American Reunion matures with its iconic characters but stays true to the original vulgar humor its known for in the first place.
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American Idiot explores life’s downfalls
American Idiot takes a brilliant cue from its source material, establishing itself as one of our generation’s greatest musicals.
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Even if you think you don’t think you read comics, there’s a pretty good chance that you do. Have you ever read xkcd or Dinosaur Comics? Those are comics, even if they don’t feature superheroes or come in the regular format. Comic books have been around since the 1930s, but the industry began experimenting with [...]
Read the rest of this article »Cowboy Ongoing Exhibition The Autry in Griffifth Park Throw together the great American West, fine arts and a dash of John Wayne-esque cowboys and what do you get? Why, the Cowboy exhibition at the Autry Gallery in Griffith Park, of course. From images of open-range Texas grasslands to the late-20th-century ranching period, the Cowboy Gallery [...]
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Hershey Felder poses a triple threat as the writer, composer and star of the one-man play Lincoln — An American Story.
Read the rest of this article »Street artist celebrates color and attention to detail
Victor Reyes’ art show The Jungle, on view at Known Gallery, showcases incredibly detailed and eye-catching artworks.
Read the rest of this article »Matzo is more than just Jewish flatbread
The appeal of unleavened bread might be limited. At least that’s how the food would sound to anyone unfamiliar with the thin, cracker-like matzo, a Jewish dietary staple that makes a resurgence with the arrival of Passover this time of year. The common explanation for matzo’s origins is that Israelites had little time to flee [...]
Read the rest of this article »Holliston entertains as it strays from sitcom norms
FEARnet’s first program takes a wild, weird and bloody take on the traditional TV comedy.
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Ramona Gonzalez, better known as electronic artist Nite Jewel, creates a sound all her own on her new album One Second of Love.
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Any talk relating to the politics of representation in the media generally focuses on a handful of characteristics that a person would have from birth. Race and sexual orientation in particular are the cause of the lion’s share of hand-wringing over representational issues: Are minorities underrepresented in How I Met Your Mother, for instance, or [...]
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