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Film review: Fearless

At first glance, Fearless looks like the typical Jet Li film: guy goes around engaging in spectacular fights. But Fearless is an oddity within the kung-fu genre because it has a plot that actually...


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Film Review: The Last Kiss

It seems we are living in an age where the proverbial ball and chain has morphed into a straightjacket of monotony. The mere threat of commitment and its formal counterpart-that fearsome "M"...


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Out & About

Popular video sharing site YouTube has signed a deal with Warner Music Group to distribute music videos on the web. WMG will now share ad revenue with YouTube from videos that display its content....


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Film review: Jackass: Number Two

As if the first batch of idiotic stunts weren't enough to eliminate all future extraterrestrial belief in the worthiness of the human race, the producers of Jackass have come out with a sequel to...


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Sandbox: Sometimes we eat the Panda,

Sometimes alcohol makes you vomit and collapse on your friend's velveteen couch; other times, it makes you yearn to caress the soft fur of a beautiful black and white panda bear. And you never know...


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Music review: Jonny Lang

Jonny Lang is no longer a blues guitarist; he's a rocker. Or so his iTunes genre designation says-it was "Blues" for his previous albums but "Rock" for his latest, Turn Around (A&M). Except...


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Music review: Lupe Fiasco

Fueled by two album leaks and a formidable list of powerhouse producers, Lupe Fiasco was primed to be the new hip-hop king. With his debut album Food & Liquor (Atlantic), Fiasco just might fulfill...


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Restaurant review: Serena

Serena is a puzzling restaurant. While it is to be commended for featuring an appealing take on Spanish-American cuisine, the restaurant exhibits too many quirks to be a serious dining destination.


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Top Sites: Movie Blogs

1) Ain't It Cool News: http://aintitcool.com/ A movie news site made appealing through a cartoon-ish aesthetic. It's packed with features, interviews and up-to-date film buzz courtesy of...


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Film review: Flyboys

Choosing cinematic beauty over a script with brains is an error too often made by film directors who are overly lovey-dovey with the subject material. Unless you're George Lucas with a fabricated...


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Bombshell Band Rocks Out Coffeehouse

At the tender age of 16, the now-lead singer of folk-rock outfit Beirut dropped out of school and took off for Europe. Five months later, he returned home with the seeds of an album planted-an...


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RACHEL BILSON talks The Last Kiss

Love, life and the relationship tribulations that surround them are the focus of Hollywood's latest dramedy, The Last Kiss. The film has an all-star cast that dips into both ends of the age...


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Music Review: Elton John

Elton John remains a major figure in popular music despite the fact that his 1970s heyday is far behind him. But after an uneven '80s and much of the '90s spent on film and stage collaborations...


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Bitchin' anthology

We all have a guilty pleasure, be it food, romance novels or reality television. Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler turned their guilty pleasure into a successful magazine, Bitch: Feminist Response to...


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Film Review: Gridiron Gang

By this juncture in the cinematic game, there's no point harping on the inadequacies and unrealities of the inspirational sports film genre. It's not mind-boggling that a movie starring The Rock as...


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Music Review: TV on the Radio

Rarely do the words "good music" and "radio" end up in the same sentence, but we'll make an exception for art-rock quintet TV on the Radio and their latest release, Return to Cookie Mountain...