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Sunday, July 5 2009

Win the Ultimate Michael Jackson Discography on MP3

Sign up with Lala to receive our Michael Jackson playlist for free and be entered to win a complete Michael Jackson discography on MP3.


Friday, January 30 2009

Needles in the Haystack

To supplement our list of favorite 25 singles, we offer a quick look at a handful of under-appreciated gems in the Motown catalog.


Monday, January 26 2009

Dancing in the Street: Our 25 Favorite Motown Singles

From the Four Tops and the Temptations to the Marvelettes and the Velvelettes, we narrow down our favorite singles from the "Sound of Young America" era to 25 indisputable picks.


Friday, January 13 2006

Slipped Discs

Rather than pulling out their hair over our year-end list, our writers make sure those overlooked albums from 2005 get their due.


Thursday, January 5 2006

The 20 Best DVDs of 2005

The main reason why digital won the format wars was the ongoing desire to accept film as an art, not a commodity, and in return making discs that preserve and enhance the medium.


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Tuesday, November 8 2011

20 Questions: Don Fleming

The famed songwriter/producer and Sonic Youth BFF sits down with PopMatters to wax philosophical on the Beatles, tell us what it's like going through Marty Robbins' record collection, and why he bears a characteristic resemblance to Shaft . . .


Monday, June 27 2011

More of the Best Summer TV

Because we know you like the cool A/C, but love these cool shows. The following represents the incredibly entertaining programming now airing in the hot, sweaty summer months, even if it's not (yet) good enough to make the fall schedule.


Tuesday, May 3 2011

20 Questions: Petra Haden

When not collaborating with David Byrne, playing violin for Weezer, or covering Who albums with just her voice, If By Yes' Petra Haden is perfecting her Moonwalk and learning how to make ProTools work . . .


Thursday, April 14 2011

Reflecting on Sex: Sasha Grey's Neü Sex and Her Uphill Battle

Candid style photos make Grey's book a very personal work. She urges mainstream media to “send a positive image. Don’t just give the image of sex. Talk about it."


Tuesday, June 29 2010

Exclusive Video Interview with Meg Cabot

Our own Nikki Tranter recently got to speak with celebrated author Meg Cabot about her new vampire novel Insatiable not too long ago, and now, as an added treat, here is the video of Nikki talking with Cabot herself, sinking her teeth into the phenomenon that has truly swept a nation ...


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  23. A Look to the Past, An Insight Into the Present: The Use of Gender in 'Mad Men' (Features)
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