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Back Up Yours: The Return of Poly Styrene
Maybe you have to be a certain kind of aging punk-rock geek to really get excited about this, but that's me, and I'm happy to...Read More Published 01/17/2011 at 7:31 PM 0 comments -
RIP: Trish Keenan of Broadcast
It was almost 11 years ago, now that I think about it. I was visiting various grad schools all over the country. I visited Athens,...Read More Published 01/14/2011 at 11:33 AM 0 comments -
The Best Video You Will See All Week
The best video you will actually see all week is this video, in which a cat battles a baby bear in Russia, with predictably adorable...Read More Published 01/12/2011 at 9:42 AM 0 comments -
How to Be Productive on a Snow Day
So are you snowed in? I'm snowed in. I mean, the neighbor across the street managed to leave the house, judging by the tire tracks...Read More Published 01/10/2011 at 12:59 PM 0 comments -
This City Desert Makes You Feel So Cold (Gerry Rafferty R.I.P.)
It's always easy to inflate the talent or significance of anyone who's just died, out of sentimentality or just the confusion of "news" with "importance."...Read More Published 01/04/2011 at 10:18 PM 0 comments -
An Addendum to Our 2010 Movie Picks: Pixar's Stumble
In our Year in Review issue, our critics picked their favorite movies of 2010. While I can't authoritatively make such selections -- as the father...Read More Published 01/04/2011 at 5:34 PM 0 comments
10-Minute Obsession: Archives
We traverse the pop-culture universe to catalog points of interest, from fleeting whimsies to long-term obsessions.
