Lilith Fair @ Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantaugh, NY 8/6/99
Hairy armpits. Toe rings. Henna tattoos. Sarah McLachlan. Yes, Lilith Fair, the all-girl concert festival, is still about all these things. This year's Jones Beach Lilith-goers sported quite a few hairy pits; toe, nose, belly, tongue... damn near any orifice rings; tattoos; and, at times, guys on their arms, all united in a quest for good music - which they found there in almost embarrassing abundance. continue...

American Pie (R, 110 minutes).
Raunchy, gross, shocking, scatological, depraved, and also sort of sweet. Another in the summer wave of teenage sex comedies, but at least this one feels some affection for its characters.

Michael Kors, Bitch Party
There's a reason why Michael Kors has been nicknamed 'Chuckles' since he was a kid. When the self-tanned, hair-extended, and falsely eye-lashed models strutted out onto Kors's runway, continue...

Eric Clapton: Blues (Polydor)
Eric Clapton's relationship to the blues is so long-standing that it resists summary. But the release of this smartly assembled two-disc set makes it possible to say that with three purchases -- Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton (1966) and From the Cradle (1994) being the other two -- a credible overview is now easily attainable. continue...