Music
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Tune of the Day
Artists: Gil Scott Heron (Featuring Mos Def) Song: “New York Is Killing Me” Previously: Gil Scott-Heron (Featuring Nas)
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Scoring Chaplin
“Film scoring is an essential part of cinema, and it’s a part of cinema that works — when it works — completely unconsciously. When you hear a great score after the movie, you’re unaware you heard anything.” Our own New…
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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 5/24-5/30
This week, Monday gets more tolerable with cocktails and local art at Make My Monday, Bobby Blanchard, Lesbian Gym Teacher takes over El Rio, demystify the history of the Wiggle with ThinkWalk, and celebrate National Masturbation Month at the San…
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Notable New York, This Week 5/24 – 5/30
This week in New York, BookExpo America (BEA) kicks off, and this year with a new feature: New York Book Week–events that are open to the public. Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) discusses and serves up cocktails, Timothy Donnelly and…
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iPirates
As the iPad hits the million mark for its first month of sales, David Carnoy looks back at Apple’s first portable product, the iPod, and the similar paths the two may take in the world of copyright piracy. Carnoy doesn’t…
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Tune of the Day
Artists: The Size Queens Song: “Twenty Minutes” [We won’t lie, we really love this song and The Size Queens]
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Notable New York, This Week 5/18 – 5/23
This week in New York Ben Marcus and Deb Olin Unferth read, John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) performs with PiL, MobyLives presents book trailer awards, One Story holds a Debutante Ball, Jewcy presents readings by Rachel…
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Notable San Francisco, this Week: 5/17-5/23
This week, wood block prints, films about farms, have a nerd-gasm at Cory Doctorow’s EFF reading at 111 Minna, see suspense-master Palahniuk at the Swedish American Music Hall, and get queer at RADAR’s fundraiser with Michelle Tea and Heklina. Monday…