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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18, 2010
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February 18, 2010
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Doing without to celebrate Lent
French Exchange 5 A view from here to there and back again
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justin Spring 4 on the217.com Community Ever wonder where that french fry grease goes? Find out how CU students are transforming veggie oil into biodiesel for University housing and dining service vehicles this Monday. That’s righteous! Movies & TV A review of Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges in a much buzzed about performance, up on Saturday.
Arts All you need is love. Well, that’s what they say anyway. Have you ever wondered what the physical and emotional effects of lack of human contact can do to your well-being? Well, buzz columnist Alyssa Schoeneman explores these issues in her column today on the217.com. Music Looking to see how State Radio and RJD2 did? Check the217.com for full reviews of the shows, up now.
Food & Drink
Tired of the same old Thai food? Check out Thara Thai. Find out more about this delicious and authentic Thai restaurant in our review of it, online Friday.
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“Lets get tested together”
Calendar 12 Your guide to the week’s events
editor’s note TOMMY TRAFTON
Big news for buzz: the new Editor-in-Chief has been selected for the 2010-2011 term! While the transition doesn’t go into effect for another month, the editorial staff is looking forward to working with Brad Thorp, straight out of the photo and image department. I’m confident that he’ll do a great job with the magazine — buzz is in good hands. While the new Editor-in-Chief has a direct impact on us here at the magazine, the question you should be asking yourself is “what does Brad Thorp mean to me?” That’s a good question, and while no one knows the answer yet, there has been much speculation based on previous buzz EIC transitions on what our new hire will do to the magazine. Here are some of the many possible changes that Mr. Thorp may or may not make to our beloved alt weekly in the upcoming months: buzz as a print version of an online magazine: Complete with idle loading bars, error pages, slideshows, and embedded videos, this redesign would emulate everything that an online magazine does best on a surface that won’t burn your eyes out. As print alt weeklies continue to grow in size due to the inconvenience of mouse clicks and Google searches, we at buzz would love to preserve the spirit of the Internet in print. Changing the name: While we’ve previously thought that buzz weekly is called buzz weekly, most people around town call it The Buzz. Maybe they’re right about the name. We’ve been having our copy editors sifting through the AP Stylebook all year long to find out how to correctly refer to ourselves, but have yet to find the answer. buzz as CU’s local guide to foreign places: White Horse has been closing down and reopening nonstop since its first opening back when our parents were here. Cakes on Walnut are still making cupcakes. And the highrise at 310 Green St. still doesn’t look finished. Sometimes coverage of this town gets redundant, and what could appeal to our community more than coverage of other communities? buzz as a 3D magazine: We’ll offset the colors so the text will jump out at you and our photos will have depth. What, you don’t have 3D glasses? We’ll print a fun how-to on how to make your own in our first all-3D issue.
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If you had to live without hearing or sight, which would you give up and why? ALYSSA HARN
“Hearing, because I feel like I haven’t seen everything yet and I wouldn’t know what I was missing out on. But I would miss Jason Mraz’s voice the most. “MELTING ICE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE HUMANITIES” by Kelsey Rankin
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This weekend, Carolyn Merchant, a professor of Environmental History, Philosophy and Ethics at the University of California at Berkeley is coming to campus to give a lecture called “Melting Ice: Climate Change and the Humanities.” The lecture will be held Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Levis Faculty Center. It will touch on four overlapping themes — climate ethics, climate justice, climate change and the arts, and climate change and religion — showing that climate change is an issue not only on a broad global scale, but also within smaller and more local aspects of society. Ariel Ranieri, a member of the Society for Environmental Studies, said this lecture is relevant to “our globalized world.” “There are more resources for us to be environmentally friendly but also more ways that we can be detrimental to our environment,” Ranieri said. In addition to attending the lecture, students can directly impact future environmental projects at the university by voting for the referendum on March 2 and 3. This will raise the Sustainable Campus fee to save energy on campus. In 2009, savings from thin client/ lighting retrofits in campus buildings funded by student green fees amounted to over $100,000 a year and about 10,000 tons of carbon. COVER DESIGN Claire Keating EDITOR IN CHIEF Tommy Trafton MANAGING EDITOR & COPY CHIEF Mark Grabowski ART DIRECTOR Claire Keating PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Wallo Villacorta IMAGE EDITOR Rebekah Nelson PHOTOGRAPHERS James Kyung DESIGNERS Nicole Hammonds, Kamil Kecki, Huang Li MUSIC EDITOR Emily Carlson FOOD EDITOR Maggie Carrigan MOVIE EDITOR Matt Carey ART EDITOR Abby Wilson COMMUNITY EDITOR Em-J Staples CU CALENDAR Bonnie Stiernberg COPY EDITORS Michell Eloy, Danielle Perlin, Emily Siner SALES MANAGER Sarah Gleason MARKETING/DISTRIBUTION Brandi Willis PUBLISHER Mary Cory ON THE WEB www.the217.com EMAIL buzz@readbuzz.com WRITE 512 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 CALL 217.337.3801
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The food featured on the cover is used courtesy of Brian Wong, head chef at Radio Maria. Also, it was delicious. The boy on the front is from the painting “Bacchus” by Michelangelo Caravaggio. HE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME!
KATE STEPHENS
“Sight, because I could not live without music. You’d miss out on a lot of stuff without sight but I just love music and singing too EUNG-YONG HUN
“Sight, because hearing is much more important to me. But I’d miss seeing and looking at trees because I like nature.” ALEXIS HAVEN
“I would give up hearing; even though I love music, if I couldn’t see people I’d get scared. But music pumps you up though, so I’d miss that a lot.”
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» The month of February: It has Groundhog’s Day, President’s Day, a whole day for eating chocolate, my birthday, probably your birthday, Black History Month ... what more do you want, people? » Illinites: The next one is coming up this weekend, and I hear there’s a professional freak show and relay games. Count me in! » The sun: I’m glad it decided to follow the Annie perspective and come out, because it gives the air a quasi-wam, summer feeling ... even though it is still, uh, winter. BONNIE STIERNBERG CALENDAR EDITOR
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» My lack of athletic ability: The Olympics always make me fantasize about the kind of glory I could have achieved if I had only dedicated my life to sliding down a hill. Or sliding off a ramp. Or sliding a rock across a sheet of ice. Now I’ll never get to meet Bob Costas. » People who don’t tip: Oh, you want over $60 worth of food and drinks? Sure thing! What’s that? You’ve got a 40 percent off coupon that just saved you almost $20? No problem! Oh, you’re not going to leave me a dime? That’s just peachy. » Bugs: They might be tiny, but don’t let them fool you. There’s something sketchy about an animal that can survive a nuclear holocaust despite being only an inch long. buzz
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One on One
with Justin Spring Gymnast
by Laurie Shinbaum Justin Spring was a part of the bronze medal men’s gymnastics team in Beijing 2008, three-time Inside Gymnastics NCAA Gymnast of the Week and 12-time All American, but here, he is known as “Coach.” Spring is the associate head coach of the University of Illinois men’s gymnastics team. Before becoming a coach at Illinois, he spent four years here and graduated in 2006 from the College of Media. Spring spoke with buzz about his gymnastics career. » buzz: How and when did you start doing gymnastics? Justin Spring: I was three, so ’87. My parents and my older sister were gymnasts. I was a little kid running around the gym, and they decided to put me in some classes. » buzz: What did the Olympics mean to you before and after? JS: With being in an Olympic sport, the Olympics are the peak. It’s a storybook goal. When it finally happened after an up-and-down career, it was that much more incredible. Looking back, it’s almost like a story. I guess I can say it changed me in how I approach things. » buzz: What do you mean by an up-and-down career?
JS: I have had eight orthopedic surgeries, four of which were leading up to the Olympic games. » buzz: Besides the bronze medal, what was the most special thing about being an Olympian? JS: It’s so hard to narrow it down. Being a team of entirely new members to the Olympics, I think that we were the first ones to be all-new in history. We were like a bunch of kids on their first day of school, just really excited. Our personalities just clicked. But qualifying to just qualify for the finals, everyone said we wouldn’t even make it that far. It made them eat their words. » buzz: Now that you’re a coach, how much do you train? JS: I am so embarrassed; I haven’t even worked out in like eight months. With the injuries, I’m just so burnt out. I had two ankle surgeries when the Olympics were over. I worked out very little for the first time yesterday, but it’s nothing consistent. It’s not a sport you continue doing for very long, especially recreationally. » buzz: What are the differences between being a coach and a gymnast? JS: It’s night and day. For me, when you’re the coach, all the work is done before the meet, and
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then it’s all on them. Hopefully I can be there to keep them comfortable. It’s a lot more nerve-racking. I can cheer them on — that’s it. » buzz: How do you feel about coaching men who are on the Olympic path? JS: Two members just made the national team. It’s pretty outstanding. It’s really emotional, even more so with [the guys on the team]. When I watch the guys accomplish their own dreams, it’s really intense. I’m
watching two guys check off life goals, but four guys trained their asses off and did not make it. » buzz: Is coaching what you want to be doing for your career, or something else? JS: I’d love to coach forever. I hope it’s available forever. We lost about 80 percent of our programs in the past few decades. I just wrote a paper about it. I am getting my masters in sports administration, and I’m making sure I am anchored.
