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We love a character

By IDS Weekend Staff · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 3:10 p.m.

Sometimes, a fictional person is so well crafted they start to seem like a real person. For this week’s foray into the world of literature, WEEKEND staffers brainstorm some of the characters they’ve had the most emotional investment in over the years. In no particular order:

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Vets parade to be part of Indiana soldier's funeral

Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 1:46 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Hundreds of people are expected to attend a Terre Haute Veterans Day parade today that will serve as a funeral procession for an Indiana soldier whose return to the country was marked by a salute from President Barack Obama.

goats

Not much to see

By Thomas Miller · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:48 p.m.

“The Men Who Stare at Goats” is an exercise in the absurd. Everything from George Clooney’s performance to the film’s supposedly true plot is almost believable – almost.


Let it suck

By Adam Lukach · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:44 p.m.

Remember Shwayze? Those guys who gave us a million annoying Facebook statuses from girls about Corona and lime? Well, they’re back and still singing about girls. And parties. And alcohol.

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Vets parade to be part of Ind. soldier's funeral

Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:42 p.m.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend a Terre Haute Veterans Day parade today that will serve as a funeral procession for an Indiana soldier whose return to the country was marked by a salute from President Barack Obama.


Just like ‘Back to the Future Part III’

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:41 p.m.

Say Anything’s third major-label album is the completion of a “Back to the Future”-like trilogy. First album “... Is a Real Boy” is a classic for its wit and heart (like the 1985 time travel-heavy film); the massive, 27-song follow up “In Defense of the Genre” is better but more confusing (like the smart “Back to the Future Part II”), and this one is a return to the original’s form, just not as well executed (exactly like “Part III”).

straightprop

Straight-up cheer

By Alex Rast · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:37 p.m.

Straight No Chaser definitely has a unique sound in its new Christmas album. Even with classics like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells,” the songs show off the a cappella group’s style.

morrissey

En garde

By Mickey Woods · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:33 p.m.

B-sides sometimes mean “bad sides,” but in the case of British singer-songwriter and former Smiths frontman Morrissey, the latest B-side compilation album, “Swords,” should get a “K” for kick-ass.

slayer

No longer reigning

By Brad Sanders · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:30 p.m.

Metalheads, perhaps more than fans of any other modern genre, have a reverence for history and tradition, and Slayer’s first five albums, a streak running from 1983 to 1990, are all undisputed classics. With this in mind, it’s easy to see how the devolution of their career that has since occurred comes as a slap in the face to aficionados.

julian

Different stroke

By Kevin Kearney · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:27 p.m.

On his first solo outing, “Phrazes for the Young,” Julian Casablancas – lead vocalist for the tragically hip Strokes – stares critics skeptical of his individual musical ambitions square in the eyes and curls his upper lip into a victorious snarl.

almost

Too much twang

By Tyler Wildman · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:24 p.m.

The Almost started as a solo project for Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie, but now has morphed into a full-time band on its second album, which comes with a lot to live up to.

gleeeeeeeeproper

‘Glee’ cast hits a high note

By Brett Eppley · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:20 p.m.

An album released from a group of relatively unknown actors doesn’t sound like one you may want to drop the cash for during a recession, but “Glee: The Music, Volume 1” is worth it.

carrie

Big voice, little variety

By Danielle Rindler · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:16 p.m.

Carrie Underwood has come a long way from Checotah, Okla.Four years after her “American Idol” win catapulted her onto both the country and pop charts, Underwood’s third album “Play On” reinforces her transformation from country sensation to pop superstar.

box

A box full of suspense

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:12 p.m.

Norma (Cameron Diaz) and Arthur (James Marsden) Lewis are not faring well in 1976’s troubled economy, but a shadowy stranger with a missing face (Frank Langella) has a nice deal for them: Press a button on a box, kill a stranger and get 1 million dollars. Although at just under two hours it doesn’t break any records for length, “The Box” all at once felt too long and too short for the story contained within it.

4th

Creepy – kind of

By Danielle Duzenman · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:10 p.m.

Scientist J. Allen Hynek identified four kinds of UFO encounters. The first is a UFO sighting, the second is physical evidence of a UFO, the third is contact with a UFO occupant and the fourth is abduction.

carol

Lots of holiday, but little spirit

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:06 p.m.

“A Christmas Carol” is another in the long line of Robert Zemeckis’ creepy CGI films, coming on the heels of “Polar Express” and “Beowulf.” It is also an unnecessary retelling of the Charles Dickens classic, and Disney’s third remake of the story in 25 years. Yeah, so what’s the point?

food

2009's best horror film

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 12:03 p.m.

“Paranormal Activity” might be getting all the buzz right now, but “Food, Inc.” is the scariest movie of the year.


Weezer officially sucks

By Adam Lukach · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 11:59 a.m.

The “Red Album” was bad, “Make Believe” was worse, and now “Raditude” has set the bar even lower. Weezer officially sucks.

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