Monday, May 11

Soundbite: “It’s Not Me, It’s You”

For the past couple of years, music's new class of female singer-songwriters has appeared more desperate for attention than ever, probably because Perez Hilton appearances constitute half of their careers, the way music videos did for Madonna and Cyndi Lauper in the '80s. Read more...




Screen Scene: “Confessions of a Shopaholic”

What can a silly movie about a shopaholic teach us about the recession? Apparently, “Confessions of a Shopaholic” is an allegory for it. Pointless spending, spiraling debt, more pointless spending and (gasp!) suddenly billions of dollars in debt. Read more...