“Our biggest group is probably the empty-nester group who have more time and are looking for something to do,” Billing notes. “Dancing is also a great low-impact exercise for the elderly; we have some people in their ‘80s (taking class) who can really keep up!” Available classes include several levels of Ballroom (Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, etc.), Latin (Salsa and Bachata), Night Club (Two Step and Hustle) and West Coast Swing. In addition to these 11-week courses, the Regent also offers private lessons, which Billing mentions are particularly popular among engaged couples looking to perfect their first dance. The Regent, owned by dance instructor David Lin and his wife, Ellen, has been a family-owned business for all its 30 years of existence, resulting in a comfortable, informal atmosphere. “By the time people have taken a couple of classes, you get to know them and have a really good rapport,” said Billing. “Being such a small business allows us to get to know everybody, which helps people take ownership and gain confidence — they feel good about being recognized and known.”
The best feature about the classes, according to Billing, is the social networking aspect and potential to meet people from a variety of professions. She’s seen university professors and advisors, doctors, realtors, and even a member of the “Geek Squad.” While couples may utilize the classes as a way to get out of the house, singles can use it a way to meet people. “There’s this really adorable couple that just got married here. The guy has grandkids and the woman is a teacher, and they danced as partners for a year or two,” Billing recalls. “The people who stick with it tend to make great friendships and relationships.” In addition to classes, the Regent also hosts a weekly themed dance on Fridays. There are some regulars; a majority of them are middleaged, although groups like the Dancing Illini provide a college-aged presence. But, both staff and attendees make an effort to be friendly and welcoming to all newcomers. “The only time Debbie made some people uncomfortable was when she tried to use the women’s bathroom,” said Billing. “But we really try and be welcoming of everyone, no matter what their situation.”
Get Savvy on Social dancing Regent ballroom offers social dancing classes on Fridays by Lauren Yang Pamela Billing has seen a wide array of people step onto the dance floor of Savoy’s Regent Ballroom in her eight years there. Young, old, empty nesters, realtors and the occasional interesting character. “We haven’t seen her for a few years, but there’s this transvestite, Debbie. She’d come in and try
Photo used with permission from the Regent Ballroom
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to dance with other men and use the women’s bathroom ... it was an interesting situation, to say the least,” said Billing. While this instance is definitely not the norm at the Regent, it demonstrates the establishment’s characteristic welcoming atmosphere and personality. No matter what your background or dancing abilities, at the Regent you can find classes, workshops and events that will give you an opportunity to put on your dancing shoes and learn (or perfect) your salsa, foxtrot and two-step. Billing, who has worked at the Regent since she was 16, currently serves as Banquet Manager and facilitates class registration. Therefore, she is pretty familiar with the ballroom’s clientele.
Say your prayers, Andross.
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we have je ne sais quoi French culture prevalent in the CU community
French 101
Below are five easy French phrases to get you started for a trip across the Atlantic, or just to impress your friends. English: Glad to meet you! French: Enchanté! English: How are you? French: Comment allez-vous? English: What is your name? French: Comment vous appellez-vous? English: I love you. French: Je t’aime. English: Would you like to dance with me? French: Voulez-vous danser avec moi? A View from Abroad
Jenna Sumner, junior, is currently studying abroad in France for the semester. She shares helpful tips, cultural differences and her favorite parts about the country. Here are a few things she has noticed while being in Paris: » Everyone takes the train; very few people have cars. » Everyone is pale — tan is “out” here. » It is not necessary to apologize if you bump into someone. Instead, it is normal to have to lean on someone when the trains are really packed. » People eat “fast food” a lot, but their fast food is crepes and sandwiches on-the-go. » They have much smaller portions, but it is more acceptable to snack and eat pastries throughout the day.
Kr annert Center for the Performing arts
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by Emily Langhenry Put down your hamburgers and grab your baguettes! buzz looks at French students, customs, words and more.
This week 5pm
Krannert Uncorked with Innovators Improv // Marquee
» One out of six French people have dogs, and the French take their dogs everywhere. Literally: the subway, stores, hair salons. And how about the Food? “My favorite thing to eat is at this crepe place that is open late called Au P’tit Grec, where I get a crepe with sausage, egg and cheese. You haven’t lived without it,” said Sumner.
7:30pm
Killer Joe // Depar tment of Theatre
7:30pm
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: To Stir the World // CUSO
A View from the U.S.
7:30pm
Killer Joe // Depar tment of Theatre
French foreign exchange student at the University, Simon Darricau, finds Champaign very different from going to school downtown in France. One of the biggest cultural differences that he has noticed is the clothes. “Never in France would you see someone in sports clothes, or pajama pants in class. Everyone gets dressed at least in jeans. That is something that shocked me the most when I arrived,” said Darricau. Unfortunately, Darricau cannot enjoy his favorite French cuisine as much as he can at home. “Duck,” Darricau said, when asked his favorite French food. “That’s something you can’t really find in the U.S., but it is something we eat a lot in France.” Darricau also shared some advice for those planning on visiting France. “A lot of the time when you go to France, I feel like the French can look like jerks,” he said. “I feel like people are not very welcoming and stuff, but you have a lot of people who are very happy to speak with tourists and people coming. So, don’t make a judgment too quick about the French. If you judge too quickly, you may think that all French people are jerks, and that’s not the case.”
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Traffic Jam: Mhondoro featuring Bolokada Conde // Marquee
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Killer Joe // Depar tment of Theatre Su Feb 21
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Illinois Brass Quintet // School of Music
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Killer Joe // Depar tment of Theatre Tu Feb 23
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UI Symphonic Band I and Champaign Central High School’s Wind Symphony // School of Music Th Feb 25
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Krannert Uncorked // Marquee
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Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra // Marquee
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South Pacific // School of Music Opera Program
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Traffic Jam: Mhondoro featuring bolokada Conde
by Hannah Chin There are different routes former presidential candidates take when they fail to win the election. Some become professors at universities (Michael Dukakis); some create international school lunch programs to give food to developing countries (Bob Dole). It’s quite easy to monitor what the losing presidental candidate does afterward, but sometimes, we forget to check up on the vice president’s whereabouts. However, thanks to Sarah Palin’s notoriety, we find ourselves wondering: What should be Sarah Palin’s next step in her political career? Christina Ferraro
Daniel Colbert
Freshman in LAS
Junior in FAS
“Personally, I’d have her not run for elections again.”
“Maybe go for a congressional seat, but not presidential elections again.”
Pierre Lepropre
Alexandra Bernard
Grad Student in Engineering
Senior in LAS
“She should just quit.”
“She should be a comedian.”
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Marquee performances are supported in part by the Illinois Arts Council—a state agency which recognizes Krannert Center in its Partners in Excellence Program.
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Radio Maria hosts photography showcase
by Emily Siner
Lauren Ayers, Senior in Photography, is organizing the Tapas y Fotografias event. Photo by Paul Habeeb
Maria will be hosting Tapas y Fotografias, a fundraiser featuring the work of 11 senior photography majors from UIUC’s art department. Radio Maria has hosted the annual event for four years. “I always wanted this to be a place where artists can show their work in a comfortable and creative environment,” David Spears, co-owner of Radio Maria said. A $20 cover includes tapas — Spanish appetizers in which Radio Maria specializes — and a chance to win any featured photography in a door raffle. Every student’s piece is also on sale, and all money raised helps the seniors finance their final thesis collection in May. Though the price tag is steep for any almost-broke college student, event organizer and senior photography student Lauren Ayers said the young artists appreciate all the support they can get. “Ultimately, our show [in May] is going to be a culmination of all our work over the past four years,” she said. In past years, Ayers estimated the seniors raised somewhere between $600 and $1000 at the event to pay for rent, lights, walls, paint and food at the their thesis show. This year, they’re aiming high and reaching for the $1000 mark. “The economy is definitely not working in our favor, though it hasn’t been in the past few years either,” Ayers said. “We’re hoping to win people over based on good food, good work and good company.” Fortunately for the artists, of course, food is Radio Maria’s specialty. Focusing on Latin-American cuisine, Spears and co-owner Sharon Owens added tapas to the menu when they expanded the restaurant a few years ago to include a bar.
one-on-one with a chef
Senior photography majors from UIUC’s art department. Photo by Linda Robbennolt
Guests at this event will sample some of the “eclectic, artist-inspired” tapas cuisine, manager Jacob Daugherty said. And it’s no wonder Radio Maria thinks of each dish as a work of art. Both Spears and Owens are graduates of UIUC’s School of Art & Design — Spears with a Master’s in sculpting, Owens with a Bachelor’s in painting. Spears intended to teach after grad school, but after earning extra money at local restaurants between studio hours, he decided to open his own instead. “I thought it would be more interesting to build a restaurant,” he said. Though Spears has less time to pursue his original career, he and Owens have channeled the artistic energy into alternative outlets; namely, decorating the building’s interior and designing the menu. Needless to say, we’re not upset with his career decision. “We’re using food as a vehicle to create a sensation on the plate,” he said. “It’s just a different way of creating [art], whether you’re making a
painting or a sculpture — or a great plate, paired with a great wine.” Spears hopes the tapas and drinks will complement the 11 photographs that have replaced the owners’ paintings on their green walls. He wants the evening to allow young artists to look at their works and discuss it with their peers in an open environment, just as he enjoyed doing during his days as a student artist. “Those were the good old days,” Spears said. “[This show] is a way of paying homage to that for me.”
