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Author Jami Attenberg, whom Bostonist had the pleasure of interviewing recently, is breaking out the big guns for her reading of her latest novel, The Kept Man. Kickass Cupcakes will provide food, and Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah the Hills will bring music. And it's free! Brookline Booksmith, 7:00 pm.

I Am Legend raked in the money, as expected. The public loves Will Smith, they love special effects, they love cute dogs, and I Am Legend gave audiences what they wanted. Peter Keough at the Phoenix went so far as to say that the dog in I Am Legend was his "favorite animal character of the year." As a result, the movie made an obscene $76.5 million on its opening weekend. Believe it or not, the kids and the stoners wanted to see Alvin and the Chipmunks, which made $45 million.

The 2008 Golden Globe nominees were announced yesterday, and to nobody's surprise, they skewed heavily toward the period drama Atonement. Charlie Wilson's War, No Country for Old Men, American Gangster, and Sweeney Todd all emerged with at least 4 noms each.

--Representative Ed "Biz" Markey is going to Bali--in Second Life. Way to be hip to the Internets, but does that avatar look like him? Discuss. [Boston Globe] --Boston got dumped by CNN. A debate that was supposed to be in Boston next week has been knocked off the schedule because of the early caucus dates this year. And we were hoping for a look at Wolf Blitzer. [Boston Globe] --The jury in the trial of...

Pundits, talking heads, and peanut galleries in general have sat back and digested Massachusetts governor and political aspirant Mitt Romney's "I Am Mormon, Hear Me Roar" speech. Reactions range from underwhelmed to slightly less underwhelmed. Christopher Hitchens took some time out from getting his body waxed to call it "windy" and "boilerplate." The Globe said it was "tactically astute," but that Romney shut out non-religious and non-Christian audiences, despite his brief shoutout to those of...

During a dustup over illegal immigration at the CNN/YouTube Republican debate, Rudy Giuliani said of former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney: "There was even a sanctuary mansion. At his own home, illegal immigrants were being employed." Turns out he wasn't just being bitchy. He was right. Not only did Romney employ illegal immigrants in the past, but the Globe broke the news that he employed them right up to this day. The...

Michael Ian Black With Michael Showalter Thursday, November 29, 7:30pm Somerville Theatre 55 Davis Square, Somerville (T: Davis Square) Get tickets Listen to the Interview Here: Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 20 years, then you've seen the work of comedian/writer/actor/director Michael Ian Black. Let's rattle off just a few of his accomplishments: co-creator of "The State," "Viva Variety," and "Stella." You've seen him co-star in NBC's "Ed," as well as...

A hot-pink color scheme. A dead ringer for Kate Bosworth on the cover. A first chapter that opens with lyrics from Loverboy's "Workin' for the Weekend." No kidding. Restless Virgins, a book on the Milton Academy sex scandal, just screams, "Bourgeois sex! Bourgeois sex! Yippee skippy!" The sex scandal in question didn't involve teachers (Exhibit A: Arlington's school system) but a 2005 incident in which one girl was - ahem - orally satisfying the sexual...

The series Barbara Stanwyck - Maybe I Am Just a Dame starts at the Brattle Theater today and runs on Tuesdays until August 28. Check the theater's website for showtimes and dates. Ball of Fire is tonight at 7:15 and 9:30. The Brattle Theatre's series on Barbara Stanwyck begins tonight with 1941's Ball of Fire, a title that pretty much sums up Stanwyck's legend. She would have been 100 years old this week, and her...

Paris is in jail, the Red Sox are on their way to California, Mitt is still running for president, but we're bringing it back to the clubs. Well, the clubs and urban outfitters. Some folks that seem like they've been around forever (dinosaur jr.) and those who legitimately have been around forever (Lee "scratch" Perry) come and visit the nontraditional and traditional venues, respectively, as part of this weeks music picks. Tuesday 6/5 The...

This weekend both NEMO and the Beantown Jazz festival will be taking place in town. NEMO is a showcase for New England artists, a networking opportunity for the little-known and the big fish. The performances will invade, occupy, and entertain at just about every venue in Boston. It's a great opportunity to see your favorite local band – or discover a favorite you never knew you had. It's a whole lot to take in,...

In a world where there's nothing to do but watch movies. In a city full of theaters, museums, and libraries. One moviegoer who can be in three places at once. Wednesday 5/3 Dolls & Being John Malkovich Beat Takeshi's bunraku-inspired drama Dolls is paired with Spike Jonze's puppetry-obsessed black comedy Being John Malkovich: two surreal tastes that taste surreal together. Harvard Film Archive 7 pm (Dolls), 9pm (Malkovich), $8 Dolls: IMDB | web site |...

Bostonist had the pleasure of attending a performance of (I Am) Nobody's Lunch at the A.R.T's Zero Arrow theatre last night. We weren't entirely certain of what to expect, as the show's subtitle ("a cabaret about how we know what we know when nobody knows if everyone else is lying and when someone or something wants to have you for lunch") is a bit opaque. We were a little bit afraid that we'd be seeing shades of Liza Minelli. Mercifully, nothing could have been further from the truth.