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Features
:. Re-Meet the Beatles: PopMatters Salutes the Still Fab Four
:. Ayn Rand and the World She Made

Columns
Rabble Without a Cause: Table Space: The Final Frontier
PopShots: PopShots: The Lighter Side of Swine Flu

Blogs
Sound Affects: Gem Found: An Interview with Luke Franks
Marginal Utility: A Quick Theory of the Self
Short Ends and Leader: Aliens in the Attic (2009): Blu-ray
Peripatetic Postcards: What’s Hot in Korea

Music
:. Echo & the Bunnymen: The Fountain
:. Ray Davies and the Crouch End Chorus: The Kinks Choral Collection
:. Efterklang and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra: Performing Parades
:. Lisa Germano: Magic Neighbor
:. On Fillmore: Extended Vacation
:. Various Artists: Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Vol.2
:. Anjulie: Anjulie

Events
:. Rhett Miller: 16 October 2009 - Chicago

DVDs
:. You Weren’t There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984
:. Merry Sitcom: Christmas Classics From TV’s Golden Age
:. Note By Note: The Making of the Steinway L1037

Books
:. Fado by Andrzej Stasiuk
:. Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem

Multimedia
:. NBA 2K10

News
:. Palin’s much-anticipated book inspires, well, copies

Reviews

Pleasant as it is, this bloated American product is ultimately dwarfed by more efficient European models. [8 April 2008]

The Sword’s debut does cater to the non-metal crowd, but contrary to what the cynics claim, doesn’t alienate metal fans one bit. [20 February 2006]