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41. Gimme Noise

    "Hallelujah": The song remains the same

    Despite America's attempt to bastardize the Leonard Cohen song, Romantica gives it new life

    By Andrea Swensson

    Published: May 28, 2008

    On March 4, American Idol finalist Jason Castro pulled back his dreadlocks and sang a surprisingly not-terrible version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" to a captivated audience...

42. Music

    Positively Furious

    Baby Guts Scream with You, Not at You

    By David Hansen

    Published: May 28, 2008

    BABY GUTS The Kissing Disease Guilt Ridden Pop It only takes a moment's contemplation. "Work," says drummer Rob Goswitz. "Rude people at work, who leave their carts all over...

43. CD Review

    Ike Reilly Assassination: Poison the Hit Parade

    By Ward Rubrecht

    Published: May 28, 2008

    IKE REILLY ASSASSINATION Poison the Hit Parade Rock Ridge Music It's been seven years since Ike Reilly's Salesmen and Racists lit a fire under the passion of jaded rock 'n'...

44. 5ingles

    5ingles

    The Songs We Can't Escape

    By Ray Cummings

    Published: May 28, 2008

    NO AGE "Keechie" No Age fans are dividing into two separate camps: those who prefer the L.A. duo's punk-pop shoegazing (2007's Weirdo Rippers) and those who like 'em higher-fi...

45. Critics' Picks

    Critics' Picks: The Breeders and more

    Published: May 28, 2008

    THURSDAY 5.29 Presets Triple Rock Social Club Watch out, 'cause it's about to get sexy. The Presets are bringing a new layer of filth to the Triple Rock's bathroom stalls...

46. Dish

    Hmong market Is a Rare Food Adventure

    International Marketplace quietly offers cuisine treats

    By Rachel Hutton

    Published: May 28, 2008

    INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE217 Como Ave., St. Paul651.487.3700Behind a tall fence on a busy St. Paul street sits a small parcel of land that feels a long way from Minnesota. From...

47. À la carte

    The Wings of Angels

    Chelly's fried chicken treats are a little bit of heaven in Minneapolis

    By James Norton

    Published: May 28, 2008

    CHELLY'S CAFE 3758 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis 612.825.6464 There can, will, and should be arguments about what "best" means when applied to just about anything in the...

48. Savage Love

    Savage Love

    By Dan Savage

    Published: May 28, 2008

    I'm a straight male and I love my fiancée. She's perfect. But while I am physically attracted to her, I find myself masturbating rather than having sex with her. She...

49. Free Will Astrology

    Free Will Astrology

    By Rob Brezsny

    Published: May 28, 2008

    ARIES (March 21-April 19): Ernest Hemingway said that his best work was a very short story consisting of six words: "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn." Alan Moore's brief...

50. Culture Jamming

    The first three Indiana Jones movies top this week's pop culture picks

    By Michael Gallucci

    Published: May 28, 2008

    TOP PICK – The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Paramount)Indy's latest adventure is kinda fun, but the real thrills can be found on this three-DVD box featuring the series'...

51. Pucker Up

    The Princess Submits

    The Training of O turns the tables on a well-known domme

    By Tristan Taormino

    Published: May 28, 2008

    Recently, I wrote about Brian Lilla's independent film, A Tale of Two Bondage Models, which profiled BDSM performers Lorelei Lee and Princess Donna. The latter has been...

52. Game On

    Nintendo's Wii Fit ignites yet another fitness fad

    By Chris Ward

    Published: May 28, 2008

    Somebody forgot to tell Nintendo that "strenuous indoor exercise" does not top anyone's summer fun list.This, of course, does not explain why poor suckers everywhere are lining...

53. Movies

    Cheap Sex, Knockoff City

    Despite the labels and levity, big-screen Sex and the City falls short

    By Ella Taylor

    Published: May 28, 2008

    SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE directed by Michael Patrick King area theaters, starts Friday Oh, please—spoiler alert? Fine, I won't tell you whether Carrie Bradshaw ties...

54. Highlight

    Film Highlight: The Rape of Europa

    By Caroline Palmer

    Published: May 28, 2008

    THE RAPE OF EUROPAEdina Cinema, starts FridayAside from being responsible for the Holocaust and the destruction of many European countries, Adolf Hitler sought to kill cultural...

55. Movies

    Cannes Film Festival: Cannes Class of 2008

    A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse drama

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: May 28, 2008

    CANNES, France—Wading through 20-odd movies in half as many languages, each Cannes jury supplies its own dramatic narrative, to be interpreted according to its...

56. Movies

    Cannes Film Festival: Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: May 28, 2008

    CANNES, France—The competition for the Palme d'Or is ongoing as I write, but the story of the 61st Cannes Film Festival is Steven Soderbergh's two-part,...

57. Movies

    Cannes Film Festival: A Polish auteur—and Mike Tyson!—stage comebacks

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: May 28, 2008

    Call them the comeback kids: In its early days, the 2008 Cannes Film Festival has served as a staging ground for a number of unlikely returns, beginning with that of Polish...

58. Movies

    Cannes Film Festival: Shots in the Dark

    Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: May 28, 2008

    CANNES, France—No need for dreaming here. Each Cannes Film Festival generates its own metaphors for a 10-day regimen of visions in the dark. It's impossible to forget,...