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Biden sends middle-class message to Jeffersonville

Sen. Joe Biden took his heart-land and middle-class message to Jeffersonville, Ind., just after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

A personal history of bad hair

The WEEKEND EIC talks about her bad hair life in this week's Last Word.

No speed no

Brain freeze: That’s the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about this Wachowski Brothers remake of ’60s Japanese anime. Although the visuals are spectacularly sweet, they come too hard and too fast here, leading to one giant headache.

Fresh-baked fun

With only nine episodes, the season can easily be consumed in one sitting, much like a freshly baked pie. Do it before season two is ready to come out of the oven.

Sidetracked

Three WEEKEND reviewers discuss the newest tracks in music.

Buck wild

After their breakup in 2002, Buckcherry’s first release with a new lineup, 15, made them bigger than ever commercially, but lacked musically. Black Butterfly is the album they should have returned with.

Straylight Run is still better than Taking Back Sunday

Straylight Run’s three-song EP isn’t their strongest effort, but an improvement on their last release, despite the year of turmoil the band has gone through. Disappointing lyrics aside, Un Dos Mas is worth a listen.

An album full of gems

If Jem’s last album is the soft, sweet, idyllic representation of style, Down to Earth is her feisty, dominatrix counterpart, filled with globally influenced beats, racy lyrics and funky tones.

A gift from Buckingham

It would be redundant to go through and describe each track because, in short, they’re all brilliant. Any Fleetwood Mac fan will be thrilled to hear this album not just because of the powerful tracks but because it’s so exciting to hear an artist plug so perfectly into the sound of his former band.

Ne-Yo's year, yet again

Much like his previous two releases, Gentleman is stuffed with unyielding love songs that Ne-Yo writes effortlessly.

A ghastly film

“Ghost Town” may have a couple of moments that will enlighten people’s hearts, but this film is dead on arrival. Throughout its running time, it will make you feel like you’re being buried alive. If I were a ghost, I’d come back and haunt the creatives behind this movie.

Dane Cook plays himself

Dane Cook has finally found a role that allows him to do what he does best: act like a big asshole. Following his supporting stints in “Waiting,” “Mr. Brooks,” and “Dan in Real Life,” and his epic failure in “Good Luck Chuck,” this is the closest Cook has come to exercising his stand up comedy skills in film. For fans of Cook, it is the cinematic prime of his comedic essence.

Samuel L. Jackson's neighborhood

Nothing in “Lakeview Terrace” felt unreasonable, and it seems as if this sort of situation could easily happen to anyone moving into a new environment. This movie is a polarizing one: You’ll either love it or hate it. But go find out for yourself.

BREAKING NEWS: Man found dead near train tracks on campus

The Monroe County coroner ruled the death of an IU student found near train tracks on campus was a suicide. General studies major Donald Kidwell, 34,was found at about 1:30 p.m. today 50 yards east of the intersection of Union Street and the railroad tracks, IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:32 p.m.

What does your hair say about you?

An affair with hair

At one time or another everyone visits a hairstylist, whether it’s to create a new look or fix a self-inflicted mistake. Sometimes stylists are a disposable part of life, but sometimes you tell them your most intimate secrets. But they have stories to tell, too. What drew them to the world of hair, and why do they stay?

Decades of STRANGE ’dos

Just because a hairstyle is iconic doesn’t mean it isn’t strange. In fact, many times it’s just the opposite, and the most mind-bending piles of locks become hallmarks.

So. Ind. ‘haunted’ mansion gives tours

 Staff members at the 19th century Culbertson Mansion have found a spirited way to raise money for renovations – ghost tours and haunted sleepovers.

Elvis Is Alive Museum up for sale again

The Elvis Is Alive Museum is once again for sale on eBay.

Neb. college town bans porch couches

Relaxing on the porch in a ratty recliner might not be allowed in Lincoln, Neb., any longer.