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Overhyped prime- time soap hits DVD

By Alyson Brodsy and John Barnett · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

Last fall, "Desperate Housewives," along with newly crowned Outstanding Drama Series Emmy winner "Lost," helped resurrect ABC's nightly line-up from the direst of ratings doldrums. Beginning with a bang in the form of a suicidal gunshot, the steamy storylines of suburban housewives Susan (Teri Hatcher), Lynette (Felicity Huffman), Gabrielle (cutie Eva Longoria), Bree (a mannequin-like Marcia Cross) and Edie (a brutally Botoxed Nicollette Sheridan) weave amongst one another with the darkly comic delight of "Dallas" in its prime.

Sri Lanka Civil War

Bickity-bam! 'Mallrats' is back on DVD!

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

It's been 10 years since director Kevin Smith's ill-received "Mallrats" graced theater screens for less than a month, which certainly means that the time for a special edition DVD double-dip has arrived. Boasting plenty of new features and most importantly an all-new extended cut of the film, such a DVD package is sure to impress long-time fans.

Indiana Minnesota basketball

iPods that do more than play music

By Alyson Brodsy and Evan Wade · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

Just owning an iPod isn't enough any more. Things used to be easier. It used to be that you could just walk down to the store, plunk down some cash and walk out with an eye-pleasing (yet functional) little MP3 player capable of holding all your favorite albums. We all know it's not like that anymore. After picking out what size and color you want your 'pod to be, you have to worry about accessories. Holders and speakers and plugs and socks. Yes, socks for an MP3 player.

Jay Seawell

Barbez: a novelty act?

By Alyson Brodsy and Nate Gowdy · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

The music of Barbez has been billed as a fusion of "ethnic-punk," "Eastern European avant-cabaret" and "post-war anti-pop." In other words, the Brooklyn-based band makes music that has yet to catch on in these parts, let alone anywhere, and the day it does is a rare day indeed.

This is how Bow Wow rolls.

Bow Wow on skates -- a major mistake

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt McMullan · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

In "Roll Bounce," Bow Wow, who -- seriously -- is no longer called "lil'," plays X. X lives in an unrecognizable south Chicago with his widowed father (Chi McBride), and spends all of his free time at the local skating rink with his friends. When their hangout closes its doors, they take the bus uptown to Sweetwater, a newer rink with an arcade, tons of chicks in hot pants and at least half a dozen disco balls. They skate. A lot. Which is good, because it's the best thing this movie has going for it.

features editor Maggie Bozich

All About Me: Maggie Bozich

By -Kehla West · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

Maggie Bozich, features editor for the WEEKEND, spends a majority of her waking hours in the IDS office. When she's not in front of a computer editing a story, she can be found at home with a good Disney movie or prowling Kirkwood, looking for a beer. And as far as the picture goes -- she's a Pices, but she's never a fish out of water. Here's what else makes her feel in her element.

Little by Little Harvey Danger

Harvey Danger gets better little by little

By Alyson Brodsy and Evan Wade · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

You can't expect much from a band that hasn't released anything in five years, especially when their most popular song gained notoriety for being in a number of awful movie soundtracks. Leave it to Harvey Danger to do something entirely unexpected.

The Indiana Daily Student

Therapy for road rage

By Alyson Brodsy and Evan Wade · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

If you're a road rage addict like me, "Burnout Revenge" is not just a videogame. It also serves as a valid form of therapy. "Revenge," the fourth game in the venerable EA series, doesn't do a lot to change the franchise formula. The basics are there -- arcade racing focused on creating multi-car pileups, addictive gameplay -- but the end result is something just fresh enough to warrant a new game.

O.J. Simpson sits in a courtroom during his bail revocation hearing in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. An angry judge doubled O.J. Simpson's bail to $250,000 on Wednesday for violating terms of his original bail by attempting to contact a co-defendant in his armed robbery case. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)

A concept hair metal band?

By Alyson Brodsy and Josh Kastrinsky · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

It's all about synergy. Record execs at Columbia Records must have been drooling on themselves upon signing Coheed and Cambria, who have serious aspirations to achieve a mix between Rush, Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti and Spinal Tap. In addition to two successive indie hits and an impressive live act, frontman Claudio Sanchez has developed comic books based on the story behind the band's albums, making them a concept band. Not bad for dorky guys from upstate New York who five years ago called themselves Shabutie.

Crabeyes

Off their rocker and still rockin'

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Hopmann · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

Years ago I saw "The Simpsons" ripping on the Rolling Stones in their reference to 1994's Steel Wheels by conjuring an image of Mick and Keith in Steel Wheelchairs. It was funny at the time, but those British rockers are having the last laugh these days. In light of their sweeping tour and new studio album, A Bigger Bang, the Stones are at the forefront of what I like to call the "old geezer movement," an elite group of rock bands dating back to the 1960's that will not fade away.

