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Monkeys, Peppers, Chemicals, Decemberists and Dylan:

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:56 p.m.

1. My Chemical Romance -- The Black Parade Making the biggest career leap forward in 2006 is New Jersey outfit My Chemical Romance, who by wearing their influences (Queen, Pink Floyd, Bowie) on their sleeves tackled a concept album about a teen dying of cancer and knocked it out of the park. That Gerard Way and his band threw on Sgt. Pepper costumes and pretended they were someone else for awhile is a notable coincidence. By jettisoning the occasional grating vocals of their debut and expanding the pop songcraft of their platinum sophomore release "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge," My Chemical Romance has matured into a band worth watching closely. Standout track: "Disenchanted"

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King nothing

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Freiberg · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:54 p.m.

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Case in point: The three Burger King-inspired video games on sale for $3.99 each with the purchase of a value meal at participating restaurants. Each of the games features a variety of soulless corporate characters for you to play as, including the always creepy King, Whopper Jr. and super model Brooke Burke.

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Silent Bob strikes out

By C. Warner Sills and Zack Teibloom · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:54 p.m.

This movie should have never been made. Like Jay-Z announcing the Black album was his last, Kevin Smith assured fans he was done with his Jersey crew after "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back." Both Smith and Jay-Z should have known when to fade to black. There's no reason to make "U.S. Marshalls" 15 years after "The Fugitive," and even less reason to bring back Jay and Randall a dozen years later for one more trip to the Quik Stop.

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Rebirth of a franchise

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:52 p.m.

Much like the Batman franchise, Superman was in desperate need of an overhaul after being taken out of the hands of director Richard Donner long ago. Where "Batman Begins" is a masterpiece, "Superman Returns" is very much a work in progress after being tossed around Hollywood for over a decade without hope. It only took director Bryan Singer leaving behind his own comic book franchise of the X-Men films to accomplish it.

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'Grenades' a dud

By C. Warner Sills and Brian J. McFillen · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:51 p.m.

At the time of my writing this, Incubus' has been getting fairly positive reviews -- from Allmusic.com, the Associated Press, the L.A. Times and so on. This has led me to consider and reconsider my initial reaction to this disc. But each successive spin has only reaffirmed my conclusion: Someone has to stand up to this madness -- to butcher the famous Edmund Burke quote, "All that is required for (mediocrity) to prevail is for good (critics) to do nothing."

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They are, in fact, so trill

By Sam Nissen · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:49 p.m.

XXL. 4.5 stars. 9.1/10. A. I can't say much that hasn't been said about Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury. But I'll keep writing anyway. This is the best rap album since Lord Willin', their last effort. Thank God for Jeezy, Rick Ross and a few others who kept coke-music breathing during Clipse's 4-year layoff. But the games are over. This is Clipse's The Chronic, their Illmatic.

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Get out of your home for the 'Holiday'

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:46 p.m.

I have a confession: I'm a whore for Nancy Meyers' movies. I feel so warm and fuzzy every time I watch "Father of the Bride," I'm practically a human blanket. I laugh just as hard as Diane Keaton cries during "Something's Gotta Give," and it's disgusting how many times I've seen "The Parent Trap" (I can even teach the kick-ass handshake.) Director Meyers is the queen of comfort food movies, and her latest, "The Holiday," is one delectable bowl of chicken noodle soup.

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Sharp and edgy, this 'Diamond' shines

By C. Warner Sills and Alyson Brodsky · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:44 p.m.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, it's the holiday season, and we all know what that means. It's the release of what will be some of the best movies of the year. And a day before its worldwide release, let me tell you that "Blood Diamond" falls into that category. Director Edward Zwick ("The Last Samurai") has produced a film whose storytelling is not only entertaining but horrifically real, one both factual and eye-opening.

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'Children' of hope

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 2:42 p.m.

Imagine that over the span of the next 20 years, our world decays. Governments fall, wars ravage the earth, pollution and famine run rampant, and somehow in the mix of all this, men and women can no longer procreate. A child hasn't been born in almost two decades, and when the youngest person on the planet dies at 18 years young, the world gives a reaction akin to the passing of Princess Diana.

