Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young
Neil Young’s new autobiography, Waging Heavy Peace, largely recounts the strange career of its writer, but it contains few of the brilliant peaks that make some of Young’s frustrating releases worth slogging through. read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsPrince Rama: Top Ten Hits for the End of the World
Prince Rama's absurdist personas have always been more fascinating than their druggy, drone-y music. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsHow I Met Your Mother Review: "The Autumn of Break-Ups" (Episode 8.05)
When 'How I Met Your Mother' promises something, the show always delivers. “The Autumn of Break-Ups” was hinted at near the beginning of the season and it finally comes to the forefront. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsLaura Lamont's Life in Pictures by Emma Straub
Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff and Doris Day? Vera Jayne Palmer and Jayne Mansfield? Norma Jeane Baker and Marilyn Monroe? Did these real-life female doppelgängers share anything in common besides plucky attitudes and curvaceous physiques? read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsDirty Projectors: About to Die EP
In an interview with Paste leading up to the release of the excellent Swing Lo Magellan earlier this year, Dirty Projectors’ songwriter Dave Longstreth indicated that he had “70 ideas” and “40 finished demos” from a year spent holed up in a previously abandoned house in New York’s Delaware County. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsA Late Quartet
Inspired by and structured around Beethoven’s Opus 131 String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Yaron Zilberman’s A Late Quartet is an exquisite portrait of family dynamics within a construct of classical music. When the elder statesman of a string quartet determines it’s time to retire after a quarter century, repressed desires rise to the surface and threaten to destroy the friendships and music the group has built together. Smart writing, moving performances and of course a lovely soundtrack coalesce into an intimate cinematic gem.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsWreck-It Ralph
Confirming that cooler (better) heads can prevail, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph proves the House of Mouse’s wisdom beyond the financial to not only purchase Pixar outright, but to install Pixar’s Creative Director, John Lasseter, as the parent company’s Chief Creative Officer in 2006. Since then, the Disney which, just prior, had seen its rote attempts to duplicate a Little Mermaid here and a Beauty and the Beast there saw increasingly diminished results—both critically and commercially—has slowly begun to steer its trajectory back toward the Second Star to the Left.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsSkyfall
James Bond is the elder statesman of action movies, celebrating his 50th anniversary in film this year with the release of his twenty-third(!) feature, Skyfall. It goes without saying that adaptations of characters with such longevity should reflect the prevailing styles of entertainment and tastes of contemporary audiences … or does it?... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsBob's Burgers Review: "Bob Fires the Kids" (Episode 3.03)
Unlike most animated shows focusing on families, it’s great to have Bob’s Burgers actually have a heartwarming family dynamic. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsHalo 4 Review (360)
Halo returns, courtesy of a new development team. Halo expert and eSports theorist Simon Ferrari reviews it for Paste. read more
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