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Fighting spirit

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In ”Jarhead,” Jake Gyllenhaal won over a reluctant director to nab one of the year’s plum roles: Tony Swofford, the third-generation Marine whose best-selling, unvarnished memoir of the Gulf War is the basis for Oscar winner Sam Mendes’ film. more
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1.Fighting spirit: Gyllenhaal battles for role as tough, dark Marine in ‘Jarhead’
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2.Up in smoke: ’That ’70s Show’ stoners struggle to keep it real
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3.What really haunts me? All this Halloween candy at the office
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Fighting spirit
By Stephen Schaefer
By taking big chances, Jake Gyllenhaal could secure stardom this fall with leading roles in a pair of high-profile pictures. In ”Jarhead” (opening Friday), he won over a reluctant director to nab one of the year’s plum roles:... [more]
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Parsnip panache Parsnips are best harvested after the first frost, which is said to enhance their flavor, but before the ground freezes. This means that they’re particularly well-suited to mid-autumn in New England. ”Parsnips have... [more]
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Pick on someone else - these guitar goddesses rule
By Daniel Gewertz
In 1980, at a local bar, an audience member came up to Patty Larkin with a comment about her guitar playing: “Not bad for a broad.” Larkin wrote a comic song about the back-handed compliment. “Not Bad for a Broad” became... [more]
Lifestyle
What really haunts me? All this Halloween candy at the office
By Beth Teitell
Let others sue McDonald’s for making them fat, I’m going after the woman at the desk next to me, the one with the post-Halloween candy bowl that mocks me daily. By noon yesterday, when the siren song of the Almond Joys drowned out... [more]
Television & Radio
’That ’70s Show’ stoners struggle to keep it real
By Mark A. Perigard
Fox’s ”That ’70s Show” survives the loss of star Topher Grace much the way we survived the death of disco. You’ll hardly notice the difference. In its eighth and what is expected to be its final season, ”That... [more]
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Dresden Dolls deliver treats during Halloween freak show
By Christopher Blagg
Halloween suits the spooky punk cabaret theatrics of the Dresden Dolls. An Easter Sunday Dolls show just wouldn’t have the same impact. The goth-inclined dynamic duo finished its fall tour with a wonderfully strange vaudevillian show... [more]
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Meatball smackdown
By Mat Schaffer
Everyone loves Italian-style meatballs - on top of spaghetti, nestled into a roll, with mashed potatoes or piping hot in a chafing dish. But making meatballs isn’t necessarily straightforward. Cooks debate the ratio of beef to pork and... [more]
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NdegeOcello ventures out, plays with lot of ’Spirit’
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Me’Shell NdegeOcello is best-known for her hit duet, ”Wild Night,” with John Mellencamp. Now free from a contract with Madonna’s Maverick label, the bassist/singer is stepping out on her own. NdegeOcello, who plays... [more]




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