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 By the Advocate
Blogs
Narcolepsy
Last night, my friend John was telling me he's convinced he has narcolepsy. He's an idiot....
 12/30/2008 By Brianna
This Wednesday in Stamford: Lola Montes
I'll be showing the Cinémathèque Française's restoration of Max Ophuls'...
 01/05/2009 By Ann Lewinson
There Will Be Blood
Because the dead media can’t frame stories any other way than “he said-she said”...
 01/06/2009 By Alan Bisbort
My take on Sting 2k8...
It's been more than a week since the anticipated clash between dancehall artist Movado and Vybz...
 01/04/2009 By Robert
Rajun Cajun Owner Fed Up
Anybody interested in running a soul food restaurant in the North End? Talk to Rajun Cajun owner...
 01/05/2009 By Dan D'Ambrosio
Reading List
Will Oldham, Andrew Bird, and Merle Haggard.
 By John Adamian
Everyday People
TMI
Too much info from Alex DePratti
 By Melissa Byron
Bartender Buddha
Pearls of wisdom from Hallie Tenney
 By Melissa Byron
Comic
Lulu Eightball

 The weekly comic by Emily Flake
On the Cover
Death of a Dream
Brazilian immigrants are leaving Connecticut's recession for a better life back home.
 By Daniel D'Ambrosio
Capitol Intensive
Halos and Horns
Who was naughty and who was nice in 2008
 By Andy Bromage
Dan Savage
Savage Love: 12/30/08
Relationship columnist Dan Savage joins the Advocate.
 By Dan Savage
D&D Nation
Geeks of Games Past
One man's reflection on life in fantasyland
 By Craig Fehrman
For Your Art
Double or Nothing
New Britain museum showcases the fine art of selling out
By Alan Bisbort
State of the Economy
Jobs Melt Away
Connecticut held off the recession for a while, but no more
 By Daniel D'Ambrosio
CD of the Week
Common
Common gets techno-cle
 By Justin Kloczko
Dining
Pollo Pride
A popular Caribbean fast-food chain gets a toehold in Hartford
By Steve and Lisa Alcazari
Paradise Regained
Slice of Heaven does an admirable job filling Luna's shoes in Cromwell
 By Steve and Lisa Alcazari
Greatest Hits
How to Handle Illegal Aliens
The growing population of illegal aliens means tough decisions for city police.
 By Daniel D'Ambrosio
The Nokia Lolitas
A combustible mix of minors, sex and technology.
 By Rachel Slajda and Erin Lynch
Theories of 9/11
Are the doubters justified, or paranoid?
 By Jennifer Abel
CD Shorts
Umm They Reissued Pavement.
New releases by Polk Miller, Frida Hyvönen, Los Campesinos!, a various-artists collection and a Pavement reissue (awesome)
 By Advocate staff
Crime & Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Round-up of holiday criminals!
 Compiled by Justin Klozko
Wheels
Toyota Totters
The auto giant's loss in perspective
 By Jim Motavalli
More Greatest Hits
Hartford's Curfew Fix
Can a citywide curfew prevent crime?
 By Daniel D'Ambrosio
The 33 Commandments
33 things to do in the Hartford area before you die.
 By Adam Bulger
Drinking by Degrees
Would lowering the drinking age help reduce binge drinking at colleges?
 By Jayne Keedle
Want to Live Forever?
The human-life-extension movement sees a glorious future for us all.
 By Adam Bulger
Hell Hath No Furries
Inside the world of furries.
 By Jennifer Abel
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Listings
For the Gaming Dorks
Best of the Best
The top 10 games of 2008
 By Scott Niblock
Best Albums of 2008
Thirty-Two from 2008
A couple dozen commendable new records from the past year
By Advocate staff
Winter Freetime
Movies
And 2008 Goes to the Dogs ...
A canine comedy and two real dogs from Tom Cruise and Frank Miller
 By Ann Lewinson
Everybody's Doin' The Local Motion
Subversive Jazz
The key to breaking up central Connecticut's cover band monopoly may not be rock at all
 By Dan Barry
World This Week
Journalism for Dummies
The U.S. press corps is free to go
 By Alan Bisbort