The Short List of Things to Do
Week of May 9
Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey
The joke about Second Life is that it's for people without first ones. But during six months of "filming" in the virtual realm, Douglas Gayeton finds fellow seekers asking questions about identity, authenticity and whether anyone can create a better world. Also running on YouTube, iTunes and, yes, Second Life, this is a digital life well examined.
Grade: A-
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November 28
The new Elvis Costello television series, Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special and Chungking Express on DVD
November 21
The Monty Python Holy Grail on DVD, Gears of War 2 for the gamers, Bolt in movie theaters, and more
October 10
The good cheer of Happy-Go-Lucky, reliving the amazing life of John Lennon, cathing up with The Starter Wife on TV, and more
October 3
Greg Kinnear, in Flash of Genius, Richard Jenkins in The Visitor, Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, and more
September 26
Jenny Lewis in the record stores, Dennis Lehane's The Given Day in bookstores, The Lucky Ones in movie theaters, and more
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