Jennifer Lopez

With Argo, Ben Affleck Asks Us to Love Hollywood Again

Ke$ha To Release New 'Bit¢h' Fragrance on April 31

Sean MeyersDon't let that bit of jizz oozing out of the bottle gross you out; Ke$ha's spokesperson adamantly insisted that this perfume smells like flowery goodness.​Slutwave star Ke$ha is aiming to cash in on the lucrative celebrity fragrance market with the release of a signature fragrance ... More >>

Why Nicki Minaj is the Most Annoying Person in Music Right Now

No, no, Nicki: Fuck you.​Am I the only one who really, really hates Nicki Minaj? You'd think so based on only a smattering of anti-Nicki talk on ye ole interwebz, compared to a torrent of anti Ke-dollarsign-ha fury and all the hate of other comparable slutwave artists.For example: There are a mere ... More >>

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

By Randall Roberts You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barrier ... More >>

"Dancing with the Stars" Costume Designer Randall Christensen Dishes on Phoenix and Fashion

Costume designer Randall Christensen has dressed some very famous people throughout his career. Since 1985, he's tailored for stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, R&B singer Toni Braxton, actress Susan Lucci, and *NYSYNC member Lance Bass. He's been the sole costume designer for the popul ... More >>

Allison Manch’s “Sampling” at Practical Art stitches pop lyrics and rap bling into old-fashioned hankies

American Pie’s Thomas Ian Nicholas joins the rock club

Lenny Kravitz

It Is Time for a Love Revolution
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The Year of Living Sequentially

Sequels, prequels, and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

"Nigga," Please

Two rival b-boys dance around the N-word

Good Playbill Hunting

Matt and Ben are here again...sort of

Constricted

A PG-13 rating squeezes the life out of Anacondas

Sebadoh

Lou Barlow steps away from side projects to tour with his old indie rock band

Jersey Gurgle

Kevin Smith is Silent Bob? Dude, my butt he is.

Hype-Happy

Finally, a restaurant that actually cooks up to its reputation

Rock Us, Amadeus

Daniel Bernard Roumain gives classical music a good rap

Bounce Back Blues

Survivalist discovers there's baller status to be found in a Yugo -- sorta

Idiot Savant

Notaro spins more funny yarns

Greek Out

Distributors still don't honeymoon with small romantic comedies

Ask Master

C-c-c-comedy like no other

Souvenirs...

A post-Mother's day reflection

Zorro Pop

Classical guitarist Estéban looks to extend beyond the Home Shopping Network. MTV, anyone?

Band of Constant Sorrow

Bluegrass is a rising trend. Just don't tell Busted Hearts' Bruce Connole.

Phat Chance

Steve Martin almost gets Down with Queen Latifah, but the two mostly strike out

A Toothy Grin

Horror fans have good reason to smile at Darkness Falls

Stiffed!

Privé's co-owner beats a hasty retreat out of town, and the San Carlos' proprietor is furious

Year in TV: Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Family Jewels

The Lombo family sprouts budding -- and undeniably beautiful -- Latin pop stars. But will ambition alter the family business?

High-Maintenance Superestrella

Paulina Rubio lives for the spotlight. Getting there, though, is a bit uneasier.

Street Sweet

The three regular Jersey girls of 3LW look angelic. But the devil's in the details.

Cyber-Hit Factory

Tonos.com is connecting aspiring songwriters with the teen-pop music machine

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Beauty and the Beat

Nikka Costa has a big, funky voice and a great butt. Which will you notice first?

Famous and Tired

Pop stars complain about their jobs like everyone else. Here's what's happened when some of their gripes have actually made it to tape.

Vanity Fare

The glamorous Jacques and Natasha Gelman outshine much of the work they collected in 'Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Twentieth-Century Mexican Art'

Mel Sells Out

What Women Want is a movie that's better than this two-hour advertisement

Mail or Muse?

Proving that the Voice still carries, we offer a roundup of the latest local discs filling our box

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

Suffer Safari

Another funk-rap-metal morph disturbs the peace

2000 Flourishes

Love As Laughter updates its rock for all ages with Destination 2000

Really Raw Power

A new, exhaustive Rhino boxed set documents how Iggy and the Stooges created a new genre of music and a now-classic American rock album

L.A. Noir

Soderbergh's The Limey explores dark side of The Big Orange

Never Too Old to Tango

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs take back the past with La Marcha del Golazo Solitario

Still Loca After All These Years

The Latin Explosion in dance music causes barely a ripple at Latino venues like Club Orfeon

A Slightly Dirty Dozen

Although many standout films were released in 1998, no single movie really stood out

Workers' Compensation

Antz: A way underground film with a cast of millions!

Southwestern Gothic

Compact High

With modest U-Turn, Oliver Stone changes direction--a little

Blood Simple

The duo that made Five Easy Pieces now gives us one lousy movie