Will B. Payne
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Hip Hop Lessons for Reggaeton
I first noticed reggaeton’s infectious “BOOM-ch-boom-ch” beat in the summer of 2005, while walking through New York City during the
William James, Unstuck In Time
William James is the archetypal masked villain of American academia. Seldom seen on curricula, mentioned in hushed tones, his finger
PAYNEFUL TRUTHS: Occupational Hazard: Wii Will Kill Us All
With all the shrill press coverage of the alleged moral damage caused by violent video games, it’s rather surprising how
HFA Features Rising German Star
Not a fan of German film? Does spending two hours watching a group of conquistadors drift down a river, dying
PAYNEFUL TRUTHS: A Furor Erupts as Game Trailers Get Musical
Has a one-minute television ad for Microsoft’s latest video game, “Gears of War,” started a revolution in gamer culture? Touted
This Land Ain’t Flowers’ Land
Man, the Mormons in Las Vegas must have it bad. On their latest album, “Sam’s Town,” lead singer Brandon Flowers
Movie Review: Borat
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Directed by Larry Charles Twentieth-Century Fox 4 Stars
A Farewell to ‘Hardcore’ Scene
CORRECTION APPENDED Pop Quiz: How do you know you’re no longer a punk rock venue? A) You make $2 million
Slaves Fought For England, Liberty
Those Americans who seek refuge from the moral compromises of contemporary politics in the idyllic past of the Founding Fathers—the
Payneful Truths: Rage Against the Screen: Hip-Hop Takes Aim at Hollywood, Again
“Hollywood Divorce”—the most star-studded track on Outkast’s latest album “Idlewild”—is equal parts love song and stinging indictment of the film