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Walking into Radio Maria’s tapas bar is like walking into a dumpster’s glamorous art gallery. The door came from the sheriff’s house next to the old Urbana courthouse. The slate on the bar top, which is lined by an old escalator handle, harks from a hospital in Danville. Velvet around the bar was once on the stage of a local elementary school. Even the new stuff is funky. An exposed brick wall, for example, is painted a muted green and adorned with mismatched artwork — the owners’. These artistic minds built the restaurant almost 15 years ago, and they continue to provide an outlet for local artists. Tonight from 8 to 11 p.m., Radio
Tapas y fotografias 119 N. Walnut st., c. cost: $20, proceeds to senior photography thesis
show in may location: Radio Maria date: Thursday, Feb. 18, 8-11 p.m. More info: 398-7729
http://www.radiomariarestaurant.com
Daniel Wyczolkowski of The Bread Company
by Amy Harwath Your eyes drink in the rich, autumn colors of light sage and burnt pumpkin colors that coat the walls of the room as you walk through the doors
The Bread Company. Photo by Annette Miller
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of The Bread Company. Soft light reflects off the old green wine bottles that line the windows as jazz music quietly fills the air. This warm, inconspicuous gem of a restaurant is located right on campus on Goodwin Avenue in Urbana. Daniel Wyczolkowski, an economics student at U of I and head chef at The Bread Company, sat down with buzz to talk about the nuances of The Bread Company’s cuisine. » buzz: What is your prior experience? Daniel Wyczolkowski: I grew up in an Eastern European family. My parents were Polish immigrants. They didn’t immigrate for culinary purposes; they were both engineers. I grew up
cooking with my mother. I was probably seven or eight years old when I was actually making things. I surprised my mom. I came here for school and serendipitously walked into an opportunity at The Bread Company about six years ago. The menu had already been put together here. It was founded on fondues, Mediterranean style pizzas and pastas. I kind of integrated my passion for cooking with some self study, and developed the specials menu. » buzz: Where do you get your inspiration for the menu items? DW: Your inspiration comes from what you read. I like to read a lot and was definitely inspired by my travels. My wife and I have been through Europe. We’ve had inspiration from Italy and places like Prague. When you fall in love with something you eat, you like to replicate it. If you have the ability and passion to do it, it’s nice to help other people experience it and enjoy it, and I do that for a living.
» buzz: What is your personal culinary style? DW: As far as the menu that has been developed here, I like to call it a Mt. Blanc cuisine. It’s a mixture of Italian, French and Swiss cuisine. You have the savory fondue aspect of the menu. We have the Mediterranean pizzas and pastas that have a Mediterranean style as well. It’s accessible to a lot of people. We try to keep it casual so everyone from a student to a professor can come and enjoy these types of cuisines. » buzz: How long has The Bread Company been open? DW: 1982 is when The Bread Company first began as a business and that was as a bakery. It developed over time and became a bakery and a deli. » buzz: What is the most popular dish? DW: The most popular of all has to be the fondue. On the lighter side, the fondues and the pizzas are really popular. For a little bit more of a savory affair, we have the filet and the ahi tuna.
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Slippy’s not such a screw-up after all!
ILLINI UNION COURTYARD CAFÉ
February 19, 7pm - Todd Rent Trio - jazz February 20, 7pm - Rachel Schiff - classical guitarist February 21, 3:30pm - Dorothy Martirano & Armand Beaudoin - jazz, tango
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Improv Comedy Competition
Steve Marino is an award winning hypnotist from Boston, MA
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Speaking Unconventionally : The Letterpress Posters
February 28 – March 3, Hosted by CUDO and indi-go artist co-op | 9 East University | Champaign, IL 61820 info@jasonpattersonart.com | www.indi-go-art.com jab@barhambenefit.com
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Illinois Sustainability VISION FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Building a Sustainable Learning Community: The Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainability for Scholarship and Learning
12 p.m., Friday, February 19
Illini Room A, Illini Union
Discussion and breakouts throughout the day Topics include:
Illinois’ Sustainability Initiative Climate Action Plan Sustainability Laboratories
Please visit sustainability.illinois.edu to register.
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Patriotism, unity and pride for our country — they’re what the Olympics stand for and are exactly what Ralph Lauren captures in his 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Outfit Collection. Debuting at the Opening Ceremony last Friday, the collection helped the athletes’ true nationalistic sentiments shine through. After pairing with the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Ralph Lauren announced last June that he would be continuing the partnership once again at the 2010 Vancouver and 2012 London Olympic games. “The Olympic Games are the greatest sporting event in the world, and we are incredibly honored to play a part and celebrate the achievements of American athletes,� said Senior Vice President of Advertising, Marketing and Corporate Communications David Lauren, in the Ralph Lauren press release last June. In January, the designer released the Winter Olympic Games Collection, which features polos, jackets and sweatshirts — all, of course, in a red, white and blue palette. It wasn’t until February that the Opening and Closing Ceremony outfits were released and the public was able to see Lauren’s vision of “classic
Americana� apparel with “a nod to the Lake Placid Games of 1932,� according to the Ralph Lauren press release. When the collection was first viewed last Friday at the Opening Ceremony, the sporty-yet-classy combination of slim white pants and puffy navy blue jackets contrasted with the knitted hats complete with woven reindeers and tassels. The athletes looked nothing less than impeccable and slightly intimidating in their proud suits. Echoing that sentiment, U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Baird said in the press release: “Polo Ralph Lauren is an iconic American company, and we greatly appreciate the elevated style and classic look that will be donned by U.S. athletes at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and throughout the Games. It is a look that we feel all Americans will be proud to wear as they support Team USA in 2010 and 2012.� Before the next Olympic Games in 2012 where Lauren will yet again debut what is sure to be another successful collection, we can anticipate the approaching 2010 Closing Ceremony outfits on Feb. 28. Expect to see a patriotically preppy look, complete with two-toned, chunky, knit shawl car-
digans topped off with navy blue jaunty caps. Those interested in joining in the patriotic whirlwind and getting their own Olympic gear can purchase collection items on Ralph Lauren’s website — but be prepared to splurge: this limited time collection doesn’t come cheap. Continue tuning to the Vancouver games to see Lauren’s designs worn proudly by all our nation’s athletes as they compete for the gold.
USA athletes sport Ralph Lauren attire during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Photo by Mark Baker; used with permission from the Associated Press
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Champaign: Las Vegas Style Rod Sickler’s “Red Hot Winter ... The Return!� makes a comeback by Clara Bush A little slice of Vegas has come to Champaign. But we’re not talking about casinos; we’re talking about entertainment. Last week was the opening of the show “Red Hot Winter ... the Return!� presented by Rod Sickler . Advertised as an “entertainment venue with an adult theme,� the Red Hot Winter show is a variety show, Las Vegas style. The show will start tonight 7:30 p.m. and continue through Feb. 20 at Jupiter’s at the Crossing. Thursday will have discounted prices to accommodate students. There are 19 sponsors for the show, which the website calls it a “fusion of hair, fashion, music, dance, comedy, theatrical performances from nationally recognized artists, and of course everyone’s favorite — the lingerie show.� “It’s a real mix over an evening,� said Sickler, the producer and director of the show. Sickler has travelled around the world for more than 25 years, performing and teaching as a hair stylist, and the show will present a “little taste of what I do around the world,� he said. The fast-paced variety show will feature people from American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, as well as dance troupes Dance 2XS UIUC and Dance 2XS Caliente. Sickler will also showcase his Manhattan hair show. Sickler chose Jupiter’s at the Crossing for the location of the show because it is a new building
in the Champaign area. The venue has a theater on the upper level and is conveniently right across the street from Sickler’s salon. A spacious seating area and a cosmopolitan feel in a small-town setting adds the exact flare Sickler needs. The show’s net profit will go to 40 North|88 West, a Champaign County non-profit organization that promotes the arts. Sickler is on the Board of Directors for the organization, and 40 North is “excited to be involved with them,� said Steven Bentz, director of operations at 40 North. “Advocate, inform, collaborate� are the themes of 40 North. Their goals are to keep art in education and to provide accessible art to all. The organization holds workshops, socials and festivals to support arts in the county. Bentz called Sickler “a force of nature.� He believes Sickler is a large asset to the community, and 40 North is excited to be involved with him. Sickler said it is very important to help support a county-wide arts organization. In times like these, he said, arts are the first subject to get cut. “We could live without art, but what would that life be?� Sickler said of losing arts in schools.
Bentz hopes that that many will come for a fun evening. There is a $5 student discount off of regularly priced tickets. Sickler also gives out a free gift bag with a $20 value to make the deal better for students. He hopes that many will “come out and support charity.� Bentz called the show “extremely hot,� and he is very honored that Sickler decided to help 40 North. “It’s his show; we’re just pleased for his support in Champaign County,� he said. Jupiter’s at the Crossing is located at 2511 Village Green Place, Champaign.
