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Pots of gold at the end of the '60s

By Greg O'Neill · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

As I type, I'm watching an interview with Condoleezza Rice on Jim Lehrer. It's a talk-a-lot-but-don't-say-much affair. It's got me thinking: I've been trying to keep track of current events for, let's say, three and a half years now. You know what I've learned? Nothing that I couldn't have just by picking up today's newspaper and reading it all the way through.

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Don't rent 'Sylvia,' read her

By Tony Sams · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

The problem with "Sylvia," a biopic starring Gwyneth Paltrow as the unstable poet Sylvia Plath, is the same problem many films about artists encounter: you'll learn more about them by experiencing their art than you will from a scenes-in-the-life-of cinematic depiction of them.

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French flick fantastically far-out

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

A dark horse has emerged in the race for Oscar's Best Animated Film. Funny, freaky and subtly sweet in a way that's not overly cloying, "The Triplets of Belleville" may have what it takes to broadside the Mouse House and Pixar's perennial powerhouse, "Finding Nemo."

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Altman's 'Company' devoid of character

By by Isaac Edwards and Isaac Edwards · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

A fascinating trend I have come to observe in great, or at least interesting, films is that they will often divide their critics on shared conclusions: the reason they hate the film is the exact same reason that they love the film. Robert Altman could probably be the poster septuagenarian for this theory.

TECHNO TREASURE HUNTING

By Kelly Phillips · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Dallas Smith leads a double-life. In Bloomington, she's a graduate student in the School of Education, working toward a master's degree in instructional technology. But on the weekends and in her spare time, Smith is a treasure hunter -- and her discoveries are often right under the nose of the average pedestrian.

Neo-Rockabilly from the depths of 'Hell'

By Mike Ley · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Copenhagen, Denmark has always been a psychobilly hotbed, noted most recently by the success of Nekromantix stateside. That band's coffin-bassist Kim Nekroman finds himself on guitar in this side project with tattooed bombshell Patricia on stand-up bass and lead vocals.

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There's a badly-acted 'Party' going down

By -Nate Bethea · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Macaulay Culkin's first film since 1994's "Richie Rich" finds him looking about 16 and unable to carry a scene, much less a movie based around his character. "Party Monster" depicts the story of Michael Alig (Culkin), the darling of the late '80s and early '90s New York City club scene who boasted his own record label, magazine and well-known party night before he was arrested for murdering his drug dealer and roommate, Angel (Wilson Cruz).

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Kylie puts the booty in 'Body'

By -Jenny Kobiela · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue, known best for the 2002 single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" from the album Fever, delivers Body Language, which should bring her to the forefront of pop music. She gives the world a wonderful album full of fun, sexy music that is wonderful to both listen and dance to.

OLD-SCHOOL GAMING

By Chris Freiberg · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Like many students, when junior Josh Nahrwold came to IU he found himself with a lot more free time than he had in high school; free time that most of his friends filled playing Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox or Nintendo GameCube. This just wasn't his scene. So he went home and dug his old black and grey 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System out of his closet.

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Jones' jones for a new sound backfires

By Diana Tychsen · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

The one word to describe Norah Jones' new album: safe. This little four-letter word does carry quite a negative connotation, which is unfortunate because it's not that Jones' sophomore effort is bad. The melodies have the same simplicity as they did on her last record, and the vocals are everything you would expect from Jones, nothing less, nothing more. And while "simple" worked magnificently on Come Away With Me, Jones' debut, here it leaves a lot to be desired.

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Probot provides prodigious rock

By John Barnett · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Dave Grohl is a busy man these days, with filling various roles in Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke, Tenacious D and now Probot.

'College Dropout' debuts summa cum laude

By -Brandon Tucker · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

When Jay-Z, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, signed producer Kanye West, he knew West wanted to be a rapper too. But Jay later admitted, "I didn't know he could rap this well…" The College Dropout is an instant classic, and one of the most complete, game-changing hip-hop albums in years.

Coen flick and indie pics come home

By Ben Warden · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Being a member of the small but zealous group of movie fans who believe "Citizen Kane" doesn't hold a candle to "The Big Lebowski," anything the Coen Brothers put their name on deems my attention. Exit the indie financers and enter Brian Grazer with his infinite budget.

GAMING GURU

By Chris Freiberg · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

It's Saturday afternoon and senior Brent Coyle is hard at work at Electronics Boutique in College Mall. Well, if you consider playing video games "work." Coyle is the Electronic Arts campus representative for IU, and he's at EB getting people to try "NFL Street," the latest from EA Sports BIG Brand for Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox.

'Dropout' worth a drop-in

By Sana Jafrani · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Finally, Chicago has its own hip-hop superstar. Windy City native Kanye West has successfully crossed over from producer to hip-hop artist with his debut album, The College Dropout.

FRESH GRASS

By Amber Garvey · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

Spring may not grace us with its presence for a few more months, and signs of green grass underneath the melting snow are scattered, but Tues., Feb. 24 at Axis there will be a little bluegrass to warm away the winter blues. The Yonder Mountain String Band will be rolling into town on their Cabin Fever Tour for Axis' "Huge Fat Tuesday Show," bringing with them a new spin on the blugrass tradition.

Is fake suddenly the new real?

By Cassidy Flanagan · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12 a.m.

For the past few months I have been religiously tuning into Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." In lieu of real news programs, which boast their own dry reports of the world today, I have been drawn towards "The Daily Show" to follow the latest headlines and laugh at them. What is really ironic about this show is that it is a fake news program. But on this fake news show, headlines seem to be humorous, more informative and suddenly witty, begging the question: is fake the new real?

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OLD-SCHOOL GAMING

By Chris Freiberg · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:38 p.m.

Like many students, when junior Josh Nahrwold came to IU he found himself with a lot more free time than he had in high school; free time that most of his friends filled playing Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox or Nintendo GameCube. This just wasn't his scene. So he went home and dug his old black and grey 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System out of his closet.

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Billboard contest features youth art

By Jane Charney · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 11:36 p.m.

What do first through 12th-graders and billboards have in common? For the entire month of March, they'll join to form one of the largest outdoor exhibitions of children's art in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Courtesy of "Your Art Here," a Bloomington-based, non-profit organization, art by students from Bloomington and Indianapolis schools will be on display on billboards at four Bloomington and four Indianapolis locations. Recent IU photography graduates Shana Berger, Alyssa Hill, Nathan Purath and Owen Mundy dreamed up the idea of putting art on Bloomington billboards in August 2002. The group formed "Your Art Here" because of the need to reclaim the often-disregarded exhibition space, Mundy said. "We wanted to take a hand in the most dominant form of visual communication," Berger said in an earlier interview. "Billboards aren't available for exhibit to most people, yet they are seen by large numbers of people everyday."

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