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Special SectionsFriday, January 29 2010
The Best Music Scribing Awards 2009Covering the media now is like working in the obits section of a small town paper. Still, Gross finds plenty of music-related highlights for the eighth annual edition of his best music writing picks, sans PopMatters. Wednesday, January 27 2010
Slipped Discs 2009Slipped Discs concludes with Norwegian electro pop, lots of Scottish pop goodness, two rock institutions, a Soviet born chanteuse and many more. Friday, January 22 2010
The Best of Books 2009As you will see in the selections we present here, there were more than enough great books by great writers in the past year to more than make up for all the other shouters and malingerers. Friday, January 8 2010
PopMatters Picks: The Best Film, TV and DVD of 2009PopMatters highlights the best film, TV and DVDs of 2009.
Friday, December 18 2009
PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2009PopMatters is on our annual holiday publishing break, except for film and blogs. Full publishing resumes on 4 January.
Wednesday, November 25 2009
Re-Meet the Beatles: PopMatters Salutes the Still Fab FourA comprehensive look at the history and impact of the Beatles. Friday, November 20 2009
Director Spotlight: Pedro AlmodóvarToday: Viva Pedro: The Almodovar Interview -- What could possibly be better than getting face time with one of the most legendary filmmakers of all-time? Almodóvar talks to PopMatters about his new film, Broken Embraces and much more. Friday, October 23 2009
PopMatters @ 10PopMatters celebrates its birthday this week with a series of essays on cultural changes over our 10-year lifespan. Today: Mark Reynolds on "The Long and Short of Long-Form Journalism" and Nikki Tranter on "Exit from Nowheresville: My 10 Years with PopMatters". Friday, September 25 2009
Rest in Pieces: Eulogies of the Past, Present, and Future - Part 5Today: Kirby Fields on the iconic Kurt Cobain, Sarah Hentges reveres science fiction writer Octavia Estelle Butler and Jillian Steinhauer on the perfect understatement of Steve Buscemi. Friday, September 11 2009
Feast or Famine: The 2009 PopMatters Fall Movie PreviewToday: December 2009: The big guns -- James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Peter Jackson, Terrence Malik -- are still putting the finishing touches on their over the top treats. As usual, it looks like the Hollywood heavyweights are once again saving some of the best for last. Friday, August 28 2009
Hellboy Sweet SixteenPopMatters offers an in-depth cultural analysis of the Hellboy phenomenon. Today: "The Devil You Know: Mignola's Hellboy in the Chapel of Moloch and the Old Debate" AND "The Horror of Science and Magic in Hellboy". Friday, August 21 2009
Casablanca Records: Play It AgainThirty-five years ago, KISS and Parliament debuted on Casablanca, a label that influenced generations of music listeners and defined an era in popular music. Join PopMatters and more than 50 artists and executives for our exclusive, five-part oral history of Casablanca. Friday, July 31 2009
100 Essential Male Film PerformancesPart 1: Life Support Friday, July 24 2009
Pixelated Brains and New MediaIn Pixelated Brains, a four-part section spanning June and July, we consider: R WE UNABL 2 THNK & COMMUNIC8 N MENINGFL WYZ NE MORE? Thursday, July 9 2009
The Love You Save: A Tribute to Michael JacksonToday: The MJ Top Ten Tribute | The Fawn in the Burning Forest: Our Beloved Monster | The Teflon King: Ronald Reagan and the Death of Michael Jackson | Artomising MJ | 'Thriller': The First in Meta Horror | Michael Jackson Forever. Monday, June 29 2009
The Edge of Change: The Most Memorable Albums of 1999PopMatters turns 10 this year and to celebrate we are looking back at the popular music that defined the year of our birth. [Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5] Friday, June 5 2009
Let’s Go Crazy: Celebrating 25 Years of Purple RainSome 25 years after it was released, PopMatters proudly celebrates Purple Rain in its entirety, looking at the album and film from every angle. Thursday, April 30 2009
Summer of Same: The 2009 PopMatters Summer Movie PreviewIt will be a Summer of Same: same old franchises seeing multi-million dollar updates; same old actors in rote roles; directors digging deep into their cinematic bags of tricks, hoping they can find meaning out of one more mainstream paycheck. [May | June | July | August] Wednesday, April 1 2009
Wham!‘s “Make It Big” Turns 25An April Fool's Day special: When Wham! named its second record Make It Big, is was a statement of purpose and a prophecy. Wham! reshaped our understanding of what a pop song could achieve and produced an album that became the definitive musical statement of a generation. Friday, March 27 2009
Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999On this final day of PopMatters' 1999 overview, awards season hype gives way to pure acting prowess and definitive directorial flair. Day Five: Toy Story 2 to Titus (November - December 1999) |
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