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An American journalist who now lives in New Zealand, Nik Dirga writes whenever the mood strikes him about books, music, movies, pop culture and more.
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Music Review: TV On The Radio - Dear Science,
TV on The Radio is back with an art-rock masterpiece that might just be the album of the year.
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Graphic Novel Review: Too Cool To Be Forgotten by Alex Robinson
You're a teen again – you've heard the idea before, but Alex Robinson puts a funny, sad spin on it in his latest graphic novel.
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Music Review: Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust (Sony Legacy Edition)
A breakthrough of righteous Australian rock gets remastered in a new CD/DVD special edition.
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Book Review: Johnny Boo - The Best Little Ghost In The World! by James Kochalka
A ghost, an ice cream monster and much silliness in cartoonist James Kochalka's new children's comic.
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Book Review: The Wild Trees by Richard Preston
Head into a hidden world with this fascinating exploration of California's redwood canopies.
Love and romance with a country twang, the Old 97's return with a fiery new album.
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Music Review: The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash, Stink, Hootenanny, and Let It Be (Special Edition Reissues)
An '80s band that matters: Nearly thirty years on, the rough and raw Replacements still soar in four great new reissues.
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Book Review: After Dark by Haruki Murakami
As a kind of throat-clearing between bigger tales, the enigmatic After Dark is almost more of a tone poem than a fully fleshed-out novel.
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Music Review: Everclear - The Vegas Years
1990s rock icons Everclear retrench with a covers record paying homage to their idols.
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Book Review: Ultimate Blogs - Masterworks From The Wild Web edited by Sarah Boxer
One book tries to sum up millions of blogs in a best-of collection, and while it isn't completely comprehensive, it's a good try.
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