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Table of contents for the week of August 29, 2002 NEWS & FEATURES Throughout the summer, Warren Tolman placed last in polls of the crowded Democratic gubernatorial field. But just in time for the fall, says Seth Gitell, he’s making waves. Essayist Alain de Botton explores Amsterdam and Barbados, wrestles with the meaning of life, and explains 'the exoticism of shitting donkeys' to Chris Wright. Michael Bronksi has a memo to right-wing wackos: Schools are in the business of teaching students to think critically. The new government in Afghanistan is a failure. But, according to Andrew Bushell, you wouldn’t know it by listening to the US and UN spinmeisters. In our weekly Q&A, Tamara Wieder talks to Boston filmmaker John MacNeil. In the Phoenix editorial, the state legislature does some good. The Red Sox’ plan to close off Yawkey Way gets worse. Plus, the US military bullies Harvard Law School. In Out There, Rebecca Wieder charts the problematic progress of cell phones. Christine Junge finds fashionable headbands in Urban Buy. Plus, this just in: STARGAZING : Babe in the woods PR : Marketing burgers CAMPAIGN SNAPSHOT : Free for all in Mission Hill TALKING POLITICS : Voting records CITY HALL : District 9 elections Letters to the editor Moon Signs Dr. Lovemonkey Editors' Picks Hot Tix Future Events MUSIC Jonathan Perry on country stars Steve Earle and Jon Langford, who speak out on the death penalty; Lloyd Schwartz recaps Monadnock Music and Mark Morris’s musicians; Jon Garelick says that on the first CD on his own label, Branford Marsalis finds his own way into two daunting jazz classics; In Smallmouth by Douglas Wolk, Wire raise the pink flag once more; In Slanguistics by Jon Caramanica, Beenie Man tones down his act; Carly Carioli traces twenty years of Better Youth in State of the art. In Cellars by Starlight Ted Drozdowski catches up with Frank Black, plus Binge and Time Stamp! Also, live reviews of Aerosmith, Kid Rock, and Run-DMC at theTweeter Center and Paul Westerberg at the Somerville Theater; And last but not least, Roadtripping. Also, short reviews of: Toby Keith : UNLEASHED Jeff " Tain " Watts : BAR TALK Alvin Youngblood Hart : DOWN IN THE ALLEY RJD2 : DEAD RINGER Hot Snakes : SUICIDE INVOICE Engine Down : DEMURE Wu-Tang Presents Killa Bees : STING FILM Chris Fujiwara explains what it means to call Seven Samurai a great film; Peter Keough says One Hour Photo is worth a peek; In Film Culture, Gerald Peary reads work by Hawke, Van Sant, and Maltin. Also, short reviews of: SERVING SARA SALT OF THE EARTH UNDISPUTED THEATER Liza Weisstuch previews the 11th annual Out on the Edge Festival; Iris Fanger talks to the Huntington's Nicholas Martin as he takes on Turgenev; Jeffrey Gantz on Publick Hamlet, the Bridge Faustus . ART According to Jeffrey Gantz, Samuel Bak heals the horrors of the Holocaust. BOOKS Caleb Daniloff finds a top-shelf collection of crime reporting in The Best American Crime Writing. TELEVISION Matt Ashare finds some intriguing 9/11 programming on PBS. Hot Dots -- Saturday, 3:30 (2) Drum Corps International Competition 2002. It's not just about drums and bugles any more. In fact, it's sort of like a Stones concert. FOOD Dining Out : Rock Bottom Brewery On the Cheap : Mu Que Ca Noshing & Sipping : Manhattan Fruitier’s Rosh Hashanah baskets SPECIALS Summer Preview 2002 Best Music Poll 2002 Spring 2002 Band Guide The 4th annual Best issue |
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