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41. Film

    Kids These Days

    Teen comedy Charlie Bartlett could use a dose of mean

    By Ella Taylor

    Published: February 21, 2008

    Like most wannabe heroes of the eager-to-please teen comedy, poor little rich boy Charlie Bartlett is charming and quirky. Too charming by half and not nearly quirky enough, as...

42. Short Cuts

    Deepak Ram

    Steps (Golden Horn)

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: February 21, 2008

    On his latest disc, South African-born jazz musician Deepak Ram presents us with a solid album and a sonic challenge. How can one adapt "Giant Steps," one of John Coltrane's...

43. Live Wire

    Anne Murray

    By Lee Zimmerman

    Published: February 21, 2008

    Of all her many hits, Canadian chanteuse Anne Murray may be best known for her first, a song called "Snowbird," which winged its way to the top of the international charts. Of...

44. Outtakes

    Caviar Dreams

    Are the latest boastful rappers billionaires or boobs?

    By Ben Westhoff

    Published: February 21, 2008

    Irrational exuberance is so widespread in hip-hop right now that Alan Green­span might freak out — if he understood rap lyrics. There are no two ways about it:...

45. Short Cuts

    Various artists

    Spirits in the Material World: A Reggae Tribute to the Police (Shenachie)

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: February 21, 2008

    In the early '80s, before Sting rose to international superstar status (musician/actor/activist), he was but one-third of new wave combo the Police. Back then, few British...

46. Live Wire

    The Three Jacks

    By Greg Baker

    Published: February 21, 2008

    There is a great tradition, or at least a stereotype, of an association between storytelling and drunkenness among the Irish. With his new project, the Three Jacks, Henk "Jack"...