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							  Although he's an MIT astrophysicist, John doesn't use science to go at the mystery so much as pints of whiskey and lunatic calls to the FBI.  
							
							 
						
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							  The end times do indeed commence on December 21, 2012.  On that date, this fragile blue orb of ours will suddenly cease to be a very fun place to live.   
							
							 
						
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							  Jazz as the language of love is the theme of this hitmaker's 12th album, an achingly pretty tribute to the spirit, pace, and sound of the bossa nova.  
							
							 
						
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							 Real-life quantum leaper Richard Goodwin was sort of a 1960s political Zelig — everywhere you looked, there he was. 
							
							 
						
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							  As hipster, electronic, indie-rock, and rap cultures converge, MCs are taking cues from their other-genre contemporaries who rely on everything from stage props and antics to self-mutilation in the quest to entertain.  
							
							 
						
					 
				 
			 
			
				
					
					
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							  To state the obvious, this isn't a great time to be out of a job.  
							
							 
						
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							  I haven't eaten much Dominican food since the South End's excellent Miami Café closed. But Alex's Chimis, a humble, 12-seat counter-service storefront, has rekindled my fire for the cuisine.  
							
							 
						
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							   The  Phoenix  is predictably cheap with expenses for "On the Cheap," which makes it challenging to review restaurants with broad menus without dipping into my own wallet.   
							
							 
						
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							     Pink Rides Providence   , a bike-sharing program born out of two RISD juniors' desire to share the joys of cycling with their fellow students, is scaling up.    
							
							 
						
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							   If the  Phoenix  were grading the recent performance of Governor Deval Patrick, we'd give him somewhere between a B and a B- for pure policy, but between a C- and D+ for political skill.   
							
							 
						
					 
				 
			 
			
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