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...South, Dude As a reader who has just turned 21 and a Colorado native, I was excited to see Joel Stein's article on breweries in my home state [April 21]. I was disappointed, however, to find that the story makes no special mention of even one brewing company south of Denver. The state's capital may be considered the "Napa Valley of Beer," but our "playland of tasting bars" doesn't end at the city's limits. Emily Silver, Colorado Springs...
...been diagnosed with severe depression, a sickness that Hannah fears may have been passed on to her after her boyfriend leaves her and she refuses to attend school. When Hannah’s mother tries to dissuade her from moving to California because she is not “special,” only the most stoic of audiences will not feel deeply moved by the obstacles this “ordinary” girl is determined to overcome.Similarly, Megan, who truly earns her role as a bitch throughout the earlier parts of the film, is revealed to have experienced...
...life.” Slug’s feminist awareness rises to a new level with “Dreamer,” which is dedicated to a single mom whose baby has a no-good father. Slug sounds like he’s borrowing from a LIfetime special: she “worked it and built her own nest to live.” With working-class hero lines like “she still dreams after she woke,” Slug could have easily been writing songs for Marianne Faithfull. It’s surprising, then, that...
...Mecca of all things cool”—for the first annual Record Store Day last Saturday.Organized by an alliance of music stores, including greater Boston area chain Newbury Comics, Record Store Day was celebrated nationwide with in-store appearances from independent music artists as well as special vinyl-only releases from artists like R.E.M., Death Cab For Cutie, Built To Spill, and Stephen Malkmus. It was a day of tribute to the local establishments that have become symbolic in the American underground’s lexicon for their defiance of the cultural status quo. For stores like...
...might collaborate on some songs for Stephen Colbert. He’s doing a Christmas special this year, and we’re writing the Christmas songs...