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The 50 Best Songs of 2009

The 50 Best Songs of 2009

As part of PopMatters’ 20th anniversary, we are revisiting classic features. Travel back in time a decade ago to 2009, when indie rock was in its full ascendency,and hear the songs that soundtracked the era.

‘Homey Don’t Play That’: A Tale of Emmy-winning Black Comedy Sitcom ‘In Living Color’

‘Homey Don’t Play That’: A Tale of Emmy-winning Black Comedy Sitcom ‘In Living Color’

Comedy is a cruelly subjective art form, and not much of it survives outside of its time frame.

Was Super Bowl 50 a Golden Bowl?

Was Super Bowl 50 a Golden Bowl?

A pop culture play-by-play of the biggest TV event of the year.

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’: Emocore Superhero

America, Slavery, and McQueen and Tarantino’s Two Very Different Films

America, Slavery, and McQueen and Tarantino’s Two Very Different Films

12 Years a Slave is every bit as intense as one might imagine, though not completely depressing, whereas Django Unchained aestheticizes its extreme violence.

An Open Letter to Tom Cruise: How to Make a Movie Rock

Pitbull: Planet Pit

The Year in Music: December 2010

American Idol: The Final Four

The Soloist

‘Soloist’ Suffers from a Lack of Honesty

Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008