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Wednesday, March 9. Shonen Knife with U.V. Protection and Drab. 18+. The Middle East Upstairs, 472/280 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. $10 advance, $12 at the door. Tickets available through Ticketmaster...
...Marilyn Monroe? For the answer, check out "The Queen's Working Wardrobe: Memories of Royal Occasions 1945-1972," an exhibit at Kensington Palace in London through July. The display features 12 couture outfits worn by Elizabeth and celebrates Her Majesty's diverse and sometimes quirky style, from the drab Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform she donned during World War II to the glamorous black velvet evening gown she wore to The Battle of the River Plate opening in 1956, where she met Monroe. Also in the exhibition is the full-length black lace dress with matching veil the Queen wore when...
...National Pastime. Nothing could be further from the truth. Baseball is as healthy as ever. Coming off one of the most exciting seasons in sports history, it is poised to build upon its dominance of the American sporting scene. Now, that dominance is even extending to the drab, dreary months of winter...
Ryann Dekat felt like a petite in a Big and Tall store. Shopping for a new car, she wanted something small, cheap and fuel efficient--the last thing most carmakers want to sell, since the big profits are in gas-guzzling SUVs and sedans with large engines. Test-driving drab cars like the Nissan Sentra left her underwhelmed. Then she spotted the Mazda3, a sporty four-cylinder hatchback launched in 2003. You might think of hatchbacks as wheezy econoboxes from the 1970s. But Dekat, 22, a loan processor from Dallas, liked the Mazda's svelte style and pep; she pictured...
Telling camerawork by cinematographer Xavier Pérez Grobet (Tortilla Soup) provides another revealing contrast, with scenes in and around Walter’s apartment and at his job appearing drab and gray, while scenes in the park with Robin are filled with color. The supporting cast skillfully depicts the various attitudes of outsiders toward Walter’s sickness. And though the screenplay (written by Kassell and Steven Fechter) occasionally overreaches with a few contrived lines and overwrought symbols, it seamlessly crafts the complex, raw story and invites an audience reaction as conflicted as the emotions of the characters...