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Why the world needs comic book movies

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Wednesday, July 26,2006 3:08 p.m.

Ashamed as I am to admit this dark secret from my past, for many years I had given up hope on comic books. From around age five I had become fascinated with comic books. Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, you name the superhero and I was either reading it or about to go pick it up. Yet by the time I reached the age of 12, just a mere year before teenager status, I went cold turkey. I was bored to death with comics -- the stories were either foolish or misguided, the heroes fought the same villains over and over, or some of them were even being killed off for good only to be brought back in four different forms, none of which were the real deal.

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I am ready for some football

By Alyson Brodsy and K. A. MacDonald · Wednesday, July 26,2006 3:04 p.m.

There are two times each year when the credit card comes out without hesitation. At Christmas time, the latest version of "World Wide Soccer Manager" (formerly "Championship Manager") is released and in the dog days of summer, "NCAA Football" fills that need we have been feeling since 10 minutes after the Super Bowl ended. The 2007 version of "NCAA Football" is the best one yet. I know, I know, people say that every year, but then after a few days of playing, money plays are found and holes in the A.I. are exposed. But I think this time EA has actually fixed last year's problems, added new features and not broken anything. The biggest gameplay change from last year is the kicking meter. It is no longer a sure bet on a 50+ yarder. Even with a bit of practice, I can't consistently kick field goals longer than 35 yards. Oh, wait…either can most college kickers.

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Cheung gets 'Clean' with Assayas

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Wednesday, July 26,2006 2:57 p.m.

As I watched Olivier Assayas' "Clean," I felt there was much research that needed to be done. After their collaboration on the intricate "Irma Vep," Asian sensation Maggie Cheung and director Assayas were happily married before ending it all nearly three years later. He had written her part in "Clean" just for her and it was on set that they signed their divorce papers from one another. Months later Cheung took home the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Now doesn't all of that sound a bit ironic? Unlike the wealthy amount of Lifetime movies filled with melodramatic acting and moody music, "Clean" examines the life of a woman whose rock star husband dies of a heroin overdose, is sent to jail for possession, only to be released six months later with nothing. No money, no friends to turn to, and worst of all lost custody of her son Jay (played by first-timer James Dennis with natural authenticity).

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Lesson for the ladies: Why us men love sports oh so much

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 12:09 p.m.

With the first week of college football in the books, the impending start to the NFL season and baseball pennant races heating up the brisk fall evenings, there will soon be legions of females asking the same question: "Why do guys love sports so much?"

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A legend moves on

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 12:07 p.m.

On Sept. 4, college football fans everywhere will say goodbye to a stalwart legend whose time has come. Rumors about his retirement had been swirling since the beginning of last season and yesterday it was confirmed. After a 16-year career, it was time to hang 'em up. Saturday night fans at the University of Texas will bid farewell to a beacon of stability who began his career in 1988, during the trying David McWilliams era. He stood by the program's side during the tumultuous years of coach John Mackovic and reveled in the program's resurrection under current coach Mack Brown.

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Decisions, decisions

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 12:05 p.m.

IU basketball is like a newly single guy; we just got out of a situation in which we really liked the girl, but it just wasn't meant to be.

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Tragic end to a tragic tale

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 12:04 p.m.

It's always hard when you see one of your heroes struggle in life. The sight of someone you once thought invincible struggling with a common problem is almost too much to bear sometimes. A hero of mine passed away this week. His tragic tale is a reminder that, though some people have exceptional gifts, they are still human.

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My readers need an 'IU guy'

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 12:02 p.m.

Honestly, there's nothing more to say about the Hoosiers' season. I've analyzed all their shortcomings and successes repeatedly in my columns and after their 71-68 road loss to Penn State, I'm really over it. I've become irritable to strangers, I snap at my friends, I can't concentrate on my work and I'm pretty sure I have an ulcer. So I've decided to stop dodging questions about my situation and come clean. I do not feel I can do my job effectively for the remainder of the season. I think the Hoosier fans out there deserve one of their own to provide analysis on this team. I mean, I'm from San Diego, what could I possibly know about Indiana basketball? Clearly the act that I've been positive lately, while providing in-depth analysis of the team and imploring fans to understand that the season doesn't end in February, has met with resistance from the Hoosier faithful.

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Davis leaves with dignity fans need

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 12 p.m.

Despite the circumstances and the rainy, overcast weather Thursday afternoon, the mood in the press room at Assembly Hall was anything but gloomy. That is, until the players had their turn to speak.

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Beautifully played

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, July 25,2006 11:58 a.m.

While watching the World Cup last week at a sports bar in town, one of those "Joga Bonita" Nike commercials blared on the oversized flat screen in front of me. As I watched Brazil's Ronaldinho expertly knife his way through a group of helpless defenders I overheard a guy ask his buddies how anyone could consider soccer beautiful. He argued it was too boring and seemed pointless. "They kick a ball around, what's beautiful about that?" As I suppressed the urge to haul off and deck the jackass -- had his collar been popped there would have been no restraining me -- I pondered just how ignorant Americans are when it comes to the real football. On the whole, we simply don't get what it means to the rest of the world and probably never will. I'm here to try and bridge the gap and tell you why I love soccer and how I think it can change the world.

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Police want public's help in finding sniper

By Sarah Core · Tuesday, July 25,2006 9:46 a.m.

State police are urging local drivers to check their vehicles for possible bullet holes after two sniper attacks on interstate highways in Indiana this weekend have left one man dead, and another injured.

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IU's production of centuries-old opera, 'The Mikado,' opens this weekend

Sunday, July 23,2006 8:44 p.m.

IU Opera Theater is presenting Arthur Gilbert and W.S. Sullivan's Japanese-themed "The Mikado," or "The Town of Titipu," billed as one of the popular musical masterpieces ever written, at 8 p.m. beginning this weekend, July 28 and July 29, and ending next weekend, August 4 and 5, at the Musical Arts Center.

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Sniper targets I-65

By Alexandra R. Moses and Charles Wilson · Sunday, July 23,2006 8:29 p.m.

SEYMOUR, Ind. - Sniper shootings of two pickup trucks along Interstate 65 in southern Indiana early Sunday left one person dead and another injured, and state police said other vehicles also might have been targeted.

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'We hear every bomb that falls'

By Trevor brown · Sunday, July 23,2006 8:29 p.m.

Taking refuge in an area near downtown Beirut, Lebanon, IU student Huda Fakhreddine listens as just miles away in the city's southern suburbs bombs continue to blast away at the nearby Hezbollah power base and at the country's infrastructure.

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Fair 51 kicks off

By David A. Nosko · Sunday, July 23,2006 8:29 p.m.

Dan and Jessie McCube met in Bloomington more than a decade ago, they fell in love with each other and they agreed to marry.

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