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Oct 8 - 21, 2008
Vol. 6, No. 20

Books

Mafeking Road and Other Stories

Herman Charles Bosman • Archi-pelago Books • Available now
- by Nate Brown

Music

Beck

Modern Guilt (DGC)
- by Mike Conklin

Jean Grae

Jeanius (Blacksmith Music)
- by Benjamin Sutton

Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning

Something for All of Us (Arts & Crafts)
- by Lauren Beck

The Passion of Tim Kinsella

Joan of Arc Is Coming to New York
- by Sean Yeaton

Hott Tickets!
- by Mike Conklin

Film

Boy A

Directed by John Crowley
- by Benjamin Sutton

Lou Reed’s Berlin

Directed by Julian Schnabel
- by Henry Stewart

Mad Detective

Directed by Johnnie To
- by Benjamin Sutton

The Dark Knight

Directed by Christopher Nolan
- by Nicolas Rapold

Man On Wire

Directed by James Marsh
- by Benjamin Sutton

The Human Condition (1959-61)

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
- by Mark Asch

Baghead

Directed by Jay & Mark Duplass
- by Henry Stewart

The Order of Myths

Directed by Margaret Brown
- by Michael Joshua Rowin

Wonderful Town

Directed by Aditya Assarat
- by Mary Block

Brideshead Revisited

Directed by Julian Jarrold
- by Mark Asch

Mamma Mia!

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd
- by Jesse Hassenger

Step Brothers

Directed by Adam McKay
- by Eli Goldfarb

American Teen

Directed by Nanette Burstein
- by Benjamin Strong

Food & Drink

What Did You Do With Your Stimulus Check?
- by Ryan Vlastelica

Brass Monkey, That Frumpy Monkey
- by Edith Zimmerman

Bad and Badder
- by Jeff Harris

Horoscope

Horoscope
- by Läps Trinity

Theater

Film vs. Theater: The Brick Theater’s Film Fest

The Brick Theater, 575 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
- by Alexis Clements

Columns

What’s the Most Popular Destination?
- by Marian Lorraine

Do As I Say and Do Me
- by Audrey Ference

Throwing a Green Party

Let Your Environmentalism Speak For Itself
- by Amanda Park Taylor

Jump on the New York Night Train
- by Bree Dillon

Underoos!

I See Paris, I See France.
- by Laurel Pinson

Jargon Daze
- by Paddy Johnson

Special

The Private Lives of Public People

Do Sex Professionals Take Their Work Home With Them?

The Natural Redhead's Fun Time At-Home Advice Flow Chart
- by Audrey Ference

Blogs

Trend Spotting: A Very Literary Halloween
- by Sharon

Looking Back at Wajda
- by Mark

Joe's Big Day
- by Sharon

Dear God What Is Happening?: A Post About Events That Are Happening Tonight
- by Mark

So Does This Make Britney Spears a Terrorist?
- by Jonny

To Do, Tonight and Tomorrow: The New Year, Lady Riot's Costume Ball
- by Sharon

The L Magazine Mix: 2008 CMJ Edition!
- by Sharon

So, Speaking of Timberlake...
- by Mark

The City Sweet Tooth: Luxee, Ladies (and Gentlemen) (Not all headlines are created equal, especially not the ones I create)
- by Mark

Exhuming Sokoloff
- by Mark

Warren Buffett: Stop Sewing Cash Into Your Mattress
- by Sharon

Book Deal This: Your 80s Park Slope Childhood
- by Sharon

Saturday's Video of the Day: Mike Leigh's Naked
- by Mark

Crisis Time Romance
- by Sharon

The Rachel Maddow Phenomenon Rolls On
- by Sharon

Senior Citizen Jailed for Brown Lawn
- by Sharon

The City Sweet Tooth: Best in Show
- by Mark

Know Your Candidates: More Teeth Than Anne Hathaway, Elmer Fudd
- by Sharon

Someone Else Made This So You Don't Have To: Joe the Plumber Beer Pitcher
- by Sharon

Sunday's Video of the Day: A-Ha's 'Take On Me': Literal Version
- by Sharon

Last Chance to Join the L's Nobel Prize for Literature Pool, Everyone
- by Mark

M.I.A. Has a Person Inside Her, Just Cold Gestatin' and Developin' Primary Sex Characteristics
- by Mark

