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In the weeks spanning the end of July and the beginning of August, both Abby Park and 88 Wharf opened.
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Q&A with John Krasinski of NBC's 'The Office'
The Newton native — in town to promote his film "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" — visited our office to answer your questions.
Very private lessons
With instrument - and computer - in hand, a boom in online music classes draws eager students and celebrity instructors.
The biggest bang on screen
Apocalypse now and then: Tracing disaster films from "When Worlds Collide" to the uber-disaster flick "2012" (left).
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'Sesame Street' turns 40
Four decades after it went on the air, the PBS Kids' show stays relevant by adapting to change.
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- Six reasons why Elmo went from being horrible to adorable
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'GBH and Julia
WGBH will begin airing old episodes of Julia Child's "The French Chef" weekly at 12:30 p.m. Ron Bachman, the station's director of programming, recently talked to The Globe about bringing back Julia.
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Art Review
Rose Art museum display justifies the passions
The museum's astounding new show, "The Rose at Brandeis: Works From the Collection," provides, finally, a true look at the scope, coherence, and sheer distinction of the Rose's permanent collection.
Photography Review
High contrast, from a perfectionist
As the high caliber of the early work in this exhibition shows, Brett Weston was a photographic prodigy.
DANCE REVIEW
Various styles converge at Massachusetts Dance Festival
The first concert showcased nine different companies in a well-produced, smoothly paced production.
Stage Review
At the heart of 'Fiddler'
An older Topol reveals darker layers of loss in the revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Boston Opera House.
- Topol still finds inspiration after 2,500 performances
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Music
Pop prince of Pakistan finds a new vibe in US
Ali Zafar, who toured the US after 9/11, now sees a different reaction to him and his music.
Kailash Kher's music draws on 2,000 years of mysticism
Kher, the son of a Hindu priest, fills his songs with the devotional themes of Sufi poetry.
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A spirited ‘Christmas Carol’
Director Zemeckis makes a leap in creative visualization with a stunning, fresh retelling of the Dickens classic.- Photos Best and worst holiday movies
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‘The Box’
The movie is the work of a visionary flirting with commercialism after having so grandly flouted it with "Southland Tales." Cameron Diaz and James Marsden star as a married couple with a moral dilemma.Books
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Fuel for corruption, conflict, addiction
In "Crude World," Peter Maass examines the nexus of politics and commerce at the dark, nasty heart of oil.
Celebrity news
Elton John on mend, resuming tour dates
Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. (AP)
Islamic critics blast Beyonce on eve of Egypt show
Beyonce's first performance in North Africa is being labeled by conservatives as an "insolent sex party." (AP)