The Black Kids and Mates of State play Washington, D.C.

A study of nudity in Milk, The Reader, and Watchmen.

A recurring dream becomes a concept album.

NBC’s Kings is off to a wobbly start, but shows signs of promise.

Each morning you pull yourself together and head off for more musical overload.

In ten minutes, a stranger can go from an annoyance to a meaningful connection.

Zack Snyder’s bland, brutal Watchmen.

Everlasting Moments, the beautiful story of a Swedish woman whose photography gives her hope.

They may call me a cult member, but you’re the only blanket for me.

Slate editor David Plotz on reading the entire Bible for the first time.

Did throwing in a few Broadway-style musical numbers save the Oscars?

Important Things with Demetri Martin, reviewed.

I’ve always thought that dialogue only gets in the way of sexy.

Why America can’t bear to see Ticketmaster and Live Nation together.

Cat Power sings like there’s no one else in the room.