A Short History of Boston

Robert J. Allison

	A Short History of Boston
	Published: 01 March, 2004
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A Short History of Boston

"Kung Fu Panda" prompts soul-searching in China (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080705/film_nm/china_film_panda_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080705/2008_07_05t033218_450x285_us_china_film_panda.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=Wh4fAULMPewyaPPnxoJOcA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Actor Jack Black (L) and Spanish voice actor Florentino Perez pose during a photocall to promote their animated film 'Kung Fu Panda' in Madrid June 24, 2008. (Susana Vera/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy "Kung Fu Panda" has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture.

Lost scenes shown from sci-fi classic 'Metropolis' (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_en_mo/argentina_metropolis_footage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.c6135cebf1ca47508d2f5ae70dd66540.argentina_metropolis_lost_scenes_edb105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5z7EZv2Hx3suOnmSl80fMQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Reporters watch the unearthed lost scenes found from Germany's Fritz Lang's Metropolis film, during its presentation in Buenos Aires, Thursday, July 3, 2008 .(AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lost scenes from the sci-fi classic "Metropolis," recently discovered in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum, were shown to journalists for the first time in decades on Thursday.

Brangelina twins will always have Nice (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_en_mo/france_jolie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.7a35f2b499034b72ae766b249e6a3315.france_jolie_cir103.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=qylUtu5YKsoOs2nyp8hRBA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A man puts an opaque screen on a window at the Lenval Hospital in Nice, southern France, Thursday, July 3, 2008. U.S. actress Angelina Jolie checked into the Lenval Hospital in the south of France on Tuesday, where she will give birth to her twins, her French obstetrician Dr Michel Sussmann said on Wednesday during a press conference. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)" border="0" /></a>AP - They'll always have Nice.

ABBA foursome make rare appearance (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/film_nm/abba_premiere_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080705/2008_07_04t155638_450x280_us_abba_premiere.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=fyEZ5UPzoRjgwHI5mBrWxg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Abba members Agnetha Faltskog (2nd L) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (2nd R) pose with cast members Meryl Streep (L) and Christine Baranski during the premiere of the motion picture version of the musical 'Mamma Mia' in Stockholm, July 4, 2008. (Bob Strong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - All four members of supergroup ABBA appeared together on Friday at the Swedish premiere of the film "Mamma Mia!," delighting fans with their first public showing for years.

Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod? (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_en_mo/people_rodriguez_madonna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.660d96cd3dd44f4daac028b21ce3c709.yankees_rodriguez_ny108.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=1FZwPzOMRrqq9ICFUyczRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Alex Rodriguez, left, and his wife Cynthia Scurtis arrive at the grand opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club at the Palazzo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, in this Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 file photo. Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News Thursday July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world — each a chatty bunch — buzzing with questions about the two "friends."

Just a Minute With: Josh Peck for "The Wackness" (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/film_nm/peck_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t144849_450x339_us_peck.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=o5xmKqUwiwhS8wfE27gCfA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Cast member Josh Peck from the movie 'The Wackness' poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, June 5, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Josh Peck has spent much of his teenage and young adult life in front of television cameras portraying the chubby, goofy character Josh in the Nickelodeon cable TV series "Drake & Josh."

Lost footage of "Metropolis" surfaces in Argentina (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/film_nm/germany_film_metropolis_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t192504_450x295_us_germany_film_metropolis.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=nJyLyHKey3BG.pCdgEXRRQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Two men watch a copy of Fritz Lang's film 'Metropolis' during a news conference where it was presented in Buenos Aires, July 3, 2008. (Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Film historians had doubted they would ever find the missing portions of "Metropolis" -- until three reels of the science fiction film made in Germany a long time ago, were discovered in a country far, far away.

Spielberg group gives $1M to Pa. Jewish museum (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_en_mo/people_spielberg_jewish_museum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.d85666f07fc342bc9083b86ed3399d81.people_spielberg_jewish_museum_nyet170.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=ZHgsohR6GhhOKg4A.1uPww--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="In this May 18, 2008 file photo, director Steven Spielberg is seen at the 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' press conference during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A foundation created by Steven Spielberg is giving $1 million to the National Museum of American Jewish History.

Will Smith's kids see `daddy being mean' in film (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_en_mo/people_will_smith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.9a88a9362320489f99ca3297db09c669.people_will_smith_nyet143.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=.tv54YU7xNDrtar1lq5Tcw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="In this June 30, 2008 file photo, from back row left, actor Will Smith, his son Trey Smith, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, their son Jaden Smith, front left, and their daughter Willow Smith arrive at the 'Hancock' premiere in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Will Smith usually plays the hero in his summer blockbusters. But in "Hancock," he drinks, swears, mouths off — and goes to prison.

Locals indifferent to Brangelina (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_en_mo/people_jolie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.6f36d782e20341e68082f0e0a8718b2b.france_jolie_cir102.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=8Qm2zFoFZQKdLvctOZ3DdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Awaiting media are seen in front of the Lenval Hospital in Nice, southern France, Thursday, July 3, 2008. U.S. actress Angelina Jolie checked into the Lenval Hospital in the south of France where she will give birth to her twins. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)" border="0" /></a>AP - Partially eclipsed by the glitterati of Cannes and the royal glare of Monaco, Nice is a place where even the brightest stars — like Brangelina — are greeted by little more than indifference.

