Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 10-Even though Columbia never took a lead and the only time the score was even was when both teams were knotted at zero to start the game, Joe Jones knew that tonight's 74-67 loss to the Yale Bulldogs was different.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
A lot has changed since Mission of Burma quietly folded in 1983. First of all, Burma is called Myanmar these days. But for the band, there was another change far more important than geo-political realignment in Southeast Asia: the resurgence of post-punk.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
In the wake of the James Frey mini-scandal, where it turned out that an Oprah-approved memoir was less of a memoir and more, um, historical fiction, my friend Sam IMed me to discuss an opinion piece he wrote for Spectator on the incident.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
Besides Valentine's, every special day on the calendar has been firmly claimed in the name of masculinity. Thanksgiving is an annual memorial to mashed potatoes and football, Halloween-especially in New York-might as well be retitled "Brothel Awareness Day," and St. Patrick's Day is... St.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
Pop quiz: What do the following words mean to you? Chessboxing. Shaolin sword-style. Killa Beez. Dirt McGirt. To hip-hop fans and connoisseurs of fine art from the world over, they add up to just one thing: Wu-Tang Clan, the greatest rap group of all time.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
Decapitations, disembowelments, and other gruesome deaths don't normally get crowds cheering and hollering, but people expect this stuff when they walk up to the ticket counter, put down their 10 bucks, and pick up a ticket for the newest teen slasher flick.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
In the world of contemporary filmmaking, the concept of a "meta-film" is hardly groundbreaking.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
Hunter Richards' directorial debut, London, is the most obnoxious sort of indie filmmaking, the kind that suffocates its obvious potential under dense layers of smarmy and unwarranted self-importance.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
The movie date has been a staple of the courting process since the birth of the cinema, and it's been played out since the day after the birth of the cinema. Unfortunately, today's men are as uninspired as they are chivalrous, and the movie date is as popular as ever.
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 12:00am
Valentine's Day isn't until Feb. 14, but the influence of this celebration-namely, of love and romance-takes hold throughout the month.
