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By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 12,2003 11:38 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Paul Simon said he's celebrating his new chance at an Oscar after a paperwork mistake likely kept his song "Mrs. Robinson" out of the competition 35 years ago. LOS ANGELES -- A year ago, Academy Awards nominations were the last thing on Nia Vardalos' mind. RENTON, Wash. -- The remains of rock musician Jimi Hendrix have been moved to a new granite and marble memorial that is nearing completion in this Seattle suburb. NEW YORK -- Paul Friedman, the executive vice president of ABC News and top deputy to News chief David Westin, said Wednesday he's stepping away from management to teach and produce news.

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Reality TV goes romantic

By Alyson Brodsy and Frazier Moore · Wednesday, Feb. 12,2003 11:33 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Less than a week after Valentine's Day, you will learn the funny valentines Evan and Trista chose. Monday's "Joe Millionaire" (8 p.m. EST, Fox) will find Evan Marriott deciding between Zora, the substitute teacher, and Sarah, a former bondage-video queen the show identifies as "Asst. to Mortgage Broker." They are the finalists from a field of 20 lovelies who began vying for Evan's heart and the $50 million they were told would come with it.

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Hip-hop group calls off Pepsi boycott

By Alyson Brodsy and Deepti Hajela · Wednesday, Feb. 12,2003 11:32 p.m.

NEW YORK -- A hip-hop network founded by music impresario Russell Simmons Tuesday called off a planned boycott of Pepsi products, saying it had reached an agreement with the soft drink giant. The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, which had threatened the boycott after Pepsi pulled an ad featuring rapper Ludacris, said the deal calls for Pepsi to make a multimillion-dollar donation over several years to the rapper's foundation.

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Look up!

By Alyson Brodsy and Jane Charney · Wednesday, Feb. 12,2003 11:31 p.m.

They don't dream big. Their ultimate mission is to put art everywhere -- in galleries, on buildings, in people's homes. For now, they'll settle for two billboards. Your Art Here -- a public art billboard project, was created by four friends in August 2002. Recent IU graduate Owen Mundy together with senior photography majors Shana Berger, Alyssa Hill and Nathan Purath wanted to create a forum for visual communication. They chose billboards as their medium to connect to Bloomington residents and IU students.

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Simpsons celebrate 300th episode

By Alyson Brodsy and Lynn Elber · Wednesday, Feb. 12,2003 1:35 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The characters may be yellow but "The Simpsons" hasn't mellowed as it marks its 300th episode Sunday. If anything, the Fox animated comedy born in 1989 is more boldly iconoclastic in the 21st century. Given that timidity is programmed into television's very DNA, how does "The Simpsons" thrive?

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Networks say no to 'Sex and the City'

By Alyson Brodsy and David Bauder · Tuesday, Feb. 11,2003 11:42 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Three of the four biggest broadcast networks said they have no interest in airing a sanitized version of HBO's Emmy Award-winning comedy "Sex and the City." The fourth network, CBS, would not comment on the possibility Monday. Published reports, first in Variety on Friday, said HBO had approached executives at ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox about airing an edited "Sex and the City" as a prime time series, starting this fall.

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'Chicago,' 'Gangs of New York' lead nominees for 75th Oscars

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Tuesday, Feb. 11,2003 11:41 p.m.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- "Chicago," the musical adapted from the stage hit about two murderous women competing for tabloid celebrity, led Academy Award contenders Tuesday with 13 nominations, including best picture. Other best-picture nominees for the 75th annual Oscars were "Gangs of New York," "The Hours," "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and "The Pianist."

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'Music Man' plays IU

By Meredith Hahn · Tuesday, Feb. 11,2003 12:56 a.m.

For the first time in over a decade, Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" comes to the IU Auditorium today. The show runs at 8 p.m. tonight and Wednesday.

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Flare, punk, pastels mix in fall fashion

By Alyson Brodsy and Patrice Worthy · Tuesday, Feb. 11,2003 12:54 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Next fall, expect to see a lot of classic lines accentuated by 60's and 80's inspired details. These features and more are the centerpieces of designer collections presented at "7th On Sixth," a twice-a-year fashion extravaganza taking place in New York through Feb. 14. Since its creation in 1993, "7th On Sixth" has produced over 1000 designer shows. "7th On Sixth" was originally formed by the Council of Fashion Designers of America to organize, centralize and modernize the American Collections and provide a platform for American designers to become players in the global fashion business.

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Networks refuse popular HBO show

By Alyson Brodsy and David Bauder · Monday, Feb. 10,2003 11:46 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Three of the four biggest broadcast networks said Monday they have no interest in airing a sanitized version of HBO's Emmy Award-winning comedy "Sex and the City." The fourth network, CBS, would not comment on the possibility. Published reports, first in Variety on Friday, said HBO had approached executives at ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox about airing an edited "Sex and the City" as a prime-time series, starting this fall.

