VMAs Non-Exciting Even by VMA Standards
Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images
So, what did you miss by not tuning into last night's 25th annual, cheapest-ever MTV Video Music Awards, the first ones, as far as we know, to be held in a high-school gymnasium? Practically nothing! Lil Wayne performed with his pants around his ankles, wacky Christian American Idol winner Jordin Sparks made teenage America giggle by branding all non-virgins "sluts," and Britney Spears won three awards, ostensibly for the quality of her art. Also, Kanye West closed the show by singing (yes, singing) a not-bad new song, "Love Lockdown," purportedly the first single from his upcoming album (see it here). Hope you enjoyed Mad Men!

The Kubrick Masterpiece He Never Made
Bob Dylan, the New Bing Crosby
Edelstein on Brothers and
Up in the Air
Fela! Gets Broadway Audiences to Shake It