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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Win Ben Stein’s Intelligent Design

By Doug Evans · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:08 p.m.

Putting “Bueller” behind him, Ben Stein attempts to skewer the theory of evolution. With a controversial issue like the question of existence, Stein argues that both evolution and intelligent design need to have a voice. In the film, however, his seems to be the only voice.

The Forbidden Kingdom

Kingdom's Kung-Fu is strong

By Brent Williamson · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:06 p.m.

“The Forbidden Kingdom,” a film built around the simple idea that people want to see Jackie Chan fight Jet-Li, is a great homage to old-school martial arts movies, but not much else. This movie does a fantastic job of knowing exactly what its audience expects and delivers on its promises of awesome fight scenes and a shallow propped-up story.

Asia: Phoenix

Asia minor

By Brian J. McFillen · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:03 p.m.

Asia, of "Heat of the Moment" fame, is back with all four original members. Prog rock, it turns out, has difficulty staying progressive after 25 years. The good news is that they sound just like they did in 1983. The bad news? They sound just like they did in 1983.

Everclear: The Vegas Years

Vegas jeers

By Drew Anderson · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:02 p.m.

Everclear seems to complete its unlikely transformation from mainstream sensation to punk-rock bar cover band on The Vegas Years a train wreck of 16 tracks that could only keep the attention of a middle-school student who thinks it's an influence on his rebellious phase against life.

Tantric: The End Begins

Tantric meditation

By Tyler James Perry · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:01 p.m.

Hugo Ferreira has assembled a new team of musicians under the Tantric moniker, including the notable inclusion of a full-time electric violinist. There are a requisite number of sappy ballads, but Tantric comes through with a substantial, well-integrated album of balanced acoustic and distorted sounds.

Black Francis: Svn Fngrs

Seven fngrs but no soul

By Danielle Fleischman · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10 p.m.

Frank Black wrote, recorded and mixed Svn Fngrs in six days, but unlike the story of creation in the Bible, the album is a little rough around the edges. When it peaks, it soars; but mostly the album falls flat.

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Worth the price?

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:59 p.m.

Few things affect us more than the loss of human life. For this reason, I can only imagine the kinds of emotions that must have often swirled through death-row chaplain Carroll Pickett’s head. This man often dealt with convicted murderers mere hours before they themselves were to die. On Dec. 6, 1989, Pickett explained every step of the execution process – including the number of steps it took to get to the execution chamber – to yet another prisoner. The prisoner’s name was Carlos De Luna.

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Jack Bauer diplomacy

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:58 p.m.

For thousands of years, the Middle East has been fairly consistently a region full of instability and conflict. Despite the efforts of many through the years, the religious and ethnic conflicts in the region have never been solved. However, that may be beginning to change, at least on one front.

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I was going to eat that

By Jennifer Miller · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:57 p.m.

"Food prices have risen 83 percent in the last three years.” That’s an estimate from the World Bank regarding inflation worldwide. Inflation is bad for everyone, but for households suffering from poverty – in 2001, the World Bank estimated 1.1 billion people lived on less than $1 a day, and 2.7 billion lived on less than $2 a day – a price increase of this magnitude is potentially fatal.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Toxic hybrid

By Caleb Jackson-Boys · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:55 p.m.

The hybridization of the uber-marketable, widely beloved and multimillion-dollar film franchises of “Alien” and “Predator” has produced lackluster, albeit entertaining, results. The end products have been two movies that fall far short of the achievements of their predecessors – two pillars of modern science-fiction cinema.

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Atheist faith?

By Tristan Reitz · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:54 p.m.

The Pope has come to America and with him thousands of hours of media coverage talking about faith in America. But in the constant discussions of faith in America, whether in the political sphere or in the media, we rarely ever hear from people of no faith, which is a huge shame.

Supergrass

Growing up sucks

By Amanda Lowry · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:53 p.m.

Supergrass’ appeal has always lain in their being the opposite of heady intellectual rockers. Since their ’90s Britpop days, they’ve established themselves as masters of music for hangin’ out and havin’ fun.

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License plates and God debates

Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:51 p.m.

Every time a person uses cash, the phrase “In God We Trust” consciously or subconsciously enters his or her psyche. This is because the words, however small the printing, are on all United States currency. The phrase recently entered our fields of vision more often, though, evidenced by the 1.6 million Indiana license plates with the saying.

Thrice -- The Alchemy Index Vols. III and IV: Air and Earth

Alchemic gold

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:50 p.m.

Some bands find a sound they like, a sound that works, and stick with it. They essentially produce the same album over and over and make significant amounts of money doing it.

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An equation for quality

By Joe Livarchik · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:46 p.m.

After enduring the disastrous releases of “Glitter” and “Charmbracelet,” Mariah Carey came back strong in 2005 with “The Emancipation of Mimi.”

M83

Idolized teens

By Wes Jakacki · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:43 p.m.

On his third album, Saturday = Youth, M83, a.k.a., French keyboardist Anthony Gonzalez, makes a musical shift from progressive to reflective.

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Lucky to be a Lady

By Paul Mattingly · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:41 p.m.

Coming seemingly out of nowhere, Lady Antebellum has recently taken the country-music world by storm.

Al Pacino stars in TriStar Pictures' thriller 88 MINUTES.

Pacino lite

By Mark Perlman-Price · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:35 p.m.

If you really like Al Pacino, “88 Minutes” might be for you, because it’s Al Pacino’s movie.

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