Photo used with permission from Rod Sickler
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Shutter Island
From the first note of the score to the last shot on the screen, I was completely enthralled by Martin Scorsese’s latest picture. Shutter Island, the story of two federal marshals investigating a patient escape at a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane, is very simply put: an experience. Shutter Island works because it pulls at all different emotions. Audiences are both humored and on the edge of tears, jumping out of their seats and sinking deep within it. For two hours and 18 minutes, one is completely submerged into a gothic, noir-like world that is intriguing and horrifying simultaneously. Shutter Island is definitely under the genre of thriller, but it is much more than this. Sir Kingsley said it beautifully the next day at a press conference I attended: “Though it looks like a thriller, the glue that holds it together is varying levels of tenderness.” The characters are enthralling and real, whether it be the protagonist, Teddy (DiCaprio), or Dr. Cawley, the head psychiatrist of the asylum (Sir Kingsley). Throughout the movie, the audience is left guessing as to the mysteries of this island and its patients, being thrown into a world that is extremely claustrophobic without being tightly spaced. This feeling and the success of the island’s atmosphere can be credited in many ways to the film’s iconic director, Martin Scorsese. Fresh off his first Oscar ever for Best Director of The Departed, Scorsese takes things to a different gear in this film. While The Departed was a modern day mob thriller, Shutter Island is set in the 1950s at the start of the Cold War and McCarthyism Era. Paranoia is at an all-time high, and many people are on edge. This story is not only set during this time period, but also on a secluded, archaic island with only one way to leave at the start of a terrible hurricane. If that doesn’t excite an audience, Scorsese’s style should do the trick. The film is full of flashbacks and haunting dream sequences that range in location from the island itself to the WWII concentration camp at Dachau. The audience is constantly trapped in a world where one questions what is reality and what is dream. This is already interesting on paper, as seen in the critic’s praise of Dennis Lehane’s novel, which the film is adapted
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Scorsese’s tale of an alienated Vietnam veteran (Robert De Niro) who descends into madness is as uncompromising as it is brilliant. De Niro’s “You talkin’ to me?” dialogue is still widely recognized and parodied, and the final scene’s uber-violent shootout ranks as one of the most shocking climaxes in film history. The performance of a young Jodie Foster (as a way-too-young prostitute) garnered her one of the film’s four Oscar nominations. There is much debate about the film’s rather ambiguous ending, but one thing is certain — Taxi Driver is a brilliant look at a man who is forgotten by society, yet remembered by cinema lovers everywhere. Photo used with permission from Paramount Pictures
from, but Scorsese absolutely blows the audience out of the water with the visuals; frightening images of pain and anguish, terrifying fear and jarring sequences that leave the viewer as haunted as the characters themselves. Scorsese truly rolls up his sleeves and produces a powerfully intense film that shakes the viewer until the very end. Aside from the amazing direction, the acting performances in this film were quite moving as well. DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams and Emily Mortimer were brilliant in their roles and (with the help of a masterful director’s skill) took Shutter Island to a terrifyingly beautiful place that keeps us wanting more and more. From every beautiful crane shot to each close up, Shutter Island is the latest tour de force in an already astonishing resume for Martin Scorsese. No one ever escapes Shutter Island unscathed, but if you can handle its pure power, it truly is a fantastic cinematic experience.
Rollerball (1975)
by Elise King A typical sports film might fall under other genres such as action, drama or comedy, and would be about a common sport, such as football. However, unlike what you would expect, Norman Jewison’s Rollerball not only focuses on a nonexistent sport, but is also a sci-fi film, which gives it originality. In the year 2018, corporate heads have all the power in society. War and crime no longer exist, so it seems as though the only acts of violence are through the popular sport, Rollerball. In this extremely dangerous contact sport, one team must skate on roller blades or drive a motorcycle around a track in an attempt to throw a metal ball into a goal while the other team tries to stop them. The movie focuses on Jonathon E., the most famous player in Rollerball history and a member of the Houston team, which is owned by Energy Cor-
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poration. When the chairman of the corporation, Mr. Bartholomew, asks Jonathon to retire from his successful career, Jonathon is not so keen to walk away. Unsure as to any good reason why he should quit, Jonathon insists on continuing to play the game. Unfortunately, the corporations in this futuristic society are not pleased with Jonathon’s decision, so they change the rules of Rollerball to make it even more dangerous than it already is — hoping that Jonathon will either rethink his retirement or be killed playing the game. Screenplay writer William Harrison adapted this unique plot from his own short story “Roller Ball Murder.” The actors played their roles well, including James Caan, who fits the role of Jonathon perfectly. The movie creatively illustrates how corrupt people can still be in a society free of war.
Goodfellas (1990):
A stunning look inside rules and regulations of the mob, Goodfellas is a character study that takes an unflinching gaze at its subjects. Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci (who won an Oscar for his role as the unstable and horrendously violent Tommy DeVito) all shine in Scorsese’s masterpiece. Lorraine Bracco rounds out the cast as Liotta’s hard-edged wife, as she proves that the wives of mobsters can be just as sinister as their husbands if scorned. The film’s fantastic soundtrack adds an authentic feel to the surroundings, and the script is as flawless as the direction. These may not be characters that are easy to love, but it is impossible not to find them captivating. The Departed (2006):
It is absolutely shocking that Scorsese had never nabbed a Best Director Oscar until the release of this film in 2006. Regarded by some as only a “slight” Scorsese picture, The Departed contains a host of supremely talented actors (Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Up in the Air’s Vera Farmiga, to name a few), and each brings a unique element to the film’s complex story. Damon, in particular, really goes for the jugular with his performance, presenting one of the most hate-worthy characters of the decade. Who is double-crossing who? Which characters will prevail in the end? How can the music of The Rolling Stones be used to achieve the most awesome, goosebump-inducing effect? The film answers all of these questions in unconventional, refreshing ways, and it will stand the test of time as one of the shining points of Scorsese’s career.
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Got Power? Make a Difference at the Dance Marathon Local band lights up charity event by Justine Chan
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Dance Marathon. Sweet has been involved with the event since her freshman year of high school. “Personally, I’ve always really liked volunteering, and Dance Marathon just really gives you the opportunity to help locally and give back to the community,” Sweet said. As the public relations chair, Sweet focuses her energy towards behind-the-scene work such as fundraising, gathering local media coverage and raising awareness for the Dance Marathon. At the actual event, “I just like dancing,” she said. Vanattica, a CU-based alternative/rock quintet, volunteered to perform at this year’s event for the fourth year in a row. For Travis Leonard, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the band, the Dance Marathon is something that he and the other band members do “from the goodness of our hearts.” “We’re really into charities, and we’re always striving to get involved in humanitarian things,” he said. “We feel that a lot of the good things that happen to us are for the good things we’ve done in the past, but I think it’s really about taking care of the people around us and helping people out.” Vanattica plans on playing seven to eight songs, including ‘Confidential Lying’ and a cover of John Mayer’s ‘Stop This Train,’ Leonard said. “And we’re probably going to dress in our ‘80s workout attire,” he said. While the Dance Marathon is packed with dancers and entertainers, the children of St. John’s Children’s Hospital and their families are present as well to share their heart-warming stories. “I think Dance Marathon is the only event where you actually get to meet the people you’re helping and really get to connect to them on a one-on-one
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basis,” Sweet said. “It feels so good to know we’re helping them.” The event kicks off with the “tunnel dance,” a universal Dance Marathon tradition, in which the executive board members and the dancers link hands overhead to form a tunnel where the kids and their parents run through. “It’s so energetic with everyone jumping around — a real morale boost,” Sweet said. There will be a ton of food, a live DJ, performances by local bands and dance troupes — such as 3Spot this year — and raffles constantly going on in addition to the stories being shared by the families. And every hour is different, as each has its own musical theme and dance games. One such dance game is the “morale dance,” where the dancers are taught a synchronized 15-minute dance, one minute at a time, every hour, and at the end of the event, they throw it all together. “Every year it’s different, but it’s so much fun,” Sweet said. You can be a part of the Dance Marathon movement even if you are not a dancer. Every person can make a difference, so get involved, dance and, as Sweet said, “know you’re a part of something bigger.”
“Boys and girls in their four or five years at U of I should get off their duff and do the Dance Marathon,” Leonard said. “If you’re a boy, you’ll get to meet some hot chicks, and if you’re a chick, dance your butt off. You’ll have so much fun, I promise.”
Illustration by Maureen Walrath
Hosted on more than 70 college campuses across the nation, the Dance Marathon is a philanthropic event like no other. It’s a nonstop smorgasbord of dancing, music, games, food and entertainment in one 15-hour event. All proceeds goes toward the charitable cause of the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN), a charitable organization that helps millions of children receive medical care. The University of Illinois’s own Dance Marathon will be hosted at the ARC starting at 8 p.m. on Feb. 20. One hundred percent of the contributions will go directly toward the treatment of children at the local CMN hospital and the Champaign area St. John’s Children’s Hospital, which works in partnership with the SIU School of Medicine. Even if you don’t think you can last 15 hours on your feet dancing, just think — the efforts of thousands of people can help millions of children. Dance Marathons are usually hosted at universities. They reach out and bring together people all devoted to a good cause. This year’s Dance Marathon will the be eighth for senior Jessie Sweet, public relations chair of U of I’s
Joe Pug’s quest for point B
by Caity LeValley
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Sometimes when you start out at point A, you don’t really know where or what point B even is. At least, this was the case for singer/songwriter Joe Pug. Pug originally studied to be a playwright at the University of North Carolina, but now, only a few years later, he’s a Chicago-based artist on tour for his first studio-released album. That’s not a bad turn of events. Pug’s winding journey to that far-distant point B
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includes a stop at Canopy Club Feb. 24. Pug attributes the growth of his fan base to an unorthodox method of sharing music. “If I’ve had any success to this point — and I think I have had some — the main engine behind all of it has been the sampler CD programs and sending them out to people,” said Pug. If you send an email to nationofheat@gmail.com with your mailing address, Pug himself will send you a copy when he gets off the road. Then, you too can spread the word of Pug. And that’s what it really comes down to — the words. Pug knows about writing and appreciates the contrast between a play and a song. “[A song] is a bit of a smaller universe than a play would be,” he said. Pug said he writes for an audience that listens to
honesty and the story behind his songs. “I’d say my music is for people who really enjoy lyrics, who really love language and love stories,” he said. “I could tell you that it sort of sounds like folk music, or that it sort of sounds like country or rock. And maybe all those things would be right, but I think what makes my music unique is the words.” Pug’s new album, Messenger, came out Feb. 16. It’s a good balance between the guy-and-his-guitar sound from his early Nation of Heat EP and the new mix of his band. On Messenger, “the instrumentation is different, and I also think I’ve grown as a musician since I recorded the first one,” he said. “I know how to play my guitar a little bit better and sing a little bit better.” At Canopy Club, Pug and his band will be joined by Hathaways and Chicago Farmer.
