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Blogs
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Re:Print: The Fate of the Epistolary Novel

Music
:. The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out (40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
:. John Mayer: Battle Studies
:. Duran Duran: Rio Special Limited Edition / Live at Hammersmith ‘82!
:. Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard: One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Music From Kerouac’s Big Sur
:. Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2
:. Heavy Trash: Midnight Soul Serenade
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:. Galactic + Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle: 6 November 2009 - Austin, TX

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:. The Road
:. Ninja Assassin

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:. The L Word: The Final Season
:. Frailty
:. The Monster Squad: 20th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)

Books
:. Writing in the Dark, by David Grossman
:. Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne

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News
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Reviews

Heartthrob: Dear Painter, Paint Me

By Alan Ranta

This 23-minute teaser is almost enough to make one want to investigate the actual debut of pounding minimal techno from Jesse Siminski. [25 September 2008]

By David Abravanel

The man behind the brilliant “Baby Kate” and some choice Audion remixes proves that he’s capable of thematically sustaining a full-length album. [20 August 2008]