Entry of the week: Thursday, Dec. 4
This year, kick off the holiday season with the annual Boston Common Tree Lighting. Join Mayor Martin J. Walsh for the evening’s festivities, which will include visits from Chaley Rose of ABC’s “Nashville,” NBC’s “The Voice” contestant Brittany Butler, the New England Patriots Cheerleaders, Nova Scotia band The Stanfields, the Floorlords dance troupe and surprise acts announced at the event. The official Christmas tree, delivered to Boston from Nova Scotia, as well as many other trees throughout the common will be lit at the event. WCVB TV’s Anthony Everett and JC Monahan will host a live broadcast of the event at 6 p.m.; Boston Common; 6 p.m.; free.
After a hilarious original that received rave reviews both in the United States and abroad, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day return in “Horrible Bosses 2.” In this sequel to the 2011 film, the three men decide to start a business together after various horrors occur in each man’s day job.
After a hilarious original that received rave reviews both in the United States and abroad, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day return in “Horrible Bosses 2.” In this sequel to the 2011 film, the three men decide to start a business together after various horrors occur in each man’s day job.
“If we burn, then you burn with us.” Jennifer Lawrence’s words echo through the theater, sending chills down the spines of eager “Hunger Games” fans gathered to watch the latest installment in the series. This film is the first half of the on-screen interpretation of Suzanne Collins’ novel “Mockingjay,” the third in the “Hunger Games” trilogy. The series tells the story of a dystopian future in which children must fight to the death in an annual tournament called the Hunger Games, designed to maintain the control of an oppressive government.
In the constant holiday festivities throughout December, the expectation to provide dessert for some function or another is inescapable. This year, don’t settle for picking up a bag of cookies at the store. For all holiday culinary needs, here are three dessert recipes for cooks of all levels of ability and motivation.
It’s true that Hollywood puts out some great movies every year, and it’s certainly true that one of those great movies is occasionally crowned Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
There was an orchestra in my kitchen the other night. To the fury of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, I sliced and diced onions like I had something against them. Minced prosciutto and ground beef sizzled over flames, my cheeks flushed and my belly growled in anticipation of the reward. Outside, unforgiving wind chills made their way into insulated coats. Inside, the oven and radiator were the most trusted companions. I splashed dry red wine into the pan and it hissed as it bathed the meat. Tomato paste dribbled out of a glass jar, painting the sauce a vibrant red. These are the sights and sounds treasured most to a cook. But the most rewarding? An empty plate with the fork clanging down on it from blissful satiation.
Heartbroken? Lonely? Lovesick? No matter what kind of hurt you are feeling, Fitz and The Tantrums has a song for it that will make you dance instead of cry.
For dancers there was “Black Swan.” For mathematicians, “A Beautiful Mind.” Now, for musicians, there is “Whiplash.” The tale of the devoted genius driven to the point of crazed obsession has been tried and tested on the big screen for years, and it never fails to captivate.
Entry of the Week: Sunday, Nov. 23
Although the Ebola scare in the US has mostly calmed down, you can still help raise money to aid countries that are not so lucky. Northeastern’s Institute on Urban Health Research and Practice will host Dodge Ebola, a fundraising dodgeball tournament with proceeds benefitting Doctors without Borders. Teams consisting of three to five Northeastern students, faculty or staff can sign up with a minimum donation of $5. Both the team that wins the tournament and the team with the most spirit will win a prize. If you don’t want to play, you can still come watch and support the cause, with a suggested donation of $5. All participants and spectators must wear athletic attire. Marino Center, Court 2; 2:30–4:30 p.m.; suggested donation of $5.
Depending on who you talk to, the GamerGate controversy – characterized by the Internet slogan #GamerGate – is either about ethics in game journalism or harassment of women in gaming. Whatever the definition, one thing is certain: it’s personal.
The word “biopic” far too often refers to those stodgy, overwrought yawn-fests that most moviegoers avoid like the plague, but not all of them fall into that trap. In “The Theory of Everything,” director James Marsh demonstrates that the best biopics are those that avoid sanctifying their subjects, and instead embrace the grimy, sweaty, passionate truths too often left out by the history books.