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First Horror
Experiencing the Rocky Horror Picture Show
by Stephanie Pavlovcik After reading the Wikipedia page before I left my house, I assumed that I knew what to expect at the midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Canopy Club Saturday night. A quiet, relaxing movie night was completely in order — turns out, it was the complete opposite of quiet. When I got to Canopy Club, I sat down in a dark, shady corner by myself. As I looked around, I was confused — half of the audience members seemed to range from late teens to early twenties, and the other half of the audience belonged to the burned out hippie demographic. Thankfully, I mustered up the courage to ask two women who seemed to know what was going on. Karen Chumbley and Lisa Butler, two loyal Rocky Horror fans, were so kind to tell me what was happening. They explained that the show was an interactive one, where the audience is encouraged to participate throughout the show’s duration. This includes yelling about 60 percent of its running time and throwing objects such rice, toilet paper and playing cards. It probably looks as ridiculous as it sounds, but it was more fun than I would have expected. Who knew that calling perfect strangers “sluts” and “assholes” could be so much fun? The event started with a performance of Rocky Horror Picture Show by the Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company. The cast was energetic in its performance, and the costumes were brilliant in their gaudiness. The most interesting part of the live performance was the visual aspect, with all of the actors
and actresses looking their parts. After the live performance ended, there was a costume contest. It was pretty entertaining to watch — seeing younger men attempting to walk in huge heels and skimpy skirts. As the lights started to dim for the film showing, we were asked to stand up and recite the “pledge” of the Picture Show. The film itself was pretty ridiculous, and there is no way to get around that. The best part about it, however, was that it did not take itself seriously. I don’t think a single person involved in creating this film thought that it could be a literal cinematic masterpiece, but that’s what made it so interesting. It is a cult classic that has a group of loyal fans willing to watch it over and over. Maybe it’s the catchy tunes and the funky choreography. Maybe it’s the ‘70s Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick chemistry. Maybe it’s about being allowed to be obnoxious and loud with a whole audience in a theater. Any way you look at it, Rocky Horror Picture Show was a truly unique experience that has to be witnessed firsthand in order to appreciate it to its fullest. Audience members connect on a different sort of level — laughing
at each other’s yelled remarks and contributing to crap flying at the screen. Rocky Horror Picture Show is an event that should be experienced at least once — for the costumes, or the encouraged “disrupting” that feels so odd and fun all at once.
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Nick Jonas & The Administration
Album:
Who I am
An album by a Jonas brother with songs about sex, accidental pregnancies, social angst and Stevie Wonder? Where are those purity rings and three chord pop ballads? In his first album with his side project, Nick Jonas & the Administration, little JoBro Nick flexes some flashes of tangible talent apart from the ability
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Beach House
Album:
Teen Dream
Baltimore natives Beach House did not fail to impress with their junior effort, Teen Dream. While the dream-pop album floats seamlessly among tracks, it could not don a more appropriate title. The album is essentially a surreal series of love songs without any semblance of cheesiness or typicality. Victoria Legrand’s vocals are at times desperate and yearning, yet simultaneously demanding of a sense of serenity. Each of the ten tracks is distinctive but tie together eloquently. Tracks like “Norway” and “10 Mile Stereo” vacillate between energetic pop songs and intoxicating lullabies. The album finishes off with “Take Care,” a triumphant wrap-up of a superb album. — Megan Creighton
to construct a few catchy beats. “Rose Garden” is a Prince-like rocker, and “State of Emergency” has a clean, soulful touch straight out of Wonder’s 1972 Talking Back. The title track may just be the highlight of the work, showing off an impressive tact for melody while spouting out some lyrics that seem to suggest that he may be ready to break from the Magical World of Disney and step into the world of crafted blues and rock and roll. — Benjamin Kuzemka
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Million Young
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Sunndreamm EP
Musicmentalist Memories add to life from soundtrack of our past by Caity LeValley What would we do without music? Think about it. Pretty much everything we do in a day can be improved if we’re listening to music. Music keeps you awake while you read your primary sources for your Enlightenment class. You’re on the treadmill at ARC, and you run to the beats of your workout playlist. One of the best things about music, though, is how it shapes our memories. I remember talking to a friend in high school — back when I thought I was a really deep person — about how music is a memory. We go through boring and routine or thrilling and scary things everyday, and the music that accompanies each experience becomes the soundtrack of our lives. I know we’ve moved on from the sex issue, but just try to tell me you don’t remember the song that was playing when you lost your virginity. Or maybe it was really embarrassing, but was the next song better? Certain music has the power to engulf entire memories. Any time I hear Lucinda Williams’s “Big Red Sun Blues,” I can’t think of anything other than playing in my mom’s pottery studio back in Texas. We’d put on the cassette tape and get messy in the mud for hours. But it’s not always good, right? Sometimes you end up hating a song because of the memories attached. I wince every time I hear ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” due to the trauma I experienced dancing and singing to it in my glory days of choir. Let’s just say, a “Britney” move was involved. More seriously, after a break-up, hearing an awesome song from the Dave concert you and your former significant other attended can be painful. You may still love the band, but the song is tarnished as it becomes a reminder of your loneliness and happy days gone by. Music weaves itself into our psyches so unobtrusively that we never even realize how much it means. You’re walking along, all cool with your headphones on until a song sneaks up and tickles your eardrums. Then you’re that kid grinning like a fool as you flash back to suppressed memories of whatever was happening the last time you heard it. Don’t worry about it. We’ve all been there, and we’ll all certainly be there again.
Ethereal. Spacey. Chillwave. Million Young hits the retroblasters to cruise gently on swaths of stars in his debut. The album is in the likes of quirky lo-fi artists such as Toro y Moi, Neon Indian and Washed Out but closer in kind to My Milky Way Arms’ instrumental and lyrical depth. MillionYoung crafts an electropop sensibility with crisp drum machines, fretwork, layered synths and beautiful spirited vocals that fade, bleed and echo with heart. “Sunndreamm” and “Hammock” are both highly recommended tracks. — Kevin Hsia Photo used with permission from ABBA
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DJ Hollywood Karaoke live music It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm Sam Gingher DJ Bange V. Picasso, U, 6pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 2010 Cotton Club Talent 8:30pm Showcase CG Productions presents Canopy Club, U, 6pm, $10 RockStar Karaoke featurRoad Song ing Crazy Craig El Toro Bravo Restaurante Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaMexicano, C, 6:30pm voy, 9pm U of I Jazz Trombone Liquid Courage Karaoke Ensemble Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Iron Post, U, 7pm, $2 CG Productions presents Blues Jam with The Sugar RockStar Karaoke featurProphets ing Karaoke Opie Cowboy Monkey, C, 9pm Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm Bossa Nuevo CG Productions presents Zorba’s, C, 9:30pm, $3 RockStar Karaoke featurThe Retribution Gospel ing DJ Switch Choir with New Ruins Fireside Bar and Grill, C, Canopy Club, U, 10pm, $8 10pm
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Beckman Institute Concert featuring Shawn Purcell, Jazz Guitar Beckman Institute, U, 12:20pm
Opening reception for State of the Art 2010: National Biennial Ceramics Invitational Parkland Art Gallery, C,
stage Killer Joe Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors and students The play unmasks the effects of droning television carnage and desperation on a Middle American family. A Body of Water The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $10
6pm Nationally known artists include Pattie Chalmers, Wesley Harvey, Tim Kowalczyk, Stephanie Lanter, Katie Parker and more.
art exhibit Sharing with the World Asian American Cultural Center, U, 8:30am Art exhibit about the Asian American high school experience in Champaign-Urbana that is based on the theme “Taking a little piece of myself and sharing it with the world,” inspired by Annie Rong.
art Artist lecture for State of the Art 2010: National Biennial Ceramics Invitational Parkland Art Gallery, C, 1:15pm Erin Furimsky, who curated the exhibit, will speak.
