Robin Thicke’s Paula is the most interesting album of the year. Maybe even of the last decade. But is it good?
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My favorite ever goal from a Premier League debutante.
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Album Review: “Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions” by R.E.M.
by Victor Liby Victor LiR.E.M.’s first appearance on MTV Unplugged shows a band on the rise. Their second shows a band in decline.
Welcome back, Jack! I assume you’ve changed your ways and given up torture and extrajudicial killings, right?
Until the last five minutes, the series finale of How I Met Your Mother was excellent. Then, it jumped the shark.
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Album Review: “Far Beyond Driven,” Pantera (20th Anniversary Re-Release)
by Victor Liby Victor LiI still can’t believe Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.