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Comic Relief

By Tristan Mathews · Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005 12:19 a.m.

Over the past half-decade the popular masses have discovered that comic books are not exclusively for kids. There has been a general misunderstanding that this is a change from years past, but comics' main audience has always been more adult in nature.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005 12:11 a.m.

Elisha Sauers opens her column "La Crème de porno" (Feb. 9) with this: "To a man, porn is like a juicy Big Mac." I'll ignore this outrageous comment to get to the core issue: "Ain't no shame in it, boys. A man got to eat."

Overcoming stereotypes with Pooh

By Tristan Mathews · Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005 12:11 a.m.

Winnie, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Eeyore take the backseat in "Pooh's Heffalump Movie," an amusing tale of disproving prejudice and finding new friends.

The heart of the Internet

By Warren Christopher Freiberg · Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005 12:10 a.m.

For Valentine's Day this year, I decided to go all out. I put on a nice suit, took the girlfriend to a very pricey Italian restaurant and even got a bottle of champagne that I'll probably be paying off until graduation. And in the midst of this, over a delicious mousse dessert, she grabbed my hand, looked at me with her big beautiful brown eyes and said, "I heart you."

Smith gets 'Jiggy With It' in romantic comedy

By Sean Abbott · Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005 12:08 a.m.

The funny thing about love is how different people like to experience it. Some people want it to happen fast, and others try to make it slow way down. Still other poor souls don't know how they like it, and by the time they've discovered their strategy isn't working, it's too late to fix the problem.

Arts advocate recognized for life-long impact

By Christine Jang · Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005 12:06 a.m.

At 77, Patricia Murphy Pizzo still has the energy to play baseball with her grandchildren in the backyard during their frequent visits. She has demonstrated that kind of energy throughout her career, said her daughter, Fiora Pizzo Alicea. Pizzo created the Friends of Art Bookshop 37 years ago, volunteering for 14 years there to generate numerous scholarships for fine arts students.

Peels offer up a refined debut

By Mike Ley · Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005 12:02 a.m.

Rock 'n' roll came back with the Strokes and has been stuck in a Stooges rut ever since. This is only acceptable since I can't have that signature Ron Asheton crunch outside of their catalog. Meanwhile, new rock bands have been keeping the hipsters happy with repetitive riffs and slurred speech. In picking up this record, the Peels looked like another '70s throwback, but it turns out that's not all they've been listening to.

Strictly for the grown and sexy

By Sana Jafrani · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:57 p.m.

With Gemini, Brian McKnight is attempting to show off the more risqué, edgy side of his personality. Listeners are used to the romantic side of McKnight, which produced hits like "Back at One," but now the songs are more sexual in nature. Since this is a more personal album for McKnight, it is appropriately titled with the name of his astrological sign.

Video conference focuses on global politics

By Ryne Shadday · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:56 p.m.

Despite the lack of attendance on the Bloomington end, the first of four video conferences on service civic engagement was held Tuesday in the Office of International Programs. The conference began with introductions of the 12-member team from IU-South Bend and then moved on to the IUB contingent consisting of five members.

Tickets face off at IUSA debate tonight

By Colleen Corley · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:55 p.m.

For the tickets looking to take over the IU Student Association offices in April, tonight can make or break a campaign. Four out of the five tickets running for IUSA plan to debate at 8 p.m. in the Oak Room in the Indiana Memorial Union.

'Seventeen Days' not enough to write album

By John Barnett · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:55 p.m.

With three hit songs and multiple music award nominations under their belt thanks to their last two radio-friendly LPs, Escatawpa, Miss. quartet 3 Doors Down continues to record rock for the working man on their latest release, Seventeen Days; an album as pedestrian as it is superficially earnest.

'P.S.' ... this movie's mediocre

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:48 p.m.

After watching "P.S.," Dylan Kidd's romance, I think there are five sins every romance movie commits. First, find yourself a couple of attractive leading stars; then pull some heartstrings here and there to make the audience coo first, cry next and coo again at the end; recycle the same plot that was cliché even when Shakespeare wrote it; throw in some empty, meaningless comic relief side characters and finally rinse with some quirky angle which makes us believe this romance is the one that breaches the formula.

'Notebook' a noteworthy tearjerker

By Mallory Simon · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:47 p.m.

Every couple months a director feels the need to force a little love into our lives in one way or another. The love story is often a reproduced, clichéd attempt at a box office hit. And while many of them may indeed become acclaimed (if not critically than with women as a whole), it's not often a movie has actually moved me to find the Kleenex, until now.

Scorsese gem finally gets released

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:44 p.m.

It's widely considered the greatest film of the '80s. It gathered eight Academy Award nominations including Robert De Niro's second Oscar win. It stands alongside other Scorsese masterworks such as "Goodfellas," "Taxi Driver" and most recently "The Aviator." And finally, after years of being out of print, "Raging Bull" has finally been rereleased as a two-disc collector's edition set.

Escaping into the '90s

By Karen Green · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:39 p.m.

Let me start this by saying that I truly love the '90s. When the first installment of the series, appropriately titled "I Love the '90s," premiered on VH1 last summer, I ate it up. Through the extensive reruns aired daily, I'm pretty sure I prematurely reminisced about every year in the glorious decade with the well selected panel of comedians.

Exhibit focuses on the experience of travel

By Alyson Brodsy and Tara Burghart · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:39 p.m.

CHICAGO -- The world's first tourists were pilgrims and sages, traveling to sacred and important sites in search of enlightenment.

Syndicating 'The Sopranos' to help TV

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:38 p.m.

The three questions that zipped through my mind when I heard that A&E -- the basic cable channel most widely known for its somniferous series "Biography" -- had acquired HBO's hit mob drama "The Sopranos," were: 1) When will it start? 2) How much did they pay? And 3) Is it going to be shown unedited?

Happy birthday, Mr. President

By Amy Obermeyer · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:36 p.m.

What do you do when you can't afford to give out birthday gifts? How about a private office, an A permit and résumé-building contacts? If you have a friend whose birthday falls on Feb. 22 or 23, this could be your lucky day.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:34 p.m.

b>Democrats say local governments to bear costs of GOP Plan INDIANAPOLIS -- House Republicans advanced their version of a two-year state budget to the full chamber Tuesday, where it could win passage next week and be sent to the GOP-controlled Senate. Republicans on the budget-writing House Ways and Means Committee endorsed the proposal on a party-line vote, and it will be eligible for amendments on the House floor Thursday. Republicans have a 52-48 majority in the House.

Free to learn and teach

By Brian McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Tuesday, Feb. 15,2005 11:34 p.m.

Humanities professors might be more "liberal" than the general public, but we don't need affirmative action for conservative professors. As long as professors don't bully students, they have the right to lead their classes unassailed by political crusades supported by a "bill of rights" that lets students whine if they are taught about ideas they disagree with.