fundraisers
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $31, $28 seniors, $5 students The Stevie Hall Band Memphis on Main, C, 9pm, $5 Poundcake with Withershins & Backyard Shark Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm Bone Rollers It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm The Pimps with Skalalitabs & Missing the Point Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, $5
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Jeff Helgesen Jazz Quintet Iron Post, U, 5pm Traffic Jam: Mhondoro
Top 40 Dance with DJ Substitute Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 Ladies Night
Urbana Band Boosters Benefit Po’ Boys, U, 4pm Tapas y Fotographias Radio Maria, C, 8pm, $20 A fundraiser for the BFA Photography thesis show.
miscellaneous Rod Sickler Presents: Red Hot Winter ... The Return! Jupiter’s, C, 7:30pm, $19$29
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volunteer Volunteer Information Session Spurlock Museum, U, 10am The Spurlock Museum is looking for volunteers to serve as Tour Docents and Special Programs and Events Assistants. UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm
kids & families Preschool Story Time Urbana Free Library, U, 9:45am
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Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 9pm DJs Ian Procell and Reflex Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 DJ Stifler Red Star Liquors, U, 10pm DJ Tim Williams
Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm DJs Tim Hayden and Melanie Sheckles Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm, $2 DJ Belly and DJ Leg Two Radio Maria, C, 10pm “The Meltdown”: Latin Night at V. Picasso V. Picasso, U, 10pm, $2 Cotton Club Weekend: DJ Dance Party Canopy Club, U, 10pm
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karaoke CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke Rumor’s Bar and Grill, U, 9pm Karaoke at Po’ Boys Po’ Boys, U, 9pm
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No Secret Iron Post, U, 6pm, $4 Road Song fundraisers V. Picasso, U, 6pm Illini 3rd Annual Dance Daphne Willis Marathon Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Activities and Recreation Fairmount, 7pm, $12 Center (ARC), C, 7pm, RJD2 with Kenan Bell & $25 (dancer), $1 per hour Happy Chichester (guest) Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $13 An all night event with State Radio free food, live entertainHighdive, C, 7:30pm, $15 ment, DJ, and raffle prizes Big Grove Zydeco Mardi to raise money for St. Gras Party John’s Children’s Hospital. Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, mind/body/spirit 8pm, $5 Yoga at Krannert Art The Sugar Prophets Museum Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm, $4 Krannert Art Museum and Chrissy Corson Trio Kinkead Pavilion, C, 12pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm miscellaneous X-Krush Rod Sickler Presents: Red Radmaker’s Rock & Roll
Killer Joe Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors and students A Body of Water The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $15 B.A.T.S. Fashion Show Foellinger Auditorium, U, 7pm, $5-$8 The Vagina Monologues Gregory Hall, U, 8pm, $8-$10
art exhibit “Sharing with the World” Asian American Cultural Center, U, 8:30am
lectures Friday Forum: “Business as a Solution to Poverty
kids & families Owl Prowl Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, 6pm, $2 Explore nature at night as we learn all about owls and then try to call them to us. Dress for the weather, as we will be going on a short hike.
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Hot Winter ... The Return! Jupiter’s, C, 7:30pm, $19$29
support groups Narcotics Anonymous St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, C, 8pm
SATURDAY 20 live music
Tavern, Tolono, 9pm Thrash Zombie at The Phoenix Phoenix, C, 9pm, $5 Brushfire Memphis on Main, C, 10pm, $5 White Mystery with The Fresh Kills & JigGsaw Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm, $5 Heyokas with Kilroy & Carta Marina Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, $5
dj Hip Hop at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Saturday Night Throwdown featuring DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Dance Pop Chester Street, C, 10pm, $3 Saturday Night weekly DJs Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Cotton Club Weekend: DJ Dance Party Canopy Club, U, 10pm Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J Radio Maria, C, 9pm DJ & Dancing Highdive, C, 10:30pm, $5
concert Quest for Freedom:
1850s/1950s Faith United Methodist Church, C, 7:30pm, $5 The C-U Storytelling Guild and the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Champaign County Section is presenting a storytelling concert in honor of Black History Month.
karaoke CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Matt Fear Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm DJ Hollywood Karaoke and Dance It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm
stage Killer Joe Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7:30pm, $15, $14 seniors and students A Body of Water The Station Theatre, U, 8pm, $15 The Vagina Monologues Gregory Hall, U, 8pm, $8-$10 CBSU Cotton Club 2010 Foellinger Auditorium, U, 6pm
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Auditions for A Few Good Men: Rantoul Theatre Group Grissom Hall, Rantoul, 1pm Director Michael C. Nelson is seeking 20+ male actors from ages 16 through adult and one female actor to play the role that Demi Moore played in the movie.
Rod Sickler Presents: Red Hot Winter ... The Return! Jupiter’s, C, 7:30pm, $19$29 Heirlooms, Artifacts, & Family Treasures: A Preservation Emporium Spurlock Museum, U, 12pm This free event is open to the public, and visitors are welcome to bring in small, hand-held items or images of larger items in order to discuss specific preservation questions with specialists. Experts will be available in a variety of specialized areas ranging from antiquities to modern digital media.
sporting event Eastern Illinois ABATE Broomstick Pool Tourney It’ll Do 2, C, 4pm
volunteer UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm
kids & families Readathon for Children Urbana Free Library, U, 11am Middle East Story Time Urbana Free Library, U, 2pm Chess Club for Kids Urbana Free Library, U, 4pm
buz z ’s WEEK AHEAD U of I Jazz Trombone Ensemble Iron Post 120 S. Race St, U. Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. $2 I think we can all agree that one of the main attractions the Champaign-Urbana area desperately needs is a sweet jazz club. A place where a man could go, order a gin and tonic, and listen to soothing music for the night. That’s good livin’. Now, for one night I can live out my fantasy, all for the affordable price of $2. — Matt Carey, Movies & TV Editor
Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra: To Stir the World
classes & workshops Award-Winning Books of 2009 Library and Information Science, C, 9am, $45 Beginning Dance Savoy Recreational Center, Savoy, 9:15am, $45-$59 Kids Knitting Playshop Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10am, $70-$75 Intro to Waldorf Dollmaking for Adults Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $135-$150 Special Yoga Class
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Friday, Feb 19, 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. $31 $28 senior citizen $5 student Call me old beyond my years, but I really enjoy the symphony whenever I go. But the real reason that is prompting me to go to this particular performance is the fact that, to my great dismay, my boyfriend refused to take me to a different show a few weeks back; however, he promised he would go to something else such as the symphony or the ballet (his exact words) with me as a means of compensation. Well, I’m going to hold him to his word, because I’m in the mood for some Mendelssohn. — Maggie Carrigan, Food & Drink Editor
Red Hot Winter ... The Return Jupiter’s at the Crossing in Champaign Thursday, Feb. 18 - Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday performances: $19 in advance / $29 at the door Friday and Saturday performances: $29 in advance / $41 at the door $5 Student discount on general admission tickets. Rod Sickler’s Red Hot Winter ... The Return will be performing for it’s second and final week. This fusion of hair fashion, music, dance, comedy and theatrical performances from nationally recognized artists will be filled with excitement. The show benefits 40 North/88 West and will be a blast for all. — Abby Wilson, Arts Editor
Illini 3rd Annual Dance Marathon Friday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.-10 a.m. The ARC 201 E. Peabody Drive , C. $25 Well I like to dance... and even if I can’t do it without trippin over my feet, I might as well put my energy to good use and go to the Illini Annual Dance Marathon. Though it’s a costly $25 dollars, all proceeds do go to the St John’s Children’s Hospital, and it is just $1 if you want to come and check it out the scene as a guest. DJs, free food, a good cause-it’s an event made in heaven, even for the mediocre dancers like myself. — Tolu Taiwo, Assistant Community Editor
State Radio Show Saturday, Feb. 20th, 7:30 p.m. The Highdive 51 East Main Street, C, $15 The Highdive just keeps putting on good shows and who am I to not go to them? State Radio is from Boston, MA touring for their album Let it Go. They’re kind of like an alternative/folk type band and should put on a good show. Back in 2008 they played opener for Rage Against the Machine at the Democratic National Convention so that means Obama likes them. Obama’s cool still right? Whatever State Radio are good. — Dylan Sutcliff, Assistant Movie Editor buzz
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Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm
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SorceryKid presents Nekromancy Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 ‘80s Night Highdive, C, 10pm Ballroom Dancing Classes University YMCA, C, 6:15pm, $45
DJ Casanova Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm
