12.20.2011

Underneath Métropolis, a 2,300-person theater in the heart of Montreal, Andrew Barr stumbles across a dimly lit boiler room. The space looks like any other maintenance room, but he sees it as a fine...

Don DeLillo gazes out into the audience, carefully crafting his answers with the same potent prose in his first short-story collection, The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories. “When I was starting as a...

When was the last time you experienced a helpless, hysterical fit of laughter? I’m talking about the kind you could barely control, that left you snorting and panting. If you’re like me, those moments...

You don’t look so good, friend. It seems like you might be a little down in the dumps, a little blue. Is there anything that we can do, anything at all? Don’t hesitate in saying so. We’d like to help...

2011 has been a banner year for experimental hip-hop. OFWGKTA, Das Racist and Big K.R.I.T. brought mixtape hip-hop to the mainstream, The Roots made a concept album based around a Sufjan Stevens song,...

At 91 years of age, Ravi Shankar has earned the right to be reflective. As a dancer, choreographer, composer and virtuoso sitar player, Shankar has spent most of his life— since he was a very young...

If a sequel’s sole duty is to maintain the essence of its predecessor, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows succeeds mightily. The filmmakers have charged forward with the same enthusiasm they brought...

When last we left Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) of the Impossible Mission Force (not to be confused with the Extensive Paperwork Bureau), he and his new bride were traipsing off to a car chase-free life of...

In a role she’s carried with her for nearly 30 years, Glenn Close stars as the titular waiter, a “sweet little man” whose attention to detail and ability to blend in with the wallpaper has rendered...

Only a true visionary like Steven Spielberg could take a simple story about a horse and transform it into a grandiose work of cinema. Though not the acclaimed filmmaker’s greatest feat, War Horse is a...

Joe May is a small man in a small world, and that world is getting smaller by the minute. After spending seven weeks in the hospital, May (Dennis...

As New Girl wraps up for 2011 with its Christmas episode “The 23rd,” I think we really get a sense of how far the show has come. Paul, Jess’ boyfriend at the beginning of the episode, not so much at...

“The Guest Bong” is an example of something that has probably happened before on television, but that a handful of obsessive pop culture observers dread: an entire episode where the jokes are...

December is a slow month for new games, so over the next few weeks we’ll look back at notable Fall releases that we haven’t reviewed yet. Today Joe Bernardi reviews Batman: Arkham City, the critically...

Batman: Arkham City LockdownPlatform: iOSDeveloper: NetherRealm StudiosPublisher: Warner Brothers Interactive EntertainmentRelease Date: 12/7/2011Price: $5.99 America is as polarized as it’s been in...

After finishing their 2008 sophomore record Walk It Off, Minneapolis indie-rockers Tapes ‘n Tapes were faced with a dilemma. The group had just fulfilled their two-record contract with mega-indie...

Underneath Metropolis, a 2,300-person theater in the heart of Montreal, Andrew Barr stumbles across a dimly lit boiler room. The space looks like any other maintenance room, but he sees it as a fine...

We’re rolling out another Paste takeaway session from this year’s DeLuna Fest in Pensacola Beach, Fla., this time with New Orleans indie-rockers The Revivalists. They started things off with “Not Turn...

Progressive bluegrass band Punch Brothers have announced a new album, Who’s Feeling Young Now?. The album will be available on Feb. 14 on Nonesuch Records. The album was produced by Jacquire King,...

Last week, Paste hosted a Good Old War Livestream session, where they performed songs and answered online questions from their fans about their recently announced album. Watch the entire session here...

Texas familial rockers Eisley released a new music video off their latest album, The Valley. The title track’s video has a DIY, Tim Burton-esque feel to it, featuring an intriguing fantasy storyline....