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Features
:. The Story of a Soul Survivor: ‘Private Dancer’ at 25
:. The Gospel According to Butch: Part 3—The Artist

Columns
Lowbrow Literati: Are We All Mythtaken About Star Wars?
Jazz Today: Spinach and Broccoli Music: An Interview with Composer and Drummer John Hollenbeck

Blogs
Short Ends and Leader: Travel this ‘Road’ at Your Own Risk
Mixed Media: Me and Orson Welles dir. Richard Linklater (trailer)
Consuming Consumables: Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
Re:Print: Iran and the Remaking of the World
Marginal Utility: Refuting the paradox of choice
Sound Affects: Green Day - All About ‘Dookie’: “Burnout”
Channel Surfing: ‘Project Runway’: Looking Fashion Forward
Moving Pixels: Tech Bubbles in World of Warcraft

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
:. Otto: Certa Manhã Acordei de Sonhos Intranquilos

Events
:. Galactic + Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle: 6 November 2009 - Austin, TX

Film
:. The Road
:. Ninja Assassin

DVDs
:. 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

Multimedia
:. Where the Wild Things Are

News
:. ‘Angels and Demons’ leads list of latest Blu-ray releases
:. INTERVIEW:‘Guitar Hero’ founder excited about future
:. Wii Fitness shares store with dumbbells, treadmills

Reviews

Jake Shimabukuro: Live

By Michael Kabran

It's a dude and his uke just rockin' out. Need I say more? [4 June 2009]

Jake Shimabukuro: Gently Weeps

By Adam Besenyodi

Shimabukuro's latest is his first solo ukulele effort, and his compositions are slightly weakened in this stripped-down affair. [22 December 2006]

Jake Shimabukuro: Dragon

The ukulele virtuoso shows why he is a perfect ambassador for the Aloha State to the rest of the world. Now it's time for the Mainland to catch up. [17 October 2005]