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Jáchym Topol Deserves Your Attention (Review) 27 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Attacking both state socialism and market capitalism, expressing the rage of those growing up in one system and suddenly under another, the urgency reminded me of Joyce and Pynchon more than Topol's P...
'Glickman' was the Sportscaster Who Gave Us Basketball in the Brain (Review) 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
For all his flash and ability as an athlete, Marty Glickman found yet another route by which he would become famous: as a sports broadcaster.
Alas, Poor 'Final Fantasy', I Knew You Well (Moving Pixels) 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
More games deserve the kind of “death” that Final Fantasy has apparently had -- one where a dedicated effort is made to keep it available, preserved, and talked about.
'Boardwalk Empire' Continues to Amaze (Review) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:10 pm
With top notch writing and stellar performances, Boardwalk Empire is hard to top. The third season shows why.
Youthful Curiosity is the Focus in 'What Maisie Knew' (Review) 27 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
Newcomer Onata Aprile is perfect as Maisie, a six-year-old girl whose sensitivity and wit shines despite her parents' bitter divorce and custody battle.
How to Make Political Pop without Trying (Column) 27 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
"Dancing in the Street" did not seek the kind of greatness ascribed to it -- it simply woke up one morning and found that greatness bestowed upon it.
Where the Summer Goes: An Interview with Belle & Sebastian (Feature) 27 Aug 2013 | 12:14 pm
Richard Colburn of Belle & Sebastian talks with PopMatters about Glasgow's music scene, the lost art of the B-side, and the time his band turned down Radiohead.
A Gritty Crime Lurks within Picturesque New Zealand in 'Top of the Lake' (Review) 27 Aug 2013 | 12:10 pm
Jane Campion brings controversial issues to light in this gorgeous drama starring Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss.
Belle and Sebastian: The Third Eye Centre (Review) 27 Aug 2013 | 12:06 pm
The quality and frequency of non-album releases have provided a good barometer for taking the temperature of Belle and Sebastian. It says something, then, that the compilation The Third Eye Centre fee...
'One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses' Will Engage the Head, but not the Heart (Review) 27 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
Sometimes, cleverness isn't enough.
