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...first artwork to greet the visitors to "Blasphemous" is a grotesque variation on Michelangelo's Pieta, with the Virgin Mary transformed into a malicious giant rat. Next is a multimedia piece called Resur-erection that references the Irish Catholic sex-abuse scandals of recent months and features stop-motion priests and bishops in suspicious scenarios. Another exhibit simply and bluntly declares "F___ Christmas" in baubles and fairy lights. The reaction of gallery-goers on opening day ranged from bemusement to gratitude that at least one venue in Dublin's capital was serving alcohol on the most abstinent of Irish religious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ireland's Blasphemy Law: Worse Than Blasphemy? | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...performed slightly above industry expectations, whichever slot it finally occupies. It will finish well ahead of Fey's 2008 star vehicle, Baby Mama, and if the estimates hold, it will have sold about the same amount of first-weekend tickets as Carell's first hit, The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The movie benefited from one of those titles that virtually demands that a couple see it, as when Valentine's Day was released on Valentine's Day weekend. And though Date Night gleaned only a modest B rating from CinemaScore's exit poll, it could get a Sunday bump from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Weekend: Tina Topples, or Ties, Titans | 4/11/2010 | See Source »

...that awareness. The video is a celebration of celebrity qua celebrity, as well as an amalgamation of different cultural allusions, the familiarity of which render the viewer comfortable. ‘Telephone’ is pop music with the sizeable development of its use of brands like Miracle Whip, Virgin Mobile and Diet Coke in the video medium. The pieces of corporate sponsorship are not snuck-in and normalized, but focal points. Similarly, the self-awareness of multi-lingual subtitles and the reference to rumors of Gaga’s male genitalia are post-modernity’s most glamorous...

Author: By Zachariah P. Hughes | Title: A Revised Portrait of the Hipster | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

Cuisine: American fusion. No holds barred, this place is one of Boston’s best – Chef Peter McCarthy has a great menu of super tasty but not overly pretentious items that even college students can appreciate. Plus, Evoo, which stands for “Extra Virgin Olive Oil,” just opened in Cambridge recently. Don’t miss this...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Where to Eat on the Last Day of Restaurant Week | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

...season, some of the old names have been replaced by entrepreneurs with more dash than cash. Ecclestone calls the new teams "out of their depth" before the season has even started, while Ferrari's official website complained about the "much reduced" pace shown by newbies like Virgin and Lotus in testing. No one expects all of them to make it through their first season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Turbulent Times of Formula One | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

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