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Howard Finster Film live music Killer Joe Climbing PoeTree Screening and Panel Sunday 21 Krannert Center for the Allen Hall, U, 7pm Discussion Donnie Heitler Performing Arts, U, 3pm, Krannert Art Museum and Great Impasta, U, 6pm live music kids & families $15, $14 seniors and stuKinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm Joe Pug with Hathaways Brunch with Panache dents O Baby! & Chicago Farmer Jim Gould Restaurant, C, The Vagina Monologues Champaign Public Library, lectures Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $10 karaoke 11am Gregory Hall, U, 2pm, C, 10:30am, 11:15am Know Your University: “We Traditional Irish Music at Emerald Rum $8-$10 CG Productions presents Evening Toddler Story are all Americans: Why Bentley’s Pub mind/body/spirit Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm RockStar Karaoke featur- Time We Need Comprehensive Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm auditions Live music at Carmon’s Prenatal Yoga with Tami ing Matt Fear Urbana Free Library, U, Immigration Reform� Classical Guitar live at Carmon’s Restaurant, C, Auditions for A Few Good Mor Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm 6:30pm University YMCA, C, 12pm Bacaro 6:30pm Men: Rantoul Theatre Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Acoustic Karaoke with Bacaro, C, 7pm fundraisers game-playing The Music of Django Group 5:15pm Steve Meadows Dave Cooper and Joni Reinhardt Grissom Hall, Rantoul, 1pm Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm Urbana Band Boosters Role Playing Games Dreyer classes & workshops Iron Post, U, 7pm, $4 Benefit Rantoul Public Library, Senator’s Bar & Grill, Sagame-playing open mic Sugar Prophets West African Dance Po’ Boys, U, 4pm Rantoul, 6:30pm voy, 8pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Trivia Night at The Blind Classes with Djibril Open Stage for Bands/ Boltini TNT with Cara Jazz Sandwich mind/body/spirit 9pm Pig Brewery Camara Musicians Maurizi and Tanino Iron Post, U, 8pm, $3 The Blind Pig Brewery, C, Channing-Murray Founda- Memphis on Main, C, 8pm Hatha Yoga with Grace Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm Caleb Cook concert 7pm tion, U, 7pm, $10-$12 Giorgio WPGU presents Trivia Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm art exhibit Illinois Brass Quintet Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Diner hosted by Fishing literary dj Krannert Center for the Monday 22 “Sharing with the World� 5:30pm, $12 With Dynamite Performing Arts, U, 3pm, Climbing PoeTree Asian American Cultural Canopy Club, U, 7pm Hillbilly Humpday with live music $10, $7 seniors, $4 stuAllen Hall, U, 7pm Center, U, 8:30am Tuesday 23 DJ Halfdead literary dents Alixa and Naima, the Weekly Jazz Jam Session Radmaker’s Rock & Roll lectures live music soul-sister duo known Iron Post, U, 7pm, $2 Climbing PoeTree Tavern, Tolono, 8pm karaoke collectively as ClimbOne Dollar Wild MonScence Cafe of ChamLara Driscoll Allen Hall, U, 7pm Boys Night Out with DJ Kid-Friendly Karaoke ing PoeTree, will perform days with Jobu paign-Urbana — Under- V. Picasso, U, 6pm Red Herring Fiction Randall Ellison with DJ Bange poetic excerpts and share Canopy Club, U, 10pm standing the H1N1 Flu Corn Desert Ramblers Workshop Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Po’ Boys, U, 5pm stories and inspiration Monday Night Live The Blind Pig Brewery, C, Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Channing-Murray Founda- Weekly Top 40 Rock Band Sundays from their groundbreaking Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm 7:30pm 9pm tion, U, 7:30pm Chester Street, C, 9pm Hosted by MC Remy tour with a multi-media Mayhew The Traitor The Piano Man Wild West Wednesday game-playing enviromental issues It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm Bentley’s Pub, C, 8pm show that obliterates the Memphis on Main, C, Canopy Club, U, 9pm boundaries between per- 10:30pm Trivia with Evan and Electronics & Sustainabil- Old School open mic dj formance and activism. Monte ity: Desgin for energy and Red Star Liquors, U, 10pm dj Anything Goes Open Mic Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Retro Night the Environment I Love the ‘90s Night with Jeremy Harper fundraisers Industrial Night: DJ Board Game Night with Chester Street, C, 9pm I-Hotel & Conference Cen- Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm ter, C, 8:30am, $100/day Tango Night with DJ Joe karaoke The Electronics & Sustain- Grohens On-line forms available Paul Faber hosts Dragon ability Symposium will Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm to download at Karaoke address such topics as Rave To The Grave: The Eighteenth Annual volunteer-operated The Clark Bar, C, 9pm environmental toxicology, Dance Night www.gcapnow.com or exhibition and sale, featuring over 200 local CG Productions presents life cycle analysis, product Canopy Club, U, 9pm can be picked up at the RockStar Karaoke featur- design, existing and proWeekly Salsa Night following locations: artists’ works will be held in downtown ing DJ Switch posed policy. 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Open Stage Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 9pm
movies Crips and Bloods: Made in America — Film & Discussion Channing-Murray Foundation, U, 7pm This film combines in-depth interviews with current and former gang members, educators, historians, family members and experts with historical and presentday footage to graphically portray the rivalry between African American gangs in South Los Angeles.
art exhibit “Sharing with the World� Asian American Cultural Center, U, 8:30am
game-playing Euchre Tournament Po’ Boys, U, 7:30pm Screwball Trivia Night Radio Maria, C, 11pm
literary Climbing PoeTree Allen Hall, U, 7pm
enviromental issues Electronics & Sustainability: Desgin for energy and the Environment I-Hotel & Conference Center, C, 8:30am, $100/day
kids & families Toddler Story Time Urbana Free Library, U, 10:30am
faith Inter-Religious Dialogue Series — Session 3 McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 7pm Speakers from Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions will have a conversation with everyone present contributing their questions, their ideas, and their thoughts. The Rev. Axel Gehrmann, from the Unitarian Universalist Church, will serve as moderator.
classes & workshops West African Dance Classes Capoeira Academy, C, 6pm, $10-$12
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by Jo SangEr and Ross Wantland
Testing 1-2-3 Recently, a reader asked our advice on talking with a partner about getting tested. “Safer sex” education often focuses — understandably — on how to use a condom properly, but just as important is having conversations with a sexual partner about getting tested. This can be difficult and vulnerable, but it is also an important conversation both for the relationship and the sexual health of each person. So here are some quick tips for having “the talk” with your partner! Why get tested?
Safer sex includes communicating with sexual partners about sexual risk, but this can be more difficult than asking your partner to use a condom. In a relationship — especially a new one — talking about going to get tested can produce anxiety and defensiveness. Will they think I’m asking because I have an STD? Will they worry I think they have an STD? If I have an STD, will they want to stop seeing me? Either way, the conversation brings up each person’s sexual history, something many people work hard to keep out of their current bedroom.
Having the talk about getting tested But when we avoid talking about our sexual histories — specifically the risks of exposures we’ve had to STDs — we put ourselves and our partners at an increased risk. Many STDs can be present without any immediate symptoms, and not all STDs require penetration; some, like herpes, can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. Generally, STD screenings look for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV. Regardless of whether your partner thinks they are disease-free, testing is the best way to know for sure. This is particularly true if the two of you have decided not to use condoms. It’s Not You, It’s Us
When you are in the heat of the moment, talking about sexual risks and histories is likely the furthest thing from your mind. Talking about sex ahead of time and not when you’re already getting hot and heavy can decrease
any pressure to “do it” before you’ve talked about testing. This conversation may be awkward, but it can also open up communication around many different aspects of sex and sensuality. Find a way that feels comfortable to you, whether in person, on the phone or via a text, to tell your partner you’d like for both of you to get tested. It’s OK to ask this even if you’ve already had sex! If you are getting it on but haven’t had the testing talk, keep using condoms — they are your best line of defense against STDs and are very effective against HIV, chlamyida and gonorrhea. You may need to reassure your partner that you are not accusing them of any misbehavior. Framing it as something you do in every relationship can decrease defensiveness. Ideally, they will share your attitude about being sexually healthy. To increase comfort, reduce stigma and normalize testing, offer to go get tested together. Even if you were just tested yesterday, going together can reinforce that testing is something you are doing for each other! We’re Past That
Knowing the sexual past of a partner, including if they’ve engaged in sexual activities before and how often they used condoms, can help both of you determine current risk. At the same time, we don’t have to discuss all the details of the past if we just assume a certain degree of exposure to STDs that all sexually active people have whether they’ve had one partner or ten, and take current precautions against them (like testing and condom use).
More on the Male HPV Vaccine
Dear Jo and Ross, After reading your [column on] HPV [vaccine] for guys, I had my boyfriend go check it out. He said that after talking with the [McKinley Health Center] nurse today, it was explained to him that the HPV shot for guys does not have the same “deal” that is available for girls at this point when you have the student insurance, and that the full price must be paid. Do you think that this is something that will be changing soon? I was just curious what your opinion was! -J Great question! Our best guess is that until the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) starts officially recommending the vaccine for boys and men, insurance companies won’t cover it. Merck (the manufacturer of Gardasil) has offered a program for women who couldn’t pay, but we have not heard if that is available to men. Also, remember that there currently isn’t a HPV screening test for men; for women, pap smears can be used to help diagnose. For HPV prevention, condom use is especially important. Join us next week as we debate what to do when the house is rocking. Should you bother knocking? Send Jo and Ross your questions at buzzdoinitwell@ yahoo.com or leave a comment at http://www.doinitwell.blog.com
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES
(March 21-April 19)
february 18 - february 24
“Whatever gets in the way of the work,” wrote poet Jason Shinder, “is the work.” His counsel will serve as a good reminder for you if you meet with obstacles in the coming days. If you ever catch yourself thinking, “Damn! I’d be making such good progress if it weren’t for these inconvenient complications,” consider the possibility that the inconvenient complications aren’t distractions, but rather crucial clues; they’re not pains in the assets, but medicinal prods that point the way to the real opportunities.
