January 2010
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Top 10 Records of 2009
A really strong year, 2009. Honorable mentions should go immediately to The XX, Grizzly Bear, The Antlers, and Sunset Rubdown for making very strong contributions to a crowded pack. but if we are to get to the meat of the matter, there were definitely 10 standout records. to wit: Top 10 of 2009 - by Francesco Marchione Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion - even though this came out...
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NOT MY 12 DOLLARS - An Argument for Principles in...
If there are any similarities in the praise that James Cameron’s new film “Avatar” has received, from the highest critics down to my New York and Ohio friends, it is that there is nary a mention of acting, directing, or writing. You may argue that this is a snobbish approach, and that I am naysaying merely because the film is so popular that it will somehow enhance my movie-snob...