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2009: The Year That Will Rock You
After a month of car radio top 40, when you thought you’d die if you ever had to listen to Hoobastank again, our favorite bands are back with new releases for ’09.
NASA’s The Spirit of Apollo is overflowing with guest appearances.
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You down with MPP?
Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion (MPP), which dropped so early in 2009 that we still had unbroken resolutions, has already been called the year’s best album.
by CHARLOTTE BORGEN
Music
Defibrillator: The Band, "Jericho" (1993)
Listening to Jericho while driving with my dad through Ohio tobacco country, the dash of country girl in me comes alive.
by KRISTEN FRANKE
Music
Samples: A Sampling
B.o.B., Asher Roth, & Charles Hamilton, “Change Gon’ Come”
Up and coming internet favorites B.o.B, Asher Roth and Charles Hamilton philosophize on the election, the economy and plenty of other well-worn topics for socially conscious rappers.
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Guilty Pleasures: What Women Want (2000)
Despite his overt anti-Semitic tendencies, there’s something undeniably irresistible about Mel Gibson shaving his legs.
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It’s Not Too Late. We promise.
THE BEST
The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke’s heartbreaking Golden Globe speech — in which he thanked his dogs for being the only ones who were there for him during his long slump — is bupkus compared to his astounding performance as a wrestler forced to retire and cope with his own insignificance.
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James Bond Defies the Nazis
It is a sad fact that Holocaust movies — once considered shocking for their raw portrayals of the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis — have become predictable.
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No Sitting!
Once you’ve seen Dave Matthews Band play a packed arena 12 times, you really start to think you know everything about them.
by MORGAN KIBBY
Music
Crash Into You
Street U.: Are you right side up or upside down?
Dave Matthews: Ha, I don’t swing that way. It’s cool whatever other people want to do, but I’m very straight.
by MATTHEW DAVID
Music
Defibrillator
Some days, I’m just too hung over to play video games. On a morning when my eyes are still unable to focus, the flashing lights and seizure-inducing animation can be a little much.
by THURSTON MOORE
Music
Up A Creek Without An...
Once you’ve seen O.A.R. play a packed arena 12 times, you really start to think you know everything about them.
by CANOE PADDLE
Music
Copy That
Once you’ve seen Dispatch play a packed arena 12 times, you really start to think you know everything about them.
by T. GENERAL
Film
Top Ten Awesomest Movies of All Time
1. Animal House (1978)
One word: toga party.
2. Van Wilder (2002)
Write that down. I don’t have a pen.
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Film
Guilty Pleasures: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
So okay, I mean, I know this movie doesn’t make any sense. Like, seriously Kate Winslet, what the eff were you thinking when you decided to dye your hair orange and green?
by PUSSY GALORE
Film
Outing the Godfather
Here’s the deal. Most good movies totally work on more than one level. Like Starship Troopers is not so much a sci-fi movie as it is a commentary on war and shit.
by GUIDO BONAFONTE
Film
Jafar is Hotter When You're High
I love weed. I also love Disney movies. But only old-school cartoons; none of this Toy Story bullshit.
by THE PRIEST IN THE LITTLE MERMAID WHO HAS A BONER
Film
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
A family-friendly musical and horror film sequel may be dominating the box office, but it’s the story of an underdog that should merit the most attention.
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Guilty Pleasures: Jingle All The Way (1996)
Jingle All the Way
1996
We’re not going to lie — this movie is awful. We could go on about all its flaws... the poor acting, terrible script, bad slapstick humor, a message of materialism that seems unfathomable in today’s economy.
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Top 10 Movies To Stimulate Eggnog Craving
I feel it in my fingers...
1. Love Actually (2003)
Hugh Grant and co. make us feel it in our toes, too.
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Film
Santa Baby
A yuletide visit to the gynecologist would be more enjoyable than sitting through Four Christmases.
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