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Poke me, woo me

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Dugdale · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 4:12 p.m.

Once upon a power-hour, a thirsty group of students pregamed before attending the lavish ball -- otherwise known as sorority formal. Thanks to a magical fairy godmother named Natty Light, the evil stepmother of sobriety was defeated, all with a couple swigs of bippity boppity booze. Oh, yes, beer makes everyone feel like a princess.

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Lost in the stacks

By Alyson Brodsy and Megan Robb · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 4:11 p.m.

OXFORD, England -- The Herman B Wells Library stacks might seem like large prison cells. The buzzing of its fluorescent lights might make students twitch. The 11th floor might be haunted. But IU Bloomington's main library offers more than what any library at Oxford University can: access -- and plenty of it.

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One week till Borat -- I like!

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:31 p.m.

One Week! In one week's time, I shall finally bask in the comedic glory that will be "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." As a college student, you're probably familiar with Borat, the character from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's HBO show "Da Ali G Show." For those of you who somehow managed to live in the dorms and never had a 2 a.m. viewing, Borat is a fake professional journalist from Kazakhstan sent to America to learn about our culture. Oh, and he's extremely anti-Semitic, chauvinistic and will violate any social norm we have in our society. Telling people how he keeps his wife in a cage, searching for a place to buy slaves in the south and butchering the National Anthem are among some of the stunts he's pulled.

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5 'Rocky Horror Survival tips from a 'Sweet Transvestite'

By C. Warner Sills and Kasey Hawrysz · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:29 p.m.

It's not every day a grown man can wear leather underwear and flash his genitalia in public. Even on Halloween, that stunt might not fly. But at the Buskirk Chumley's showing of the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show," people just laugh. Of course, that is probably because the rest of the audience is dressed just as outrageously. Once a play in London -- called the "Rocky Horror Show" -- the show was turned into a movie in 1975, says Randy White, artistic director for the Bloomington performance group Cardinal Stage Company. The movie's story follows a couple stranded in an unfamiliar place and forced to take refuge in a freak house run by transvestites. But as a mainstream film, the movie was a flop.

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Mr. Paranormal

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Freiberg · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:25 p.m.

One of the strangest phone calls George Noory has ever received on his radio program was from a doctor who claimed he once delivered a fully formed 10-pound clown. But right up there is the woman who says she makes love to reptiles. And the guy who every now and then gets picked up by aliens and taken for a quick joyride to Saturn. Noory, 56, is the week night host of the nationally syndicated late-night radio show "Coast to Coast AM," a program that regularly deals with tales of the paranormal, conspiracy theories and the occasional story of clown pregnancy.

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Crikey!

By C. Warner Sills and Zack Teibloom · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:23 p.m.

When Elaine Raines grew up in the 1950s, Halloween costumes consisted of ghost costumes cobbled together from sheets and pillowcases and scarecrows formed from flannel, hay and straw hats. Popular costumes for guys were Mickey Mouse, Popeye and Frankenstein. She says she never had a store bought costume and had to rely on whatever was around the house. "It was whatever you could make up at home," she says. "You really just had to make your own. You had to use your imagination."

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Rockstar hits the schoolyard

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:20 p.m.

Before those who presume themselves moral authority figures engage in a holy crusade against a video game, they ought to be required to understand the game's true content. Decried by fraudulent watchdog groups like Focus on the Family as a "Columbine simulator" before it even had a playable demo, Rockstar's "Bully" is actually an endearingly funny, thoughtful -- and yes, at times, mean-spirited -- take on life at a New England private school through the eyes of Jimmy Hopkins, a precocious 15-year-old trying to survive his freshman year.

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Inside the mind of madness

By Olivia Morales · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:18 p.m.

The three films of Lodge Kerrigan invariably deal with two major themes: mental instability and yearning for the love of a child. On the surface, these two themes don't seem to intersect at all. Masterfully, however, Kerrigan has found ways to make them intertwine in his oft-disturbing, surreal and constantly brilliant films.

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Califone sticks to its 'Roots'

By C. Warner Sills and Dan Hoppman · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:17 p.m.

For a band that has remained under the radar for the better part of a decade, Califone has accepted its indie status and successfully embraced its acoustic-driven, post-rock spirit. After many members played together in blues-influenced Red Red Meat throughout most of the 1990s, they morphed into a roots-based set-up in 1998, hailing from Chicago.

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Badly drawn, also badly written

By C. Warner Sills and Brian J. McFillen · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:15 p.m.

How do you like your mush? If you said, "slathered in cheese," have I got a treat for you! After carefully listening to Born in the U.K., I've developed the following postulate: the discography of Damon Gough, a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy, serves as an indie pop cautionary tale. The formula is simple: Take one "lo-fi baroque indie pop singer-songwriter," mix critical acclaim (2000's The Hour of Bewilderbeast), brush with mainstream success (2002's well-received soundtrack to "About a Boy"), then have him stew for several years turning out disappointing follow-ups. Once he's good and hungry for some success again, have him come out with another album. Now, what do you think it'll sound like?

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Diddy diddy diddy diddy

By Sam Nissen · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:13 p.m.

Somebody kill me. Or, instead, kill the man who made me cop Diddy's newest, digest it and then vomit this your way. The new 80s music resurgence, marked by extravagant layers and hair band samples, isn't enough to buoy an overrated emcee.

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Where have all the heroes gone?

By Olivia Morales · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:11 p.m.

It is a long-standing idea that the participants of World War II, and the people who lived in that era, are "The Greatest Generation." Their heroism is legendary, their lives were noble and their cause was just. At least, that is the way history has been written. At the heart of Clint Eastwood's adaptation of the novel "Flags of Our Fathers" is a questioning of that assertion, and a recreation of the merits of war exploring who we hold up as heroes.

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'Antoinette' in translation

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:07 p.m.

Everyone knows who Marie Antoinette was, at least in terms of popular culture. Most people know she was beheaded and coined the phrase, "Let them eat cake." She was a terrible, irresponsible ruler, yes, but what most people forget is the fact that she was sent off to Versailles at the age of 15 without a clue as to how one rules a foreign land.

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Are you watching closely?

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 3:05 p.m.

Director Christopher Nolan might just be a real magician. At only 36 years of age and with just five films under his belt, Nolan solidifies himself as an auteur with "The Prestige," jokingly noted by some as this year's "other magician movie." Yes, "The Illusionist" is still in theaters and is in some regards a better film, but ultimately "The Prestige" is a much meatier, layered trick.

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NBA Preview

By Mike Abrams · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 2:41 p.m.

With the new NBA season upon us, I wanted to let Shaq know the new ball is not an excuse for his inability to shoot. Anyway, here is how I feel the NBA will play out this year based upon preseason play and summer transactions.

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Prosecution rests its case in Myers trial

By Michael Reschke · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 12:54 a.m.

MARTINSVILLE — The prosecution in the trial of John R. Myers II rested its case Wednesday as defense attorneys began bolstering their evidence that another man was responsible for killing IU sophomore Jill Behrman in 2000.

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First lady declares support for Sodrel

By Paige Ingram · Thursday, Oct. 26,2006 12:08 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- With only 13 days until midterm elections, presidential power was in full force in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday night with first lady Laura Bush on hand to bolster support for Republican Congressman Mike Sodrel.

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