Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks The El Rey Saturday, Jan. 6 Stephen Malkmus sporting facial hair was on the list of things I never thought I’d see. Read more...

OMG. You guys are so not going to believe this. I was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year! That’s right ““ ME! I finally can take my well-deserved place alongside luminaries such as Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr. Read more...

Fresh off the release of the two most successful video game consoles in history (sorry, Nintendo), many assumed Sony could do no wrong. And truly, the Playstation 3, released on Nov. Read more...

To accompany our second annual albums of the year list, voted on by the A&E staff, I’m here to tell you why the entire thing is wrong (or right, as the case may be). Read more...

Stretch pants, leggings, tights; whatever you want to call them, they have revolutionized this year’s fashionable silhouette whether you like it or not. This year’s fashionable legs have traversed from the shape of boot cut jeans and fitted shirts worn above them to longer, larger shirts over legs seen for the shape they are. Read more...

Let’s get one thing straight ““ I’m angry. This column is both fun and frustrating to write. On one hand, I get to provide commentary on A&E ‘s first-ever year-end top 10 TV shows list. Read more...

“Infinite Crisis” DC Comics In a year full of comic book craziness ““ Marvel Comics’ epic “Civil War” pitted Iron Man against Captain America and unveiled Spider-Man’s secret identity to the world, and DC Comics’ “52” told a year-long story every week in real time, “24”-style ““ the best major event was DC’s “Infinite Crisis.” Aside from providing the company with a much-needed creative reboot for characters such as Superman and Batman, the story also played to DC’s strengths: Batman’s inner turmoil and brilliance as a detective, Superman’s nobility and sense of purpose and Wonder Woman’s torn allegiance to humanity and to her mythic heritage. Read more...