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...Geeks and What About Brian. "When you make this move from Kansas to Beverly Hills, how does it affect your relationship, your careers?" 90210, Sachs says, will mirror a culture in which many parents consider themselves friends with their teens. "A lot of parents now want to be the cool parents, as opposed to just the disciplinarian," he says. "And sometimes that backfires. In some ways we're giant teenagers ourselves." Estes' character is also the school principal, and there's a crushworthy teacher at West Bev, played by Ryan Eggold, who becomes a love interest for Kelly...
...doing much work at the Democratic Convention, but I'm hearing a lot of great music. Forget Bonnaroo, CMJ and Coachella: all the cool bands are in Denver this week, and almost all of them are playing for free. The Democrats may struggle with party unity, but they don't seem to have any trouble putting a festival together...
...those who skipped Bill Clinton's speech, Wednesday's offerings included Kanye West at a show for Bono's ONE Campaign and a MoveOn.org show with practically every cool indie band in America: Rilo Kiley, Death Cab, Zooey Deschanel, the Silversun Pickups, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Cold War Kids. There have also been shows by John Legend, Nas, N.E.R.D., Nick Cannon (as a DJ), Jakob Dylan, Fall Out Boy, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews, Rage Against the Machine, Melissa Etheridge, Cyndi Lauper, Rufus Wainwright and Dave Navarro. Even Sugarland, one of the most popular country bands, is here...
...disparity? Is it because rock is inherently rebellious and therefore anti-conservative? Is it because Republicans, according to some studies, have more sex than Democrats and therefore don't need to join or listen to rock bands to prove they're cool? Is it because their smart parents told them you can't make enough money to reap the rewards of tax breaks by starting a band in your garage...
...both celebrating and condemning the nihilistic flag flown by Reykjavík's listless postyouths, Kormákur managed to capture the city's brand of self-deprecating cool before it joined Björk as a cultural export. Today, you won't find too many Icelanders moaning so publicly about their dark, isolated lot in life. But you will find the spots where Hlynur and his friends live out their days of beer, cigarettes and one-night stands. Chief among them is Kaffibarinn, the pub at the fulcrum of the movie's social world, which still challenges its guests...