The Most Totally American Movies Ever: Our Top 9 (E! Online)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080703/en_movies_eo/4c83d352368f_497d_a714_999de50ef8e2"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080704/capt.c37cf3be65e189dd2768cb2c3246ce4e.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=l1YejU49p7X1KtPyibiLLw--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="The Most Totally American Movies Ever: Our Top 9(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Happy 232nd birthday, America! Along with baseball, Britney and oh so many flavors of Doritos, you've given the world an uncountable wealth of movies to enjoy. On this momentous holiday weekend, let's focus on nine films that most fully embody the American spirit, plus a 10th to be determined by E! Online readers. (See, that's some freedom of choice right there!)

The Bourne Obesity, or How Matt Got Fat (E! Online)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080703/en_movies_eo/3ad6200f_c95a4795_98c9_62ce2fe5e768"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080703/capt.cf8db10b9e7e90f577a9bb45fd649220.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=eakax.kD6dF3JYLAjn3VHg--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="The Bourne Obesity, or How Matt Got Fat(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - We've been keeping our eye on Matt Damon, and not just because he's the Sexiest Man Alive. For quite some time, Damon had seemed to be plumping up like Ball Park Frank.

"10,000 BC" clubs the DVD competition (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/film_nm/dvd_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_04t062251_450x330_us_dvd.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=TvtuaT0uAFFlu5DTFf05iw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Steven Strait in a scene from '10,000 B.C.' in an image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The prehistoric epic "10,000 BC" scored a triple victory on the latest home video charts, topping the national DVD sales and rental charts as well as the Blu-ray Disc sales chart its first week in stores.

Casting Couch: Simpsons Gets Guests, Imperioli Gets Life; Kilmer Gets Bad (E! Online)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080703/en_movies_eo/3e219cb665cf_4c51_ab65_aa51f7209cc8"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080703/capt.77d9ef814313f4871ef62a2efba2cbf0.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=ZZI7ikQORX2aCJ40Mo_SoQ--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Casting Couch: Simpsons Gets Guests, Imperioli Gets Life; Kilmer Gets Bad(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - With the Fourth rapidly approaching, it's a relatively slow time for Hollywood dealmakers, but there is a little action on the Couch.

SAG Talks, Not Much Happens (E! Online)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080702/en_movies_eo/7011faa6_a5b54096_b7ea_d226ffd5ddfb"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080703/capt.4a3c93f3c701e9e80d1afa29888afede.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=siLKPd.AoiJbavKm1PwkyA--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="SAG Talks, Not Much Happens(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Heading into the holiday weekend, there are no fireworks coming from the Screen Actors Guild.

Breaking: James Bond a Superbig Video Game Nerd! (E! Online)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080702/en_movies_eo/8d103e9973c3_4cd9_acdc_8d774ae25025"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080703/capt.24f690821eb38580c2594186a46a26f3.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=.8yaLm3_z4nLJtiGYamRGA--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Breaking: James Bond a Superbig Video Game Nerd!(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Daniel Craig's cover is about to be blown. He's the cool and suave new James Bond, but the dudes working on the Quantum of Solace video game revealed his true identity: game geek. And one who's not quite the killing machine he is onscreen. (If you haven't seen the movie's new trailer, by the way, do so now.)

Burning Q's: Stylist-Free Zone & Lies About Lindsay (E! Online)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080702/en_movies_eo/4d1185ee_ea5241a5_92a6_c8c61f048bf5"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080702/capt.f1ac0abdc9d59bad6e089b2382904347.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=kGDQpUqW.Kn0PIiapqshbA--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Burning Q's: Stylist-Free Zone & Lies About Lindsay(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Why do the papers write false stories in the tabloids about the stars like Denise Richards and Lindsay Lohan? Don't they know that it ruins their careers as well hurts their familes? The tabloids should print positive things about the stars.

New Hunter S. Thompson film focuses on writings (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/film_nm/thompson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t152223_450x346_us_thompson.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=2.69HZq3DTXBVoaDMH0.6Q--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Journalist Hunter S. Thompson enters a New York television studio on June 10 for an interview with talk-show host Charlie Rose. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney began filming the story of drug-addled U.S. journalist Hunter S. Thompson at the late author's funeral, he says it was one of his "greatest failures" in making the documentary.

Coppola Settles Up (E! Online)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080702/en_movies_eo/8e7ceb28_f0be4a9d_9b17_182177f8d517"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080702/capt.62c4b5cc7a9aab812f4795f900bd9283.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=lShsyGJhJN5F3HozAa7Xgg--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="Coppola Settles Up(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - All together now...it was an offer he couldn't refuse.

"Batman" and "Flintstones" coming out as pricey DVDs (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/film_nm/dvdspecialty_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t005805_450x311_us_dvdspecialty.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=6ld6c2gxx.oYyvYxyaUERw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Actors Christian Bale of Britain, Liam Neeson of Ireland, Ken Watanabe of Japan, actress Katie Holmes of the U.S., and producer Charles Roven of the U.S. pose during a news conference to promote the new film 'Batman Begins' in Tokyo May 30, 2005. Elaborate DVD and Blu-ray Disc editions of 'Batman Begins,' 'Casablanca' and 'The Flintstones' top this year's slate of pricey gift sets from Warner Home Video, a category that experienced 26% growth in the past year, according to the studio. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Elaborate DVD and Blu-ray Disc editions of "Batman Begins," "Casablanca" and "The Flintstones" top this year's slate of pricey gift sets from Warner Home Video, a category that experienced 26% growth in the past year, according to the studio.

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