Articles by Tim Lehman

opinion 02.15.10 RSS is More

What’s the right way to use your RSS reader? Tim Lehman asks the makers of NetNewsWire and Google Reader.

arts 09.28.09 Staying Human: An Interview with Phoenix

Tim Lehman talks with Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars about the band’s most recent album, being French, and dancing to Michael Jackson.

opinion 08.26.09 Here Should Be My Home Decor

Finally free of the college dormitory, Tim Lehman contemplates what his interior decorating says about him, if anything.

arts 07.27.09 “A Better Kind of Scum”: An Interview with Nathan Rabin

Tim Lehman speaks to A.V. Club writer Nathan Rabin about his new memoir, The Big Rewind. Topics discussed include Rabin’s short-lived TV career, Orthodox Jewish summer camp, and the Family Guy effect.

arts 06.24.09 The Kids’ Books Are Alright

Based on their trailers, Tim Lehman compares the adaptation philosophies behind Where the Wild Things Are and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

arts 12.15.08 Confessions of a Music Hoarder

In an era when the iPod has encouraged us to download as many albums as possible, Tim Lehman confronts 34 gigabytes of music he has never listened to.

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