In Praise of Weeds
by Theresa Benaquist
Weeds is one of the most entertaining shows on TV right now. That seems like faint praise considering the picked-over remainder bin that television has become since the proliferation of reality shows.  Nonetheless, Weeds is
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Profiles in Art: Up and Coming Brooklynite Artist Paul Vogeler
by Tim Leinhart
I step into the frigid air and begin walking down a quiet, unassuming block in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on my way to visit up and coming Brooklynite artist Paul Vogeler. A recent addition to the Borough’s art scene, Paul’s work explodes wi
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Betty
by Christina McNamee
Ah, January. The time of mid-season replacements, when good shows get canned and for some reason, those reality shows just keep mutating into something even more awful than before, like genetically altered foods or Britney Spears. Or maybe it&rsqu
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High Art, Fashion, or Both?
by Tim Leinhart
Fashionistas rejoice! Paris has arrived in Boston, or at least its clothes have. The new exhibit Fashion Show Paris Collections 2006 at the Museum of Fine
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An Understanding of Place: A Review of Friday Night Lights
by Mary Roebuck
Watching the Friday Night Lights pilot, I was struck by the fact that it looks and feels exactly like the movie.  They still use Explosions in the Sky for the soundtrack, the camera still has that unfocused, drifting quality about it
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Nathan Fillion Wants to Have Sex with You: A Review of Lost’s Finale
by Mary Roebuck
When I wrote about Lost after the premiere I threw out the possibility that this third season might end up being an unsatisfactory one, that it might not deliver enough
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Sorry, no Bang: A Review of the Veronica Mars Season Premiere
by Lev AC Rosen
I was happy.  The opening had Veronica, her first day of college in a criminology class, and within six minutes she outwits the teacher, smart mouths to the TA and is generally amusing and fantastic.  Then we get the lead into the theme
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The Gun in Act One: A Review of Lost’s Season Premiere
by Mary Roebuck
There are certain things you have to accept as a fan of J.J. Abrams and, more specifically, Lost.  The big one is that you’re pretty much always going to be frustrated.  Abrams is of that Joss Whedon school of giving the v
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Stars and Stripes Forever: A Review of The Office Season Premier
by Amy Miller
Before I proceed with my review of The Office’s Season Premier, I want to take this opportunity to express how tired I am of hearing that the British version of The Office is superior to the American one.  Maybe it&rsq
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Aerosol and Glass: Graffiti and Dale Chihuly, Together at Last
by Gabriela Salazar
I am back at the head of the classroom this week, and in the spirit of secondary education and teaching by example, I’ve been meditating on that familiar staple of the in-class essay and the SAT.  Yes, I’m talking about “com
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