‘The Office’ Returns, Glorying in a Full HourFor those of you who didn’t tune in to the cliffhanger-ish ending of last season’s Office … well, shame on you for not paying attention to what is still arguably the best show on TV.
Brilliant Chris Marker Films Come Out of Hiding, Onto DVDSince almost none of brilliant and reclusive filmmaker Chris Marker’s work is widely available, documentary distributor Icarus Films should be lauded for somehow gaining permission to release four of Marker’s films on DVD.
‘Man in the Dark’: Paul Auster Imagines a Life Without 9/11This counterfactual novel, in which Bush versus Gore led to civil war and September 11 never happened, isn’t a gimmicky departure for Paul Auster, but a characteristically Austerian dream vision.
Revered Author Antonio Muñoz Molina Goes Meta-MysteryAntonio Muñoz Molina’s latest beautifully wrought novel, A Manuscript of Ashes, is set in Franco-era Spain and tells the story of a young university student, Minaya, who retreats to his uncle Manuel’s mansion in the countryside.
Laurie Berkner, Another Local Making Great Kids’ TunesLaurie Buckner, another shining example of New York’s progressive, adult-friendly children’s rock scene, may have outdone her peers with this cute and versatile album.
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Wiki Site Reveals Parallel Universe of Fake MoviesSpencer Green is the mind behind the satiric Parallel Universe Film Guide, a scarily extensive Wikipedia ripoff cataloging movies that do. not. exist.