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Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Is genius immortal?

Tech god Ray Kurzweil is a modern-day Edison. Now he's battling to stay alive — forever
No disrespect to the man who let there be electric light, but Ray Kurzweil is Thomas Alva Edison on steroids.
By: CHRIS FARAONE  |  May 03, 2010
 

Arts

Interview: Daniel Clowes
On going from Enid to Wilson
Offerings
Nora Chipaumire and Thomas Mapfumo at the ICA, BoSoma and Contrapose at BU
Play ball!
Or, what’s in the Dominican water?
Play by play: April 30, 2010
Theater listings, week of April 30, 2010
Slideshow: 'Triiibe' at Gallery Kayafas
 ''Triiibe'' exhibit, at Gallery Kayafas, April 17 until May 29, 2010
Transformations
Young Frankenstein at the Opera House; The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead in Lowell

Food

Falafel Corner
A Middle Eastern takeout joint that’s way better than it has to be 
La Galleria 33
A new, old-school-style addition to the city’s longest-thriving dining district

Life

Cycle killers
With its own porn, polo, and personalities, bike culture in Boston isn’t just about getting to work any more
Firing up that shitty weed
Failure
Future Fatty Foods
Big Fat Whale
Ledge Lessons
We love you, stressed-out college kids! So relax, and remember how good you have it.
The anarchy blimp's over your town
Sweeping the nation
The word ''brown'' has been replaced in Arizona
Idiot Box
Words around town
Our fair city is chock full of people who write well and are willing to teach you their trade.

Movies

Review: Furry Vengeance
A violent, coarse, and mirthless eco-dud
Review: House
Alas, weirdness had to wait
Review: It Came From Kuchar
Underground culture ain’t what it used to be
Review: The Back-Up Plan
It's laughing all the way to the sperm bank
Review: The Cartel
... flunks
Review: The Girl on the Train
The truth gets sidetracked in Téchiné’s Train
Review: The Good, The Bad, The Weird
East meets Western
Review: The Sun Behind The Clouds
The murkiness of the Middle Way

Music

Contemporary heart
Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells open the present
Dick 50 | Late Show
Dick 50 Music (2010)
Flying Lotus | Cosmogramma
Warp (2010)
Hustle and flow
Let us tell you about M-Dot —  before he does

Music Continued

Male Bonding | Nothing Hurts
Sub Pop (2010)
Master stroke
Caribou’s Swim rules the pool
Photos: BLO's Idomeneo at the Shubert
The BLO performs Idomeneo at the Shubert | April 23-May 4, 2010
Photos: N.E.R.D. and Super Mash Bros at MIT
Spring Concert featuring N.E.R.D. with openers Super Mash Bros at MIT | April 23, 2010
Review: The Church at the Somerville Armory
The Church, live at the Armory in Somerville, April 21, 2010
Rip Shop | The Authenticity
Drama House (2010)
Roky Erickson With Okkervil River | True Love Cast Out All Evil
Anti- (2010)
The Big Hurt: The week in death
 RIP Chilton, Guru, and editorial tact
The Fall | Your Future Our Clutter
Domino (2010)
Ye gods!
BLO’s Idomeneo, BU’s Susannah, Garfein’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Zander’s Stravinsky, and Pollini’s Chopin

News

Is genius immortal?
Tech god Ray Kurzweil is a modern-day Edison. Now he's battling to stay alive — forever
Library woes
Plus, Arizona declares war on immigrants
Not your cup of tea?
Letters to the Boston editor, April 30, 2010
Scott Brown slashing jobs, not adding them
Mass Underemployment Dept.
Solving hunger is not a piece of cake
Will Walk for Food Dept.
Tea Party Progressives?
Outsiders are trying to crash the gates of the state’s Democratic establishment — and are starting to succeed
Twilight of the superheroes
The ghost of Time Inc.’s Henry Luce haunts Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times
Tyme fer moore lernin’
Tee-Partee Lohjik

RecRoom

Crossword: ''Battle of the Bands''
Who would win?
Mirror, mirror
Smashing up cars in South Alabama; Plus, it's that frisky NFL draft time of year
Photos: Bike polo in Boston
Urbanites horse around



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