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Russia marks 100th birthday of Shostakovich

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Heintz · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 11:17 p.m.

MOSCOW -- It's a rare talent that would make internationally acclaimed cellist Mstislav Rostropovich feel second-rate. Dmitri Shostakovich had it. Rostropovich is among the renowned musicians who will put the wide and contradictory breadth of Shostakovich's vision on full display this month as Russians observe the 100th anniversary of his birth. The celebration will include a concert by Moscow Conservatory's orchestra, which will perform Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony conducted by Rostropovich.

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Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 11:01 p.m.

Space shuttle glides to a safe landing, Ahmadinejad: Iran doesn't need the bomb, Mogul pledges $3 billion to combat global warming, 4 Aides of Ousted Thai Leader Detained

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IU Opera Theater presents 'Don Giovanni' this weekend

By Molly Peters · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 10:55 p.m.

This weekend, IU Opera Theater will present "Don Giovanni," a Mozart masterwork said to be one of the greatest operas ever written, according to the Jacobs School of Music Web site. This drama giocoso, meaning "playful drama" or "tragic comedy" in Italian, is based on the legendary Spanish tale of Don Juan. Don Giovanni is a lustful man who engages in episodic conquests of seducing women for nothing more than his own gratification. Giovanni is as easily loathed as is he is adored, as his malicious intentions are contrary to his irresistible charm.

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(Next) generational angst

By C. Warner Sills and Chris Freiberg · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 8:13 a.m.

It's no secret that I'm a huge gamer. And it's also no secret that I prefer what Nintendo and Microsoft have done with the original Xbox and Gamecube over what Sony has done. The Xbox has some great exclusive action in the "Halo" and "Project Gotham Racing" series. Nintendo has the best, most creative programmers on the planet and a truly legendary library of games based on Mario and "The Legend of Zelda."

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When bad is good

By C. Warner Sills and Bryan Lufkin · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12:11 a.m.

It's time to play everyone's favorite game: "Name that cinematic triumph!" Which 1990 classic features a soundtrack nearly entirely created by a Casio synthesizer, goblin costumes made from burlap potato bags and paper mache masks and a steamy love scene in an RV overflowing with popcorn? If you're one of the proud few who were able to immediately yelp, "Troll 2," then congratulations, you have mastered the art of watching bad movies. You have become one of millions around the world who unite to bask in the glory of cinematic detritus that is so bad, it's good.

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Athletics budget deficit $213K less than expected

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12:11 a.m.

The IU Athletics Department ended last year with a smaller budget deficit than predicted, but the department is still $7.2 million in debt, said Kathleen McNeely, IU's executive director of Financial Management Services.

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Hotel-like hospital coming soon

By Kasey Hawrysz · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12:11 a.m.

It all began with a one-line advertisement in the weekly nursing newsletter Judith Ingala received. All it said was that a new hospital in Bloomington was looking for a chief nursing officer, but that was enough for Ingala to send off her resume.

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Music reviews from a nut and a novice

By C. Warner Sills and weekend staff · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12:11 a.m.

* Editor's note: At WEEKEND we think it is important that the reviews you read each week are the best possible. This feature, where a CD is reviewed by one writer familiar with the artist and one who isn't familiar with them, will run alongside the other reviews in the coming weeks. We hope you enjoy the diversity of opinions.

Mayer continues the maturation proccess

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12 a.m.

John Mayer narrowly avoided being a teen pop idol in 2001 by virtue of the fact that he actually wrote and recorded a set of great songs on Room for Squares. He distanced himself even further from the teen fandom cesspool with his sophomore album, Heavier Things, on which he matured beyond his years to deliver a truly great record. His third album, Continuum, falls somewhere between the previous two, finding Mayer's wide-eyed soul and competent lyricism both at odds and in harmony with his nearing age 30.

Don't make this your last

By Olivia Morales · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12 a.m.

I have not, unfortunately, seen "L'Ultimo Bacio," the Italian film upon which the recently released "The Last Kiss," starring Zach Braff, was based. I am sure, however, that the original foreign film is better than its successor. Directed by Tony Goldwyn, "The Last Kiss" tries hard to be poignant, succeeds frequently, but fails in the grand scheme.

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Less than Stellar show

By C. Warner Sills and Zack Teibloom · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12 a.m.

The Stella shorts are hilarious: A couple dozen absurd short films by David Wain, Michael Ian Black, and Michael Showalter, in which the three run around in suits playing with dildos, simulating gay sex, and sing and goof around. Sadly, the show couldn't capture the freshness and absurdity of the shorts.

More 'Office,' less productivity

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12 a.m.

In the wake of the demise of "Arrested Development," easily the best comedy on TV in recent times, one might say that it was "The Office" that grabbed the torch and just kept running toward the finish line, while collecting Golden Globe and Emmy accolades along the way.

Too poignant for a jail flick

By C. Warner Sills and Doug Evans · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12 a.m.

Based on the true story of Sean Porter, 'Gridiron Gang' chronicles the workings of a detention camp probation officer who starts a football program in a youth jail. In his pursuit, Porter had to overcome disapproval from all sides: his superiors, coaches of opposing football teams, and even the community at large. Ultimate ly, his program was successful -- so much so that a documentary was made in 1992 detailing his exploits with his youth prisoner football team (Clips of the documentary are shown during the closing credits).

Band pushes limits but falters

By C. Warner Sills and Will Hernandez · Thursday, Sept. 21,2006 12 a.m.

George Orson Welles once said, "The enemy of art is the absence of limitations". The Mars Volta is certainly a band that knows no musical limitations. They recognize no conventions, and no image, word, note or instrument that isn't subject to its numerous artistic pursuits. The absence of limitations is the enemy of art in several cases, and when it comes to The Mars Volta, the enemy of its art is musical excess and overproduction.

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