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NEWS AND OPINION

By Christopher Wink and Brian McManus

Asher Roth Is on His Way to Stardom

He’s been named one of MTV’s “MCs to watch,” been put on the cover of 'XXL' magazine, been knighted “the future” by Beanie Sigel, endorsed (“co-signed”) by Young Jeezy, Ludacris and Akon, joined on his new album by heavy hitters like Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo Green and Busta Rhymes, added to the annual Roots Picnic, and has put out a mixtape with highly influential DJs Canon and Drama. In other words, he may be poised to change the face of hip-hop.

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Posted Apr. 14, 2009 | Comments: 64
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SCREEN

By Matt Prigge

In a Dream

In a Dream isn’t comparable to Nathaniel Kahn’s My Architect, the documentary Louis Kahn’s son made about his father’s double life. In fact, In a Dream doesn’t feel like it was made by the subject’s son at all; the director himself rarely acknowledges his own presence, even during deeply personal moments.

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SCREEN

By Matt Prigge

Shall We Kiss?

“We’ll kiss now and get it over with, and then we’ll go eat. We’ll digest our food better,” suggests Woody Allen to Diane Keaton very early into their first date in Annie Hall. In France the thirtysomething writer/director/actor Emmanuel Mouret is considered, at least by himself, to be a handsome, Gallic version of Woody Allen. His latest, the amusingly bone-dry Shall We Kiss?, seems to have taken the aforementioned classic moment of intellectualized romance as its inspiration.

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Posted Apr. 14, 2009 | Comments: 0

NEWS AND OPINION

By Dan Savage

Breach of Trust?

I’m considering spying on her with a hidden surveillance cam. If I had video of this girl naked, let alone being fucked, I could happily beat off to the footage for the rest of my life. Obviously, it’s a breach of trust, and I’m a shitty roommate for considering it. Is this normal?

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Posted Apr. 15, 2009 | Comments: 0