holiday Preview: Theater Picks
A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES Playwright and director Burgess Clark adapts the prose poem by Dylan Thomas that evokes the small-town memories, sensations, and characters eddying around a Welsh family in 1923. Nov. 27-Dec. 23. Presented by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Boston Children’s Theatre. Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. 617-933-8600, www.bostonplaywrights.org (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
TV Critic’s corner
Frontline 9 p.m., Channel 2 Most of us - or those of us who didn’t study economics - are pretty confused about the rules and fees attached to our credit cards. Tonight’s episode tries to untie the knot a bit, looking closely at the credit card industry as it faces public anger, new regulations, and the recession. (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
Daily television guide
ON BOSTON.COM Chat at noon with the Job Doc. ON CHRONICLE Kendall Square 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Anthony Everett circles the square, with an inside look at Microsoft’s New England Research & Development Center, a visit to the kitschy Friendly Toast, and a shopping trip to the Garment District and its dollar a pound clothing special. (Boston Globe)
On Demand movie picks
SUNSHINE CLEANING ( Comcast Movies and Events) Not the comedy it’s being marketed as but a moody, intelligent, fairly pedestrian drama about blue-collar sisters who go into the crime-scene cleaning business. Amy Adams and Emily Blunt are very good in the leads. The movie’s about the grace needed to get past life’s bruised expectations. (R; runs through Dec. 23) TY ... (Boston Globe)
Wale says his debut CD, ‘Attention Deficit,’ sounds, and is, emotional
NEW YORK - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman’s touch, so the rapper recruited divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele, and Jazmine Sullivan. (By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press )
Dear Margo: My cousin the Bad Mother is trying to open a day care
Q. I have a doozy for you. My first cousin “Lily’’ had her first child at 15, her second at 17. Subsequently, she’s had two more. When her first child was 4 months old, Lily’s mother died and she came to live with our family. My mom did everything she could to help them, even quitting her job to watch ... (Boston Globe)
Poker column by Steve Rosenbloom
In the course of putting opponents on a range of hands by factoring in styles and betting patterns, you attempt to conclude whether you have the best hand. (By Steve Rosenbloom, Boston Globe)
Reflection for the day ™
We live amid surfaces, and the true art of life is to skate well on them. (Boston Globe)
Honors for Mr. and Mrs. Youk
The March of Dimes feted Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis and his wife, Enza , last night at La Verdad. The couple, the 2010 New England honorary chairs for the March for Babies, taped a PSA before the reception and it will air on NESN. (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
Vintage folk art and music in Harvard Square
Don’t be surprised if you run into Pete Seeger, Janis Joplin, Jackie Washington, Maria Muldaur, Odetta, and other folk icons while you’re window shopping in Harvard Square. Vintage photos, folk art, and folk music ephemera fill shop and restaurant windows for the Forever Young Community Gallery Window Show . Items from the New England Folk Music Archive and private collections ... (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
Vegan Thanksgiving dinner at UpStairs on the Square
If you’d like to avoid the tryptophan stupor, try the Thanksgiving Vegan Dinner at UpStairs on the Square , where your feast includes chef Steve Brand’s roasted pumpkin soup with maple sugar swirl, fried sage, and toasted pumpkin seeds; baked butternut squash with traditional pecan, apple, raisin chestnut stuffing; apple bourbon cranberry relish; and chocolate fudge cookies with pumpkin mousse. ... (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
‘Heroes’ onstage at Merrimack Rep.
When three World War I veterans get bored at their veterans’ home, they decide to go on a final adventure. In the Merrimack Repertory Theatre production of “ Heroes, ’’ the year is 1959, the escapees are Henri, Gustave, and Philippe, and the Olivier-winning comedy by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras has been adapted by Oscar-winner Tom Stoppard. Tonight there is ... (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
Rachael Sage and Seth Glier at Passim
Rachael Sage and Seth Glier have their own agendas for tomorrow’s concert, but they will also perform together. Sage’s show is “Sequins & Shpiel,’’ and the self-taught, alt-pop songstress and keyboardist made it onto the new “Fame’’ soundtrack with “Too Many Women’’ from her “Public Record’’ CD. Glier, a Massachusetts native, celebrates his new CD, “The Trouble With People.’’ The ... (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
Wendy Artin’s ‘Columnae’
Do you remember the difference between Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns? We do, though of course we couldn’t paint a column to save our soul, so we will have to admire Wendy Artin’s “Columnae’’ at Gurari Collections. For 15 years, the Boston-born artist has lived in Rome, where she paints watercolors of architecture, landscapes, nudes, and still life. Artin’s columns ... (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
Party Lines by Bill Brett
More than 250 guests attended the 22d annual Grand Drawing Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston on Saturday evening. The event, which included raffle drawings and a silent auction, raised about $175,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester. (Boston Globe)