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Students launch new fashion accessory

By Kasey Hawrysz · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 1:13 p.m.

Her arms already overflowing with knitted neckwear, senior Lauren Culp counts out nine of the handmade accessories and realizes that she needs one more. She scoots back through the throng of women crowded into B Boutique and snags one more of the colorful scarves.

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Taking sides

By Matt Mattucci · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 1:11 p.m.

On Saturday afternoon, the Hoosiers will face the Kentucky Wildcats for the 50th time in the history of the border states' rivalry. That's 50 games pitting two of college basketball's most storied programs against one another. In the balance of the previous 49 games, the two teams have traveled to neutral sites, competed for heart-wrenching finishes and suffered heart-breaking blowouts.

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No more neutrality

By Ryan Corazza · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12:39 p.m.

I think part of the luster of this series has always been the polarizing fan bases cooped up in such a small area of the country.

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Old friends, new rivals

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12:16 a.m.

Compared to their personal relationship, IU men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and Kentucky coach Tubby Smith don't have much of a coaching history together. Despite the success both coaches have had at Division I programs, the duo's teams have only met once -- 12 years ago, in Sampson's first season at the University of Oklahoma. Sampson's Sooners beat Smith's University of Tulsa squad 76-61. Their next meeting, finally, will be noon Saturday at Rupp Arena, as Sampson looks for his second win over Smith in their series together. It is a pairing devoid of many basketball games but filled with respect, friendship and warmth, Sampson said. "There's not a lot of people who, if something happened to you, you would want them to raise your children," Sampson said. "That's the way I feel about Tubby." For their second meeting, Sampson is in his first year in the IU program. And this time, the two friends' squads are bitter enemies with a 50-game, 82-year-old rivalry. The Hoosiers (5-2), though still developing and learning their new coach's system, are coming off a 52-point rout of Western Illinois University on Wednesday. The Hoosiers' two losses have come against now-ranked opponents Butler (No. 15) and Duke (No. 7).

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Target to sell beer, wine, liquor in 2007

By Paige Ingram · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12:14 a.m.

Traveling down East Third Street, those looking to purchase alcohol can stop at Big Red Liquors, Speedway, CVS Pharmacy or Office Lounge for their drinks of choice. But beginning in January, another Third Street stop will join the list when Target Corp. starts stocking its shelves with beer, wine and spirits.

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State approves $89M for dorm, facility upgrades

By Kim Cullman · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12:14 a.m.

Next August when students return to Bloomington, residents of Forest Quad will have the luxury of air-conditioning, students in parts of McNutt and Teter Quad will have private bathrooms, and the rest of the IU community will see renovations in athletic facilities, the School of Informatics and other campus property.

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Officials: Saudis major financial provider to Sunnis

Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12:12 a.m.

CAIRO, Egypt -- Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash said.

'Children' of hope

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12 a.m.

Imagine that over the span of the next 20 years, our world decays. Governments fall, wars ravage the earth, pollution and famine run rampant, and somehow in the mix of all this, men and women can no longer procreate. A child hasn't been born in almost two decades, and when the youngest person on the planet dies at 18 years young, the world gives a reaction akin to the passing of Princess Diana.

Rebirth of a franchise

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12 a.m.

Much like the Batman franchise, Superman was in desperate need of an overhaul after being taken out of the hands of director Richard Donner long ago. Where "Batman Begins" is a masterpiece, "Superman Returns" is very much a work in progress after being tossed around Hollywood for over a decade without hope. It only took director Bryan Singer leaving behind his own comic book franchise of the X-Men films to accomplish it.

They are, in fact, so trill

By Sam Nissen · Friday, Dec. 8,2006 12 a.m.

XXL. 4.5 stars. 9.1/10. A. I can't say much that hasn't been said about Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury. But I'll keep writing anyway. This is the best rap album since Lord Willin', their last effort. Thank God for Jeezy, Rick Ross and a few others who kept coke-music breathing during Clipse's 4-year layoff. But the games are over. This is Clipse's The Chronic, their Illmatic.

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