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Improve Your Taste With... Danny McBride
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Improve Your Taste With... Danny McBride

The star of Eastbound & Down on Stephen King, Mexican garage rock, and the videogame that makes him feel guilty. Peter Smith   |   11.2.2010   |   Comments (5)
Improve Your Taste With... Neon Indian
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Improve Your Taste With... Neon Indian

The up-and-coming electronic band on Bored to Death, great undiscovered disco tracks, and a set of cufflinks you can't wear in polite company. Ray Rahman   |   10.26.2010   |   Comments (3)
Improve Your Taste With... Les Savy Fav
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Improve Your Taste With... Les Savy Fav

The charismatically bearded Tim Harrington on Cuban rum and Swedish textiles. Jessica Gentile   |   10.5.2010   |   Comments (8)
Improve Your Taste With... Rachel Shukert
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Improve Your Taste With... Rachel Shukert

The memoirist and frequent Nerve contributor on Federico Fellini, "the world's most psychotic children's show," and a short film called Titler. Peter Smith   |   08.24.2010   |   Comments (8)
Improve Your Taste With... Kyle MacLachlan
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Improve Your Taste With... Kyle MacLachlan

The Twin Peaks and Mao's Last Dancer actor on Cary Grant, Cabernet Sauvignon, and his irrational love for Puma sneakers. Ray Rahman   |   08.20.2010   |   Comments (10)
Improve Your Taste With... Fatih Akin
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Improve Your Taste With... Fatih Akin

The director of Head On and Soul Kitchen on Moroccan singer-songwriters, thousand-page novels, and the only movie Marlon Brando ever directed. Ray Rahman   |   08.17.2010   |   Comments (31)
Improve Your Taste With... Rob Sheffield
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Improve Your Taste With... Rob Sheffield

The author of Love is a Mix Tape and Talking to Girls about Duran Duran on Christopher Marlowe, Erase Errata, and the continuing surprises of LCD Soundsystem. Ben Reininga   |   08.10.2010   |   Comments (22)
Improve Your Taste With... The Books
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Improve Your Taste With... The Books

The famed folktronica duo on David Mamet, Philip Glass, and the lost art of picking blueberries. Ben Reininga   |   08.6.2010   |   Comments (9)
Improve Your Taste With... Mark Ruffalo
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Improve Your Taste With... Mark Ruffalo

The star of The Kids Are All Right on David Fincher, Best of the Left, and his favorite social networking sites. Ben Reininga   |   08.3.2010   |   Comments (16)
Improve Your Taste With... Shari Springer Berman
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Improve Your Taste With... Shari Springer Berman

The co-director of American Splendor and The Extra Man on con-man romance and space-age bachelor-pad music. Peter Smith   |   07.30.2010   |   Comments (5)
Improve Your Taste With... Gary Shteyngart
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Improve Your Taste With... Gary Shteyngart

The author of Super Sad True Love Story and Absurdistan on M.I.A., Romanian movies, and his favorite gender. Ben Reininga   |   07.19.2010   |   Comments (8)
Improve Your Taste With... Questlove
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Improve Your Taste With... Questlove

The Roots' drummer on MGMT, the genius of Pixar, and his favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Peter Smith   |   07.6.2010   |   Comments (6)
Improve Your Taste With... Ben Greenman
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Improve Your Taste With... Ben Greenman

The New Yorker writer on Herman Melville, Eastbound & Down, and an actress he fears may be too young for him. Ryan Britt   |   06.29.2010   |   Comments (4)
Improve Your Taste With... Talib Kweli
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Improve Your Taste With... Talib Kweli

The esteemed MC on Gorillaz, City of God, and Christopher Nolan. James Brady Ryan   |   06.23.2010   |   Comments (8)
Improve Your Taste With... John C. Reilly
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Improve Your Taste With... John C. Reilly

The comedy icon and star of Cyrus on fraternal singing teams and extreme survival narratives. James Brady Ryan   |   06.16.2010   |   Comments (12)
Improve Your Taste With... Jonah Hill
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Improve Your Taste With... Jonah Hill

The star of Cyrus and Superbad defends Vampire Weekend and reveals his favorite character on Mad Men. James Brady Ryan   |   06.11.2010   |   Comments (20)
Improve Your Taste With... Sasha Grey
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Improve Your Taste With... Sasha Grey

The adult film actress and star of The Girlfriend Experience on Led Zeppelin, Richard Kern, and The Graduate. James Brady Ryan   |   05.17.2010   |   Comments (25)
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Improve Your Taste With Jesse Eisenberg

The star of The Squid and the Whale and The Living Wake on Woody Allen, Ween, and What is the What. Peter Malamud Smith   |   05.10.2010   |   Comments (6)
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Improve Your Taste With Martin Starr

The star of Freaks and Geeks and Party Down on Quentin Tarantino, Led Zeppelin, and filet mignon. Peter Malamud Smith   |   04.23.2010   |   Comments (16)