Glenn Close Hits Her Stride in "Damages"
By Jim Halterman | Jan 6
Glenn Close makes it all seem easy, winning an Emmy Award last year for her starring role on the FX series "Damages." But working in a weekly series is hard work for Close as she works on the second season, which premieres tomorrow night at 10pm.
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On the ’Gay Agenda’: New England to Become Marriage Equality Zone
By Kilian Melloy | Jan 5
New England, the cradle of America, will once again be the site of strides forward for democracy, if a prominent GLBT organization is successful in a new initiative to see marriage equality become the law of the land in all six New England states.
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Boys Briefs 5: Schoolboys
By Steve Weinstein | Jan 4
While encouraging young filmmakers is always good, in the end it does them--and certainly viewers--no good to encourage the derivative, over-stylized shorts that make up Boys Briefs 5: Schoolboys.
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Glamming decor with Deco
By Kim Cook | Jan 5
Art Deco was one of the shortest-lived design periods in history. But the style never seems to go quietly, or for long...
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Epic at the Roxy :: New Years Eve
Jan 3
It was one of the coldest New Years Eve on record, but you wouldn’t have guessed it at Epic at the Roxy where a capacity crowd ushered in the New Year. The theme was "Caligula MMXI" -- so there were plenty of hot men in togas or just shirtless. Renowned DJ Manny Lehman spun a seven hour set, right through to 4am. Here’s our pics.
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Worcester Center for Crafts Announces Shutdown
By EDGE | Jan 6
The Board of Trustees of the Worcester Center for Crafts has announced a "strategic pause" in order to redesign and restructure the organization and to address the new economic realities facing both non-profits and businesses.
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Apple’s Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
Jan 6
Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company.
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Orbitz Releases 2008 Travel Trends
Jan 6
As 2008 draws to a close, Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com), a leading online travel site, takes a retrospective look back with its latest Insider Index to offer insight into when and where Americans spent their travel dollars this year. "By looking back at travel data in 2008, we can identify trends that will help consumers make smart decision in travel planning for the year ahead," said Jeanenne Tornatore, public relations director for Orbitz Worldwide. "For example, those who want to travel when they can find bargains should look to the slower travel periods when destinations have fewer crowds."
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Existing home sales sink in South
By Adrian Sainz | Dec 29
Existing home sales in Southern states sank nearly 24 percent in November compared to the same month last year, while the median sales price fell nearly 11 percent to $154,500, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. The marked drop in sales in the South - as in the rest of the country - showed how job losses, Wall Street weakness and dwindling consumer confidence forced more people out of the housing market.
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The Genius of GENESIS VI: Can We Say FEROSH!
By Mark Thompson and Robert Doyle | Jan 3
A clean slate, a fresh start-it’s what we all needed. And that’s the genius of GENESIS-the first circuit party of the new year. After all, "genesis" means "birth"-and after 2008, a year bittersweet at best, we needed rebirthing. Out with the tired and weary-in with the shiny and new. So let’s get this year started right-and where else but Genesis? Simply put, Genesis is a party on the lip of legendary-born on a sandbar that knows legendary parties.
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Landmark NYC Restaurant Closes Doors
Jan 5
The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special-occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink. With business slowing and an ongoing lease dispute, the venue’s Italian-themed Rainbow Grill restaurant plans to shutter as of Jan. 12, a spokesman said Saturday. Its bar, banquet space and the weekend dinner-dancing sessions that reflect its glamorous history will continue on the 65th floor.
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Judy Gold on The View
Comedian Judy Gold made an appearance on The View this past Monday to talk about being a gay mom. Those in Boston can catch her latest show -- "Mommie Queerest" -- that’s playing through New Year’s Eve. View»
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Entertainment :: Theatre
| Disney High School Musical 2
at North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Rd. Beverly, MA | A Night At The Rock Opera
at Stuart Street Playhouse, Boston, MA |
Entertainment :: Fine Arts
| Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection
at Peabody Essex Museum , Salem, MA | Perfect Imbalance: Exploring Chinese Aesthetics
at Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA | Tara Donovan
at Boston ICA, 100 Northern Avenue, South Boston, MA | To the Ends of the Earth, Painting the Polar Landscape
at Peabody Essex Museum , Salem, MA |
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