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Band camp strikes a chord

By Alyson Brodsy and Rebecca Cook · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:12 p.m.

LACEY, Wash. -- The years melt away as the notes pour out of 83-year-old Charles Caley's trombone. He hadn't played since he left school in 1939, but the retired dentist picked up his trombone a few years ago to join "New Horizons," a band for seniors that requires no recent musical experience -- or any experience, for that matter.

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Funding for N.Y. arts cut, but slightly

By Alyson Brodsy and Deepti Hajela · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:12 p.m.

NEW YORK -- It could have been worse. A lot worse. Budget cuts for museums, concert halls and other cultural institutions in the city were serious, but not as serious as anticipated, officials said. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs funding was down by $1.6 million over a year ago, forcing some popular sights to shorten their hours of operation. But the amount when the fiscal year began July 1 was higher than the $94 million cut initially proposed in April.

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Ariz. museum board resigns

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:10 p.m.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Amid controversy over the selling of artifacts to cover a $1 million deficit, the entire board of trustees and the executive director of the Museum of Northern Arizona resigned.

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Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:10 p.m.

I am responding to the article "Of Dogs and Men" (IDS, June 30). I agree that a leash has traditionally been the logical way for dogs and people to be safe and so that dogs are under control. However, for well-trained dogs, I believe in an alternative as well.

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Turn your head and cough

By Vince Carr and Vincent Carr · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:08 p.m.

One of the male members of my family has a painful and advanced case of psoriasis, but he refuses to see a doctor, in spite of the wide array of treatments that exist for his condition. When I asked my mother why, she simply responded, "He doesn't like doctors." I used to think men like him were wackos, but this month's edition of Men's Health put things into perspective for me.

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Let's call the whole thing off

By Alyson Brodsy and Lize Kolar · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:06 p.m.

Current legislation in Ontario regarding legalization of gay marriage, coupled with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Lawrence and Garner vs. Texas, has mobilized certain conservative factions against what they believe will be the inevitable next step of legally sanctioned gay marriage in the United States.

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Death of the album?

Sunday, July 13,2003 9:04 p.m.

With the tremendous success of iTunes -- the commercial digital music store launched by Apple -- the MP3 debate has ignited once again. Artists managed by Q Prime Management Co. (namely, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica) are claiming that the selling and/or sharing of digital music on the internet is contributing to "the demise of the album format."

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Bird already starting to sound like man in charge

By Michael Marot · Sunday, July 13,2003 8:59 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - When Larry Bird watched the Indiana Pacers last year, he could tell something wasn't right. Bird didn't take long to start making evaluations or sounding like one of the league's key decision-makers after being named the Pacers' president of basketball operations. "I think they've got a lot of talent on this team," he said. "I don't know about the chemistry." Bird acknowledged Friday that he has much to learn about this team, one that hardly resembles the veteran-laden roster he left behind after leading the Pacers to the 2000 NBA Finals. The Pacers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in his final season as coach.

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All-Star game puts 'The Cell' in spotlight

By Nancy Armour · Sunday, July 13,2003 8:53 p.m.

CHICAGO -- The last time U.S. Cellular Field was in the spotlight, yet another unruly fan had gone after someone on the field like it was WWE Day at the ballpark. This one grabbed an umpire around the waist. Seven months earlier, a father-and-son tag-team had taken down a Kansas City Royals coach.

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Soprano to perform at IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 13,2003 8:46 p.m.

When it comes to hitting the high notes in her career, American soprano Elizabeth Futral literally can't get much higher. Her talents are now so renowned that some roles are written specifically for her. And as a 1988 graduate from IU's School of Music, part of her success is due to the skills she learned in Bloomington.

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The political association

By Jessica Halverson and Jesscia Halverson · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

This album reminds me it's alright to be pissed off and say it and shrug it with a dance step at the same time. "We Don't Stop" is the best single I've heard yet this year, couched in an album of hip-hop dance that focuses on something true even if musically it's a bit repetitive. Michael Franti isn't afraid to have a sense of humor with his agenda, via the politically charged wit of Jurassic 5 or Living Colour (though invariably sounding much different).

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Oohs, Ahs, too many robes

By Jessica Halverson and Jesscia Halverson · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

The connection between the neo-psychadelia of The Polyphonic Spree and cult living is a little too easy to make; it's been done before. But for a band with 23 plus members, pop orchestral arrangements and vaguely alluring lyrics, ignoring the connections would be a fallacy.

