The Brothers Bloom
“He writes his cons the way dead Russians write novels...” read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsChe Guevara Hates Steven Soderbergh
You bought the T-shirt—now go see the movie. That’s the logic Steven Soderbergh hopes will draw audiences to Che, his four-hour, Spanish-language revolutionary epic starring Benicio Del Toro... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesWhy is This Man Smiling? Because He’s Lil Wayne, and He Had a Pretty Decent 2008
The year’s most compelling rapper by far was Lil Wayne, the tongue-twisting New Orleans savant who never ceased to surprise... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesNami Mun
Contemporary American novels often feel like extended short stories; notes for bigger books... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsUnglued: Gazing into the Crystal 8 Ball
Any music magazine can use its year-end issue to look back on the best of the year that was. But only Paste—using the latest findings from scientists at the... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesWaltz With Bashir
As much about memory’s hallucinatory inventions as the facts of the... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Wrestler
American filmmakers may have rediscovered emotional realism... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsRoy Harper: Flat Baroque And Berserk, Stormcock, Jugula (with Jimmy Page)
With the ubiquity of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsJohn Niven
While No Doubt and Oasis were climbing the charts... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsRhinestone Cowboy: A Visit to Nashville's Flashiest Boutique
Park at the foot of Music Row. Step into the Nashville sun. Look left, look right. Squint. You miss it the first time, the place you’re trying to find, the stately storefront, the house of Manuel... read more
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