Learning a lot from cooking T.V. shows


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No matter what your mom might say, television can be educational. Anyone who grew up on a rigid diet of Rugrats, Doug and Scooby Doo has all the tools for social interactions, school life and dodging vigilante laws. In at least one respect, things haven’t changed much since ’90s-era Nickelodeon programming. If everything in your […]

Band benefits from working with producer


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Philadelphia rock band Dr. Dog has made a splash in the national music scene in recent years as it has gained increasing media exposure — and rightfully so. With a hard work ethic, the band members are no strangers to life on the road. Supporting the release of its new album, Shame, Shame, Dr. Dog […]

Runaways exposes inequality in rock


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In last week’s The New York Times review of Dum Dum Girls’ I Will Be, which debuted March 31, the critic could not get through even the first clause of his opening sentence without labeling the shoegaze-y pop-rock outfit an “all-female” band. Yes, the group’s name does invoke a specific gender and, yes, frontwoman Dee […]

TV comedy a poor man’s Monty Python


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There are two things that hint at what kind of show Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is. The first is the title, Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. The second is that the principal villain is named Chancellor Donold David Dongalor. With that in mind, it would be foolish to […]

Museum’s after-hours event a hit with Brits


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If you’ve ever seen Night at the Museum, then you might have an idea of what goes on the last Friday of every month at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London during their “Friday Late” event. Wild-eyed and overcome with excitement, participants in the adults-only event scramble from one exhibit to another like children […]

Action and politics Clash in latest film epic


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Clash of the Titans opens with images of constellations and a voice explaining how stories are written in the stars. The revelation is both concise and seemingly profound; it marks the end of the movie’s overt poetry. On the surface, the remainder of Clash of the Titans looks just like any other action movie. Like […]

In Theaters Today


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Clash of the Titans This remake of the 1981 film combines 3-D technology with Greek fantasy action. The adventure follows Sam Worthington as Perseus in his attempts to fulfill his destiny as the son of Zeus (Liam Neeson). He must stop the god of the underworld, Hades (Ralph Fiennes), while saving Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos). […]

Baumbach brings out the worst in his actors


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Why don’t you sit on my d-ck,” is all Roger Greenberg has to say to his best friend Ivan after several waiters surround their table and present Greenberg with a piece of cake and sing happy birthday to him in writer-director Noah Baumbach’s most recent film, Greenberg. The character Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is just the […]