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'Honey' is sweet -- but also cheesy

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The cheesy, yet heartwarming Honey has all the makings of an after-school special. A little far-fetched, it recycles familiar themes: kid has hard life on the street but gets turned around, girl becomes a star overnight but struggles to keep herself grounded. The story stars a young woman living in the Bronx trying to fulfill her dreams against all odds.


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'Mansion' just as boring as the ride

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The Haunted Mansion definitely has beautiful looking production design but a storyline so clichéd it seems to have been written while the scriptwriter was waiting in the rides line.


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'Stain' is only 'human'

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The Human Stain, based on Philip Roth's mammoth novel, is a story of identity and the secrets we build our lives around.


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Cruise shines in film from same cut as 'Gladiator'

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At the core of The Last Samurai is a battle between discipline and honor versus power -- a battle between the past and the future. Samurai is an epic story cut from the same mold as Braveheart, Gladiator and Dances with Wolves. And yes, it does deserve to be mentioned in the same category.


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The Thriller is gone

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Now that Michael Jackson is officially an American tragedy on par with Elvis Presley or the Titanic, it's time to dole out the hits. But what's this? Only two cuts from Off the Wall? Only three from Thriller?! This compilation is about as representative of Jackson's music as High Times magazine is of current events.



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Underworld techno's underheard collective

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In America, Underworld holds the unfortunate distinction of being "another techno band." They are neither Fatboy Slim nor Moby, and as a result, most of their fame here is as undignified as Blur being known as "the guys who did that 'Woo-Hoo' song."


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I am Enrique; hear me whine

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One thing I like about Enrique Iglesias: he thinks he's awesome. He's so vain I bet he blares his own albums when grinding his Latin love to (tennis) ball-stroking Anna Kournikova.




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Songs from A Major artist

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Forget the flood of publicity accompanying the infamous Britney/Madonna make-out session for a second. Now, remember Alicia Keys' performance at last year's MTV Music Awards, which generated just as much media coverage in 2002.


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City Lights, Holiday Delights

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Before you head to the warm comforts of home and ring in the new year, roll out the ol' yule log and settle down for some good times in southern Indiana. And what exactly is a yule log, you may ask? Well, I asked Jeeves from www.askjeeves.com the same question.


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'Cheer' of the unknown

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Senior Michelle Thompson sits on a twin-sized bed and picks at her fourth-hand, red and white '94 Mexican-made Fender Stratocaster. She, bassist Jimmy "Governor Scum" Doolan and drummer Charlie Anderson sit crammed into Anderson's small, cold "office" during the first practice session the three have had together. She alternately fiddles with the tuning heads and flips through a book entitled "The Encyclopedia of the Gods," looking for band names.



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The science of hangovers

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It's been a rough week. It's time to relax, go out with friends and have a drink. Or two. Or four. Soon the rough week turns into a blurry memory ... until the next morning begins with a pounding headache, a queasy stomach, cotton mouth and a single thought wildly rushing through that spinning head: a promise to never drink again.


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Governor dresses up as Santa

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Joe Kernan dressed up as Santa Claus Tuesday, shaking jingle bells and wishing a merry Christmas to more than 1,000 Indiana schoolchildren gathered at the Statehouse for a holiday ceremony. Kernan wore a bright red fuzzy Santa suit and walked past children from elementary schools across the state. Instead of giving out presents, Kernan shook hands and bellowed, "Merry Christmas!" and "Ho, ho, ho."


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Kroger union to vote Thursday

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kroger Co. negotiators and union leaders have reached a tentative contract agreement, setting up a Thursday vote in which 3,300 workers in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky will decide whether to end a two-month strike. Leaders of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 will present the offer to members Thursday morning with a vote scheduled for later that day, said Jim Lowthers, the local's president.


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Fernandez develops life sciences partnership

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Mayor John Fernandez developed the Bloomington Life Sciences Partnership, an extension of the Central Indiana Life Sciences Initiative, in an effort to bring leaders of local life science, medical and health related organizations together. To expand on the initiative, Fernandez, who formed the partnership in November, selected Steve Bryant as the project's director.


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Bobby Ross to coach Army football

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WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Army is counting on Bobby Ross and his record of success to turn around college football's worst team. Ross was hired to lead Army on Tuesday, returning to football after resigning as the Detroit Lions' coach three years ago. His football experience is vast: Ross coached the San Diego Chargers to the Super Bowl in 1995 and won a national title at Georgia Tech in 1990. Army, meanwhile, is in disarray. It became the first team in NCAA history to finish 0-13 after losing to Navy 34-6 on Saturday. The academy fired coach Todd Berry in October with the team 5-35 in his four seasons. John Mumford acted as interim coach, going 0-7 after replacing Berry.