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'Machinal' a feminine quest for rest and peace

By David A. Nosko · Monday, May 23,2005 2:30 p.m.

Woe to every man in Bloomington: a woman is seeking her freedom at the John Waldron Arts Center from the patriarchal shackles of rigid gender role conformity in the misogynist home and glass-ceiling workplace.

Film features twist on storytelling

By Stacey Laskin · Thursday, May 19,2005 5:35 p.m.

Tonight, the ancient tradition of storytelling will combine with the latest technology to create a fusion of new media and technology. Azuka Nzegwu, a Telecommunications graduate student, and Lanlan Kuang, a graduate student in Folklore, will showcase their multimedia presentations about culture and storytelling at 6 p.m. in the Radio and Television Building in Room 245.

Scottish actor 'much worse' than 'Star Wars' emperor

By David Germain · Wednesday, May 18,2005 9:33 p.m.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- So who is this Scottish despot Ian McDiarmid, and why does he have it in for the Skywalker boys?

Ten-day Bloomington Early Music festival to kick off friday

By Adam Sedia · Wednesday, May 18,2005 7:45 p.m.

To some listeners, "old" music is what was popular two years ago. The music Bloomingtonians are about to hear, however, will be no more than 200 years old -- true oldies.

Local photographers show work at Waldron

By Ronni Moore · Sunday, May 15,2005 8:58 p.m.

Competition for a photography exhibition is not something reserved entirely to big cities. Bloomington, too, features an exhibition of local photographers who applied for the display.

Blind blues pianist Henry Butler doubles as photo artist

By Brett Martel · Sunday, May 15,2005 7:49 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS -- Renowned blues pianist Henry Butler imagined a human knee as he put his hands against the knots of a tree limb in New Orleans' Audubon Park.

Retrospective focuses on sculptor's work

By Tara Burghart · Wednesday, May 11,2005 10:17 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Sculptor Ruth Duckworth has been creating and selling art for over half a century, and each piece still holds a place in her heart.

After Fahrenheit 9/11, Cannes wants film focus off politics

By Angela Doland · Wednesday, May 11,2005 10:15 p.m.

CANNES, France -- Cannes is where "Fahrenheit 9/11" caught fire, winning the film festival's top prize last year and putting the heat on the White House.

Classic photos tour small towns

By Ben Dobbin · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:17 p.m.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Americans living far from big cities will get a close-up view of 300 classic photographs that reflect the nation's soul: Ansel Adams landscapes, battle scenes from Gettysburg to Omaha Beach, engaging portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Judy Garland, Babe Ruth.

Auditorium says goodbye to students, professional employees

By Adam Sedia · Sunday, May 8,2005 9:56 p.m.

The IU Auditorium might appear to host its events effortlessly, but a massive amount of student and professional work goes into making the performances so successful.

Paula Abdul at the center of latest 'Idol' controversy

By Brett Martel and David Bauder · Thursday, May 5,2005 11:18 p.m.

NEW YORK -- "American Idol" has kicked off contestants for concealing sordid secrets about their pasts -- including Corey Clark, who now says he had an affair with judge Paula Abdul while competing two years ago.

IU Art Museum hosts faculty exhibition

By Brett Martel · Thursday, May 5,2005 11:17 p.m.

Visitors to the IU Art Museum have a chance to see a wide variety of works that have special relevance to the university.

Indianapolis art museum hopes revamped look draws new visitors

By Brett Martel and Jenny Montgomery · Thursday, May 5,2005 11:16 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Don't be afraid: it's only a museum.

Auction house sells art collection after winning rock, paper, scissors contest

By Brett Martel and Elizabeth LeSure · Thursday, May 5,2005 11:15 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Winning a playground game of rock paper scissors has paid off handsomely for the auction house Christie's.

Adjusting to Australian "Uni" life

By Lindsey Hubbard · Thursday, May 5,2005 11:14 p.m.

At the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia, the looks, lingo and lives of the students appear as relaxed as the drug laws in Amsterdam.

Retrospective showcase honors life, work of Chicago sculptor

By Alyson Brodsy and Tara Burghart · Monday, May 2,2005 12:38 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Sculptor Ruth Duckworth has been creating and selling art for over half a century, but each piece still holds a place in her heart. When a ceramic wall mural was broken during a move by the architecture firm that commissioned it, Duckworth asked for the mural back, restored it and now displays it in her North Side studio.

Celebrated physicist in music dies at age72

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 2,2005 12:36 a.m.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Gordon Shaw, the physicist whose research on classical music's effect on the brain produced an often-quoted study that showed listening to Mozart raises a person's IQ, has died. He was 72.

Famed violinist, conductor to become IU School of Music professor

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 29,2005 12:26 a.m.

The IU School of Music will announce today Grammy-winning violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo will be joining the faculty of the music school in the fall. He is the second professor added through the University's "Committment to Excellence" program, which seeks to add four eminent master teachers to the faculty. Pianist André Watts was the first to join in 2004.

Michael Jackson's ex-wife takes stand for 2nd day

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 29,2005 12:25 a.m.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- The mother of two of Michael Jackson's children described the pop star as a "good father, great with kids" during tearful testimony in his child molestation trial Thursday that again turned the tables on prosecutors who called her to the stand.

Book focuses on religious tourism

By Alyson Brodsy and Richard N. Ostling · Friday, April 29,2005 12:24 a.m.

Timothy Beal's epiphany occurred on a drive from Washington, D.C., to Cleveland. Near Frostburg, Md., a hulking assemblage of reddish girders four stories high suddenly loomed alongside Interstate 68. A bold, blue sign said:

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