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41. Art Capsules

    Art Exhibitions

    By Chris Packham and Dana Self

    Published: May 29, 2008

    Cursive New York artist Creighton Michael's definition of drawing is extremely elastic, encompassing traditional pencil-on-paper imagery, painting and sculpture. Gesture is key...

42. Letters

    Letters for the Week of May 29

    Published: May 29, 2008

    Feature: "You're Fired. Love, Hallmark," May 15 Our Sympathies I was fired from Hallmark almost two years ago, but it wasn't until I read Eric Barton's article that I finally...

43. Critics' Choices

    The French Kicks

    By Flannery Cashill

    Published: May 29, 2008

    "Abandon" by the French Kicks, from Swimming (Vagrant Records): The French Kicks hail from New York's indie-rock scene, but they've never suffered the overkill. Ten years...

44. Critics' Choices

    Death Cab for Cutie

    By Aaron Ladage

    Published: May 29, 2008

    “Bixby Canyon Bridge” by Death Cab for Cutie, from Narrow Stairs (Barsuk Records/ Atlantic Records): If a band can attain only a certain level of success before...

45. Critics' Choices

    Delta Spirit

    By Justin Kendall

    Published: May 29, 2008

    “Streetwalker” by Delta Spirit, from I Think I’ve Found It! (Monarchy Music): Delta Spirit legend tells of drummer Brandon Young's 2 a.m. smoke break that led...

46. Critics' Choices

    The Download

    By Andy Vihstadt

    Published: May 29, 2008

    With more than 1,000 recorded songs under his belt, Robert Pollard isn't one to waste time. We're only halfway into 2008, and the Dayton, Ohio, workhorse is readying his second...

47. Wayward Son

    James Brown, Sly Stone and Batman & Robin get roasted at a funkalicious JoCo blues club

    By Jason Harper

    Published: May 29, 2008

    "Sticky" Ricky Dodson is tired. Birdlike and boyish from the stage but thin and haggard up close, the blues man, soul man, jazz man, R&B man, funk man, hip-hop man and man's...

48. Critics' Choices

    Efterklang

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 29, 2008

    “Caravan” by Efterklang, from Parades (Rumraket/The Leaf Label): On 2004's Tripper, the Danish band Efterklang crafted IDM chamber pop that featured evocative...

49. Spin Cycle

    Bong-Ra

    By Jason Harper

    Published: May 29, 2008

    He's from the Netherlands — of course his name is Bong-Ra. But with an itinerary that includes a few gigs in his hometown of Utrecht, then over to San Francisco, Los...

50. Critics' Choices

    The Service Industry

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 29, 2008

    “Now Wake up and Die” by the Service Industry, from Limited Coverage (Sauspop Records): Most musicians who toil at day jobs in the service industry forget about work...

51. Cafe

    Gimme Sum? No thanks – we’ll take Tannahs Asian Fusion instead

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: May 29, 2008

    I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't know how my little Dodge fared in the miles-per-gallon department until I had to drive out to Olathe just to eat in a restaurant. Twice....

52. Fat Mouth

    The metro loses a Gimme Sum but gains dim sum at the newest Bo Lings

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: May 29, 2008

    Before Nathan and Mendy Tannahill, the owners of Tannahs Asian Fusion, decided to give their restaurant its current name (see review here), it was a franchise of the Gimme Sum...

53. Film

    Sex and the City: The Movie

    By ELLA TAYLOR

    Published: May 29, 2008

    Oh, please — spoiler alert? Fine, I won't tell you whether Carrie Bradshaw ties the knot with Mr. Big, even though you've already seen that gown winging its way around...

54. Film

    The Strangers

    By Nick Pinkerton

    Published: May 29, 2008

    Suggesting an American remake of David Moreau and Xavier Palud's Them, The Strangers is practically an abstraction: an old-school spooker spun from the blood splatter on a...

55. Film

    The Fall

    By Nick Pinkerton

    Published: May 29, 2008

    Something like a pain-fueled, R-rated Princess Bride, The Fall straddles the intertwined worlds of storytelling and story. One half is a child's-eye-view tour of the...

56. Film

    Cannes Class of 2008

    A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse drama

    By J. HOBERMAN

    Published: May 29, 2008

    CANNES, France—Wading through 20-odd movies in half as many languages, each Cannes jury supplies its own dramatic narrative, to be interpreted according to its...

57. Film Feature

    Cannes Class of 2008

    A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse drama

    By J. HOBERMAN

    Published: May 29, 2008

    CANNES, France—Wading through 20-odd movies in half as many languages, each Cannes jury supplies its own dramatic narrative, to be interpreted according to its...

58. Game On

    Nintendo's Wii Fit ignites yet another fitness fad

    By Chris Ward

    Published: May 29, 2008

    Somebody forgot to tell Nintendo that "strenuous indoor exercise" does not top anyone's summer fun list. This, of course, does not explain why poor suckers everywhere are...