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Hard-Fi Stars of CCTV (Atlantic) 1.5 of 5 Stars Pop quiz: Hard-Fi, Kaiser Chiefs, and the Bravery—which of these bands is not like the others? Trick question: they’re all absolutely identical. While Hard-Fi may be the British buzz band of the moment, they don’t add anything new to an iPod that already contains the Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, and Franz Ferdinand. In fact, as the album progresses, it becomes clear that “Stars of CCTV” is nothing more than a catalogue of pre-fabricated...
Having recently completed his feature-film debut, “Thank You For Smoking,” Jason Reitman is on top of the world. The Hollywood buzz surrounding his comical, yet poignant, satire is only appropriate for the son of legendary director/producer Ivan Reitman (“Ghostbusters”). Starring Aaron Eckhart as “Big Tabacco” mogul Nick Naylor, with a supporting cast of Adam Brody, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall and Katie Holmes, “Thank You for Smoking” satirically examines the world of spin culture in the cigarette industry...
March 7 was census day for 4 million New Zealanders. While much of the talk around Auckland last week was about ethnic identity and a festival of sport, there was also bright buzz around news of a business deal. The $NZ700 million purchase by Australian media company Fairfax of local online auction site Trade Me had a number of sweet elements. Founder Sam Morgan, 30, a university dropout, was about to become one of the country's wealthiest people. Fairfax's new Sydney-based boss, David Kirk, is a former captain of the All Blacks. And if it seemed almost...
...soon. But will book buyers warm to the experience? Some who gathered for last week's demonstration at a Manhattan book store remained unconvinced. "When you go to a reading, it's exciting," said architect Anne Lewison, who thought the remote link lacked the same energy. That kind of buzz may be harder to create than the invention itself...
...that great comedy comes in threes, but in Tim Allen’s case I make an exception. I mean, “Home Improvement” was schlock, “The Santa Clause” never needed a sequel (let alone two), and his baritone turn as Buzz Lightyear, an action figure with delusions of grandeur, provided an uncanny representation of his career trajectory. But come on?...