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41. Music

    Spaghetti Junction

    Folk strings and cinematic swing intertwine on 'Lull and Clatter'

    By Steve McPherson

    Published: February 6, 2008

    When a band takes the stage with a couple of guitars, a bass, and some drums, it's no big mystery why they're playing those instruments. If you're a young American, that setup...

42. CD Review

    The Whigs

    Mission Control

    By Jonathan Garrett

    Published: February 6, 2008

    THE WHIGS Mission Control ATO Records "River and ocean, a wave in my heart/We got your money now we'll make a new start." And so the Whigs do. With Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott...

43. CD Review

    Dead Meadow

    Old Growth

    By Ray Cummings

    Published: February 6, 2008

    DEAD MEADOW Old Growth Matador "I can't tell if we're running from, or coming to," singer/guitarist Jason Simon muses on the folkie, eulogic "Ain't Got Nothing (To Go Wrong),"...

44. 5ingles

    5ingles

    The Songs We Can't Escape

    By Ray Cummings

    Published: February 6, 2008

    HEADLIGHTS "Cherry Tulips" To the band, this cute-as-a-polka-dot-button tune represents a romantic dream where the tulip presence is damn near overpowering, but couldn't this...

45. Critics' Picks

    Critics' Picks: Mika and more

    Published: February 6, 2008

    WEDNESDAY 2.06 Mika First Avenue If you took a hot air balloon and covered it in spun sugar and candy sprinkles, would it still be able to carry you and your favorite...

46. Dish

    Going Stag

    Kim Bartmann's latest venture updates the supper-club concept for the green era

    By Bridgette Reinsmoen

    Published: February 6, 2008

    RED STAG SUPPER CLUB 509 First Ave. NE, Minneapolis 612.767.7766www.redstagsupperclub.com It's hard to miss northeast Minneapolis's new Red Stag Supper Club: A huge...

47. Savage Love

    Savage Love

    By Dan Savage

    Published: February 6, 2008

    I hope you can help me. I am a 39-year-old divorced mother of four. I'm also a grandmother. I've started seeing a younger man, age 25, who is only a few years older than my...

48. Free Will Astrology

    Free Will Astrology

    By Rob Brezsny

    Published: February 6, 2008

    ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Men should be barred from holding public office for 100 years," says billionaire Ted Turner. "Men have been running the world for too long and...

49. Culture Jamming

    Culture Jamming

    Eight pounds of 'Thunderbirds' top this week's pop culture picks

    By Michael Gallucci

    Published: February 6, 2008

    TOP PICK – Thunderbirds 40th Anniversary DVD Megaset (A&E)The endearingly chintzy Thunderbirds TV show from the 1960s centered on a hella-rich astronaut and his five...

50. Game On

    Auto Erotica

    Car lovers find a new flame in Burnout Paradise

    By Chris Ward

    Published: February 6, 2008

    BURNOUT PARADISEXbox, PlayStationLong have we waited to be taken down to the Paradise City, where the girls are green and the grass is pretty, or whatever. Now, thanks to...

51. DVDish

    How the West Was Wasted

    By Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky

    Published: February 6, 2008

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner Bros.)Beautifully shot, masterfully acted, and 19 hours too long, Assassination is an uneven mix of the...

52. Highlight

    Film Highlight: Taxi to the Dark Side

    By Nick Pinkerton

    Published: February 6, 2008

    TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE Lagoon Cinema, starts Friday Staying on the current-events beat after his 2005 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, filmmaker Alex Gibney aims to make...