Games (Wii) The Missing Link Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Best. Zelda. Ever. Gamers of a certain age grew up on Nintendo’s flagship adventure series, but this one puts the classics to shame. Our hero, Link, gets a badass makeover for a somber remix of the save-the-princess formula. You’ll lose hours exploring elaborate dungeons, where devious puzzles protect awesome weapons, and the cursed Twilight, where upon entry you’re transformed into a bloodthirsty wolf. With the motion-sensing Wii remote, a tiny flick of the wrist swings your sword onscreen. Aiming your trademark bow and arrow has never been easier – just point at the target and shoot with deadly accuracy. The Wii’s graphics don’t match those on PS3 or Xbox 360, but you’ll be having too much fun to care.
– Chris Kohler
Screen (Theaters) Breaking and Entering Set in and around King’s Cross in London, this moving rumination on the city’s future probes a love triangle with a landscape architect (Jude Law) at its apex. Anthony Minghella’s best film since The English Patient proves that a romance can have a happy ending and still appeal to adults.
– Michelle Devereaux
Screen (DVD) Doctor Who: Series 2 Geekily charming David Tennant replaces Christopher Eccleston to become the 10th incarnation of the Doctor: new face, new suit, same inexplicable fondness for bananas. He and Rose Tyler hop in the Tardis and embark on 14 more adventures through time and space. Fantastic.
– Greta Lorge
Music The Good, the Bad, & the Queen The Good, the Bad, & the Queen Damon Albarn cages his Gorillaz for a side project that sounds … a lot like Gorillaz. With Danger Mouse on the boards, plus the Clash’s Paul Simonon and Fela Kuti’s Tony Allen pumping out the bass and drums, dirges like “Herculean” keen like pop music prepped for the apocalypse.
– Sean Cooper
Music Friend Opportunity Deerhoof Yes, singer Satomi Matsuzaki sounds like a 5-year-old, but her band’s new album is all grown up. Clean, tight melodies tap a light note in songs like “Whither the Invisible Birds?,” but this playful mix of genre-melding tunes shows that the group still knows how to get down.
– Asami Novak
Print Something in the Air Marc Fisher Fisher’s history of radio reads like the liner notes to an America transformed by rock and rebellion. He spins the oldies, introducing us to DJs like Wolfman Jack and tying their play-lists to politics, tech, and race relations. It’s a tale that will entertain even those who stopped turning the dial long ago.
– Jennifer Hillner
Print Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast Lewis Wolpert Biologist Wolpert traces how ideas about what causes everything from rain to death have influenced spiritual beliefs. Although Impossible Things sometimes follows some well-worn paths, the author’s exploration of cognition and perception is fascinating.
– Angela Watercutter
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