The big news today is the debut of the Globe's new Sidekick section. The comics seem to be bigger, but that may be an optical illusion. Lots of little bites and bits. Let's digest it for a couple of days before we rule. ... Elsewhere in the Globe, Richard Dyer says this weekend's Berkshire Opera presentation of Handel's "Rinaldo" was "one of the best-sung performances in the company's history." David Mehegan says the Women's Review of Books coming out of Wellesley College isn't dead after all. And in the Metro section, Lisa Wangsness has this week's sad artists story about development in the Fort Point Channel area.
Heather Eng has an up-to-the-moment feature in the Herald on laptop music artists hitting the stage this week at Macworld in the Back Bay. The Herald's site seems to be having some issues this morning, though, and I can't find the link. There are, however, numerous links to an item about Boston's Scissormen playing the blues on some scenic rail trips up north ths summer. ... And word is System of a Down is coming to the Centrum on Aug. 27; no tix yet, except for a pre-sale at www.systemofadown.com.
In the Berkshire Eagle, Andrew Pincus says it's been 19 years since Bruckner's Fourth Symphony has been played at Tanglewood, and the performance on Saturday night by the Kurt Masur-conducted BSO seemed to last "the whole 19 years." In the Patriot Ledger, Dana Barbuto introduces us to Scituate novelist Claire Cook, who will see the film adaptation of her "Must Love Dogs" hit the big screen July 21 with Diane Lane and John Cusack starring.
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