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The best coasters on the East Coast
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The secret history of the claw machine
You can find them next to the Kiddie Room at Funspot in Laconia, NH; in the dark depths of the Dream Machine Arcade in the Walpole Mall; and 24 hours a day in the Boston Bowl Game Room.By ALEC ERNEST
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Cool noise
Could this be the summer that the Internet finally gets music right?By LIZ PELLY
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Gamers gather for retro glory in New Hampshire
A person prone to dumbass assumptions might have confused this past weekend's 13th annual International Classic Video Game Tournament with a four-day-long exercise in retro-fetishism. -
Exit the King
The Elvis Presley–themed musical All Shook Up has all the makings of an entertaining train wreck: a bunch of Elvis songs strung together with inane dialogue; silly characterization; an implausible plot.By BRETT MILANO
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The best of Boston's mobile cuisine
Summer in Boston traditionally means exploring the city, getting sunburned, and ironically (but totally seriously) drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade. But now that meals-on-wheels mania has put the boot on our fair city, it also means chasing down every foo Photographer: Mike Pecci
Stylist: Nicole Fisher
Props: David Lynch
Assistant: Tony Fernandez
Models: TJ Horn, Bert Meyer III, Kayla Harrity, Kimberly Ann Huerth, Anastasia Kry
Living Images Developed by Mike Pecci
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Get ready to ramble: 21 shows you need to see before September
Every summer, in addition to swarms of mosquitoes and fanny-packed tourists, New England hosts a massive invasion of live music. -
Make way for cornhole
When I left Chicago for Boston three years ago, I expected to leave a few things behind. Friendliness, for one, and deep-dish pizza, and modernist architecture, and perfect hot dogs, and . . . cornhole. -
20 Things To Do This Summer in New England
Amusements parks, bike tours, pirates and more!
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This summer's movies are all about kicking ass
On the screen this summer, everyone is a superhero.By PETER KEOUGH
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The film festivals of New England are no last resorts
Not only does our region offer some of the country's best vacation spots, but it also hosts some of the most innovative, manageable, illuminating, and entertaining cinephilic celebrations around.By PETER KEOUGH
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Summer fiction
Summer is a good time to suspend some disbelief.
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Photos: Best.Summer.Ever.
Photographer Mike Pecci and crew shot an inspired collection of photos to accompany our summer guide.By MIKE PECCI
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Down the Tubes
Midsummer television has a terrific offering of new and returning shows about aliens, firefighters, crystal meth, and more to turn that beautiful brain of yours to Play-Doh and keep you thoroughly entertained.
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The must-see art of the summer
Summer art in New England means driving up Route 1 in Maine with the car windows down, past the odd and amazing roadside metal giraffes and caterpillars, and discovering — as I did a few summers back — a nondescript house that turns out to be Fawcett's ABy GREG COOK
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With Boston Ruit, beer pong gets ready for its close-up
Mikey Connors of Peabody growls at his opponents from across the folding table. Whipping the crowd into hysterics, the beer-pong heavyweight steps back from the edge and starts to kick his heels up like a bull about to charge. -
The Case of the Mysterious Treasure Map
Weird, you think, squinting at the foreign object in your Froot Loops; you didn’t even know they put prizes in cereal boxes anymore. Looks like your day just got more interesting.
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Our guide to the great outdoors
We picked five neighborhoods and visited two patios in each that highlighted the scene contrasts in those communities.
