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Student with passions for the arts share classes you should take while you still have the chance. Artistic talent not required.

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Review: Dysfunctional Furniture Exhibit

City Hall furniture exhibition makes your family look normal.

by MEGAN RUBEN

Listings 1.27.11



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Interview: Director of Blue Valentine

Street chatted with Derek Cianfrance about Tom Waits, ukuleles and that pesky NC-17 rating.

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Best of 2010: Bands You May Not Have Heard of

End–of–year lists in the music world gain credibility by doing one of two things: they either compile a bunch of albums that have already been validated with critical acclaim, or they include obscure bands just to score some indie cred.

by DANIEL FELSENTHAL

Review: No Strings Attached

Portman needs more than carrots.

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The Ins and Outs of 2011

If there is one lesson film critics learned in 2010, it was that bad movies can’t be masked by 3D glasses or devoted comic book fans.

by MICHAEL GOLD

Defibrillator: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

The black comedy is a delicate genre that often toes the line between hilarity and offense, usually landing squarely on one side or the other.

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One Track Mind: Kanye West and Jay Z., “H.A.M.”

January 11 was a good day for music — Britney Spears dropped her new single “Hold it Against Me,” and Kanye West and Jay–Z released “H.A.M.” A few days after, 'Ye tweeted, “Yo Britney, I’m really happy for you and I’mma let you be #1, but me and Jay–Z single is one of the best songs of all time.” Sorry, Kanye: while we might have agreed with you on the whole Beyonce/Taylor Swift thing, we’re not as persuaded by your latest effort. “H.A.M.” is the first official single off the rap heavyweights’ joint EP, Watch the Throne, and stands for “hard as a mothafucka.” The track has all the bounce of Jay–Z’s best work, but Kanye’s verse is among his worst: his lazy flow sounds like a failed freestyle and features themes he’s covered better elsewhere.

by AGNES NAM

Review: The Decemberists, the King is Dead

The Decemberists show few signs of life on latest full–length

by DANIEL FELSENTHAL

Interview: Director of Blue Valentine

STREET: What is the meaning of the title of the film? Derek Cianfrance: It’s an homage to Tom Waits.

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DIY: T–Shirt Pillows

A new year and a new semester means a time for change, and Street thinks your dorm decor is so last semester.

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Review: Meat America

The newest show at Bambi gallery explores exactly what raw talent means to an experienced photographer.

by INNA KOFMAN

Review: True Grit

How dare they remake the film that earned John Wayne his only Oscar! Such is the resounding cry of film scholars and devoted fans of the Duke alike.

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DIY Sand Art

Joke Issue: We all hail from Philadelphia, dear readers, the most glamorous and industrious city on the Eastern Seaboard!

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Listings Dec. 9

Joke Issue: Friday, December 10: Big Daddy Charles and the Charlatans, with the Back Alley Sextet, Le Chat Noir, 5 cents Big Daddy Charles hails from the Mississippi Delta, where he learned to play the gobble–pipe with the coolest cats on the Bayou.

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Someone's Been Hitting' The Hooch A Little Too Hard

Joke Issue: Cruising around the Big Apple in his flivver for hire, Lenny the Cabbie has seen his fair share of odd birds.

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Puntal/Contrapuntal: Big Bands Vs. Small Bands

Joke Issue: I LIKE BIG BANDS By Bubba "Hands" McNulty Hey fellas. Depression got you down?

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Venues 'N' Shit: Homeless Haven

Joke Issue: By Rack 'Em Rack Willie Oh freight train. I remember when you used to come 'round these parts.

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One Track Mind: Shirley Temple "Baby, Take A Bow"

Joke Issue: While we’re still years away from any comprehensive child labor legislation, one little girl is toiling away, and her hard work is paying off.

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