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'V' for Violence
Blood and chaos at the multiplex
The Year in Movies by J. Hoberman

We may be living in a national Green Zone, but from Al Basrah to the AMC, 2006 meant war . . .read more

>>The Year in Movies

J. Hoberman's Top 10
Nathan Lee's Top 10
Finke on the 2007 Orgy of Sequels
Kick Out the Jams
Could tolls save NYC from traffic?
News by Jarrett Murphy
Is Beyonce the Antichrist?
La Dolce Musto by Michael Musto
Plus: Musto reviews new book by Musto
Eulogy for Black Caesar
James Brown, 1933-2006
Music appreciation by Greg Tate
Slideshow: Farewell at the Apollo


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New Jersey Kid Puts God in His Place
New Jersey student-warrior for the Constitution gets a death threat.
by Nat Hentoff

Reader Identifies Lamest Article Ever
This week's letters

Power Plays
Jump Onto the Tracks to Save a Stranger?
Grandmas Light Candle as Bush Seeks Plan
Walking the Line for James Brown

La Dolce Musto
Is Beyonce the Antichrist?
by Michael Musto

Counter Culture
Recurring Curry
Burmese returns to Queens with a bang.
by Robert Sietsema

Liquid City
Fully Stacked
Elizabeth Thompson on Marshall Stack

Inside the Guide: music; art; events; activism; video games; free; and more.

FEATURED EVENTS
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
We love a good drag show, but the belles of this ball don't lip-synch to Patti LaBelle's "New Attitude"; they glide onstage as ballerinas—and they do it well. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male company whose performers don wigs, frilly tutus, plenty of makeup, and go on pointe for a very tranny good time . . .read more

Galapagos Staff Show-Off Festival
The folks behind the scenes at Williamsburg' s foremost art space, Galapagos, obviously have a keen sense of talent, but do they have what it takes to impress a roomful of drunken hipsters? . . .read more

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Savage Love
Internet Revenge, Neosexuals, and Happy Endings
by Dan Savage

Fly Life
Perfect From Now On
New Year's resolutions, many of which are likely to be broken by the time you read this.
by Tricia Romano

Lusty Lady
The Twat Thickens
When ladies dish about icy-hot clits and tingling tits.
by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Daily Rockie Horoscope
by Rockie

Free Will Astrology
by Rob Brezsny

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VOICE MUSIC BLOGS
Status Ain't Hood
Highlights: The Quarterly Report: Best New Albums
by Tom Breihan

Uncle LD's High Bias
Rainbows, Kittens, Cotton Candy, and Unicorns 4 Ever!
by LD Beghtol

Down in Front
Harlem Globetrotters
Exuberant "world crossover" stars build us an awestruck bridge to Ethiopia.
by Rob Harvilla

Eulogy for Black Caesar
James Brown, 1933-2006
by Greg Tate
Plus: Slideshow: James Brown's Last Gig at the Apollo
by Cary Conover

Dipset's Parole Model
The Harlem crew's president and cred-enhancer is once again free to fly high.
by Patrick Winn

Calendar Boys
Bishop Allen's near-catastrophic 2006 EP project is a nearly complete success.
by Ben Westhoff

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V For Violence
From Al Basrah to the AMC, 2006 meant war
by J. Hoberman
Plus: Hoberman's Top 10 and Lee's Top Ten

Orgy of Sequels to Climax in 2007
Will the public get off, or just the studios?
by Nikki Finke

Iraq's Cinema of Longing
A conversation with director James Longley.
by Rob Nelson

Reluctant Hero
A legend, yes, but Clint Eastwood's not done yet.
by Scott Foundas

Taking the Long View
Children of Men and the value of an unedited shot.
by Jim Ridley

Plus: Comedy of Power; Idiocracy; and much more.

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art

Speak, Memory
An artist contemplates Cuba's mid-century utopian hopes.
by Leslie Camhi

Best in Show
Weird Tales
From tiny screens to giant heads.
R. C. Baker's gallery picks

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books

Musto vs Musto
Our gossip maven talks to himself about starfucking, outing, and his new book.
by Michael Musto

City Rump
An ass-eye tour of New York with the editors of 'BUTT' magazine.
by Mara Altman

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screens

Video Games
Best Games of 2006
by Harold Goldberg

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Brave New Year
Some of Off-Broadway's leading lights offer up resolutions for 2007.
by Alexis Soloski

Delirious New York
Revisiting Ed Koch, Sally Jessy Raphael and 1980s Manhattan.
John Beer reviews Laughing Wild

Science Friction
Looking for chemical reaction in physicist love triangle.
Andy Propst reviews Strings

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Swan Diva
Drag ballerinas assault the classics, claws sheathed.
Deborah Jowitt on Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

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Sutton Impact
Tropical Vacation? Try the North Pole!
by Ward Sutton

This Modern World
No Sacrifice Too Great-for Others
by Tom Tomorrow

Mark Fiore
The 12 Days of Whoopsmas!-Part II
by Mark Fiore

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