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Bigger and blonder equals dumber

By -Paul Straw · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde" is definitely blonder, but that doesn't necessarily make it better. The original was silly, lighthearted fun. The sequel is a rehash, and though the stakes are higher, the premise seems even more unlikely than in the first. Elle (Reese Witherspoon) is about to be married to Emmett (Luke Wilson, collecting a paycheck). Though, when she discovers that one of her firm's clients uses animal testing and wants to protest, she is fired.

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Bloomington: Not just for drunks anymore

By Robert Mixner · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

Bloomington is home to entertainment of all kinds. This town regularly features various kinds of movies and musical acts, both local bands and those known nationwide. If none of that is what you consider fun -- honestly, you're probably not one of our readers. But say you're tired of that sort of thing, and are looking for something else to do. Of course, Indiana University has been named the Princeton Review's No. 1 party school of 2002, so there's always getting drunk. Though, maybe that isn't what you want either.

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'Terminator' flick anything but robotic

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

After the cinematic maelstrom that was "Jingle All the Way," "Batman and Robin," "End of Days," "The 6th Day" and "Collateral Damage," it's amazing that Arnold Schwarzenegger still has a career. His last certifiable hit was "Eraser," all the way back in 1996, and even that flick was proceeded by the half-assed turd of a movie, "Junior."

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I've fallen down the 'Well'

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

Hardcore is the punk-metal hybrid that has a hard time getting a mainstream following since punks and metalheads disagree more often than "tastes great" and "less filling." The other problem is the larynx-shredding vocals. Even those with a hardy musical appetite have a hard time getting used to the hyperintense barking.

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Buddy Guy's 'Blues Singer'

By Michael Tapscott and Mike Tapscott · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

Buddy Guy lives in my hometown. I'm not talking about Chicago, I'm talking about Flossmoor, a particularly white, southern suburb of the city. Flossmoor is an isolated place. Buried beneath cavernous oak trees, it is surrounded by mildly dangerous, lower-class black towns like Ford Heights, Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills and Middle America -- consumer culture riddled (you know, business parks and endless strip malls), asphalt suburbs. You can't park a pickup truck in your driveway in Flossmoor, or leave your lawn unmowed -- it's against the law. The town was built up around Western Ave. as a weekend and summer retreat for rich, city businessmen.

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There's nothing 'Broken' about this 'Social Scene'

By Jessica Smith · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

Once in a while, a band breaks through the dull pop-culture scene and tears the norm to shreds. Toronto-based Broken Social Scene brings solo artists like Jason Collett and members of bands such as Metric and Stars together in a beautiful culmination of musical knowledge and experimental personality. You Forgot it in People is the second CD from this indie collective and is unlike anything I have ever heard. The first song, "Capture the Flag", lulls you into mellow anticipation and abruptly ends in a climactic explosion of guitar, cymbals and a drum beat so hypnotic that you can't help but love it. Innovative transitions between songs are jolting but entertaining.

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Historical epic comes home

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

Martin Scorsese is perpetually being robbed. After having directed such classics as "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas," it's mind-boggling to think the man's never won an Oscar. And so the story goes again with Scorsese's latest effort -- his dream project -- "Gangs of New York." Hailed by critics and abandoned by audiences, "Gangs" is a near-masterpiece that should have taken home a slew of golden boys, including Best Costumes, Best Set Design, Best Actor and Best Director, but alas, didn't.

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Henry Rollins saves the world

By Abhi Kumar · Thursday, July 10,2003 12 a.m.

This game has such potential it makes me want to cry. It is the distant future, you are Mace Griffin, a "Ranger;" a galactic cop. Framed, by the political fat cats, for a crime you didn't commit, you get sent to prison and when you come out, the universe is a different place. The Rangers are disbanded and the galaxy is rife with crime and chaos. So what do you do? It's simple: you vow revenge on the politico punks who threw you in the slammer and become… a bounty hunter. Sound like fun? Wait, there's more. This is also the first game to seamlessly combine the action of first-person shooters with the excitement of flight simulation, and to top it all off, you get Henry Rollins voicing Mace Griffin. I mean come on! What else does a game need, right?

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