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Farkakte Film Flashback: “Are You Ready for the Summer?” Edition

Pete Chianca February 2, 2011 2

Given that as I write this, the forecast for the week is a steady snow starting on Tuesday and tapering off sometime in 2013, I have decided to spend the remainder of the winter

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Basement Songs: “Lone Star”

Scott Malchus January 15, 2011 1

Scott Malchus sets his sights on this John Sayles modern western in this week's Basement Songs

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CD Review: Mishka, “Talk About”

Robert Cass March 30, 2010 18

Two weeks ago Jeff Giles asked me to review Talk About, the new album from Mishka, the first — and so far only — artist signed to j.k. livin Records, the lowercase label run

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Bootleg City: Matthew McConaughey’s Favorite Songs of the Late ’90s

Robert Cass September 4, 2009 10

Hey, y’all. Matthew McConaughey here, fillin’ in for Mr. Mayor of Bootleg City this week. Cassanova gave me a jingle-jangle the other day and said, “Matty Mac, do me a solid and make a

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How Bad Can It Be?: Mishka

Jack Feerick February 20, 2009 14

So I’m eating pork rinds naked at my computer, idly wiping my greasy hands on my thighs while the dog slouches in a corner licking her chops, and I come across an e-mail invitation

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DVD Review: “Surfer, Dude”

Robert Cass December 30, 2008 12

The tagline for Matthew McConaughey’s latest film is “Love and waves, that’s what we need in these dark days.” Finally, a movie star who isn’t afraid to tackle the worst financial crisis since the

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Sugar Water: Celebrity Soapbox!

Robert Cass August 24, 2008 8

Bad news — my girlfriend, Aimiee, and I are still on that steamship we boarded in China two weeks ago. You know the phrase “slow boat to China”? Well, it turns out the boats

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