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Spidey Turns Slacker?!: Great Power, Not So Much Responsibility

[8.Apr.08] :. As Marvel Comics turns back the clock on Spider-Man, returning him to the struggling single life, questions erupt about the relationship of hero to audience.

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TV

Make Mine Vanilla: Season Sanjaya Six and the American Idol Illusion

[21.May.07] :. Far beyond the media sensation of adoration and hate that surrounded Sanjaya Malakar's stint on Idol is how his booting laid bare how empty and soulless the whole affair has become.

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Music

Nerf Herder: IV

[7.May.08] :. The nerd rock favorites take too lingering of a walk down memory lane, revisiting older material in a way that seems more bitter than sweet.

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DVDs

Mrs. Doubtfire

[16.Apr.08] :. This film about a charmingly warped, desperate, and divorced dad in drag has held up well 15 years after its original release.

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Music

The Kooks: Konk

[14.Apr.08] :. The Kooks step into Ray Davies' studio, name an album after it, and come away with a disc full of punchy riffs, chords, and provocative lyrics.

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Music

Army of the Pharaohs: Ritual of Battle

[2.Apr.08] :. The vast collective Army of the Pharaohs may lack the mainstream recognition of Wu-Tang, yet prove to be a force to be reckoned with on their second album.

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DVDs

The Lost Book of Nostradamus

[12.Mar.08] :. The History Channel slums it with this sensationalistic account of the recently-unearthed contents of Nostradamus' lost book of prophecies.

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The World/Inferno Friendship Society: Addicted to Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century

[21.Sep.07] :. A punk/cabaret operetta about one of the most underrated of actors of the previous century? World/Inferno makes this seemingly kitschy concept work.

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Music   Damnation A.D.: In This Life Or The Next

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Music

SoCalled: Ghettoblaster

[2.Aug.07] :. SoCalled brings together hip-hop and traditional Klezmer and the result is a stellar disc that delivers seamless fusion, a jolt of humor, and a dash of history.

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DVDs   The Addams Family: Volume 2

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Music

Praxis: Tennessee 2004

[7.Jun.07] :. An auditory snapshot of supergroup/jam band/fusion fiends Praxis and their live set at Bonnaroo, Tennessee 2004 may arguably be one of the best live albums released this century.

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