Fleet Foxes
When considered without any contextual information, it’s difficult to group Fleet Foxes immediately within the tumultuous Seattle music scene from which they’ve emerged. With their long beards, country guitar sound, and tale-telling lyrics, one imagines rather that their self-titled debut is the result of its members spending several months strumming strings ‘round a camp fire. [...]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
When I originally heard them folks in Hollywood were adding a fourth film to the beloved Indiana Jones trilogy, I couldn’t help but think this was a somewhat awful idea. It irks me when tired movie makers dig up and reuse an idea that is already solid in movie history and holds an important place [...]
The Best and Worst of Network Late Night
Best Overall Host: Conan O’BrienHe’s still funny, even if he’s lost a bit of his zing over the years, and I think he’ll make a fine Tonight Show host. As long as he doesn’t have to carry over any of Jay Leno’s schtick.Worst Overall Host: Carson DalyJust give up! Nobody watches this [...]
Ask Liz and Laura
Totino’s Party Pizza Enhancement
Dear Liz and Laura,Knowing that Liz and Laura are veritable connoisseurs of the $1 modern marvel of the Totino’s Party Pizza, I was wondering if they had any suggestions for spicing up the delicacy. I’ve been experimenting with a dash of garlic powder and a capful of olive oil and have had mixed results. [...]
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Journal
Obama wins — Kucinich for VP!
Now that Barack Obama has all but secured the nomination blah blah blah, the only question that remains is, will he man up and pick someone who’s actually cool for his running mate? I say Dennis Kucinich would be the perfect choice (except that it would make Obama a potential laughingstock). Otherwise I don’t know…Al [...]
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Music: Concerts
St. Vincent
Having had the pleasure of seeing St. Vincent during CMJ, it was no difficult decision to attend her show at the Bowery Ballroom last night. First off, openers Foreign Born won themselves some new fans with their brisk set of somewhat folky songs that also pack plenty of room for outright rocking. The lead singer’s [...]
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TV
Since when are TV seasons so short?
It seems like only yesterday that shows like 30 Rock and The Office started their most recent season, and now they’re over! What the hell?!I used to expect a good twenty episodes from a TV drama or comedy season, and it can’t be more than a few years since that was the standard. [...]
