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Features
:. Re-Meet the Beatles: PopMatters Salutes the Still Fab Four
:. The Gospel According to Butch: Part 1—The Producer

Columns
Retro Remote: The Prisoner: ‘Fall Out’
Mixtape Confessions: So You Think You Can Make Me Like Dance?

Blogs
Peripatetic Postcards: Original Sin
Notes from the Road: Mount Eerie: 8 November 2009 - Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago
Mixed Media: Backyard Tire Fire - Good to Be (new album / video)
Channel Surfing: Legend of the Seeker: Season 2 Premiere
Short Ends and Leader: Monsters, Inc. (2001): Blu-ray
Marginal Utility: The Urban Haute Bourgeousie
Moving Pixels: The Ballad of Gay Tony Is the Straightest Grand Theft Auto Ever
Sound Affects: Lords of the New Church, “Dance with Me”

Music
:. Katatonia: Night is the New Day
:. Will Stratton: No Wonder
:. Rosie Flores: Girl of the Century
:. Various Artists: Fire in My Bones: Raw Rare & Otherworldly African American Gospel (1944-2007)
:. Squirrel Nut Zippers: Lost at Sea
:. Ray Charles: The Genius Hits the Road
:. Hecker: Acid in the Style of David Tudor

Events
:. U2: 18 October 2009 - Norman, OK

DVDs
:. Pray the Devil Back to Hell
:. The Secret Policeman Rocks!

Books
:. Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey
:. After the Prophet by Lesley Hazleton

News
:. John Irving’s ‘Last Night in Twisted River’ mirrors his career
:. INTERVIEW:Barbara Kingsolver is determined to advocate social change through literature
:. INTERVIEW:Fast chat with ‘Pirate Radio’ co-star Bill Nighy
:. INTERVIEW:Composer Dominick Argento reflects on his work and the state of opera
:. INTERVIEW:Talking with Jonathan Safran Foer
:. ‘Modern Warfare 2’ navigates a sea of second-guessers

Reviews

Marcus Aurelius: A Life by Frank McLynn

By Michael Patrick Brady

Any proper biography of Aurelius must not only address his historical existence but also his philosophical beliefs, which have informed many of mankind's greatest thinkers. [8 September 2009]

Richard and John by Frank McLynn

McLynn has a keen eye not only for history, but for storytelling and the importance of artfulness in writing. This is everything a historical biography should be. [25 February 2008]