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• Posted Senate Candidates Debate: Make Your Primary Decision to Bostonist
  Tomorrow, two debates will take place that might help you make a decision in the special election race to fill Ted Kennedy's senate seat. First, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce sponsors a debate between the Republican candidates Scott Brown and Jack E. Robinson tomorrow at 8am. It's too late to register (aka pay through the nose) to attend, sadly, but we'll try to round up some reactions for you. The Democratic candidates (Martha...
• Posted Book It: Book Events November 22–28 to Bostonist
  Events are a little slow this week thanks to Turkey Day, but maybe you can power through your food coma to read Mr. Mani and participate in the Harvard Book Store book club next Monday. Monday, November 23 7:00 pm, Harvard Hillel (sponsored by Harvard Book Store) Elisa New, Jacob's Cane: A Jewish Family's Journey from the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and Baltimore 7:00 pm, Porter Square Books John...
• Posted Cyberposium 15 at Harvard Business School to Bostonist
  Bostonist woke up a little late for Cyberposium 15 yesterday, but still managed to attend a number of informative sessions about “Navigating the Digital Storm.” This year’s theme, inspired by the escalating (but potentially halted) economic crisis, was designed to explore ways for technology companies to get through this tough time. Cyberposium is organized entirely by Harvard Business School students, and while their presence was strong at the conference, some normal folk (though many...
• Posted Week Around the Ists, Sad Panda Edition: November 15–21 to Bostonist
  Gothamist was saddened after seeing why Sad Panda is so so sad. DCist caught up with the dapper gents and ladies who took to the streets in high style for the D.C. Tweed Ride. Torontoist Googled its city. Googled it hard. Seattlest sputtered in disbelief at a grassroots campaign in favor of a proposal to dig the world's largest open-pit mine. LAist wondered if the city's drivers are ready to go Dutch--as in be...
• Posted Gordon Willis, the Man Who Plays Peekaboo to Bostonist
  Gordon Willis Showcase Harvard Film Archive (24 Quincy St, Cambridge) Pennies from Heaven, The Parallax View, The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Landlord Through November 30