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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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All About Me: Maggie Bozich

By -Kehla West · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 10:05 p.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.

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Curbing Global Warming

By Karen Green · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 9:58 p.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.

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Clean Sweep

By Rebecca Price · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 9:41 p.m.

It's Sunday afternoon, you've slept till 2 p.m. At five past, the headache sets in and the malodorous mixture of beer, cigarettes and the overall night before oozes into your bedroom. You lay in bed, dreading the cleanup of last night's party that awaits you. But fear no more. Put down the phone, save your money, there's no need for a cleaning service. Stop yelling at your roommates to do it -- come on, confess, you were the rowdiest one there anyway. And come to terms with this painful realization: the smell won't go away on its own.

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'Amazing Adventures' never stop

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Schoenbaechler · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 9:03 p.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.

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Therapy for road rage

By Alyson Brodsy and Evan Wade · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 9:01 p.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.

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Overhyped prime- time soap hits DVD

By Alyson Brodsy and John Barnett · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 8:58 p.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.

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

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 8:56 p.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.

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They like, totally rock

By -Kehla West and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 8:53 p.m.

Remember that girl from high school? The really smart, overtly hip one with the really cool clothes? The one who always hinted that she was tortured by an inner darkness that nobody understood? Well, three of those girls got together and formed a little band called The Like.

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New Jamiroquai is 'Dynamite'

By Alyson Brodsy and Eric Smith · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 8:50 p.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."

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Welcome to a masterpiece

By Alyson Brodsy and Sam Nissen · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 8:45 p.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.

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Harvey Danger gets better little by little

By Alyson Brodsy and Evan Wade · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2005 8:41 p.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.

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