Articles by Joshua Ostroff

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  Idiocracy

  Mike Judge

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2007

  Though best known for his animated efforts — Beavis & Butthead, King of the Hill — Mike Judge’s first live-action film, Office Space, was a...

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  The Watchmen

  TELEVISION

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2007

  Nobody’s Watching is a meta-sitcom about a couple of TV-addicted dudes disappointed with contemporary comedies. Derrick and Will are hired...

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  Antichrist PC Star

  Even For Christians, The End Is Near

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2007

  Maybe it’s that never-ending war in the Middle East or perhaps the approaching Mayan doomsday (Mel Gibson seems to be promoting both), but...

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  Various

  Crosstown Rebels Vol. 1 Mixed by Damian Lazarus

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2007

  Electronic music moves at a stylistic pace matched only by hip-hop and thus runs the risk of sounding dated almost upon release. But those...

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  The Serial's the Prize

  Fall TV Season Tests Commitment Issues

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  Fans of blockbuster sci-fi flicks like War of the Worlds and Independence Day know exactly how the aliens are gonna attack — with giant shi...

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  Beat Academy

  SCHOOL

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  For nearly a decade, the Red Bull Music Academy, a mobile music school for aspiring beat makers and wax spinners, has been quietly roaming...

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  Oya Festival

  Oslo, Norway - August 10 to 12, 2006

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Euro-fests may conjure thoughts of mammoth, mud-caked crowds but this northern stop couldn’t have been more civilised — white carpets blank...

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  The Gaming Arts

  Art of the Game

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  As the current-gen rolls into the next, the aging Playstation 2 is the unlikely home to one of gaming’s most visually stunning efforts — an...