May 15, 2008
 

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Is Nas just trying to offend us now? The short answer is yes; his new album is entitled Nigger. No word on whether it's good or not—it's understandably been stalled by Def Jam—but since it's Nas, there's a strong chance it'll be solid. He kills it on stage, too, as you'll see tonight. DG w/Lifesavas, Libretto, DJ OG One; Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 8 pm, $35-40, all ages
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FEATURES

THE FOOD ISSUE 2008

How to Eat and Thrive in the Coming Depression

NEWS

AMONG THE (WHITE) PEOPLE

Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Endgame in Oregon

RULES OF THE GAME

Homeless Protest Stretches On

SHADOW BUDGET

Adams' and Leonard's End Run Around Mayor Potter

STREETWALKER HOLIDAY

Neighbors Note Prostitution Spike Along 82nd

SWING OUT, SISTER

Homeless Nonprofit Resigns from Sit-Lie Group

PLUS:

MUSIC

A LOT AND A LITTLE

A Little Bit of Lykke Li

GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

The Kills' Midnight Boom Plays in the Dark

SECEDE AND SUCCEED

The Evolution of Tu Fawning

EVERYONE MUST GO

El-P Kills Live, Dead

CREATURES AND COMFORTS

The Golden Bears' Storybook Rock

ALTERED AWARENESS

The Black Hollies: Looking Backward

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING

Illmaculate

PLUS:

YOUR FAVORITES!

FILM

SPY MOVIE

OSS 117: Reminding You that Parodies Don't Have to Suck

GEEK OUT

Back to the Arcade

CALLING ALL VAGINAS!

(It's Okay—A Girl Wrote that Headline!)

ENJOYING THE SILENCE

Murderers Meditate in The Dhamma Brothers

PLUS:

VISUAL ARTS

JESS COLLINS

Jess: To and From the Printed Page

BOOKS

BLACK POSTCARDS: A ROCK & ROLL ROMANCE

by Dean Wareham
(Penguin Press)

JAMES FREY AND JOSH KILMER-PURCELL

Reading at the Bagdad Theater

THEATER

9 PARTS OF DESIRE

THE HISTORY BOYS

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the Beat Coffee House

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Amnesia Brewing

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