Intermission's online dating adventure

Our guide to whoring yourself on the Internet
By Jennie Kim
INTERMISSION| I am constantly getting spam in my inbox. Last week I got an e-mail from Match.com, the largest online dating service with over 1 million registered users.

The Game Boy grows up

By Chris Lee
INTERMISSION| For those of you who haven’t heard, it’s true — the Nintendo Game Boy is back, and sexier than ever. When did this boy get sexy, you ask?

Sandler still manages to entertain

By Nicole Beckley
INTERMISSION| It’s 1978 and Dave Buznik is fielding his first crush. As the opening credits roll and Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” plays in the background, we meet our protagonist, a shy middle schooler who is soon to be disgraced playing a game of truth or dare that hopes to bring him a first kiss.

'Phone Booth' worth phoning home about

By Barrett W. Sheridan
INTERMISSION| Strangely enough, the much-delayed “Phone Booth” opens with a sweetly sung version of “Hello Operator” playing while a camera zips through the blue skies above New York City.

A soccer movie with soul

By Caitlin Callaghan
INTERMISSION| “Bend it Like Beckham” is a charade of mistaken identities, misinformation and some truly excellent footwork. Jess Bhamra dreams of playing soccer like her Manchester United hero, David Beckham.

The Walkmen: These New Yorkers haven't heard of you either

By Karan Mahajan
INTERMISSION| The Walkmen, in all truth, are misrepresented by the “The” that precedes their name: They’re too atmospheric and panoramic to be confined to a garage even if their production aesthetics are purposely ragged.

This tango reserved for the geriatric

By Jason Rosensweig
INTERMISSION| An aging hit man travels to Argentina for a routine job, anxious about missing the birthday of his girlfriend’s 10-year old daughter.

BLACKstreet's back, alright!

By Jonathan Beard
INTERMISSION| In 1996, the relatively unknown new-jack-swinging BLACKstreet exploded to megastardom with a monster hit that announced they “like the way you work it.

Sept. 11 tragedy drives plot tastefully

By Jenny Zhang
INTERMISSION| So you’ve got your eye on the couch and your arm around a book you’ve been meaning to read. When you turn to the first page, you want to be swept away to a world where no one cares if Jennifer Lopez wore that garish green eye shadow to the Oscars .

Goerne’s unorthodox style makes Schubert memorable

By Hart Gilula
INTERMISSION| By HART GILULA The lieder gods were smiling down on San Francisco when they offered us Matthias Goerne in all three of Schubert’s song cycles.

Catch this show before Craig Nichols croaks

By Karan Mahajan
INTERMISSION| Random Person: Who’re you going to see, again?

Roxy answers all your burning questions and more

By Roxy Sass
INTERMISSION| Don’t despair, dear readers!