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18 Dec 2009 10:07

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Music: Pitchfork’s album of the year an obvious, expected choice

Jan. 5 Pitchfork puts up a review of Animal Collective’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion.” We put up an article titled “‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ album of the year? Well, that was fast.”
Dec. 18 Pitchfork names Animal Collective’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion” album of the year, punishing every other band on the list that didn’t get a 9.6 from the site back in January.

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18 Dec 2009 09:26

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Culture: Avatar’s holding its own with the critics, who really like it

82% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes give the movie high marks; it’s weighted on an up-down scale
82% of critics on MetaCritic say it doesn’t suck; it’s weighted towards the reviews themselves

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08 Dec 2009 21:34

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Music: One-word music reviews: Hey guys! A new feature! Check it out!

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We like short posts, duh. And we figure you do, too. We also like music. And reading reviews. So every Tuesday, we’re gonna cover a bunch of recent albums using a single word for each. Is the new Spoon album gonna be “consistent” or “mediocre”? Keep reading. We’re getting there, guys.

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13 Aug 2009 23:08

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Culture: Critics have a massively huge nerdgasm over “District 9”

95% the movie’s current score on Rotten Tomatoes; OMG OMG
83 the movie’s current score on Metacritic; nerds are gonna freak

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13 Jul 2009 14:14

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Biz: Oh, the neverending love affair between advertisers and social media

How can it be wrong if it feels so good? Marketing companies are realizing more and more that when it comes to selling products, a blogger’s seal of approval can go a long way. The devil is in the details though. How exactly do they get their hands on the product in the first place? The Federal Trade Commission wants to know, and might make it mandatory for online media publishing testimonials and reviews to disclose how they got the goods. source

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10 Jul 2009 15:44

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Culture: Well, that sucks. Appears major critics aren’t so hot on “Bruno”

cold The Washington Post’s Ann Hornaday, savaged Sacha Baron Cohen’s mock-doc, saying “the skits don’t add up to anything substantive, and even his swipes at U.S. politicians here seem gratuitously cruel.”
lukewarm While Colin Covert of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says Cohen’s latest is “a bit of a letdown” and notes that it feels padded, he still says “he’ll never run out of bigotry, idiocy and hypocrisy to spoof.”

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01 Jul 2009 11:07

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Culture: Good news! The latest summer blockbusters are mediocre at best

53% The fresh rating of “Public Enemies” on Rotten Tomatoes, which looks better than this number suggests
36% The fresh rating of “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”, which looks like another tired 3D kids’ movie

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02 Jun 2009 10:17

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Culture: How did Conan do last night in his “Tonight Show” debut?

one Newsweek’s Josh Alston sez he’s doing well. “Conan tears himself to shreds in such a deft manner, that it’s easy to forget that self-deprecation is actually a super-annoying personality trait.”
two New York Daily News critic David Hinckley noted how “Conan made it subtly clear that the new kid in town will be a little naughtier and that for better or worse, “Tonight” is now his ride.”
three David Letterman was perfectly goofy about the whole thing. “I’m still here,” he said “I knocked off another competitor.” He also said his mother noted how he didn’t get the “Tonight Show” gig again.

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28 May 2009 22:21

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Culture: This weekend promises to be awesome for movie fans

98% Rotten Tomatoes’ rating for Pixar’s latest masterwork, “Up.” We’re totally going to see this, kids.
94% Rotten Tomatoes’ rating for “Drag Me To Hell,” Sam Raimi’s attempt to reconnect with his horror roots.

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27 May 2009 20:37

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Music: We keep hearing the new Phoenix album rules. Judge for yourself.

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All your dad’s kids’ favorite publications like Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, from Pitchfork to The Onion A.V. Club. And we like it too. These French guys came up with a solid pop album. But what do you think? Listen here. source

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