Try being the designated Elf hider and say, around three o’clock in the morning, you wake up and realize you forgot to hide the damn thing.
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Movie Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
The Coens are at it again, making a film unlike any they’ve made before while maintaining the top-notch quality we’ve come to expect.
Read More »Music Review: Julian Lennon – ‘Everything Changes’ [2013 Reissue]
Though it falls short of being essential, it's almost an excellent album.
Read More »Music Review: Heidi Howe – ‘Be Good’
Heidi Howe has a voice made to sing country music.
Read More »Concert/Theater Review (NYC): The Andersons in ‘Le Jazz Hot’
In 'How the French Saved Jazz,' songs by iconic jazz musicians show how the interest and contributions of the less-racist French influenced our important American art form.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons’ by Lawrence Block
The latest Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery finds our favorite burglar/bookstore owner in top form.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Buyer and Cellar’ by Jonathan Tolins
Hilariously funny encounters in the personal shopping mall of a fictional Barbra Streisand cloak a tragic neediness.
Read More »Music Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood – ‘Betty’s S.F. Blends, Volume One’
Music and vinyl fans can rejoice as Chris Robinson's side project the Chris Robinson Brotherhood drop a limited 4-LP box set that just oozes with auditory goodness.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘The Mentalist – The Complete Fifth Season’
Whether one has been a fan from the beginning, or just catching up now with The Mentalist, Simon Baker and his colleagues will charm and entertain viewers.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Library of America Edition’ by Dashiell Hammett
For Dashiell Hammett fans, the 'Library of America Edition' is a holiday must.
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