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Aug 27 - Sep 9, 2008
Vol. 6, No. 17

Books

Monsieur

Jean-Philippe Toussaint ? Dalkey Archive ? Available now
- by Nate Brown

Live Through This: On Creativity and Self Destruction

Ed. Sabrina Chapadjiev ? Seven Stories Press ? Available now
- by Maggie Frank

Music

Wolf Parade

At Mount Zoomer (Sub Pop)
- by Lauren Beck

Hott Tickets!
- by Mike Conklin

The Best Ever Death Metal Band in England

The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on Black Sabbath
- by Thea Brown

Film

The Last Mistress

Directed by Catherine Breillat
- by Nicolas Rapold

Razzle Dazzle: The Lost World

Directed by Ken Jacobs
- by Michael Joshua Rowin

Wall*E

Directed by Andrew Stanton
- by Giacinta Frisillo

Trumbo

Directed by Peter Askin
- by Benjamin Strong

Wanted

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
- by Mike Harvkey

Get Smart

Directed by Peter Segal
- by Mark Asch

Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine

Directed by Marion Cajori and Amei Wallach
- by Benjamin H. Sutton

The New York Asian Film Festival: Mad Detectives, Sad Vacations and Teenage Wastelands
- by Mark Asch

Taking Off (1971)

Directed by Milos Forman
- by Benjamin H. Sutton

Brick Lane

Directed by Sarah Gavron
- by Mary Block

The Love Guru

Directed by Marco Schnabel
- by Jesse Hassenger

Expired

Directed by Cecilia Miniucchi
- by Henry Stewart

Food & Drink

Did You Go to Bartending School?
- by Ryan Vlastelica

A C+ in K-Town
- by Jeff Harris

Vin et Fromage et Little Pickles
- by Edith Zimmerman

Horoscope

Horoscope
- by Läps Trinity

Theater

Frequency Hopping

3 Legged Dog, 80 Greenwich St.
- by Dan Callahan

Sintroca’s LaSanta
- by Alexis Clements

Columns

What Was the First Car You Ever Drove?
- by Adam Bonislawski

Mermaid Parade Ball
- by Zachary Palmer

Keep Cool with Less Coal

Five Tips for Beating the Summer Heat
- by Amanda Park Taylor

The Naked and the Loud
- by Audrey Ference

The King Is Dead, Long Live the King

A Tribute to Yves Saint Laurent
- by Laurel Pinson

Summer Shows: Chelsea vs. LES
- by Paddy Johnson

Special

Summer Book Preview

Blogs

Tyra Banks Is Pissing Me Off
- by Sharon

Incongruous Double Feature: Bangkok Dangerous and Traitor
- by Jesse

Palindrone
- by Jonny

Sex, Lies and Scandal: Home From the Hamptons
- by Sharon

Pull Quote: Lydia Hearst Gets Off On Faking Tongue Kisses for Paparazzi
- by Sharon

Fashion Week Primer: The Fug Girls
- by Sharon

'Burg for Barack
- by Mark

Street Stories NYC: "I had the time of my life, there were plenty of long-haired freaks who would pick you up and turn you on."
- by Mark

The Time Is Near
- by Sharon

Trend Spotting: The Tom Wrap Boot
- by Sharon

Pull Quote: P. Diddy Needs Oil
- by Sharon

Hott Ticket: Takeover BAM
- by Mark

Fannie, Freddie, and You
- by Sharon

Your Weekend: Elbowing Your Way Through Many, Many Other Last-Chance Nostalgists to See Astroland Before It's Gone for Good(?)
- by Mark

Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea: TONIGHT at Riverside Park Pier!
- by Sharon

The New Yorker Reader: "Face," by Alice Munro
- by Mark

Everyone’s An Author: Gossip Girl Mommy's Memoirs on the Way
- by Sharon

Sex Advice from a Goose: The End of the Affair?
- by Gary

And a Last Message
- by Clint Eastwood Sexual Cowboy@thelmagazine.com

Mulder Really Really Really Likes To Bone
- by Sharon

Kulinary Korner!
- by Clint Eastwood Sexual Cowboy@thelmagazine.com

Saving Katie Holmes: A Misguided Protest
- by Sharon

Clip Coupons, Feed Face
- by Sharon

Out Now: The L Magazine's Fall Fashion Issue
- by Mark

Doing It?!: Michael Jackson and Pamela Anderson
- by Sharon

Reading for Good Cause Becomes Reading for Two Good Causes
- by Mark

Michael Phelps Has The Medals, A Speedo Contract, and Now, a Crazy Huge Book Deal Advance
- by Sharon

Michael Moore Is Giving New Movie Away For Freez
- by Sharon

Cat and Girl
- by Sharon

Heroine of the Day: Samantha Bee for 2012
- by Sharon

Alaska?! Alaska!
- by Sharon

Introducing Your Labor Day Weekend Guest Blogger
- by Clint Eastwood Sexual Cowboy@thelmagazine.com

Sex, Lies, and Scandal: The Not-So-Triumphant Return of Gossip Girl
- by Sharon

Street Stories NYC: “And that’s where I met the great baseball player, Jackie Robinson.”
- by Mark

Saturday's Video of the Day Says Let's Go Mets
- by Mark

Wish List: 80's Cube Clock
- by Sharon

Additions to My Amazon.com Wish List
- by Mark

More Hott Tixxx
- by Mark

Heidi Montag's New Musical Video
- by Sharon

A Poem for Labor Day
- by Clint Eastwood Sexual Cowboy@thelmagazine.com

What I'm Listening To: "Forever Young," by Brass Face
- by Mark

Thursday List: Fun Pictures of the Republican National Convention Taken from NYTimes.com and Made Fun of By Me
- by Mark

"And Those Are the Ones That You Want to Run Out and Hug and Say, 'We Did It For You'"
- by Mike Conklin@thelmagazine.com

The New Brenda Is Attempting To Charm America
- by Sharon

Demi Lovato: Metalhead
- by Sharon

At the Drive-In
- by Jesse

Oh, Look, a Woman, Surely She Believes in Women's Issues, Yes? No?
- by Mark

The New Yorker Reader, "Gorse Is Not People," by Janet Frame
- by Mark

Thursday List: English-Language Pop Songs in East Asian Cinema
- by Mark

We Don't Travel at the Speed of Anything: "A Wrinkle In Time: Artists from the Registry"
- by Sharon

Hold Your Horses There, Northern Exposure
- by Sharon

Become A Hills Blogger...If You Look The Part!
- by Sharon

Getting Off on a Self-Indulgent Foot
- by Clint Eastwood Sexual Cowboy@thelmagazine.com

John McCain Makes His Pick
- by Sharon

Subway Spotting: Tie Skirts
- by Sharon

Checking In On Fashion Week: Tardies Issued To Kanye. Renee and Diane Von Furstenberg
- by Sharon

Trend Spotting: Wakamaru at UNIQLO
- by Sharon

Stuff I'm Reading: How Fiction Works, by James Wood
- by Mark

U.S. Out of My Pants
- by Mark

Everything Is Better In Europe
- by Jonny

Trend Spotting: Colored Tights
- by Sharon

The Kids are Alright (and you should check them out online)
- by Mark

Rainy (or Misty) Day Activity
- by Clint Eastwood Sexual Cowboy@thelmagazine.com

Grinding the Rumor Mill: Miley Cyrus
- by Sharon

"This is my running mate. Doesn't she look exactly like Laura Palmer?"
- by Mark

Palin Makes Bush Look Like Disraeli
- by Jonny

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