Pages tagged “issue 33”

My Best Friend

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In My Best Friend, François is an antique dealer whose self-interested business practices have left him with no real friends...  read more

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The Big Picture

Anyone nostalgic for the stately Americana of PBS’s vintage American Playhouse series will...  read more

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Kyle Anderson

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Accidental Revolution: The Story of Grunge
And so in 2007 I find myself thinking about the genre known as “grunge” more than any sane person rightly should...  read more

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Tim Flannery

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Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Creature
Boys can always be divided into two categories: those who throw rocks (the popular majority) and those who collect them (the inevitable outcasts)...  read more

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Irini Spanidou

Before
Beatrice has what it takes to be one of those...  read more

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The Magic Numbers: One Singular Sensation

In the awkward first-date dynamic of the average music interview, the interviewer usually has the dramatic advantage of prior history. With the help of a few press clips, he can identify the thrice-beaten dead-horse topics for any given band...  read more

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Guilt-rock: A confessional list

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We’ve all got guilty pleasures. We’re all a little nostalgic for the cheesy songs we loved in middle school. We all liked Duran Duran at some point. We all know every word to Lisa Loeb’s “Stay.” We all go to American Idol...  read more

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How to pick a Dylan song: Brian Ferry explains

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As lead singer of legendary art-rock band Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry earned a reputation as one of music’s great innovators. But as forward-looking as Roxy Music was, there was always a side of Ferry that enjoyed looking back.  read more

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Rooney: Calling the World

Odd band out finds home in warm jukebox glow of classicist power-pop  read more

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Bottom of the Hudson: Fantastic Hawk

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Guided by voices… and glockenspiels   read more

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