Brandon Foltz / IDS IU senior guard Nikki Smith drives along the baseline during the Hoosiers' 70-62 win over Illinois Jan. 6 at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers will go against Minnesota Thursday evening at 7 p.m.

'Amazing Adventures' never stop

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Schoenbaechler · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

For the first time, Nick Park's three Oscar-nominated animated shorts have been put together on one DVD introducing, "Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures." While only two of the films came away with the Academy Award, this British-based franchise has quietly become popular all around the globe for its claymation. Crazed inventor Wallace and his dependable dog Gromit make up the only characters who consistently play a part in these 30 minute shorts. "Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out," "Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers" and "Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave" make up this DVD.

Maybe you shouldn't take this one out

By -Nate Bethea and Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

Of all the titles heaped upon Franz Ferdinand after their out-of-nowhere 2004 debut, the least fitting was probably "the Scottish Interpol." Whereas Interpol's songs were often jarring, psychological and laden with hilariously bad lyrics, Franz Ferdinand were jangly, peppy, clever and, in the words of a friend of mine, "sassy." Though it wore out its welcome pretty quickly, their self-titled debut turned heads and spawned a massive hit with "Take Me Out" -- it must have been a hit since it's been featured on the newest version of Kidz Bop.

Robbie Olson

Welcome to a masterpiece

By Alyson Brodsy and Sam Nissen · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

It's finally fair to compare one of Bob Marley's musically inclined children to him. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley released Welcome to Jamrock -- the first good, major label reggaeton release not intended for preteens and Britney Spears fans. Damian, with brother Stephen, has produced a masterpiece with Jamrock. This album captured a piece of the fire their dad brought to his music. Of course, Damian will never be Bob's equal: it's not fair to ask him to be.

Photo of United states courtesy of NASA • Photos of people by Kyle Kania

Curbing Global Warming

By Karen Green · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

Larry and Laurie David want you to consider driving a hybrid car. In fact, it's so important to them that they're giving away the hybrid Toyota Prius that Larry's alter-ego drives on his HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" in an effort to raise awareness about the effects of global warming.

DynamiteJamiroquai

New Jamiroquai is 'Dynamite'

By Alyson Brodsy and Eric Smith · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

Jamiroquai's sixth album, Dynamite, has a lot to live up to. After all, not one of their previous releases has reached a spot on the U.K. charts lower than No. 2. Obviously, the Brits have not forgotten about this band. This is despite the fact that American interest in Jamiroquai quickly grew and dissipated in response to the 1996 release of Travelling Without Moving, which featured the MTV-friendly "Virtual Insanity."

Victor Van Dort (Depp) romances the dead.

'Til death do us part' 'Til death do us part'

By C. Warner Sills and Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 29,2005 12 a.m.

To say that Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" is nothing more than a follow up to his cult classic "The Nightmare Before Christmas" would be unfair. While both films were created using stop-motion technology (claymation for most people), feature macabre characters, themes and songs and are laced with tons of Burton's signature touches, "Corpse Bride" is ultimately a unique love story that stands on its own quite well.

The Indiana Daily Student

Mr. Herbert, tear down this fence!

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 11:59 p.m.

Bloomington is hands-down the most alluring, most beautiful of the IU campuses, and arguably in the top five of all state schools for campus beauty. As seasons change, so does the scenery on campus: innumerable flowers bloom during the spring, dense greenery comes out during the quiet summers, the autumn months are marked by thousands of leaves turning to gold, red and brown, and the forest-like atmosphere of the old campus makes winter feel like a Robert Frost poem.

The Indiana Daily Student

Off their rocker and still rockin'

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Hopmann · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 10:31 p.m.

Years ago I saw "The Simpsons" ripping on the Rolling Stones in their reference to 1994's Steel Wheels by conjuring an image of Mick and Keith in Steel Wheelchairs. It was funny at the time, but those British rockers are having the last laugh these days. In light of their sweeping tour and new studio album, A Bigger Bang, the Stones are at the forefront of what I like to call the "old geezer movement," an elite group of rock bands dating back to the 1960's that will not fade away.

The Indiana Daily Student

iPods that do more than play music

By Alyson Brodsy and Evan Wade · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 10:22 p.m.

Just owning an iPod isn't enough any more. Things used to be easier. It used to be that you could just walk down to the store, plunk down some cash and walk out with an eye-pleasing (yet functional) little MP3 player capable of holding all your favorite albums. We all know it's not like that anymore. After picking out what size and color you want your 'pod to be, you have to worry about accessories. Holders and speakers and plugs and socks. Yes, socks for an MP3 player.

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