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Beacon Hill might freeze toll prices, or offer exemptions to seniors. Brigham and Women's Hospital is evaluating Carmen Blandin Tarleton of Thetford, Vermont for a face transplant. She was injured when her ex-husband doused her with industrial lye in 2007. Brigham and Women's has performed on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

The New York Times has a cool interactive map of Netflix rentals by zip code. Boston area rentals correspond reasonably well with popular titles nationally, including Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Doubt. But some areas have standout titles: Paul Blart, Mall Cop rises in popularity near Burlington Mall (where the flick was filmed) and Gran Torino gains ground in the suburbs while Milk is more popular in town. Changeling, Twilight, and Seven Pounds were slightly less popular here than nationally. Notwithstanding being filmed locally, The Proposal wasn't a huge attraction in the Boston area, though it did eke up in popularity out toward Gloucester. more ›

With the Independent Film Festival in full swing, Bostonist is taking full advantage of the 90-plus movies on tap this week, and all just to let you know what to give a "yay," "nay," or "I never want to hear of this movie again." Thankfully, this year's festival has proven to be a solid collection of flicks, though unfortunately they're not all winners. Here's a sampling of what Bostonist saw last night. more ›

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