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Hey, people, the NewCritics.com post about something that inspired you first anniversary blogging party can’t be over yet, because I still have to post about the current hiphop scene.
Yes, the current hiphop scene. I can’t think of any creative artists in any field that are more inspiring right now than the best of our [...]

Does anybody remember laughter?
If your answer to this question involves spring cleans, may queens or bustles in the hedgerow, then you might know and love Led Zeppelin’s “The Song Remains the Same” as much as I do. This classic movie and double album from 1976 has just been re-released in a worthwhile expanded edition [...]

The funniest comic film/TV moment I can think of is, ironically, in a blatantly commercial and successful movie from the 80’s, Naked Gun starring Leslie Nielsen. I’m talking about the Umpire Moondance scene, of course, and the reason this is the funniest comic moment I can think of is that it best exemplifies two notions [...]

I took my 13-year-old daughter to see Across The Universe this weekend, and was surprised to find myself in the midst of a teen-heavy cult audience including several repeat viewers. The film came out three weeks ago, and it’s already a cult? Well, it happens the film is good enough to deserve this [...]