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"Battleship": Soak up the Beautiful Bombast

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2

Pilot episodes are tricky. Many potentially great shows have failed to get off the ground because of their pilot getting rejected, such as the legendary Harmon / Schrab / Stiller joint Heat Vision and Jack. But shows that do get picked up will ideally evolve and improve, and often the pilot can bec ... More >>

The Bad Plus Melt Faces at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Dean SchafferDavid King (right) blows everyone's mind at Dinkelspiel.​The Bad Plus August 2, 2011 @Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University Better than: Throwing a piano, bass, and drum set into the eye of a musically inclined tornado. The Bad Plus is a band that likes to challenge its au ... More >>

Love Stinks

A warm, fuzzy roundup of depressing anti-Valentine's Day anthems

Zine Stealers

The Alternative Press Expo offers lots to look at -- but little to read

The Fandom Menace

Living on the sidewalk for a month. Sleeping with Wookiees. $300 action figures. The new Star Wars isn't just a movie. It's a force that's with us.

The Man From Uncle ... Mame's

A toy story comes true in the Castro