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Thin may be about to be out by law

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In image-conscious France, it may soon be a crime to glamorize the ultra-thin. A new French bill cracks down on Web sites that advise anorexics on how to starve – and could be used to hit fashion industry heavyweights, too.


CMT Awards Press Room

Female artists win big at CMT awards

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Taylor Swift won video of the year and female video for her smash “Our Song” while newcomer Kellie Pickler took home three awards during Monday’s Country Music Television awards.


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Poetry slams at Starbucks

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Union Board will prove poetry can come alive from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight at the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery near Starbucks with its OUTSPOKEN Poetry Slam.

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Student ‘Stevie G.’ reads ‘L.I.F.E. Letters’

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IU student and rapper/poet Steve Gaskin, also known as “Stevie G,” performed a two-hour series of spoken-word pieces and songs to a packed room Sunday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall for his unplugged show “So Far.”


Planet of Ice Promo

Minus the Bear makes a stop at the Bluebird

With a name created from an inside joke from the early 1980s TV show B.J. and The Bear, indie rockers Minus the Bear plan to rock the Bluebird Nightclub at 9 p.m. in their first show in Bloomington.


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Rowling sues author of ‘Harry Potter Lexicon’

Author J.K. Rowling is eager to tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is in fantasyland if he believes a “Harry Potter” encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights.







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Dancers win for Little 500

I am here to make an official endorsement, and I intend to emphasize the importance of my decision on our culture.



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Local artist’s work to hang in US Embassy in Bangkok

Joel Washington, local artist and IMU custodian, sat down in the Back Alley, weary from an early morning shift. Though he was tired, he was still excited to talk about what he loves: art.


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Jazz quintet to play Bear’s Place today

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A multi-generational group slated to play at 5:30 p.m. today at Bear’s Place includes not only professional musicians and professors, but also someone quite a bit younger.


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Tickling big keys

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The Jacobs School of Music has appointed two internationally prominent performer-teachers to its organ department.


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Around the arts

Riverdance When: 7:30 today Where: IU Auditorium More Information: Student tickets are $19 to $40 and general admission is $37 to $59. Tickets are available at the Auditorium Box Office, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster.


Ashley Udell

'A funny thing happened on the way to the forum'

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Many people know how partial the Bloomington community is to the festivity of Greek life. IU’s Department of Theatre and Drama hopes it will be equally interested in the comedy of Roman life.