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Justice League of America #1

DC

Written and Drawn by Bryan Hitch

Jun 29, 2015 Comic Books Web Exclusive

The world is about to end, and Armageddon is precipitated by Superman’s impending death in DC’s newest Justice League of America series.

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An Eye For An Eye

Studio: Kino Lorber Studio Classics

Jun 29, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

Dudes get kicked exactly 40 times in An Eye For An Eye, making it one of the better of Chuck Norris’ 1980s star vehicles.

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Jun 29, 2015 Books Web Exclusive

In The Pop Festival, the music festival is put under the scholarly microscope in 14 separate essays, each written by a scholar in his or her field and taking on a particular aspect of the “festival” in all its different iterations.

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3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets

Studio: Participant Media
Directed by Marc Silver

Jun 29, 2015 Cinema Web Exclusive

A white, middle-aged man opened fire on four armed teenagers, an event that is the subject of Marc Silver’s latest documentary 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets.

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What Happened, Miss Simone?

Studio: Netflix
Directed by Liz Garbus

Jun 26, 2015 Cinema Web Exclusive

Garbus’ revealing documentary not only tracks the musician’s life and rise to stardom, but pulls into focus many of the sad reasons behind Nina Simone’s retreat from the public eye.

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Refused

Freedom

Epitaph

Jun 26, 2015 Music Web Exclusive

Refused were a Swedish post-hardcore punk group who split up in 1998 after failing to overthrow capitalism. Eventually, they succumbed to temptation and embraced the whole lucrative reformation package.

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Jun 26, 2015 DVDs Web Exclusive

Loaded with unforgettable visuals, most frames of Valerie and Her Week of Wonders could pass as Hipgnosis album art.

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Black Canary #1

DC

Written by Brenden Fletcher, Art by Annie Wu, Coloring by Lee Loughridge

Jun 25, 2015 Comic Books Web Exclusive

Black Canary goes rock ‘n’ roll in her refreshing new series, which is part of DC’s “DC You” relaunched line of comics. Like many of DC’s characters, Black Canary has been around for almost 70 years in some version or another, first debuting in Flash Comics #86 in August 1947.

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7 Minutes

Studio: Starz
Directed by Jay Martin

Jun 25, 2015 Cinema Web Exclusive

7 Minutes taps into post-Tarantino comi-crime clichés, but updates them with an awful, modern, bro-y vibe.

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