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My 2009 pumpkin: Max and wild rumpus. Thanks Internet stencils.

My 2009 pumpkin: Max and wild rumpus. Thanks Internet stencils.

My new TV column launched today. I somehow find myself comparing Dexter to 24, Flannery O’Conner and Sufjan Stevens. (I like all but 24).

This was my pumpkin last year. I need to figure out what to do this year. MJ?

This was my pumpkin last year. I need to figure out what to do this year. MJ?

There’s something wonderful about Damion Suomi and David Fountain’s rough and downhome take on the classic Cure song, “Just Like Heaven.” It helps that, despite the impromptu nature of the…

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thedecemberists:

trailer for “Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized”!

Holy shit, this looks amazing.

Color me intrigued, excited and a handful of other adjectives.

If you’re not familiar with the game of cornhole, it’s the best (if most unfortunately named) of the lawn sports, just nudging out ladder golf and bocce ball. Two teams of two take turns tossing…

Five years ago, Modest Mouse helped indie rock start fighting its way out of the musical ghetto with “Float On” playing just about every time MTV decided to show music videos—which seemed mostly…

Forget what you know about pumpkin ale. I’m sure, like me, the first time you tried one, it tasted like someone had melted candy corn pumpkins into a Michelob Light. But two of America’s finest…

The BBC just unveiled the new Doctor Who logo, which will debut—along with Matt Smith, the latest actor to play the good doctor—in spring 2010. The show’s final three episodes with David Tennant…

Doing their best to ensure that my list of the 50 Best Dylan Covers is out of date, The Low Anthem are giving away a free mp3 of their cover of “Dignity” to anyone who signs up for the…