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Country star Felice Bryant dies

By Alyson Brodsy and John Gerome · Tuesday, April 22,2003 11:59 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Felice Bryant, who with her late husband wrote "Bye Bye Love" and other Everly Brothers hits and the hand-clapping bluegrass standard "Rocky Top," died Tuesday. She was 77.

Tour to celebrate 439th birthday of Shakespeare

By Alyson Brodsy and Carl Hartman · Tuesday, April 22,2003 11:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Shakespeare's 439th birthday is being celebrated Wednesday with the news that American theater companies will take four of his best known plays on a tour of all 50 states.

Jazz great Nina Simone dies in France

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody · Tuesday, April 22,2003 12:51 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Nina Simone, whose deep, raspy, forceful voice made her a unique figure in jazz and later helped define the civil rights movement, died Monday at her home in France, according to her personal manager. She was 70.

Funnyman Ferrell gets 'serious' about marathon

By Jimmy Golen · Tuesday, April 22,2003 12:49 a.m.

BOSTON --Will Ferrell arrives on time at a tapas restaurant on trendy Newbury Street, not far from the finish line of the Boston Marathon. He's dressed to run, wearing jogging shoes and ankle socks, a windbreaker and black Lycra tights that show how thin his legs have gotten since he began training for the 26.2-mile distance.

'Management' keeps ticket gold

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Monday, April 21,2003 12:05 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- "Anger Management" kept its grip on the No. 1 spot at the box office for a second weekend.

Audience to vote on first 'Hoosier Idol' today

By RonNella Moore · Monday, April 21,2003 12:03 a.m.

Tonight, 10 contestants will vie for the title of "Hoosier Idol." The unidentified contestants, who were chosen from the students who auditioned, will be performing onstage at 7:30 p.m. at the IU Auditorium in front of a group of their peers.

'Demon Barber' visits IU

By -Kehla West · Friday, April 18,2003 1:34 a.m.

"Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is the horror movie of musicals.

Madonna retools 'American Life' video for TV

By Alyson Brodsy and Nekesa Mumbi Moody · Friday, April 18,2003 12:27 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Madonna's "American Life" video has been reincarnated as a tamer, nonviolent version of its former self. The performer scrapped the original version because she thought its violent, antiwar themes were inappropriate during the U.S.-led conflict in Iraq.

Best-selling diet doctor, 72, dies from complications of fall on ice

By Lukas I. Alpert · Friday, April 18,2003 12:26 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Dr. Robert C. Atkins, whose best-selling low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was dismissed as nutritional folly for years but was recently validated in some research, died Thursday, his spokesman said. He was 72.

Former Prime Minister inspires artists

By Alyson Brodsy and Jill Lawless · Thursday, April 17,2003 1:20 a.m.

LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher, Britain's former prime minister, is better known as a scourge of socialists and champion of free enterprise than as a patron of the arts.

Annual fashion show presents new styles

By Alyson Brodsy and Patrice Worthy · Thursday, April 17,2003 1:20 a.m.

The Black Student Union will host one of the last fashion events of the year. The third annual BSU Little 500 Extravaganza is a creative and entertaining look at contemporary fashion, organizers said.

Hip-hop dance group performs last show of the season

By Alyson Brodsy and RonNella Moore · Thursday, April 17,2003 1:18 a.m.

IU Essence will be performing for the last time this school year at the Black Student Union's fashion show at 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. The dance team performs at different venues throughout the school year, the most recent being the Faculty and Staff for Student Excellence Mentoring Program's annual banquet and awards ceremony.

Gangsta animators

By Adam Aasen · Thursday, April 17,2003 1:17 a.m.

Alvin and the Chipmunks swearing up a storm, snorting cocaine and packing pistols. Jabba the Hutt making moves on sorority girls and Yoda "bustin' a flow."

DVDs have surpassed yesterday's video cassettes

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 16,2003 12:54 a.m.

Pssst -- wanna buy something to prop open your front door? Or how about a super-sized paperweight? Better still, how about a toy that your toddler can jam with food at his or her leisure?

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 16,2003 12:52 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Former "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon settled a lawsuit against the last of several defendants he sued for toxic mold that allegedly sickened him and his wife, killed his pet and made his Beverly Hills mansion unlivable.

Artistic creations transcend barriers

By RonNella Moore and Ronni Moore · Wednesday, April 16,2003 12:51 a.m.

A week and a half after its annual spring dance concert, the African-American Dance Company is still dancing and performing. The dancers went to the Stone Belt Center Tuesday afternoon to dance for patients.

Actors unions seek merger

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 16,2003 12:50 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The leaders of the nation's two largest actors unions are asking their members to approve a merger they say would give them the clout needed to negotiate with major entertainment conglomerates and keep jobs in the United States.

Café offers art, music

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Wednesday, April 16,2003 12:49 a.m.

Gallery West Espresso is a café, an art gallery and a music venue all in one. The café, located at 702 W. Kirkwood, next to Flora Restaurant, offers both a café-style setting for the coffee-drinkers, plenty of artwork to admire and lots of open space to study or chat with friends.

Around the Arts

Tuesday, April 15,2003 12:34 a.m.

Film festival shows outdoor adventure From scaling buildings in Boulder, Colo., to traversing the East Ridge of Annapurna, from breaking down barriers of language and custom in the Karakoram, to a young disabled athlete raising the limits of human achievement on the ski slopes, mountain adventure has many avenues, and this year's Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tours captures them all in Bloomington at 7 p.m. today, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave.

'Anger Management' climbs to box office top

By David Germain · Tuesday, April 15,2003 12:32 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- "Anger Management" bullied its way to the No. 1 spot with a whopping $44.5 million box office in its debut weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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