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Peter J. Pecora, Senior Director of Research Services at Casey Family Programs—an organization promoting advances in child-welfare practice and policy—stressed that the frequent placement changes and lack of permanent support guarantees often faced by foster children contribute to feelings of anxiety and social instability...
...true that Harvard Square is now completely gentrified and bland, but Central Square has many venues that MIT and other area students frequent, as do Davis and Union squares in Somerville. Brighton, the area adjacent Boston College, is home to various basement clubs that host cutting-edge bands and other performances. MIT students organize raves and other parties at warehouses in the Fenway. Jamaica Plain has many cafes and bars that cater to the young. Undergraduates at many other area schools seem to have no trouble finding opportunities to act their age and pursue happiness...
Lest we find Beck’s frequent nods to past projects too self-indulgent, he occasionally winks at the very gimmicks that first brought him fame. The over-the-top Gringo Spanglish of “Qué Onda Guero” (about as authentically Latino as Speedy Gonzalez or Taco Bell), hyperbolizes his perhaps most recognizable hit, 1993’s “Loser” with its relentless chorus of “soy un perdedor...
...host of talented actors frequent Beauty Shop. Although a hint of embarrassment taints Bacon’s performance, his Jorge provides a fitting antagonist (fey white man versus tough black woman) as he tries to close the doors on Norris’s venture. Little JJ’s portrayal of the sly teenage Willie adds some youthful and exaggerated comedy to the dialogue-driven humor of those in Beauty, as he videotapes the ladies’ bottoms and develops a particular affinity for Latifah?...
...once like you, my friends—a young, bold intellectual, full of sarcasm, prone to bitter self-doubt and frequent crises. Then I saw the video for “Evil,” and realized that the puppet protagonist embodied all these intimate emotions...