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Here is What Great Philosophers Thought of Music

While philosophers and scholars of the pre-modern era kept studying music from a harmonic point of view and often delved deeper into the concept “musica ... Read more

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Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in […]

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Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats

The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.




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Architects - Daybreaker

A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.




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George Frideric Handel - Alceste (soprano: Lucy Crowe; tenor: Benjamin Hulett; bass-baritone: Andrew Foster-Williams; Early Opera Company; conductor: Christian Curnyn)

The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
















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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

By the time they return, Needham native Suni Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore will have logged more than eight months in space.

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Eggnog before Thanksgiving? Shoppers eager for a new season scramble retail calendars

In response to growing customer demand, stores of all stripes are bringing out their festive collections weeks before the Nov. 1 start of the holiday shopping season.

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Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states

Infections were reported between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11, in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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Daylight saving time ends this weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effects.

Some health groups have said it’s time to do away with time switches and that sticking with standard time aligns better with the sun — and human biology.

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Wave of job-switching has employers on a training treadmill

“A lot of restaurants are in survival mode, and survival mode creates a vicious circle,” said Dominic Benvenuti, an owner of Boston Pie, which owns more than two dozen Domino’s locations in New England.

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Here’s why readers want Mass. employers to list salaries on job listings

The Massachusetts House passed a bill that requires employers to disclose data about wages and post salary ranges on job listings.

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Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy

Titled “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music,” the one-credit class will focus on the period from her 2013 self-titled album through this year's genre-defying “Cowboy Carter.”

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Lucinda in the sky with diamonds: Lucinda Williams announces Beatles covers album ahead of New England shows

Williams also talks Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, and Trey Anastasio in advance of her shows in Medford, Portland, and Providence.

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My Chemical Romance returns with ‘The Black Parade’ tour, featuring a stop at Fenway

The tour kicks off July 11 in Seattle, concluding on Sept. 13 in Tampa, Florida. It hits San Francisco; Los Angeles; Arlington, Texas; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Philadelphia; Toronto; Chicago; and Boston.

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This Maine farm has the best pumpkin patch, corn maze in America, according to USA Today readers

"There's just something about visiting a pumpkin patch, many with hayrides and yummy treats, that puts you in the fall spirit."

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