Sunday Video of the Day: Andrew Bird's 'Imitosis' at Hiro Ballroom
- by Sharon

Hey, It’s Barely Coded Racism Time!
- by Jonny

Out Now: The L's Media Issue
- by Mark

Street Stories NYC: "I look in the street like someone who’s begging for money. But I’m not begging. I’m working."
- by Mark

Trend Spotting: The Gap's Image Makeover
- by Sharon

Sad News for Drunks
- by Jonny

The L's Nobel Prize Pool: This Guy Wins; We All Lose
- by Mark

So, CMJ.
- by Mark

An Interview with Darin Strauss
- by Mark

Snapshot: The Lizard Demon Is Hiding
- by Sharon

You're a Rich Man, Joe!
- by Sharon

The New Yorker Reader: "Gold Boy, Emerald Girl," by Yiyun Li
- by Mark

Art Catch: "Pipe, Glass, Bottle of Rum: The Art of Appropriation"
- by Sharon

Doctor Atomic at the Metropolitan Opera
- by Mark
- Tags: steeped in the classicals

Manicures! Facials! Pedicures! Massages!
- by Sharon

Thursday List: All Apologies
- by Mark

Not Everyone's An Author: Hugh Hewitt Still Searching for Publisher (Hopefully Forever)
- by Sharon

Video of the Day: Big Stranger Rodeo
- by Mark

Recommended: The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill
- by Sharon

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

To Do, Tomorrow: FREE Ra Ra Riot Show at Soundfix
- by Sharon

The McCain Campaign Doesn't Endorse This
- by Sharon

Your Pictorial Guide to Tonight's Debate
- by Sharon

Art Catch: Ballerina Who Loves A B-Boy
- by Sharon

Literary Gossip: Milan Kundera An Informer?
- by Sharon

Your Weekend (Now and Later): BAM's Next Wave Festival
- by Mark

The Economy is Down, so Sex and Death Must Be Back
- by Mark

Realer than Real
- by Sharon

Jaysus God Send Us Your Comix Why Dontcha?
- by Mark

Literary Formal
- by Mark

Sex Advice from a Goose: Fresh Meat, Big Meat
- by Gary

Did She Just Say Abuses of Power?
- by Sharon

Thank You, Vocoder, You Are Wonderful and Have Helped Me Tremendously
- by Sharon

Recommended!: Commonwealth
- by Sharon Steel

The L Magazine Wants YOU To Send Us Yr Comix
- by Mark

Really, a Guy Named Keating?
- by Jonny

Is it Because We Have teh Gayz?
- by Jonny

October Is the Scariest Month
- by Mark

Mental Illness As Young Adult Material
- by Sharon

Crying A Little Inside: Live Like You're Dying
- by Sharon

Who Is More Depressed: Straight Single Cat Men or Giant Turtle Who Can't Get Knocked Up
- by Sharon

Trend Spotting: Sartorial Bookmarks
- by Sharon

The New Yorker Reader: "Sleep," by Roddy Doyle
- by Mark

The L Magazine Mix: Media Issue Edition
- by Sharon

What Is Happening What Is Happening Please Won't Someone Tell Me What Is Happening
- by Mark

In Rainbows' First Anniversary Reveals Totally Obvious Things
- by Sharon

Father of Wonkette Explains McCain Health Plan
- by Jonny

High School Musicals
- by Jesse

DocFest: Icons of cocktail culture, art cinema, country music and more
- by Mark

"I've Been to Vidal Sasson[, Bridget]"
- by Mark

Playing Palin
- by Sharon

Save This Adorable Puppy... With Flamenco!
- by Mark

And Now, A Word From Our Art Department...
- by Sharon

Sex Advice From a Goose: The Crying of Lot 69
- by Gary

Literature, to the Death
- by Mark

TGIF Round-Up: Some Stuff That's Happening While Global Markets Free-Fall
- by Sharon

Someone Else Made This So You Don't Have To: Mr. Business Bunny
- by Sharon

Stuff I'm __ing: Portugal. The Man
- by Sharon

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