Simon Joyner “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ Jagjaguwar Records Below the title “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ on the latest Simon Joyner album is a picture of a grand, effeminate bedroom in which sits a young man, unshaven and with tousled hair. Read more...

We don’t mean to brag, but we think we’ve got ’em right this time. After going 7 for 10 and then 8 for 10 in our Oscar picks of the past two years, we’re predicting this is the year we nail everything. Read more...

Mr. Langtry selected a machete from the shelf and looked back at me. “Call me Denis,” he said. “Please, I’m asking you. You don’t have to call me Dad, just Denis.” His eyes turned back to examine the blade he held between us, and his never-trimmed eyebrows flared like two cats tensing to fight. Read more...

“Darwin’s Nightmare” Directed by Hubert Sauper International Film Circuit The cobbler’s children go barefoot in Tanzania. The seemingly harmless Nile perch fish is the largest source of income for the towns surrounding Lake Victoria. Read more...

“Conviction” NBC While shows like “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue” dominated airwaves for two decades, the last five years have seen an explosion of procedural dramas. Read more...

I hate my iPod. A lot. Let me tell you why. I received my iPod as a high school graduation gift. This was when not many people had iPods, and the only ones who did were wannabe-hipster scads who ran around, iPods clipped to their belts, proclaiming, “Oh Marcus, you must listen to this wonderful band called Guster! Read more...

On a road trip to San Francisco with some friends, Arthur Magazine’s founder Jay Babcock began writing down the names of the best performing musicians who were the least well-known. Read more...