Mark A. VanMiddlesworth

Editor's Picks 2009

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Arts execs take a break from ranking Radiohead vs. Spoon to rank... whatever they feel like.

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The “Saw” franchise has chewed through writers, directors, characters, and plot devices with the inhuman precision of one of John ...

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Seminal noise rock duo Lightning Bolt—bassist Brian Gibson and drummer Brian Chippendale—play their bone-crunching live shows on the floor of ...

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The Boy Least Likely To is unabashedly cutesy, even by the standards of twee pop. Not content with the softly-sung

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When it comes to the old adage “You can judge a man by the company he keeps,” Common is no

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1. DRM Imagine for a minute that books disintegrate as soon as the publisher goes out of business, or that

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Although they are ostensibly “fairy tales,” the stories of the Brothers Grimm are often comically inappropriate for children. The German

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In a weekend dominated by classical music recitals, nothing cleanses the palate like a little hand-to-hand combat. This Saturday, Harvard

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Island Def Jam executive Steve Gawley gave an insider’s account of the changing strategy of record companies to a packed

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A musician’s career can’t last forever, but a well-managed franchise is eternal. The Beatles are a good example: their record