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Shelley Klein

Reviews

The Modern Wit by Shelley Klein

By Michael Antman

Combining blurts from celebrities with well-crafted words from comedians just because they make us laugh is rather like comparing rollercoasters with root canals because they both make us scream. [20 November 2008]

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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
Mixtape Confessions: So You Think You Can Make Me Like Dance?
Pop Goes Philosophy: Nobel Prizes and Nobel Promises

Blogs
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
Notes from the Road: Mount Eerie: 8.Nov.09 - Chicago
Moving Pixels: The Ballad of Gay Tony Is the Straightest Grand Theft Auto Ever
Sound Affects: Lords of the New Church, “Dance with Me”
Crazed by the Music: Everything you know about the music biz is wrong

Music
:. Wale: Attention Deficit
:. The Cribs: Ignore the Ignorant
:. LCD Soundsystem: 45:33 Remixes
:. Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle: Let’s Just Stay Here
:. Kate Miller-Heidke: Curiouser
:. Bell Horses: The Loves Last Time
:. J. Holiday: Round 2

Events
:. The Black Crowes: 22 October 2009 - Phoenix

Film
:. The Good Soldier

Television
:. POV: The Way We Get By

DVDs
:. The Human Condition
:. Man Stroke Woman: The Complete Series
:. Zorro: The Complete First and Second Seasons

Books
:. One Step Beyond by Terry Edwards
:. Golden Dreams by Kevin Starr

Multimedia
:. A Witch’s Tale

News
:. 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

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