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Back To School, Back To Video Gamesnew

Staying inside means more opportunities to crank up gaming rigs, which is a good thing for the lagging videogame industry.
Boise Weekly  |  Michael Lafferty  |  08-29-2011  |  Video Games

The Best and Worst Movies of Summer 2011new

Most of the summer blockbusters have come and gone, and September clears the deck for what is traditionally Hollywood's serious season. Most Oscar-worthy films are neatly packed into the calendar's fourth quarter. But before we put away the summer of 2011, let's examine a not-so-great and not-so-terrible season at the movies.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-29-2011  |  Movies

Idaho School Lunches Surprisingly Healthynew

More than 70 percent of our schools in Idaho are serving locally grown food, but nobody knows about it.
Boise Weekly  |  Tara Morgan  |  08-29-2011  |  Food+Drink

This Movie Thinks It's The Greatest Movie Ever Soldnew

POM Wonderful Presents this documentary on product placement.
Boise Weekly  |  Elizabeth Duffy  |  08-24-2011  |  Reviews

It's A Win-Win Situationnew

Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) is stuck in a rut.
Boise Weekly  |  Elizabeth Duffy  |  08-24-2011  |  Reviews

The Time is Ripe for Urban Fruit Foragingnew

Mid-August is the sticky sweet thick of wild fruit season. Though red and black currants have come and gone, scattering their pea-sized fruit along the banks of the river, plums, apricots, blackberries and apples are currently coming on in spurts.
Boise Weekly  |  Tara Morgan  |  08-22-2011  |  Food+Drink

Read All About Itnew

Tabloid features kidnapping, fried chicken and sex.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-17-2011  |  Reviews

Working Outside the Lawnew

Three brothers fight for Algerian independence.
Boise Weekly  |  Elizabeth Duffy  |  08-16-2011  |  Reviews

The Storied History of Beer Brewing in Idahonew

Back in 1888, Idaho had 33 breweries scattered across the territory, but the excitement then was fueled not by cream ales but by gold and the unquenchable thirst of camp miners.
Boise Weekly  |  Guy Hand  |  08-10-2011  |  Food+Drink

England's Odd Couplenew

Opens Friday at The Flicks
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-03-2011  |  Reviews

In Love and Life During Wartimenew

Todd Solondz's second tale of dysfunction.
Boise Weekly  |  Elizabeth Duffy  |  07-28-2011  |  Reviews

Trust No Onenew

An online crush leads to dangerous consequences.
Boise Weekly  |  Elizabeth Duffy  |  07-27-2011  |  Reviews

All the Right Movesnew

Starring Sandrine Bonnaire and Kevin Kline.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  07-20-2011  |  Reviews

Misfits Fits Right Innew

When delinquents gain super powers, that can't be a good thing ... but it makes for great television.
Boise Weekly  |  Brady Moore  |  07-06-2011  |  Reviews

Not Reiser-ing To The Occasionnew

Build it and they will come ... and then they'll cancel it.
Boise Weekly  |  Damon Hunzeker  |  06-27-2011  |  Reviews

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