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Kanye West or the Grim Reaper dressed up in bling?

Heartbreak done right

By Wes Jakacki · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2008 3:35 p.m.

We’ve dropped out of college, re-registered and graduated with Kanye West. Now comes the post-graduation identity crisis. After three groundbreaking rap albums, the rapper makes his boldest move yet by baring his soul without rapping and instead singing with an Auto-Tune effect and with heavy use of Roland-TR 808 drum machines.

This movie would have been a huge hit if it were still 2005.

Too many Christmases, not enough laughs

By Jordan Greenberg · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2008 3:29 p.m.

With the holidays here, “Four Christmases” will prepare you for life with the in-laws, but it’s no different from any other Christmas film. It begins with people not much into the season who proceed to gain rich experiences and learn the true values of spending the holidays with the family.

Jake Gyllenhaal was asked to voice the hamster in the bubble, but declined because he didn't want to be typecast.

‘Bolt’ brings the comedic thunder

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2008 3:26 p.m.

Fresh, fun, familiar and family-friendly, “Bolt” is a heartwarming story about a girl and her dog. Occasionally unoriginal, the movie is nevertheless one of the best things to come from Disney’s animation department without Pixar’s help in a long time.

The only reason to watch "Twilight."

'Twilight' sucks

By Rachel Skybetter · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2008 3:22 p.m.

With hundreds of sold-out midnight shows, there had to be a good reason for all the “Twilight” hype. But even three Entertainment Weekly special edition covers and thousands of mall-tour-braving girls later, there is really none to be found.

Only in Baz Luhrmann movies can people kiss in the rain but not get wet.

Romance meets war meets fantasy meets cattle herding

By Doug Evans · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2008 3:19 p.m.

Few directors are able to successfully combine elements of theater, visual extravagance and good storytelling. But Baz Luhrmann has perfected this art to create a style all his own. Only the fourth feature film from the director famous for his modern-day “Romeo and Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge,” “Australia” is as ambitious as it is lengthy.

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After-Christmas tree

By Morgan Waters · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2008 1:31 p.m.

Having a dead tree in the living room is great while it’s still covered in bulbs and tinsel, but after the holidays, something needs to be done with that crumbling Christmas artifact. Local tree growers said some people chop them up for firewood, some make bird feeders out of the branches and some artists could make sculptures out of the trunk. But for real-tree devotees who aren’t so creative, the after-Christmas tree is just a hunk of wood and nettles.

IU guard Devan Dumes puts up a lay up during IU's 88-50 loss to then No. 8 Notre Dame in the first round of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational on Nov. 24 in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Hoosiers will face their second ranked opponent when the face No. 17 Wake Forest on Wednesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Baby Hoosiers face challenging road trial

By Tom Kirby · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 11:59 p.m.

IU travels to Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday for the first road test of the season, taking on No. 15 Wake Forest in the annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge. The Hoosiers (4-2) will be facing a red-hot Demon Deacon squad coming into tonight’s contest at a perfect 6-0 and fresh off being crowned champions of the 76 Classic Tournament in California.

Steve & Barry's, 421 E. Kirkwood Ave., displays a going out of business sign on Monday at the store in anticipation of its closing. The company recently announced it would close its 173 remaining stores after filing for bankruptcy in July.

Students lament Steve & Barry’s impending exit

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 11:56 p.m.

Even in a town that has long harbored an obsession with college sports, the slumping economy has taken its toll on the local Steve & Barry’s sports-apparel store. The Kirkwood staple is about to be yanked off the list of places to shop for IU apparel.The Bloomington Steve & Barry’s location announced it is going out of business after serving IU’s campus for years. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Bloomington fire fighters battle a blaze on Nov. 3 at Delilah's Pet Shop, 1320 N. College Ave. Fire fighters worked for three hours to extinguish the fire, which destroyed the building and killed 20 animals.

Students bowl to raise money for Delilah’s

By Deanna Krinn · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 11:52 p.m.

Senior Michael Kurth wants to see Delilah’s Pet Shop get “back on their paws,” and he and his classmates are working to make it possible. Kurth is the appointed president of the project “Dollars for Delilah’s,” an organization working to raise money for the pet store, which was destroyed by a fire one month ago today.

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Stocks bounce back after steep selloff

Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 11:42 p.m.

Wall Street rebounded Tuesday, regaining some of the ground lost in the previous session’s huge drop, as the potential for a bailout of the beleaguered auto industry helped calm investors. The Dow Jones industrials rose more than 225 points, regaining a third of Monday’s nearly 680-point plunge.

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Obama meets with governors

Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 11:40 p.m.

President-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation’s governors he wants their advice in designing a package to help their hard-hit states.

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