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Brits make indie kids dance

By Brian J. McFillen · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

Klaxons is the latest "soon-to-be-bigger-than-Jesus" band from across the pond -- but an experienced hipster knows that Britannia falls for seemingly any young, skinny, scruffy guitar-and-drum outfit that gets more than 10 people gyrating in the greater London area. Call it "Fab Four Syndrome," a perennial desire to find the next … you know who. Or perhaps launching a national marketing push behind a new band every six months helps Britain maintain a favorable (that is, "favourable") trade balance with America. Whatever the case -- despite the country's deservedly high rock cred, you just can't trust the covers of U.K. music mags to steer you right (not that you can trust Rolling Stone, either). So, now that the band's debut album, Myths of the Near Future, has arrived on these shores, we get to find out: Does Klaxons' bite live up to its buzz?

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Fightin' worms

By Chris Freiberg and Paige Ingram · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

I have been a huge fan of the "Worms" games since playing the original on the ill-fated Sega Saturn. For those of you who haven't played one of the dozens of incarnations out there, "Worms" is, at its heart, the perfect blend of strategy and humor. Up to four teams of four worms face off on a randomly generated battlefield with everything from conventional weapons like bazookas to not-so-conventional weapons like exploding sheep, all the while mocking each other in high-pitched voices or funny stereotypical accents.

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Hoosiers should be commended for defeating SJR-7

By Abra Oliver and Charles Rondot · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

The Indiana House of Representative’s Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee voted April 3 and defeated Senate Joint Resolution 7, an attempt to enshrine discrimination into the state constitution. If ratified, it would have meant the loss of domestic-partner benefits, a loss of protections for victims of domestic violence, and a loss of child and elder-care rights for thousands of Hoosiers. It would have also seriously affected Hoosier families by damaging the state’s economy. Likewise, it would have crippled corporate recruitment efforts and would have accelerated the already problematic Indiana “brain drain.” Thanks go out to the thousands and thousands of fellow Hoosiers who stood up for equality under the law. Thanks too, to the numerous organizations and companies who voiced their opposition to SJR-7. They include the IU Faculty Council and major employers, such as Emmis Communications, Cummins, Dow AgroScience, WellPoint and Eli Lilly and Company. And of course, thanks go out to the brave committee members who stood for liberty and equality by defeating SJR-7. Thank you for doing the right thing! Charles Rondot IU staff member and alumnus

Bow down to 'God'

By Brian Spegele and John Barnett · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

Back in 2005, Sony unleashed "God of War" on the masses. The blood-soaked tale of Kratos, a Spartan warrior raging against the god Ares, was voted by many as one of the best Playstation 2 games ever, and its newly released sequel surpasses it on almost every level. Kratos now seeks to change his fate by confronting Zeus himself, and with the help of the Titans (a race once greater than the gods themselves), he's got a shot.

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Student activists demonstrate diversity on canvas, posters

By Lindsey Landis · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

The bulletin boards of libraries and various campus offices. The walls of the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery. The streets of downtown Bloomington. These are all highly visible areas in the community, and this summer they will all be lined with works of art and posters promoting diversity. The initiative is intended to target participants in an upcoming Boy Scouts of America conference.

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Free clinic for low-income residents to open soon

By Will Moffat and Will Moffatt · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

No health insurance? No problem. The Volunteers in Medicine clinic, which will provide free health care to uninsured residents of Monroe and Owen counties, opens April 23. The clinic will be an expansion of the Community Health Access Program, a medical program for low-income residents.

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Review of ‘Turtles’ movie inaccurate

By Abra Oliver and Mike Horsley · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

So, after reading the review for the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie in Weekend magazine (“New ‘Turtle’ movie sucks,” March 29), I have this to say: The author doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Granted, the movie was a bit of a let-down for all the hard-core “TMNT’ fans, but not in any of the ways he mentioned in his review. Let me explain: Like all good things in entertainment, “TMNT” started out as a graphic novel, by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It was a dirty, grimy, dark and bloody graphic novel about four turtles seeking revenge for their aged master. There is a two-page spread of the heroes-in-a-half shell blazing a bloody trail through the Foot clan to reach Shredder ... so they can kill him. Leo splits open some random Foot ninja’s face, Donny crushes another’s head, Raphael stabs two in the stomach and Mikey bashes one unlucky Foot ninja’s brains out. Those, my friends, are the Ninja Turtles. So, I will tell you where the new movie failed and where it shone. I liked the darkness, and I liked the art, both calling back to a time when the Ninja Turtles kicked ass. It could have been much darker. I would have liked it better had the movie rated at least a PG-13. Let’s face it, Leo uses katanas! The overall story line was rather weak, but didn’t matter as much as the underlying story of Raphael and Leo (which has always been a huge part of “TMNT” as a whole). I liked the attention but felt like there could have been more. Oh, and Casey – while I liked his relationship with Raphael, what happened to the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath we know and love? They softened him up a ton for this movie. I wouldn’t give the movie itself an F, because it is not a complete failure. The art is beautiful, they’re at least reaching for the turtles’ original forms and the nostalgia factor is definitely there. They just shouldn’t have tried to make it more “hip” or acceptable to the “younger audience.” When I went to see it, there wasn’t a person in the theater under 20. My point is, yeah, it wasn’t as good as it could have been, but blame that on the right reasons. Overall, I give it a C. Good effort, but not quite there yet. Mike Horsley Sophomore

