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When Night Falls

If the sight of blood alone were enough to frighten movie audiences, maybe the vampire flick "30 Days of Night" would have seemed scarier.
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Pinback is Consistent, if Not Creative

Though Autumn of the Seraphs doesn't mark a particularly progressive move in a new direction, Pinback has managed to make another consistent, solid and enjoyable album.
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Oh, Stevie!

Before last Thursday night's performance at Campbell Hall, I thought that Steve Tyrell might be a good jazz singer.
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Hardcore Haggis

Long before he wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film "Crash," Paul Haggis - a man who has been praised as a "master filmmaker" - co-created "Walker, Texas Ranger" for television.
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You Slay Me

"Do you want to be like me? Or do you want to be me?" legendary outlaw Jesse James asks the increasingly fanatic Robert Ford, a remark that foreshadows the powerful, unforgettable film's bloody titula...
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Flecktacular!

When you see or hear the word "banjo," what sort of images and sounds pop into your head? Dingy overalls and square-dancing?
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Capturing Cronenberg

Last Friday, with the dark and stormy night providing an apt background for the evening, Arts & Lectures hosted a screening of iconic director David Cronenberg's newest film, followed by a discussion ...
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Write Stuff Sweet, Sweet Satire

Between studying for school, making money and attempting to squeeze in a social life, most college students have trouble finding the time to read for fun.
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The Lineup

1. According to celeb gossipmongers, Paris Hilton is heading to Rwanda with the children's charity Playing for Good, in yet another move expressly designed to change her bad-girl image.
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Making Magic

The title says it all - Bruce Springsteen's new album is magic. It is vibrant, loud, energetic, exuberant, catchy and as good as one can expect from the Boss. It is undeniably cutting-edge, particular...
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Original Shin

Okay, I'll admit it: In this instance, I am not an objective reviewer. The Shins are one of my favorite bands, and they have always had a special place in my music collection - not to mention in my he...
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Strummer’s Saga

Any music fanatic or self-proclaimed punk knows the phrase "the only band worth knowing" can only refer to one group - the Clash. The Clash, which formed in 1976, revolutionized rock 'n' roll, and lea...
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Over the Rainbow

If Kid A is a dark forest filled with spooks and witches and OK Computer is "Groundhog Day" at a dive bar somewhere in Arizona, then In Rainbows is that mysterious city in the clouds you look for ever...
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Wild West

Kanye West is back with his third album in four years, and he wastes no time announcing, "This is my dissertation / Homie this shit is basic / Welcome to graduation." And so we descend into one of the...
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Write Stuff

"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."
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