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Ivanhoe’s a snooze, so read about some zoos

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Unless you are absolutely starving for a book to save your sanity and it is the only one you can find, don’t read “Ivanhoe.” I would consider myself to be pretty high on the boredom scale, but I couldn’t even get through chapter three. The two main characters, who shall remain nameless because I can’t remember their consequence to the story, hadn’t even finished their leisurely stroll through the forest by the end of the third chapter.


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Make the most of your summer downtime

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I don’t know what you are doing this summer, but at some point, you will probably need to take a break from your break. You could be needing an escape from nagging family members, a release from your demanding summer course load or you may just need to unwind after a long day at work.



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Saturday marks debut of 9th annual “A Fair of the Arts”

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This Saturday, the brick plaza across from the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market will come to life. Potters, jewelers, photographers, and artists of all kinds will come to show their works at the opening of the ninth annual event called “A Fair of the Arts.”

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Erotic art brings diversity to Kinsey

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While biblical text and nude erotic images may seem to combine as naturally as oil and water, they join together seamlessly at the Kinsey Institute’s current art exhibition.



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SoFA seniors to present their art at BA show tonight

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After a combined total of more than 400 hours spent in the studios, 20 Bachelor of Fine Arts students will showcase their work at the Senior BA show from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the School of Fine Arts Gallery. The pieces are varied and come from every artistic field. The gallery is filled with abstract ceramics, various canvases filled with vibrant paintings and digital media exhibits.






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Singing Hoosiers graduates look back on past 4 years

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On Sunday, 70 members of the Singing Hoosiers will head east for a big, fat Greek trip. While many of its members look forward to the excitement that comes with an overseas excursion, for a few members it marks a final, bittersweet farewell to the group.



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Archivists work to preserve 9/11 papers, photos, video in New York

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NEW YORK – It started with a clogged dust mask that fell onto the desk of Jan Ramirez on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001. A friend had used the paper mask to breathe while fleeing downtown Manhattan as the air was filled with grit and smoke from the World Trade Center towers.


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Famous cellist, activist buried to applause

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MOSCOW – Mstislav Rostropovich, the celebrated cellist and champion of human rights, was buried Sunday to the applause of hundreds of mourners, an echo of the ovations he received during his life.


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Confessions of a fashion columnist

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Bless me, Prada, for I have sinned. I have sat on my fashion high horse for two full semesters, berating IU students for their countless fashion faux pas while neglecting to draw attention to my own.


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Dance showcase ‘nails’ success

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With music and dance, the students of the Student Composer Association and the IU Contemporary Dance program swept across the stage Friday at the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium. The show, titled “Hammer and Nail: An Evening of Music and Dance,” presented a quirky but rather impressive collaboration between the musicians and dancers.




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IU Alumus Lawrence Brownlee debuted Thursday

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NEW YORK – Lawrence Brownlee looked at the list, and it was lengthy. More than 100 family and friends were in the audience Thursday night when the tenor made his Metropolitan Opera debut.