Color me unimpressed

By Brian Hettmansperger and Chris Wisner · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

Few know the story of Alan Conway, a man who failed at life and decided to go around London claiming he was director Stanley Kubrick during the early '90s. Kubrick, notoriously private in his late years, never did interviews nor did anyone truly know what he looked like, making it that much easier for Conway, or anyone really, to claim he was the legendary filmmaker.

Lt. B. F. Pinkerton, U.S.N., played by Adam Diegel and Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly) played by Jing Zhang, perform during the dress rehearsal for Madama Butterfly Tuesday evening at the MAC.

A Tragedy takes Flight

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

Operas are not spontaneously created. They do not appear out of thin air. They require time and effort from many dozens, if not hundreds, of people. Then, like a butterfly breaking from its cocoon, the final theatrical product bursts onto the stage, wings spread and ready for flight. Not least among the innumerable individuals involved in bringing a piece of opera to fruition is the director, the one responsible for the dramatic vision that carries the work from overture to final curtain. For this season’s production of “Madama Butterfly,” the beloved opera by Giacomo Puccini, the IU Jacobs School of Music invited guest artist Nick Muni to play the important role of director. Recently appointed to the faculty of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Muni has been rehearsing with the cast of “Butterfly” since March.

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Man pickles

By Colin Dugdale · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

The house was dark – pitch black – every particle of evening air sporting a teeny-tiny, North Face jacket. After tiptoeing inside, trying not to wake my parents, I meandered toward the kitchen. Famished after a night of drunken Catch Phrase, I stumbled to the fridge for a juicy, midnight pickle.

'07 Live From Bloomington

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

It all started in 1986 with an idea between two very different IU students: one wanted an outlet for local music, the other wanted to raise money to fight world hunger. When the two combined ideas, Live from Bloomington's first Club Night emerged. On the floor of Assembly Hall, about 10 local bands jumped at the chance to play their music for the community. Live From Bloomington reached its peak in the late 1990s, when the event raised more than 13,000 pounds of food and $6,000. All proceeds go to Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Since that time, volunteers have seen those numbers sharply decline, and last year the campaign barely made a profit. Now, local bands and volunteers are looking for any way possible to restore this long tradition back to its heightened status.

Don't lose 'Hope'

By Craig Shank , Alexandra R. Moses and Deanna Martin · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

Sometimes it's difficult to figure out where to look if you're interested in exploring new musical styles. Maybe you'd like a glimpse into something that's full of turntable tricks, samples and great production that pays its respects to the relaxed sounds of France. Well, dear reader, Wax Tailor is for you. Aside from having one of the best pseudonyms imaginable, Wax Tailor (JC Le Saoût) has pieced together a series of slick albums, EPs and singles after breaking away from the French rap group La Formule.

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STEMing lack of diversity

By Abra Oliver · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

What makes IU special? Maybe it’s the strong academic record and national recognition of programs such as the Kelley School of Business, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Jacobs School of Music, to name a few. How about the big red clocks as a measure of IU’s worth? OK, nix that last one.

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LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE

By Zach Pollakoff · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

There are still a certain elite who buy their music today. There is a small demographic who despise mp3 tracks, refuse to deal with digital rights management and absolutely loathe radio dubs. These rare audiophiles also love the packaging, the liner notes and the ritual of placing a brand new album in their CD player or on their turntable. The experience of shopping for new music at a store is unparalleled: schmoozing with the record store clerk, soaking in the multi-colored posters that adorn the walls, the feel of each CD spine on your fingers and the soft click each CD makes as it knocks the one before it.

Cuarón's future is now

By Brian Hettmansperger and John Barnett · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

It's 20 years from today in Alfonso Cuarón's "Children of Men," based on P.D. James' '90s sci-fi novel, and no woman has been able to get pregnant since 2009 nor do they know why. Upon the breaking news that the last baby born has died, the world goes to shit faster than you can say "pigs on the wing." Soon after, we meet Theo, played with a poignant hopelessness by Clive Owen. The scenario requires some disbelief suspension, but doesn't all science-fiction?

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Buskirk-Chumley Theater features ‘Amadeus’

Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

The Cardinal Stage Company, which brought “A Year With Frog and Toad” to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater last year, presents the Tony- and Academy Award-winning “Amadeus,” running this week.

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Shooting blanks

By Abdullah AlShihri and Muneeza Naqvi · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

In the '90s there was this craze for what I thought of as straight-to-video big-screen movies. They weren't good enough for the big screen, yet somehow made it. Seagal, Van Damme, Stallone and the Governator all made one of those movies at some point (some never made it past those).

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