TAURUS
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
(April 20-May 20)
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20)
When I was lead vocalist in the band Tao Chemical, I sang a tune whose chorus went as follows: “I want the truth / the whole truth / nothing but the truth / I want the truth / Don’t beat around the bush.” Shortly after we started performing the song, my girlfriend broke up with me. And she felt free -- given what I proclaimed in those lyrics -- to share with me every excruciating detail about her new relationship. It was painful, and I felt tempted to forswear the song and never utter those brave words again. But I was ultimately glad I didn’t weaken. To this day, I prefer knowing the full facts. Now I’m recommending to you, Gemini, that you pledge yourself to the same intention in the coming weeks. It should be much easier for you than it initially was for me. Most of the truths rushing in will be interesting and enlivening, with just a little angst mixed in.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
“Jane Austen was the spinster daughter of a clergyman who led an uneventful life,” wrote Geoffrey Wheatcroft in The Guardian. “She just happened to write half a dozen flawless masterpieces, which came perfectly formed, not from experience but from imagination.” Most of us don’t have anything close to the inconceivably potent imagination that Austen possessed. But I believe 2010 will be a year when you can access at least a portion of that wondrous capacity. You’ll be able to fantasize about vast possibilities in exquisite detail. You will have great skill at smashing your way free of limiting expectations through the power of your expansive vision. And the coming weeks will be a time when it should all kick into high gear.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22)
Of all the symbols in the world, the swastika is the most horrendous. As the logo for Hitler’s Nazi movement, it will forever smack of evil. But it didn’t used to be that way. In many cultures throughout history, from the Greeks to the Hindus to the Native Americans, the swastika was a representation of the sun’s path across the sky, and was regarded as highly auspicious, even a good luck charm. Can you think of a more modest equivalent of this phenomenon in your own life, Leo? A formerly wonderful thing that got spoiled somewhere along the way? The coming weeks will be a good time to determine whether you could redeem and rehabilitate it.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
I need a break from watching you work your psyche to the bone. At least for now, I’m not willing to indulge you in your inclination to do your duty so exhaustively that you suffer. And as much as I admire your drive to get things perfect, I cannot in good conscience encourage you to do that, either. It is therefore with a sense of relief that I counsel you to take at least a week off from the behavior I described. Instead, try playful, messy experiments that are
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“F r o m M i l k ”-- w e
derive these new phrases.
in service to your own needs. Be a freewheeling explorer, a wandering improviser.
I personally don’t believe we’re living in the worst of times, although I know many people who do. While there are indeed reasons to despair, our current state of affairs is actually in many ways quite glorious. And our struggles are puny compared to those of the generation that lived through the two World Wars and the Great Depression. Having said that, I think it’s fine to believe that civilization is in a terrible mess if it motivates you to shed all your trivial distractions and inessential wishes so as to dedicate yourself to living an exciting, generous life that’s rich with love and meaning. Now is a prime time for you, Aries, to dedicate yourself to such a path. Throughout 2010, you’re most likely to be consistently in the right place at the right time if you cultivate an amused skepticism toward what’s in vogue. In fact, I suspect that only one trend will be of any use to you at all. You heard me correctly, Taurus: Of all the fashionable obsessions that may tempt you, just one will be in sweet alignment with your authentic needs. And guess what? Right now happens to be the perfect moment to get hooked up with it.
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LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Have you ever watched the TV show “The Office”? If so, you may remember when Darryl from the warehouse was going out with customer service rep Kelly. “You need to access your uncrazy side,” he told her at a turning point in their relationship. “Otherwise, maybe this thing has run its course.” I’d like to invite you to do the same, Scorpio: Tap into, draw up to the surface, and abundantly express your uncrazy side. I predict that you will have a whole lot of fun if you do, thereby proving that you don’t need to be marinating in chaos and torment in order to experience high adventure. The game you’ve been enmeshed in has reached a sticking point, or soon will. I recommend that you call for a suspension of action. If that’s not possible, hide from the other players for a while, or jokingly tell them you have to excuse yourself because it’s time for your regular bout of cleansing escapism. Then, during the break, scour your brain free of clutter so you can gain a more dispassionate view of your own strategy. I also suggest that you seek the advice of a smart and impartial observer. If all goes well, you’ll be able to return to the fray refreshed within ten days.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Being scrupulously ethical can be taxing and time-consuming. It involves high levels of ongoing self-examination, which many people are too selfish and lazy to bother with. On the upside, pursuing a path with integrity ultimately reduces one’s suffering. It also attracts the kind of assistance that is most likely to aid and abet one’s quest for liberation. As a bonus, it makes it unlikely that one will be a cockroach in one’s next incarnation. I’m bringing this up, Capricorn, because I’m sensing that you’re about to be tempted to be less than your best self. Please don’t succumb.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable,” said renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith. If that’s true, I’m doubling the damage to my dignity by using astrological analysis to make an economic forecast in this horoscope. But that’s OK. My job is to report the raw truth as I see it, not worry about my reputation or social status. And the raw truth as I see it is that you are more likely than all the other signs of the zodiac to prosper in 2010, even if the economy as a whole continues to limp along. The next four weeks will be an ideal time to launch a master plan to take advantage of this potential.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20)
Historians trace the origin of Poland as a nation to the year 966. It mostly thrived for hundreds of years, but was extinguished in 1795, when three imperialistic invaders -- Russia, Prussia, and Austria -- claimed different parts of it as their own. Throughout the 19th century, when there was no Poland, the Poles fought to restore self-rule. Their dream came true on November 11, 1918, when Poland once again became an independent nation. I regard the phase you’re now in, Pisces, as having certain similarities to the state of the Polish people in October 1918. Congratulations in advance for the imminent return of your sovereignty.
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Becoming Winterized Mocking in a winter wonderland One of my favorite stories we’ve been rewatching Twin Peaks. It’s just as my dad has ever told me goofy and creepy as I remembered it being, but was about a guy he used it’s impossible not to get sucked into the plot, to work with. The fella was which often doesn’t really have anything to do hired and the bosses im- with the show. As soon as one episode is over, mediately began working the compulsion to watch the next one is strong. his ass off. When he even- It’s about 27 hours of viewing, and the tricky tually complained that he didn’t feel he was part is keeping yourself from watching all 27 being treated properly, the boss’s reply was, hours in one setting. Still, it feels like you’re do“Hey, you wanted a job didn’t you?” “Yeah,” the ing something, even though you really aren’t. guy replied back, “but when you ask someone A far easier way to attack winter is to live only for a drink of water, you don’t expect them to in the future and look forward to what’s just drown you.” around the corner. The best way for me to do I feel for the guy because I know when things this is to buy a pack of baseball cards every time seem like they’ve went a little too far. I love it I see them. It’s a good feeling, and it reminds that we live in a place where we get to experi- me of being a kid, but it also makes me think of ence all four seasons. At the same time, enough baseball’s spring training, and the anticipation with the freaking winter already! can almost make me feel warmer. I should point Fine, I know it’s winter, and we’re supposed out that most baseball card packs these days to have cold, ice and snow, but a little break don’t have gum in them anymore. Sure, that from it here and there wouldn’t be the worst gum was old and crunchy, and I could only really thing in the world. I even realize that there are chew it for a few minutes, but it still feels like people who truly enjoy these winter months. I’m getting shafted when it’s not there. I like to call them dipshits. Winter can be sort of nice sometimes, but I It’s the Britney Spears of seasons. It can never really bring myself to see it as something that should be en- keeps coming back even after you’re joyed. It’s just something you have sure it’s finally gone, it’s annoying to get through. It should be nothing more than a palette cleansing beyond all belief, and even though it sorbet between fall and spring, but can be pretty sometimes, deep in your sometimes it just won’t let go. It’s the Britney Spears of seasons. heart you know it’s a bad, bad thing. It keeps coming back even after you’re sure it’s finally gone, it’s annoying beProbably the best plan of attack for winter is yond all belief, and even though it can be pretty just to become a part of it. It’s a long process, sometimes, deep in your heart you know it’s but it works. The key is to stay outside until a bad, bad thing. Either way, you have to get you’re really damned cold at the beginning of through it, so here are a few tips that probably the year. Keep doing this until your body finally won’t work. gives in and adjusts. Once you’re acclimated, The easiest and suckiest way to get through you can do anything. It’s fun to go for a little run winter is to treat it like an annoying child and when there’s snow all over the ground. It’s not simply pretend that it isn’t there. This method much fun to hit an ice patch and go sliding into requires nothing more than a set of grapes the traffic, but every little pleasure has a price. This size of Texas. All you have to do is act like it’s has also been a fine year for sledding, though summer. Wear shorts, play golf and just gener- it’s sort of flat around these parts. It’s hard for ally act as if it’s 70 degrees outside every day. me to justify the three seconds of joy followed This can make a person feel very manly and by a three-minute walk up a twelve-foot hill. strong. This can also leave a person dead and These tips might not help that much, but frozen in a snow bank, so it’s best to do this only they’re probably as good a shot as you have on a semi-regular basis. to make it another five or six weeks. It’s probIt’s just tough to do anything much of the time. ably best just to act like a squirrel, make sure Going to see a movie is always a fantastic idea, your nuts are well taken care of and make very but I find it hard to even concentrate on a plot few appearances in the outside world. It won’t because the only thing I’m thinking about is be long until we can all sit outside in the sun the five inches of ice I have to scrap off my fro- and sip a margarita all afternoon. Actually, I zen car as soon as the movie lets out. Instead suppose we could all do this now. It’s just not of a movie, it’s fun to stay home and watch a quite as lovely when there’s snow piled up to long-assed mini series of some kind. This winter your waist.
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