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Review: Mafia II
Just when you think you're in, Mafia II pushes you back out - BY MITCH KRPATA

Review: Per Petterson plumbs The River of Time

Norse code
Why would Per Petterson — the bestselling Scandinavian writer whose books don't feature an invincible crimefighting heroine — curse the river of time when he is so adept at navigating it?

By: PETER KEOUGH | September 07, 2010

Interview: Gary Shteyngart

Dystopia now
Onionskin jeans are transparent, cost a fortune, and send your fuckability rating off the charts.

By: EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | September 07, 2010

Review: Teen Daze | Four More Years

Arcade Sound Ltd. (2010)
Naming genres of music is a tricky business, but goddamn if they didn't nail it with this chillwave shit.

By: LUKE O'NEIL | September 07, 2010

Review: The Thermals | Personal Life

Kill Rock Stars (2010)
What's happened to the Thermals?

By: REYAN ALI | September 07, 2010

Review: The Walkmen | Lisbon

Fat Possum
If the Walkmen were home décor, they'd be an old snowshoe hung above a mantel.

By: EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | September 07, 2010

Review: Camu Tao | King of Hearts

Fat Possum (2010)
Using hip-hop tools to create pop isn't a new tactic, but it's not often done well, or even notably.

By: ANDREW GRAHAM | September 07, 2010

Review: Justin Townes Earle | Harlem River Blues

Bloodshot (2010)
On this his third album, Justin Townes Earle is determined to shoo away any lingering apple-doesn't-fall-far-from-tree comparisons.

By: JEFF TAMARKIN | September 07, 2010

The Big Hurt: Cruising with music that floats

Love boat
I'm not usually one to plan ahead, but let's consider my Valentine's Day nailed down . Buddy, I've got three words for you, plus a number: Boyz II Men Cruise.

By: DAVID THORPE | September 07, 2010

Portland Student Survival Guide 2010

Everything you need to know to survive in Portland for the next four years
Skip the bootcamp; go straight to the glory

By: PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | September 02, 2010

Digital Armageddon: Could foreign hackers execute a crippling attack on American shores?

A key Department of Defense network goes down. Air-traffic control collapses. Trains collide. Financial data systems are in ruins. Lethal clouds of chlorine gas drift from plants in New Jersey and Delaware.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | September 03, 2010

The Laser Orgy 500: the Phoenix's quest to crown the greatest video game of all time

Battle royal
It all began, as most of our ideas do, with a silly argument at the Phoenix office.

By: RYAN STEWART | September 07, 2010

Review: Karen Gelardi's 'botanical propaganda' at Perimeter Gallery

Color fields
Two recent groups of Karen Gelardi's studies of nature (she calls it "botanical propaganda") harness a bold and painterly craft aesthetic among the rough wood benches and baskets of lush melons and gourds in the open industrial space that also serves as a popular restaurant and farmers' market in downtown Belfast.

By: ANNIE LARMON | September 01, 2010

Review: Modern painter's style showcased at Farnsworth

Big, big Katz
Alex Katz is one of America's best-known modern artists. His work is so emblematic of art of our time that a graphic showing one of his paintings adorns the subscription card that drops out of my freshly-delivered art magazine every month.

By: KEN GREENLEAF | September 01, 2010

Maine breaches

Cybersecurity
When many Mainers think of "cybersecurity," they probably remember the 2008 HANNAFORD SECURITY BREACH , when 4.2 million credit- and debit-card numbers were stolen from shoppers at the grocery chain's stores.

By: JEFF INGLIS | September 01, 2010

Dueling ideas

Maine's senators on cybersecurity
Both of Maine's senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, have backed cybersecurity legislation in hopes of avoiding or averting the catastrophes described in David Scharfenberg's main piece. But their approaches have been different, leading to conflicting bills in the US Senate.

By: JEFF INGLIS | September 01, 2010

Cornmeal Records' new releases

Sibilance
Busy fall for CORNMEAL RECORDS . In addition to the STEVE JONES and BONEHEADS retrospectives, CHARLIE GAYLORD is also preparing the released of GREETINGS FROM AREA CODE 207, VOL. 8 , which should be released November 12.

By: PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 01, 2010

Review: Scallops and lamb soar at Havana South

Hitting the high points
If you visit the Web site of Havana South, a new restaurant in the Old Port, you will find a photo of Barack and Michelle Obama looking handsome and happy.

By: BRIAN DUFF | September 01, 2010

Another fine mess: 20 years of the Boneheads

(And Steve Jones)
It can be easy to put the Boneheads in the same category with Rick Charette.

By: SAM PFEIFLE | September 01, 2010

FairPoint's struggles continue

Corporate Albatross Dept.
It has been a very long time since our last FairPoint update, but you can rest assured that the North Carolina-based landline provider's downward slide has continued, as the company attempts to restructure its way out of crushing debt through bankruptcy-court protection.

By: JEFF INGLIS | September 01, 2010

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