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“This is a light week, but poking out from the dreck are promising new titles from the Apes and Hey Willpower, and the first of Robyn Hitchcock’s back-catalog reissue box sets. And just in time for the holidays: Crunk Hits Vol. 4.”
MUSIC
Mike Wolf, editor
Total section e-mails received: 4,307
“I like that I get sent quality stuff like beer, potato chips and playing cards. Clearly these marketers are wise to my boozing, eating and gambling ways.”
COMEDY
Jane Borden, editor
Total section e-mails received: 298
“This is only about half of the CDs I received—the rest are at home for leisure-time perusal. The toiletry swag is promo-gift stuff—I don’t even know how to use it!”
CLUBS
Bruce Tantum, editor
Total section e-mails received: 1,025
“We’ve been absolutely buried in gift-guide submissions of late—which, ahem, is not how we choose what to feature—so this week is blessedly light.”
SEEK
Elise Loehnen, editor
Total section e-mails received: 6,570
“We’re constantly receiving samples—what you see here doesn’t do our usual windfall justice. This is a preholiday lull; it’s an unusually slow week.”
EAT OUT
Gabriella Gershenson, editor
Total section e-mails received: 1,056
“Slim pickings here. You should see it in the coming weeks when we get slammed with all the ‘For Your Consideration’ awards screeners.…”
FILM
Melissa Anderson, editor
Total section e-mails received: 2,213
“There’s a lot of fancy gift-guide products, such as the Sumo Omni chairs and the Rock Band package; still, this is pretty close to par for the course.”
TIME IN
Andrew Johnston, editor
Total section e-mails received: 604
“Sometimes I wish we could declare a mail-free day, but then I open a package and find a galley of Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhauser. Score!”
BOOKS
Michael Miller, editor
Total section e-mails received: 1,045