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Harry Potter: The Wizardry of Madison Avenue

November 29, 2001 by

The buildup for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" resembled the sort of drama and fanfare reserved for royal weddings and papal appointments.
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Jewel | This Way | Atlantic Records

November 29, 2001 by

While it seems at first glance that a pop sensibility has eaten up and regurgitated another talent for blind-baby-bird-public consumption, there are some really great tracks hidden in This Way.
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John Coltrane | The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording | Impulse!

November 29, 2001 by

The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording, the first issue of John Coltrane's final captured live performance, reaches an ecstatic boiling point in the free jazz movement.
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John Mayer | Room for Squares | Sony

November 29, 2001 by

If this were a hard and fast rule Room for Squares would probably be pulled over for reckless endangerment. The album rides the line between following the caravan and diverging into John Mayer's own a...
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Give Me Space

November 15, 2001 by

White space, or a lack there of, is not a new complaint from young artists struggling to display their bodies of work. That dialogue is as old as the art form itself.
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Out of Many, One

November 15, 2001 by

Jude Narita, actress, producer and playwright, brings her own one-woman show to Campbell Hall this Friday night. Critically acclaimed, "Stories Waiting to be Told" is a performance that celebrates the...
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Under Construction

November 15, 2001 by

The dancers enter in a line. They are wearing blazing orange safety vests with reflective stripes and wield brooms with metal caps on the end.
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Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple

November 15, 2001 by

The main theme explored is human fallibility. Single mother Betty and her son Bert attempt to reunite their family in Bangor, Maine. They travel to New York to retrieve an estranged member of their cl...
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Heist: Dishonor Among Thieves

November 15, 2001 by

Mamet's newest modern noir, "Heist," has the muted monochromatic color scheme of its timeless predecessors. More crime than con game, an abundance of double-crossings and plot twists are still intact.
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Radiohead | I Might Be Wrong Live Recordings Radiohead | Capitol Records

November 15, 2001 by

Radiohead doesn't know when to take a break. This latest offering is their third major release in 13 months, coming only five months after Amnesiac and barely a year since Kid A. Not that we mind.
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The Avalanches | Since I Left You | Sire/Modular

November 15, 2001 by

For recording artists, the line between sampling and stealing can be very fine. And copyright infringement can be an expensive lesson learned.
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Techno Animal | The Brotherhood of the Bomb | Matador

November 15, 2001 by

To put it simply, this is Techno Animal: a slowed electronic rhythm with hard drums and heavy bass.
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Alana Davis | Fortune Cookies | Elektra

November 15, 2001 by

It's a new world, Ms. Davis - you're not the only multicultural, pop songstress anymore. While you hit it big in 1997 with "Thirty-two Flavors," there is more competition now; a catchy pop chorus just...
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Growing Old Together

November 13, 2001 by

We might not walk, talk or look the the same, but I still love you baby. Artsweek celebrates a two-decade long relationship with animation.
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Seasoning Your Words

November 7, 2001 by

Performance poetry, as of late, has experienced a renaissance fueled by the energy and fervor of young bards who reject the constraints of traditional poetry forums.
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