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Culture Lust Weekend: eighth blackbird, Fat Freddy's Drop, and Zirk Ubu
- Nov. 19, 2009
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Culture Lust Weekend recommends an absurd circus troupe, a chamber group named for a Wallace Stevens poem, and the reggae grooves of Fat Freddy's Drop.
"Modern Warfare 2" Shatters Records A Week After Release
- Nov. 19, 2009
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All around the country last week, people lined up for hours to buy the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." Sales have broken all records, and not just in video games, but across the entertainment industry. At the GameStop retailer in the College Area, store manager Mara Salinas said 200 copies of the game were sold the first night with more than 200 people waiting in a line that stretched around the building.
Culture Lust Weekend: The Raveonettes, Saul Williams, and Mid-Century Art
- Nov. 12, 2009
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Culture Lust Weekend recommends some music, some theater, and even some choice shopping for your weekend.
Trailer For "Date Night" Starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell
- Nov. 12, 2009
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The movie "Date Night" with Steve Carell and Tina Fey comes out in April but the trailer has just been leaked. It actually looks pretty funny, but I'm a sucker for these two. Check it out.
Lars von Trier's "Antichrist": Misogny, Art, And A Possible Wink, Wink
- Nov. 10, 2009
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Danish filmmaker, provocateur, and bad-boy Lars von Trier recently declared himself "the greatest filmmaker in the world." His latest and most controversial film to date, "Antichrist," is currently playing at Landmark's Ken Cinema. "Antichrist" is von Trier's take on the horror genre, and as is his practice, his female actress is put through the ringer.
Google Music And Other Ways To Discover Music
- Nov. 9, 2009
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To quite a bit of fanfare, Google launched its new music service about two weeks ago. Mos Def, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, and other high-profile artists took part in the launch.
Jonathan Lethem's "Chronic City" Reads Like A Stoner Classic
- Nov. 9, 2009
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Culture Lust contributor Seth Marko has long been a fan of novelist, essayist, short-story writer, music and film buff, and Brooklyn chronicler, Jonathan Lethem. But Marko finds Lethem's latest novel, "Chronic City" falling in the tradition of "The Big Lebowski" instead of Lethem's earlier novels like "Motherless Brooklyn" and "Fortress of Solitude."
Sing Along with Folk-Punk Frank Turner at the Casbah
- Nov. 6, 2009
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UK musician Frank Turner exploits the commonalities of folk and punk rock and demands that you join in.
Culture Lust Weekend: Thursday Night Thing, Mary Pickford and Joyce Carol Oates
- Nov. 5, 2009
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Thursday Night Thing is back. Silent film fests, major writers in town and even a poetry slam for your Wednesday. Here are our picks for what to do with your weekend and beyond.
The Helium-Filled World Of Artist Jason Hackenwerth
- Nov. 5, 2009
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Artist Jason Hackenwerth will construct four large-scale, original balloon sculptures for the latest exhibition at The New Children's Museum. Using 1000s of balloons and a technique developed after years of working as a children’s entertainer, Hackenwerth turns the unlikely material into ancient animals borne from his imagination.
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