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Published: May 26, 2009

In this age of found art and virtual networking, rock show posters are more relevant than ever. They're limited-edition collectibles, as well as striking reminders of the gritty analog world it's easy to forget we inhabit. Gig Posters (Quirk Books, $40) features 700-plus images and 101 perforated, ready-to-frame recent classics, including ones by Philly's Eleanor Grosch, Tim Gough and Largemammal. —Brian Howard

When I saw Terminator: Salvation, I was just as frustrated as Shaun Brady (see his review). But James Cameron is a tough act to follow. In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Cameron had the foresight to create his own technology so the machines from the future actually looked new and different. Say what you will about him as a filmmaker — his ability to break new technological ground is what's gearing me up for the December release of his new film Avatar (also featuring Salvation's Sam Worthington). Rewatch T2. You'll be surprised by how badass it still looks. —Molly Eichel

Scurry over to the Institute of Contemporary Art and into "Pathways to Unknown Worlds." The new exhibit gives cosmic thanks to Sun Ra, leader of The Arkestra, a free-jazz band that's so improvisational you can feel the glee whizzing off each brilliant, dreamt-up-this-second rhythm. Poems and paintings by Sun Ra cover the walls, and dive into his claim that he was from Saturn and part of the "Angel Race." His music, proof of his otherworldliness, seeps from headphones around the room. Sadly, Sun Ra passed in 1993, but I'd like to think he just went back home. —Holly Otterbein

Infinite Jest is a wonderful, versatile thing — it works as a workbench, a podium, an ottoman. But did you know it's a book, too? That's what they're saying at infinitesummer.org, a Web site encouraging you to devour David Foster Wallace's 1,000-page monsterpiece between June 21 and September 22. That's only 75 pages a week. Yeah, some of those weeks will be footnotes-only. But you can do this! Get down off the book and start reading! —Patrick Rapa

My City Was Gone
nEW Festival
Ribbons of War
Freudian Slip-Up
Liquid Dreams
Hide and Seek
83rd Annual Competition
The Meatpackers Book Club
Bread & Puppet Theater
I'm Nobody