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are hanging at the DC WarRoom - you should visit. Hopefully I will have a column starting up there in a week or two. Stay tuned for linkage.

MINUS 5: REVIEWS IN 5 WORDS OR LESS

Films
IRON MAN: The Awesome.
THE DARJEERLING LIMITED: Not as good as Rushmore . . .
JUNO: "Dream big!" . . . great line, solid flick

Music
SHE&HIM - VOLUME ONE: 70s country pop rocks!
STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS - REAL EMOTIONAL TRASH: Like Pavement but better, maybe.

Books/Comics
THAT SALTY AIR (Tim Sievert): Damn good for a debut GN
KIRBY:FIVE-OH (TwoMorrows Press): only a 1/4 in, GREAT!
A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR (Dennis Lehane): So much better than "Mystic River" (titles count as one word, smartguy!)