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The Sound of Animals Fighting pull off animal masks better than anyone else.

Animal sounds intrigue

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And although these tracks alone make the album worth listening to, the rest of the songs are disappointing and uneven. Yet, overall this tour-de-force of sound is worth checking out for intrigue alone.



The Donkeys wish shirts that look like tablecloths were back in style

The Donkeys live well

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It’s taken The Donkeys four years to finally release Living on the Other Side, and it’s safe to say it's worth the wait.


"We're too cool to be one-hit wonders, right?

A few holes in 'The Quilt'

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The title for Gym Class Heroes’ new album couldn’t be more fitting. The Quilt feels patched together with both solid and weak material. It doesn’t fall apart from the seams, but it sure won’t win any awards for overall strength.

"Only YOU can help prevent illegal downloading and file sharing."

Metallica is not dead

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This is Metallica. This sounds like the band people loved back when few had heard of the Internet, and there still hadn’t been a Bush in the White House.



"Damn Al, 'Heat' was really the last good movie either of us did."

Screen legends can't save this

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Even with a plot we’ve all seen before, viewers should be kept on the edge of their seats. “Righteous Kill” is nowhere near brilliant, but it still should be seen in theaters simply because it’s De Niro and Pacino.


George Clooney and Frances McDormand must not be watching "Intolerable Cruelty."

A smart company about dumb people

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After a movie like “No Country,” which had such a subtle and important message, it’s interesting to see the directors do a complete 180 by crafting a movie whose only apparent message is that everyone is amazingly dim-witted. But luckily for the audience, sometimes dim-witted can be very funny.


Anne Lyon

Dominatrices and rusty nails

WIUseX co-host Anne Lyon takes a closer look at the popular understanding of BDSM


Playful Torture

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BDSM practitioners, sexperts dispel stereotypes, reveal the reality behind the whips and chains


Ugly Betty

The Return of TV

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With last season’s writers’ strike out of the way, WEEKEND previews the fall’s TV offerings and recaps this spring’s episodes to prepare you for the major networks’ hottest shows.




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In the tank

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When it came to writing my column this week, I was in about the same position as Sen. Barack Obama. At the risk of sounding harsh or callous, when the stock market tanked on Monday, it was almost like shooting fish in a barrel. Over the past couple of weeks, coverage of the election has been centered on varying levels of attention to Gov. Sarah Palin, ranging from surprise to fawning, then to an all-out assault, and now to a pretty respectable level of analysis in which even conservatives are judging her pretty rationally.


Senior golfer Drew Allenspach, IUSA president Luke Fields, and IUSA Co-director of Public Relations Stefanie Smith participate in an IUSA-sponsored forum at which audience members were able to discuss issues concerning the hiring of a new IU Athletics Director Tuesday night in the Frangipani Room at the IMU.

Students chime in on athletic director search

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The IU Student Association hosted a student forum Tuesday night in the Indiana Memorial Union Frangipani Room featuring IU Athletics Director Search Committee Student Representative Drew Allenspach.



Joshua Bell talks during an interview Tuesday afternoon at Bear's Place. Bell is an IU graduate.

Q & A: Joshua Bell

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Renowned violinist and IU alumnus Joshua Bell sat down with the Indiana Daily Student to discuss his plans for tonight’s performance, the future and what IU and Bloomington mean to him.


Violin virtuoso and IU alum Joshua Bell performs Tartini's "Devil's Trill" Sonata on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at the Musical Arts Center. A native of Bloomington, Bell will join the IU Jacobs School of Music as a senior lecturer in the String Department.

IU Philharmonic to perform with Joshua Bell

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For students in the IU Philharmonic Orchestra, the opening concert isn’t just a way to kick off the season; it’s a chance to play with two of the world’s greatest musicians.IU faculty member Leonard Slatkin will conduct world-renowned violinist and alumnus Joshua Bell and the orchestra in a concert at 8 p.m. tonight in the IU Auditorium. The 3,200 complimentary tickets for the show were distributed in three hours.“If you could have heard the dead silence when Leonard Slatkin took the platform during rehearsals, you would know what his presence means to the students,” said Tom Wieligman, executive administrator of instrumental ensembles and special performance activity. “To have artists of this stature stop what they’re doing and come to Bloomington is a real treat.”The first half of the program will feature Beethoven’s “Overture to Egmont, Op. 84” and Paul Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber,” Wieligman said. The entire second half of the program will feature John Corigliano’s “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra” (“The Red Violin Concerto”), during which Bell will perform for his first concert as an IU faculty member.


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IU-Notify to primarily use texts

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Students who rely on their e-mail for emergency updates from IU-Notify might want to consider signing up for text message alerts after authorities decided Tuesday that text alerts will be the primary notification tool.