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Soundtrack Saturday: “SpaceCamp”
In honor of the final Space Shuttle launch, Kelly the space nerd reminisces about the Shuttle program and revisits a film that is a sentimental favorite, 1986's SpaceCampRead More »
The Very Guest Of… David Byrne
The world doesn’t need another greatest hits album — we’ve already got three goddamn Essential REO Speedwagon collections, and enough bargain-basement repackaged crap to fill truck stop carousels from coast to coast. That’s why,
Read More »Letter from the Editor: My Favorite Songs of 2009
Alicia Keys, “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart” from The Element of Freedom I find her albums awfully inconsistent, but Alicia Keys is a fine singles artist; other R&B performers might have her beat
Read More »DVD Review: “For All Mankind”
If you’re looking to commemorate the moonwalk—the original moonwalk, that is—on July 20, look not to the stars but to your DVD vendor, and pick up a copy of Al Reinert’s magnificent For All
Read More »Unsolicited Career Advice for… David Bowie
You never know when your college friends may become useful professional contacts. One night 17 years ago, Lev Skwatzenschitz and I found ourselves stumbling down College Avenue at Rutgers, trading verses of “I’m a
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