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Soundtrack Saturday: “SpaceCamp”

Kelly Stitzel July 9, 2011 0

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

Jeff Giles January 4, 2011 13

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,

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Letter from the Editor: My Favorite Songs of 2009

Jeff Giles December 21, 2009 31

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

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Sugar Water: Promise Some Peace, Win a Prize!

Robert Cass October 12, 2009 25

President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a decision that instantly created controversy. For one thing, Tina Fey wasn’t even nominated. For another, Obama’s been president less than nine months, and

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DVD Review: “For All Mankind”

Bob Cashill July 14, 2009 0

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

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Unsolicited Career Advice for… David Bowie

Rob Smith January 9, 2009 13

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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