Films of the decade: “Spirited Away”
Miyazaki's fable of a girl trapped in the spirit world is full of visual delights -- and painful insights
Monday, Dec 28, 2009 6:09 PM UTCEntertainment Films of the Decade, Film Salon
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Will the Yankees ever win the World Series again?
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Everything you were afraid to ask about “The Wire”
Need a primer for quite possibly the best show on television?
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40 years after Lenny Bruce began his dark descent, here are the top 10 true heirs to his outlaw legacy.
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Veterans group says military hero lied about his record; claims evil villains escaped his clutches during war against Cobra.
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Everything you were afraid to ask about “Donnie Darko”
With the release of the new director's cut, there are even more questions about the 2001 cult fave. Who's the fat guy in the track suit? What's with the 6-foot rabbit? We answer them all.
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Mail-order divorce
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Wednesday, Jun 9, 2004 9:43 PM UTCEntertainment
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Sue Garner and Freakwater's Catherine Irwin play somber, intimate ballads on two rewarding solo releases.
Wednesday, Mar 5, 2003 5:59 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Talib Kweli: “Quality”
Kweli's thoughtful rhymes and soulful musicality are a breath of fresh air in a genre dominated by materialistic self-indulgence and uninspired beats.
Monday, Jan 27, 2003 2:41 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Cody ChesnuTT: “The Headphone Masterpiece”
L.A. crackpot genius ChesnuTT has created a lo-fi, genre-hopping double album that couldn't be more aptly named.
Friday, Jan 3, 2003 9:33 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Sigur Ros: “( )”
On their majestic new album, the Icelandic rock orchestrators use maybe a dozen syllables in a made-up language. Fans vote on the translation.
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2002 12:00 PM UTCAll Salon Music, Iceland
MC Paul Barman: “Paullelujah!”
On his sophomore album, the New Jersey rapper delivers a hilarious concoction of erudite lyrics and crude sexual fantasies that has even himself wondering how he can be "so smart and so stupid at the same time."
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2002 4:43 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Music preview: Doug Martsch
On his first solo release, "Now You Know," Built to Spill singer Martsch goes back to basics, exhibiting his self-taught slide guitar style on a spare, beautiful record.
Wednesday, Oct 9, 2002 8:01 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Music preview: Future Bible Heroes
On "Eternal Youth" Claudia Gonson, Stephen Merritt (Magnetic Fields) and Christopher Ewen craft delightfully over-the-top nu-disco songs tossed with witty pop aper
Monday, Oct 7, 2002 3:09 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Music preview: Neko Case
On her latest album, "Blacklisted," alt-country chanteuse Case hangs vivid lyrical images over spectral guitar lines. Listen in.
Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002 4:51 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Music preview: Mr. Lif
The fast-talking rapper's album "I Phantom" is the first hip-hop record after 9/11 that's explicitly critical of the current administration. Listen in.
Monday, Sep 23, 2002 5:43 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Music preview: Aimee Mann
Mann's latest album, "Lost in Space," is a collection of sardonic ballads that further defines her as a monologist for the lost and broken. Listen in.
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2002 10:02 PM UTCAll Salon Music
Music preview: Soundbombing III
The third release in this series of New York underground hip-hop samplers features new material by Mos Def, Missy Elliott, the Roots and others. Listen in.
Tuesday, Aug 6, 2002 8:01 AM UTCAll Salon Music
Music preview: DJ Shadow
After taking the "found sound" genre to another level in 1996 with "Endtroducing ...," Josh Davis aka DJ Shadow is back with a new collage, "The Private Press." Listen in.
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2002 5:38 PM UTCAll Salon Music
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