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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
Marginal Utility: Refuting the paradox of choice
Mixed Media: Citay - Dream Get Together (new album / MP3)
Short Ends and Leader: Twilight’s Gender Divide
Sound Affects: Green Day - All About ‘Dookie’: “Burnout”
Channel Surfing: ‘Project Runway’: Looking Fashion Forward
Moving Pixels: Tech Bubbles in World of Warcraft
Consuming Consumables: Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records

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

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

Reviews

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

By Bill Gibron

That sound you hear in the background is "Taps". It's playing for the death of one of horrror's definitive icons at the hands of this hackneyed production. [6 February 2007]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

By Cynthia Fuchs

You know a trend has crested and collapsed by the time Michael Bay gets a hold of it. [6 October 2006]

Darkness Falls (2003)

Sets a new bar for lack of logic. [28 April 2003]

Sets a new bar for lack of logic. [23 January 2003]