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One Day As A Lion Rages Against Change
Zack De La Rocha returns from exile, a little changed but no worse for wear.
The Hold Steady Do Exactly That on 'Stay Positive'
The Brooklyn rockers do what they do best on their latest album.
'Synecdoche, New York': Everyone is Everyonenew
Charie Kaufman's directorial debut is a thoughtful, existential, and brilliant film
Grammy Got Run Over ...
Oh my gawd, did you guys see the Grammy nominations show last Wednesday? What a spectacle! So many stars, and so much great music! I'm so excited for the Grammys now! The music industry is saved, I tell ya! But seriously, yuck. What a mess.
Tags: Kanye West, awards, CBS, Lil Wayne, Al Green, Coldplay, Grammys, Mariah Carey, Foo Fighters, Recording Academy, Robert Plant
Q-Tip Goes Back to (Old) School
Former Tribe Called Quest leader is is classic form on his first solo album in eight years.
Kanye West Flips the Script with a Bold Attempt at a Pop Record
On 808s and Heartbreak, his fourth album in five years, West has made something close to an anti-hip-hop record.
'Slumdog Millionaire': The Great Escape
Danny Boyle's film is a hugely appealing slice of old-school Hollywood -- and Bollywood -- escapism.
Babies Sleep Safest Where?new
A well-intentioned public health campaign in New York state may harm as many infants as it helps -- if not more -- by claiming that babies sleep safest alone.
Metroland |
By Miriam Axel-Lute |
11-06-2008 |
Children & Families
"Spring Forward," "Worth the Wait," and "All the Right Moves"new
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
Tags: media
Looking Up: "Crimes of Passion," "Many Shades of Bi," "The Price of Fear"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column
Tags: media
The Conversation Artistnew
For 25 years, in his magazine The Duplex Planet, David Greenberger has compiled portraits of relationships -- the most significant being that between the artist and his muse.
Tags: media
The Sex Ain't the Problemnew
Spitzer's real crime was hypocrisy.
Steamroller Out, Facilitator Innew
Key Democrats in the New York State Legislature are cautiously optimistic about their prospects for restoring function to state government -- and winning back the Senate -- under Gov. David Paterson.
