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Chris Burden’s Metropolis II

By Anna Graizbord

A kinetic sculpture four years in the making.

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Music News

Nite Jewel previews second album, announces tour dates

By Stewart Mason

Ramona Gonzalez loves the '80s.

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TV & Film Review

Mildred Pierce

Todd Haynes

Haynes and Winslet capture the spirit of Cain's fascinating heroine.

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Culture Profile

UCB Theatre

By Anna Graizbord

Breeding ground for many influential comedy figures.

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Music Review

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

Among the coolest debut albums of the '60s.

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Music Review

Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink

Swahili Blonde

Joyous polyrhythms supporting a newfound pop sensibility.

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Books Review

Stone Arabia

Dana Spiotta

Spiotta’s finest work to date.

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Music Review

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83

Anthony Gonzalez makes his grand statement.

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TV & Film Review

Drive

Nicolas Winding Refn

The visuals have drive, but the plot is drivel.

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Music Review

Only In Dreams

Dum Dum Girls

Stylish L.A. group transitions to glorious pop.

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Music Review

The Golden Age of Apocalypse

Thundercat

Late night indie electronica.

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Music Review

Brazilliance, Volume 1

Laurindo Almeida

Both forward-looking and sensuously romantic.

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TV & Film Review

Horrible Bosses

Seth Gordon

A disappointingly silly, scattershot workplace comedy.

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TV & Film Review

Bad Teacher

Jake Kasdan

A strong cast can’t save this crudely mean-spirited and uneven… >>

TV & Film Review

Beginners

Mike Mills

This charming film about learning to be true to oneself… >>

TV & Film Review

Hesher

Spencer Susser

Gordon-Levitt's surly stranger shocks a grieving family back to life… >>

Music Review

Goblin

Tyler, The Creator

About 1/10th as daring as he thinks it is.

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TV & Film Review

Sympathy for Delicious

Mark Ruffalo

A caustic and cautionary film about a man who can… >>

Music Review

Boys and Diamonds

Rainbow Arabia

Indie electro-kids explore the world.

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Music Review

Tina Mason Is Something Wonderful!

Tina Mason

Little-known soft-pop gem resurfaces.

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Music Review

The Collage

The Collage

Sunshine pop cult heroes get deluxe reissue.

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Music Review

Someday Man

Paul Williams

The swan song of L.A. pop’s golden age.

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Music Profile

Paul Williams

By Jim Allen

L.A. singer-songwriter who defined ‘70s pop

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Music Review

The Story

King

Gorgeous neo-soul harmonies atop subtle electronic grooves.

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TV & Film Profile

Gregg Araki

By Adrienne McIlvaine

Blissed-out filmmaker with a hyperkinetic, rebellious streak.

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TV & Film Review

Somewhere

Sofia Coppola

An ethereally beautiful and intimately observed film.

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TV & Film Review

I'm Still Here

Casey Affleck

Whether or not it’s a put-on, it’s an embarrassment.

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Music Profile

Peter Case

By Jim Allen

New wave frontman becomes a solo troubadour.

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TV & Film Review

Dinner for Schmucks

Jay Roach

A rather lazy big-budget comedy remake.

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TV & Film Review

Greenberg

Noah Baumbach

Greenberg himself may be unlovable, but the film is an… >>

TV & Film Review

The Kids Are All Right

Lisa Cholodenko

Well-earned laughs and tears in a comedy/drama of insight and… >>

TV & Film Review

Cyrus

Jay Duplass

Exceptional performances and believable characters, but the film goes soft.

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TV & Film Review

The Larry Sanders Show

Garry Shandling

Shandling's influential satirical sitcom.

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Music Review

The Days of Wine and Roses

The Dream Syndicate

The pinnacle of the Paisley Underground.

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Music Review

Rara Speaks

Lucky Dragons

A mixture of vintage oscillators and radio transmissions from a… >>

Music Review

The Atlantic Ocean

Richard Swift

A distinctive, quirky approach to those elegant-but-accessible sounds of the… >>

Books Review

I'm Dying Up Here

William Knoedelseder

A surprisingly compelling overview of how Hollywood became stand-up's center… >>

Books Review

Inherent Vice

Thomas Pynchon

Even post-modernists need a good beach read now and then.

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Music Review

Monsters of Folk

Monsters of Folk

The tunes don't surpass any of the members' previous individual… >>

Music Review

Forever Changes

Love (band)

Surface prettiness masks flower power's dark undercurrents

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TV & Film Review

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Larry David

Agitation and awkwardness abound.

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Music Review

Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future

The Bird And The Bee

A fizzy, intoxicating fusion of '60s sunshine pop, bossa nova… >>

Books Profile

Miranda July

By Tracy O’Neill

One of the preeminent indie artists of the new millennium.… >>