TV
1. SIX FEET UNDER
The HBO drama goes ungently into that dark night — and rediscovers how it once made black comedy out of death and dysfunction. TV Watch >
MOVIE
2. JUNEBUG
Cultures clash when a haughty Northerner heads South to meet the in-laws in this affable indie charmer.
MUSIC
3. ''THESE WORDS,'' NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
An irresistible summer track from a U.K. chart-topper with killer hooks and cheekbones. Review >
TV
4. MY SUPER SWEET 16
MTV'S reality show follows real-life Veruca Salts as they prance and preen (with hilarious lack of self-awareness) while prepping for their way-over-the-top parties.
MUSIC
5. BECK'S ''GIRL'' VIDEO
The doe-eyed rocker roams the streets in a trippy clip inspired by MAD magazine's famous ''fold-in'' back covers. Review >
MOVIE
6. 2046
Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai, aided by cinematographer extraordinaire
Christopher Doyle, fashions a mood-drenched meditation on the bittersweet yearning for love lost. Review >
BOOKS
7. SUGGESTION
Random comments solicited from New York City pedestrians (e.g., ''Two words: more mullets!'') collected in book form.
BOOKS
8. PHILIP ROTH
The early works of perhaps America's best living writer have found a home in two volumes from The Library of America.
