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OMG Seattle: Blair Waldorf Leighton Meester Is Coming to Play the Showbox on May 29

Blair Waldorf's wild adventures in romance on season 5 of Gossip Girl are winding down--the season finale is coming up on May 14 (SW's editor-in-chief Mike Seely is predicting some sort of incestuous twist involving Nate Archibald and Elizabeth Hurley; I'm hoping Rufus gets hit by a bus, with the sh ... More >>

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Your best video-and-alcohol pairings.

Gossip Girl Season 4 Finale: Themed Menu for Your Viewing Party Tonight!

Who will Blair choose tonight? ​Tonight marks the hotly anticipated finale of the fourth season of Gossip Girl on CW - a show as addictive and convoluted as a daytime soap opera, but with far superior lighting and makeup. The questions still left unanswered are gripping: Will Blair really choo ... More >>

Q&A: Marnie Stern on Free Shoes, Making Herself Vulnerable, and Girls on the Guitar

Marnie Stern will play the Vera Project with Witch Gardens on Saturday, November 6. ​I just got off the phone with Marnie Stern, Kill Rock Stars' girl-guitarist goddess, who last week released her third record, which I found to be an extraordinary piece of work. Marnie was at her NYC home in t ... More >>

The Extra Man: Kevin Kline, Too Twee for Us

Marnie Stern will play the Vera Project with Witch Gardens on Saturday, November 6. ​I just got off the phone with Marnie Stern, Kill Rock Stars' girl-guitarist goddess, who last week released her third record, which I found to be an extraordinary piece of work. Marnie was at her NYC home in t ... More >>

SIFF Week 1: Picks and Pans

Marnie Stern will play the Vera Project with Witch Gardens on Saturday, November 6. ​I just got off the phone with Marnie Stern, Kill Rock Stars' girl-guitarist goddess, who last week released her third record, which I found to be an extraordinary piece of work. Marnie was at her NYC home in t ... More >>

Gossip Girl

Marnie Stern will play the Vera Project with Witch Gardens on Saturday, November 6. ​I just got off the phone with Marnie Stern, Kill Rock Stars' girl-guitarist goddess, who last week released her third record, which I found to be an extraordinary piece of work. Marnie was at her NYC home in t ... More >>

Beyond Borders

Globalization is the new villain in this effective international thriller.

Taking Direction

I love it when you tell me where to go.

Welcome to the Day After Tomorrow

Kurt Andersen lives 48 hours ahead of the rest of us.