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6/30/11   Movies | TV | Music | Video | Books | Theater | Art Someone Really Needs to Ask Gwyneth Paltrow About Her Mysterious Trip to Japan Even though she keeps telling us, "Don't ask." Give The Big C Another Chance Last season had issues, but this season is way better. Trust. Matthew Fox and Ed Harris Are Out of World War Z Scheduling conflicts, and now the Brad Pitt zombie movie has to scramble. Tupac Drops New Material Hear the new stuff! Elijah Wood on Wilfred, Post-Rings Depression, and The Hobbit "It's going to be very surreal. It's a unique opportunity to revisit a major part of my life." ADVERTISEMENT Check out a new speakeasy; spend an afternoon in a museum; go to a sporting event; listen to a favorite band play an outdoor concert; taste-test the best dumplings in Chinatown; sunbathe in a park: the possibilities are endless. It's your city. Find someone to explore it with. Four Highlights From Last Night’s Finale of The Voice An excitable Adam Levine, an oblivious Christina. Julie Taymor Would Still Like to Get Paid for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark "The main thing is I have not been paid. I would like to get paid, so that will be good." Disney Wants a Yeti Movie Based on the Matterhorn Ride It's a roller coaster ... but maybe also an emotional roller coaster. Why You Should Have Been Watching Treme Instead of The Killing 'The Killing' claims to be a "holistic journey" that doesn't "tie things up in a bow," but 'Treme' really is. True Blood’s Rutina Wesley on Her ‘Feisty’ Character, the Origins of ‘Hooker,’ and Getting an Action Figure "Who's to say that that won't happen? I'm in a comic book now." Critics’ Best Backhanded Compliments of Michael Bay and Transformers: Dark of the Moon "The funniest, best-executed film in the Earth-protecting robots-that-look-like-cars-and-trucks series ... [is] as head-slappingly stupid as ever." Bruce Springsteen Releases His Clarence Clemons Eulogy: ‘Too F-cking Big to Die’ "That is the thing that we did together … the two of us." Sarah Palin Documentaries, Whether Pro or Con, Face a Tough Future Red staters don't see docs, and liberals who hate her likely won't want to pay for the privilege. Who Hates the Internet More, Aaron Sorkin or Prince? Famous Luddite Sorkin meets a worthy new competitor. Joe Rogan Will Be Back on Fear Factor, Which He Called ‘Mindless’ Just a Few Months Ago "Sometimes I want to watch f--kheads eat animal dicks." Let’s All Play, ‘How Is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Hilariously Objectified in Transformers?’ For example, is she introduced butt-first? Which Judge on The Voice Has Benefited the Most From the Show’s Success? Vulture breaks it down. Nostalgia Fact-Check: How Does Ally McBeal Hold Up? To the unisex bathroom! Penn Badgley Knows There’s Skepticism About His Ability to Play Jeff Buckley "There’s a whole lot of people who are skeptical, so... I just want to be clear that I’m very moved by the opportunity, and I really am giving myself to it." ADVERTISEMENT   Lower Dens Bountiful free outdoor entertainment has always been one of the best things about summer in the city, but this year the folks at the River to River festival have outdone themselves. This Friday they're offering up a gratis show on the South Street Seaport featuring the dark, expansive vocals of Baltimorean singer-songwriter Jana Hunter—the first person to release an album on Devendra Banhart's Gnomonsong label—fronting the band Lower Dens, alongside the appropriately named Dirty Beaches. Grab some sunscreen and take in the freak-folk sounds. MORE TODAY: reading  Stefan Block and Allison Espach dance  Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance nightlife  The Lox Find: Movie Tickets & Showtimes » Events by Date » Theater Reviews & Tickets » Concert Listings » Gallery Listings » Museum Schedules » Free Events » More nymag.com newsletters: Daily Intel Digest » Grub Street Digest » Fashion Alert » Shop-A-Matic » New York Travels » Sign up now » Subscribe to New York

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