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By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 10,2003 11:45 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Dude, yer gettin' busted! The actor who gained fame and a cult following as the slacker "Steven" in commercials for Dell computers was arrested buying a small bag of marijuana, police said. PASADENA, Calif. -- Her television adventures may be over, but "Xena: Warrior Princess" still attracts a crowd.

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Chick flick finds box office gold

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Monday, Feb. 10,2003 11:44 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Critics called it a bad date movie, but "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" courted movie-goers to the tune of $24.1 million in its first weekend for a No. 1 debut. The martial-arts action comedy "Shanghai Knights" opened in second place with $19.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The musical "Chicago," which tripled its theater count to 1,841 cinemas, climbed to No. 3 with $10.7 million, lifting its total to $63.7 million since opening in limited release at Christmas.

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Young dancers showcase talent

By Jane Charney · Monday, Feb. 10,2003 11:43 p.m.

It always amazes me when men possess grace. Female ballerinas have it naturally, but male ballet dancers are incredible in their ability to jump, do complicated dance steps and stand on point, seemingly without effort. Saturday night saw a diverse audience come for a taste of the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company at the IU Auditorium. The ABT Studio Company is a classical company featuring 12 handpicked young dancers from all over the world. Ranging in age from 16 to 21, the dancers train with expert choreographers to prepare for the American Ballet Theatre.

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High profile interviews help King regain top talk show spot

By David Bauder · Monday, Feb. 10,2003 12:13 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Last week was a terrific one for CNN's "Larry King Live," just like the old days. A plugged-in panel, including a former astronaut, talked about the space shuttle Columbia disaster. National Security Director Condoleezza Rice discussed the case against Iraq. Former President Clinton gave a rare interview. The jocular, 69-year-old talk show host, who also talked to Elizabeth Taylor on Monday, was in his element.

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Racy play opens today

By Adam Sedia · Friday, Feb. 7,2003 12:06 a.m.

Today, a very unique twist on a very old play opens at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre. It is Aristophanes' comedy "Lysistrata," an ancient Greek classic about Athenian women who refuse to sleep with their husbands until they stop fighting a war with the Spartans. The Theatre and Drama Department presents the play at 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Feb. 10 through 15. Tickets are $15 for general public and $13 for students and seniors. They are available at the IU Auditorium Box Office and by phone or online from Ticketmaster.

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Photo exhibit highlights the news

By Anne Gill and Annie Gill · Friday, Feb. 7,2003 12:05 a.m.

We all remember pictures of Monica Lewinsky during the infamous trial with President Clinton -- Lewinsky in the crowd, vying for a chance to speak to the president, or Lewinsky running away from the paparazzi and frenzied press that pursued her for weeks. But photojournalist David Burnett presented a different view of Lewinsky in his photograph, when he captured her from the side, sipping a Cosmopolitan martini.

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All That Jazz

By Stacey Palevsky · Thursday, Feb. 6,2003 1:43 a.m.

When Ariel Alexander stands to play a solo on her saxophone, she's surprisingly small, both in stature and presence. She doesn't throw her head back when she plays, and her cheeks don't flush red or balloon out as the solo crescendos.

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By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Feb. 6,2003 12:34 a.m.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Actor Michael Douglas wrapped up a trip to war-ravaged Sierra Leone on Wednesday, checking out vast stockpiles of surrendered arms and talking with victims of the ruthless 10-year conflict. LONDON -- Madonna has complained to Britain's press watchdog about a magazine article claiming she was pregnant, the Press Complaints Commission said Wednesday. NEW YORK -- Bass vocalist Jerome Hines, who spent 41 years performing at the Metropolitan Opera, more than any other principal singer in its history, has died. He was 81.

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Comedians debut series

By Alyson Brodsy and Frazier Moore · Thursday, Feb. 6,2003 12:29 a.m.

NEW YORK -- For their new Showtime series, Penn and Teller chose a title that proclaimed their skepticism for such things as weight-loss products, feng shui and creationism; for end-of-the-world forecasts and the purity claims by bottled-water marketers; for ESP, sex aids and "second-hand smoke." Of course, the title they arrived at -- a more graphic version of "poppycock" -- isn't usually found in a family newspaper. No matter. Viewers up for a weekly dose of artful debunking are urged to watch what will here be designated "Penn & Teller: (Poppycock)!" "We're gonna hunt down as many purveyors of (poppycock) as we can," pledged Penn Jillette (the tall, pony-tailed one) when the series began its 13-episode run two weeks ago.

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Poet protests US policy against Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Hillel Italie · Thursday, Feb. 6,2003 12:27 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The threatened war with Iraq has politicized the nation's poets, starting at the very top. In comments rarely heard from a sitting U.S. poet laureate, Billy Collins has publicly declared his opposition to war and says he finds it increasingly difficult to keep politics out of his official job as a literary advocate. While at least three of Collins' predecessors also have stated their opposition to war, an incumbent laureate usually sticks to art for art's sake. Poets laureate are not political appointees; the selection is made by the Librarian of Congress, a post currently held by James H.

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