I’m not sure we can fault Entertainment Weekly for being what it is; if the list went more avant-garde or outside of the English-speaking world, it wouldn’t be EW. What puzzles me more is the lack of recognition Britain gets for its pop scenes. Portishead’s okay, I guess, but no Massive Attack or Tricky? No Stone Roses, Blur, Pulp, Streets, or grime? Maybe my Anglophilia is showing a bit, but seeing a list like this without Pills, Thrills N Bellyaches or Psychocandy is just weird.
A $125,000 donation in support of an anti-gay marriage initiative by a San Diego hotelier has drawn the ire of gay and lesbian activists and local labor unions who are now calling for a boycott. (via)