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It's Emmy time again...

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Thursday, June 29,2006 12 a.m.

In March critics and audiences were shocked and unhappy when the Oscar unwisely went to "Crash."

The great white Russian hope

By Joanna Borns · Thursday, June 29,2006 12 a.m.

Terms like "folk," "anti-folk" and "singer-songwriter" often send people running to their bomb shelters because they're usually code words for self indulgent, un-listenable music that only five other people besides the artist truly "get."

Black sings the blues

By C. Warner Sills and Ty Schrock · Thursday, June 29,2006 12 a.m.

With each successive album that Frank Black puts out, his music sounds less and less like the band that made him famous, and that's actually a good thing.

Walking the Line

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Green · Thursday, June 29,2006 12 a.m.

I don't like to label bands or tack a genre to them, it all feels too cliché.

Enter sandman

By C. Warner Sills and Mark Perlman-Price · Thursday, June 29,2006 12 a.m.

Much time has passed since the days of old Adam Sandler movies, dominated by slapstick comedy and inventive plots.

Balkan Beat Box

By C. Warner Sills and Meghan Lucas · Thursday, June 29,2006 12 a.m.

In a world where cultures clash and politicians plunder, one band has made a message through their music of unity and harmony.

No love for the Bundys

By C. Warner Sills and Matt McMullan · Thursday, June 29,2006 12 a.m.

"Married… with Children," arguably the flagship show of the Fox network until its cancellation in 1997, has just released its fifth season on DVD. And that, friends, is a lot of television to sit through.

FIFA won't relax card rules

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert Millward · Wednesday, June 28,2006 10:23 p.m.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Whoever wins the World Cup, one definite loser will be soccer's battered image of fair play. A record number of red cards, including four in one game and three in the first 46 minutes of another, suggests there is something fundamentally wrong with the world's most popular sport, although FIFA president Sepp Blatter has ripped the referees for mistakes and inconsistencies.

Indiana's Carroll a hot-bat hit with the Rockies

By Alyson Brodsy and Pat Graham · Wednesday, June 28,2006 10:21 p.m.

DENVER -- Colorado second baseman Jamey Carroll has always wanted to do everything a little better than everyone else. At Castle High School in southern Indiana, after breaking two bones in his right arm, he took ground balls one-handed and hit off a tee. And when he fretted about his height, he's listed generously at 5-foot-9 by the Rockies, his mom had a saying. "She used to tell him, 'You're short so you're closer to the ground to field ground balls better,'" recalled his father, Larry Carroll.

Isiah's crazy new job

By Ryan Phillips · Wednesday, June 28,2006 10:19 p.m.

New York Knicks owner James Dolan fired Larry Brown Thursday and opted to replace him with quite possibly the world's worst executive, Isiah Thomas. After two-and-a-half seasons, a list of trades rivaling the most questionable in NBA history, a $125 million payroll and a 23 win season, it was clear what had to be done. Thomas had to be promoted.

Gay activists debate faith at forum

By David A. Nosko · Wednesday, June 28,2006 10:09 p.m.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Hoosiers face increasing challenges to their Constitutional rights as American citizens, but the battle toward recognized statewide GLBT human rights continues.

Fed-approved I-69 route still best, say officials

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Wednesday, June 28,2006 10:07 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - The federally approved route for extending Interstate 69 through southern Indiana is the best course if the road is made a tollway, a state evaluation shows. The Indiana Department of Transportation has submitted the evaluation to the Federal Highway Administration, which must approve it for the state to do a more in-depth study on a paid highway's effect on the area and to ultimately make the extension a tollway, INDOT spokesman Gary Abell said Monday.

Peace Action Coalition protests war in Iraq at Sodrel's Bloomington office office

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Wednesday, June 28,2006 10:05 p.m.

In stifling summer heat, more than two dozen people marched south on Walnut Street, June 21. The crowd, literally of all ages -- from children just barely of school age, to the elderly being guided by friends -- formed an unlikely parade of signs and banners, all of them calling for one goal: the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

Indiana Honda plant brings 2,000 jobs to hard-hit state

By Alyson Brodsy and Ashley M. Heher · Wednesday, June 28,2006 10:03 p.m.

GREENSBURG, Ind. -- Honda Motor Co. will build an auto assembly plant near the city as part of a $1.18 billion global expansion, ending a five-state scramble and bringing jobs to a state hit hard by manufacturing losses. The $550 million factory will employ 2,000 workers and eventually produce 200,000 vehicles annually, officials said at a news conference Wednesday. The Japanese automaker announced in May that it planned to build its sixth North American plant in the Midwest, but did not say where. Officials from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin promoted sites in their states.

Adopted home of Superman flying high with new blockbuster comic book film

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Suhr · Wednesday, June 28,2006 9:53 p.m.

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Passing through southern Illinois on their way to Nashville, Diana Brown and her son Colin saw the signs pointing the way to this town's Superman Square and its colorful bronze statue of the Man of Steel. Thanks to the media buildup ahead of Wednesday's opening of "Superman Returns," Clark Kent's alter ego was already on Brown's mind. So last week, mother and son got off the highway and visited this Mayberry-meets-Disney town on the Ohio River.

Festival jazz orchestra showcases Indiana musicians this Friday

By Lauren Bristow · Wednesday, June 28,2006 9:52 p.m.

Indiana jazz musicians are coming together to perform what will be the first performance of the Jazz Festival Orchestra directed by composer and IU jazz icon David Baker. The orchestra will perform pieces composed by graduates of the Jacobs School of Music's jazz program and other Indiana jazz artists. "It really becomes an Indiana celebration in that all the compositions are by Indiana people, not necessarily Indiana University," Baker said. "Basically the thematic concept is that it's Indiana."

'War Love' Part I

By Alyson Brodsy and David A. Nosko · Wednesday, June 28,2006 9:45 p.m.

When will humanity realize that a war is never won? As if we are missing pages from our American history books, a significant portion of the U.S. Congress and the Bush Administration believe "victory" is within reach in Iraq. Just look at the recent formation of a "new" Iraqi government, and the video-game-esque assassination of that one guy named Abu-something or another.

Local community theatre produces flowing productions

By Brandon S Morley · Wednesday, June 28,2006 9:40 p.m.

For the Monroe County Civic Theatre turning complex pieces of literature into productions staged in unorthodox spaces is half the battle. Making it work smoothly is the other half. And most of the time it isn't done easily. The upcoming performance of Alice's Adventures is Wonderland is no exception. The play opens July 1 in a venue many would not expect to house a theatre performance, The Irish Lion, located at 212 W. Kirkwood Avenue.

Take due care with trees and power lines

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 28,2006 9:35 p.m.

While electric utilities pursue their tree trimming initiatives at this time of the year, the recent storm damage in some parts of Indiana serves as a reminder of why these efforts are important.

Africa more than source of danger

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 28,2006 9:34 p.m.

In a column titled "Africa matters" (June 26th), Mark Weinberg argues that Americans need to know more about Africa. I wholeheartedly agree! Weinberg chooses to enumerate threats that the continent poses to the United States, as a "breeding ground for terrorists," for example, or as a source of immigrants "already storming the borders of Europe" and "carrying a variety of deadly diseases." The article engages in negative stereotyping, which has a long history in U.S. media.