Alex Wheatle
While the term generally describes the Southern outposts of... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsJeffrey Renard Allen
If you haven’t yet heard of Allen, you will... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsBuddy & Julie Miller: Written In Chalk
Teenage boys don’t typically learn how to play the guitar in order to make some grand artistic statement... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsOn the Waterfront: Kevin Drew Directs Feist in Short Film
Midway into Feist’s 2007 breakthrough album The Reminder is a bewitching ballad called “The Water.” The track moves slowly, as if water itself, and its emotional resonance inspired Broken Social Scene... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesJoltin' Joe and the Hospice Bed
My dad, who died a couple months ago, was not much of a music fan. He had the same small stack of vinyl LPs that could be found in millions of suburban American households... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesM. Ward: Hold Time
"Everybody’s goin’ out / Havin’ fun / I’m a fool for stayin’ home..." read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsGomorrah
Gomorrah’s portrait of Italy’s Camorra crime family is more a... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Tudors: The Complete Second Season
Overrun with crude political intrigue and comically exuberant sex... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsJennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton, with Erin Tomeo
The reader who trudges... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsLily Allen Gets All Dolled Up
Since the release of her 2007 debut, Alright, Still, 23-year-old British starlet Lily Allen has established herself as a chameleonic pop darling—by turns a teary blogger... read more
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