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Does 'LOL' = 'R.I.P.'?

By Hal Bienstock on 2:04 AM on April 28, 2008

In 1986, Frank Zappa released a live album entitled Does Humor Belong in Music? Two decades later, it increasingly seems the answer is no...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

A Fistful of Patton

By Steve LaBate on 2:00 AM on April 28, 2008

Since the 1980s, composer/avant-garde musician Mike Patton has explored countless sounds with bands like Mr. Bungle, Faith No More and Fantômas...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

The Diamond Life

By Bart Blasengame on 1:56 AM on April 28, 2008

At 67 years old, Neil Diamond says he still hasn’t run out of ideas. But the crooning bard did return to a certain bearded producer for his new album Home Before Dark, the follow-up to Diamond’s credibility-enhancing 12 Songs...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

X Factor: Lost's Fox is Racer X

By Bret Love on 1:49 AM on April 28, 2008

Matthew Fox might not be an expert in 1960s cartoons. But when The Wachowski Brothers contacted him about their big-screen take on Speed Racer, he knew he wanted in. “The Wachowskis asked to meet with me. I guess they’re fans of Lost, and they...”  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Thomas McCarthy

By Robert Davis on 1:44 AM on April 28, 2008

Thomas McCarthy’s first film, The Station Agent, gave top billing to good actors who don’t normally anchor movies...  read more

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Rustic Merch

By Brooke Hatfield on 1:36 AM on April 28, 2008

Hope For Agoldensummer, a dreamily named Georgia roots-music trio, takes an earthy approach to its merchandise...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

New ?uest for Roots Drummer

By Nick Marino on 1:31 AM on April 28, 2008

Photography has become a passion for Roots drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Crayon Physics Deluxe

By Gus Mastrapa on 7:29 PM on April 21, 2008

For a medium with unlimited possibilities, video games have a nasty habit of conservatism...  read more

Found in: Games, Reviews

Professor Layton and the Curious Village

By Jason Killingsworth on 7:28 PM on April 21, 2008

I felt like a dunce while playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village after bungling the following riddle...  read more

Found in: Games, Reviews

Devil May Cry 4

By Mitch Krpata on 7:26 PM on April 21, 2008

No one will mistake Devil May Cry 4 for pointed political satire...  read more

Found in: Games, Reviews