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Restaurants
Revisiting a Hidden Gem
If its reputation had not drawn us to its doors, chances are slim that American eatery Fish and Farm would not have even turned our head — and now its great food and outstanding service have us all in a tizzy. More
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Arts
Hardly Strictly Politics
November gives viewers a peek at the fact that the president, and all of his compatriots in political arms, is nothing more than a guy in a suit. More
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Shopping
A Taste of Desert Hot Springs
If you’re thinking of a winter getaway that’s more about detoxing than après-ski, consider the rustic spa and resort town of Desert Hot Springs, in Southern California’s Coachella Valley. More
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Clubs
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Moving out from New York to the Bay Area in the summer of 1999, DJ Chucky Brown has been on the San Francisco club circuit for the past decade. More
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Movies
A Better Fit for the Small Screen
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
What could have been an unbelievable tale of struggling with one’s identity in Apartheid South Africa is nothing more than a melodrama better left for TV. More
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Movies
A Modest Art World Satire
Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars.
For his third film, (Untitled), filmmaker Jonathan Parker takes on the New York art scene he knows well from first-hand experience. More
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Movies
Captured in Motion
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Surprisingly, Robert Zemeckis is able to channel the spirit of Charles Dickens’ original in this graphics-conscious update. More
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Movies
Pushing Buttons
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Beginning as a normal thriller, The Box ends as a thoroughly sci-fi flick, taking on the issues of Christianity and the afterlife. More
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Movies
A Disappointing Failure
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars.
If pink projectile vomiting, explosive snake diarrhea, and other miscellaneous bodily secretions are your idea of fun, then Gentlemen Broncos is for you. If nothing in that list sounds even remotely funny to you, then you should give Jared Hess’ latest film a pass. More
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Movies
Uncomfortably Close Encounters
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.
The Fourth Kind purports to be based on actual events and includes “actual” video footage associated with said events. Whether you believe in Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (read: alien abductions) or not, you will be frightened. More
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