December 2009
8 posts
Dec 31st
WatchWatch
Prince at the Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show. Dolphin Stadium, Feb. 4, 2007. I do not know which to prefer, the squalling inflections of the “All Along the Watchtower” cover or the rolling innuendos of “Proud Mary.” But I am sure that the serendipitous finale amounted to a sublime argument for old-time big-tent network television as the Caribbean drizzle fell from the clouds...
Dec 24th
Dec 23rd
“Avatar is artistic evidence of the ugly mindset which underlies so much of...”
– Will Heaven
Dec 22nd
Ben Pimentel's column on The Day the Dancers... →
Dec 21st
Dec 17th
“Unless you’re Prince or Stevie Wonder — and even Prince is showing that he needs...”
– Meshell Ndegeocello
Dec 10th
“Beck says that Christmas is “all about second chances.” Funny,...”
– Troy Patterson
Dec 5th