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Nov 19 - Dec 2, 2008
Vol. 6, No. 23

Books

Erotomania:A Romance

Francis Levy • Two Dollar Radio • Available now

Lost on Planet China

J. Maarten Troost • Broadway Books • Available now
- by Nate Brown

Music

Do You Have to Burn(out) to Shine?

Of the Blogosphere and Early Onset Brian Wilson’s Disease
- by Mike Conklin

Jaguar Love

Take Me to the Sea

The Fiery Furnaces

Remember
- by Jeff Klingman

Film

Momma's Man

Directed by Azazel Jacobs
- by Mark Asch

Day of Wrath (1943)

Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
- by Nicolas Rapold

Hamlet 2

Directed by Andrew Fleming
- by Jesse Hassenger

Richard Serra: Thinking on Your Feet

Directed by Maria Anna Tappeiner
- by Benjamin H. Sutton

Trouble the Water

Directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
- by Benjamin H. Sutton

Sukiyaki Western Django

Directed by Takashi Miike
- by Michael Joshua Rowin

I Served the King of England

Directed by Jirí Menzel
- by Benjamin Strong

Traitor

Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff
- by Henry Stewart

Food & Drink

What’s Your Favorite High School Movie?
- by Ryan Vlastelica

Prospector Strikes Gold
- by Jeff Harris

Big Plans and a Parachute Factory
- by Bret Stetka

Horoscope

Horoscope
- by Läps Trinity

Theater

The Marriage of Bette and Boo

Roundabout at Laura Pels Theatre, 111 W 46th St.
- by Mary Block

Columns

What Was Your Favorite Subject in School?
- by Marian Lorraine

No More Backpacks, Dirty Looks!

Some New-School Alternatives to the Back-to-Class Staple
- by Laurel Pinson

Biology Is Destiny
- by Audrey Ference

The Olympic Mistake

Bringing the World Together... to Pollute
- by Amanda Park Taylor

David Wojnarowicz
- by Paddy Johnson

Special

Get Smart

The L Magazine Goes Back to College

Blogs

Tell Us About Your Sample Sales!
- by Sharon

Lit Gossip: Houghton Mifflin Hardcourt Temporarily Halts Acquisitions
- by Sharon

A Newfound Paparazzi Benevolence for the Cruise Family
- by Sharon

Lit Gossip: This Thing is a Lot Like That Thing
- by Sharon

Sex Advice from a Goose: Interference, Offense
- by Gary

Art Catch: Catherine Opie
- by Sharon

Stuff I'm Reading: A Universal History of Iniquity, by Jorge Luis Borges
- by Mark

The L Magazine Mix: The Technology Issue
- by Sharon

I've Made A Huge Mistake. Really.
- by Sharon

The Cable Newsers Really Miss the Election Drama
- by Sharon

Listings Roundup: Wednesday
- by Sharon

M.I.A.: "I've Always Had That 'Fuck-The-System' Mentality"
- by Sharon

Upcoming Show of Note: Deerhunter at the 2008 Gummy Awards
- by Sharon

Sex Advice from a Goose: Sex and the Open Relationship
- by Gary

Happy Thanksgiving
- by Gary

Lit Gossip: A "Fully-Formed" 23-Year Old Literary Talent
- by Sharon

Axl "Maverick Genius" Rose Doesn't Like To Play By Rules
- by Sharon

Zoo Baby Alert
- by Sharon

Art Catch Extra: Continuous City
- by Sharon

Saturday's Thanksgiving Meal of the Day
- by Mark

What Is Ashley Dupré Reading?
- by Sharon

The Butler Is Going To Hollywood
- by Sharon

O hai. I vahnt sux yr blud?
- by Jesse

Sometimes a Crackpot Notion: Mitt Romney for CEO of General Motors?
- by Mark

Sunday's Non-Thanksgiving-Related Video of the Day
- by Mark

Angelina Jolie's Journalistic Mind Control
- by Sharon

Everyone's An Author: Ivanka Trump
- by Sharon

Friday's Movie of the Day
- by Mark

Talkin' Baseball
- by Mark

The City Sweet Tooth: In Heaven, Everything Is Fine, You've Got Your Good Things and I've Got Mine
- by Mark

Online Viewing Tip: The Criterion Collection
- by Mark

Happy Ending Music and Reading Series: Moving Day Approaches
- by Sharon

Street Stories NYC: "I’m tired of it, I’m sick of it, I’m fed up with it."
- by Mark

Saturday's Apparent Video Tribute to Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face
- by Mark

The New Yorker Reader: "Ghosts," by Edwidge Danticat
- by Mark

The New Yorker Reader: "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders," by Daniyal Mueenuddin
- by Mark

Tonight's Featured Reading: Alex Ross at the 92nd Street Y
- by Sharon

People Is Pissed at the Grey Lady
- by Sharon

John Updike: Bringing Bad Sexxy Back
- by Sharon

Salon Brings Sexy Back
- by Sharon

The Docks of New York
- by Mark

Your Weekend (And Next Couple Weeks): Carole Lombard
- by Mark

Out Now: The L Magazine's Gift Guide
- by Sharon

Oh, Cruel World: "My Lover Left Me In My 90s"
- by Sharon

Hillary Clinton: Honor First, Gossip Later
- by Sharon

Wish List: Paparazzi Play Set
- by Sharon

Sunday Video: 'Viva La Hoya'
- by Sharon

Now-or-Never Movies of the Month
- by Mark

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

If You Like It, Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
- by Sharon

You And Your TV, Unhappily Together 4-Eva
- by Sharon

Art Catch: Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater
- by Sharon

Lit Gossip: Nate Silver, Sarah Silverman, and...Jodi Sweetin?
- by Sharon

Reading of Note: Mary Ellen Mark at McNally Jackson
- by Sharon

Parents Just Don't Understand
- by Mark

Quote of the Day
- by Mark

Screening Log: La Fin Du Jour
- by Mark

The L Magazine Film Section: Following the Every Move of the Village Voice Film Section Since 2006
- by Mark

And the Nominees for This Year's Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award Are...
- by Mark

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