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Matunda ya kwanza!

By Alyson Brodsy and Rahsaan D. Bartet · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12:23 a.m.

Matunda ya kwanza! Yeah, I bet you guys are thinking I have lost my mind and have started to speak gibberish. Well, I have. My dead week is so not so dead, but that's not why I said, 'Matunda ya kwanza.' It's the Swahili phrase from which the African-American celebration Kwanzaa derives its name.

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Shortage limits flu vaccines to children

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12:18 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The state said Tuesday it had obtained less than half the additional flu vaccine it had sought to meet an unexpected demand, and would limit those doses to children.

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WonderLab celebrates Wright flight

By Hannah Schroder · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12:18 a.m.

WonderLab is commemorating the centennial of the Wright brothers' first successful flight with a flight-themed exhibit and activities. The celebration will last until Dec. 28. Although the actual flight, made by Orville Wright Dec. 17, 1903, lasted only 12 seconds, WonderLab program director Carrie Miller said the museum will celebrate all month long.

DVD's extras add to great story

By C. Warner Sills and Doug Evans · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

Pirate stories are usually about the same old stuff. Angry pirates with peg legs and silly moustaches sail the high seas following a treasure map with an "X" that marks the spot of the treasure. But, Pirates of the Caribbean is surprisingly different. It has a good storyline, wonderful direction and excellent acting including a flawless performance by Edward Scissorhands himself, Johnny Depp.

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Jones, Blanchett elevate folk yarn

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

Ron Howard has an immensely eclectic cinematic rap sheet. His directorial decisions have brought him into contact with mermaids, midgets, millionaires and mathematicians, as well as parents, pyros, pugilists and publishers. Now with his latest film, The Missing, he's attempting to rescue the oft-ignored Western genre. The resulting work, while not bad, is certainly less than awe-inspiring.

Cruise shines in film from same cut as 'Gladiator'

By -Paul Straw · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

At the core of The Last Samurai is a battle between discipline and honor versus power -- a battle between the past and the future. Samurai is an epic story cut from the same mold as Braveheart, Gladiator and Dances with Wolves. And yes, it does deserve to be mentioned in the same category.

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I am Enrique; hear me whine

By C. Warner Sills and Jake Bilinski · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

One thing I like about Enrique Iglesias: he thinks he's awesome. He's so vain I bet he blares his own albums when grinding his Latin love to (tennis) ball-stroking Anna Kournikova.

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'Mansion' just as boring as the ride

By -Paul Straw · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

The Haunted Mansion definitely has beautiful looking production design but a storyline so clichéd it seems to have been written while the scriptwriter was waiting in the rides line.

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'Stain' is only 'human'

By -Kehla West · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

The Human Stain, based on Philip Roth's mammoth novel, is a story of identity and the secrets we build our lives around.

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Underworld techno's underheard collective

By C. Warner Sills and -Nate Bethea · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

In America, Underworld holds the unfortunate distinction of being "another techno band." They are neither Fatboy Slim nor Moby, and as a result, most of their fame here is as undignified as Blur being known as "the guys who did that 'Woo-Hoo' song."

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'Mario 3' plumbs the heights

By C. Warner Sills and Matt Seremet · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

Back in 1989, Fred Savage starred in The Wizard, a movie whose only exciting moment came from the first glimpse at the highly anticipated Mario 3. Unlike Savage's career, Super Mario Bros. 3 has only gotten better with age.

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'Honey' is sweet -- but also cheesy

By C. Warner Sills and Jessica Dalsing · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

The cheesy, yet heartwarming Honey has all the makings of an after-school special. A little far-fetched, it recycles familiar themes: kid has hard life on the street but gets turned around, girl becomes a star overnight but struggles to keep herself grounded. The story stars a young woman living in the Bronx trying to fulfill her dreams against all odds.

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Roberts' latest a 'Dead Poets Society' for women

By Jennifer Whalen · Thursday, Dec. 11,2003 12 a.m.

Some critics have described Mona Lisa Smile as the Dead Poets Society for women. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to decide for myself during a sneak preview, and although the movie contains some parallels to Dead Poets Society, the story of Mona Lisa Smile is not only an educational story, but a more uplifting one as well.

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