“This is a brand-new song. This is a premiere, I guess. I’d like to dedicate this to Christiano’s Restaurant. This is called, uh, ‘Scenes From an Italian Restaurant.’” These words[...]

With heralded releases by Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer and the guy with the neck beard that lives in the apartment under you, 2012 was a banner year for Brooklyn’s always-fertile indie-r[...]

The sigh comes when she realizes she’s in my way, and I won’t be able to get by unless she takes her eyes off the rows of pasta to move her cart, not a lot, mind you, just enough t[...]

On February 1, the ever-veiny Sylvester Stallone returns to theaters in the police revenge actioner Bullet to the Head. The film doesn’t come out for another two weeks, but moviego[...]

It has become de rigueur to add a caveat to any year-end Top 10 albums list – something akin to, “Now, this isn’t necessarily the best of the year; these are only my favorites of t[...]

In a new series exclusive to FlipCollective.com, noted music historian Tom Dinard uncovers, through hours of interviews with the artist, the meaning of the oft-misunderstood prose [...]

The following is an excerpt from Hank Layton’s piece for Cartel III (Fall, 2012), which can be purchased for $2.99 as an Amazon Kindle e-book or as a PDF. *** When it comes t[...]

The following is an excerpt from Rosicky Jones’s piece for Cartel III (Fall, 2012), which can be purchased for $2.99 as an Amazon Kindle e-book or as a PDF. *** Women have ex[...]

Jessica Simpson is fat. I know this because I regularly wait in line at the grocery store, occasionally watch television, and unapologetically peruse celebrity blogs. If, like me, [...]

This week marked the 50th anniversary of James Bond, and MGM is commemorating the event by releasing a special edition DVD and Blu-Ray box set of every 007 film. MGM even updated t[...]