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ON THE217.COM FOOD & DRINK Dinner and a movie is a classic date idea to fall back on, but if you want to take it to a more creative level, try it at home! “Movies with an Appetite,” a new column pairing a movie with a recipe could be the new solution to the age old query: “What do you want to do tonight?” The column debuts Friday. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Brush up on your history with Thomas Crocker’s Braddock’s March. Check out Jeff Nelson’s review, up now.

COMMUNITY I bet you don’t know much about drag queens and drag culture (just watching Rocky Horror Picture Show doesn’t count). Well, our LGBT column, “A Queer and Present Danger,” is going to explain the ins and outs of what looks like an especially fun subculture. MOVIES & TV I’m beginning to believe 3-D was invented solely to piss me off. Regardless, we’ll have a review of Resident Evil: Afterlife on Saturday.

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Oh weddings, you with your ﬂower bouquets, weepy family members, stacked cakes and endearing displays of affection between the bride and groom — is this vivid enough for you? We don’t think so. Check out Sabrina Gosnell’s “Wedding Playlist,” online Friday!

EDITOR’S NOTE BRAD THORP

What makes us do the things we do? Why do we do them? I’m not entirely sure, but these two questions have popped into my head a few times in the last few days, and I thought it was worth looking into. I don’t really mean the normal, everyday things. I’m talking more about the dumb things. I am usually a pretty reserved person. I have a fun time, but often I like to take it all in rather than get mixed up in it all. I could possibly say the same thing for my friends. We are more the type to sit and drink and talk than the type to go out to a bar, get drunk and go crazy. But this week, I found that wherever I was, I was doing something, well, kind of dumb. It started off with a challenge to drink a gallon of apple juice. This is very similar to the gallon of milk challenge, in which you have to drink the whole thing in a set amount of time. My roommate and I went to the store and happened to buy some juice. When we got home, the gallon sat and stared at us, taunting us until we ﬁnally conceded. We set up a time limit and a grand prize; we put our pride on the line. My roommate barely got through half of it, but, trying to save himself, tricked me into ﬁnishing it — under harsher conditions. We both ended up getting sick and nothing was gained. Maybe some pride, but that’s debatable. Why did we ever think that was a sound idea? The only thing I have come up with is that it was dumb and we were bored. Hardly a legitimate excuse, but that’s all I have. The next night saw the invention of one of the world’s greatest games: fratball. Played best later at night, fratball is a fast and loose version of homerun derby. There aren’t really any goals or teams, just good fun. Starting with a case of beer, you must drink them, amassing your arsenal for the bullpen. When you have a good amount collected, the fun begins. Taking a fraternity paddle, you compete to see who can hit a can the farthest. It is awesome. Add some commentary, a few more beers and some trash-talking and you have one guaranteed way to annoy the neighbors when they’re trying to sleep. This was played two nights in a row, with additions coming each time we played, and I’m convinced it will only keep getting better. Maybe it doesn’t matter why we do things. Maybe life is just about doing them.

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How do you feel about U.S. troops pulling out of Iraq?

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“I’m very happy about it because my brother just entered the Army.” Katrina Schuette

pizza, pitcher and a movie by Laurie Shinbaum

“I think it’s good that we’re disentangling ourselves from combat in Iraq, but I think it’s unfortunate that we’re increasing our troops in Afghanistan.” Nirali Shah

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Why stay at home and suffer the Sunday blues, dreading class on Monday morning, when you can enjoy a good movie at a bar with your friends? Canopy Club has been celebrating Sunday nights since the fall of 2008. As an alternative to candy and soda, Canopy has pizza and a domestic pitcher of your choice available for only $10. Even better, the movies are free. “[We show] free movies, free classic comedies for the most part, and on the big screen,” explained Seth Fein, the talent buyer at Canopy Club. Canopy transforms itself into a cinema at the close of almost every weekend, the key difference being, “You can drink beer and eat pizza instead of pop and popcorn,” said Fein. The first movie kicks off 6 p.m., and two more follow at 8p.m. and 10 p.m.. Each Sunday’s series has a different theme. While the most common theme is modern classic comedies, they also have Sundays coming up featuring ‘80s movies and scary movies. The crowd depends on the movies and night; there can be anywhere from 15 to 200 people in attendance. It’s always an enjoyable way to spend the dwindling hours of the weekend no matter the size of the crowd, Fein ensured. “There are good people, and it’s a lot of fun,” Fein said.

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Flatlander Fund works to open community kitchen for local culinary talent by Emily Siner

t was a warm evening on Aug. 29 outside of Corkscrew Wine Emporium. About 10 people were gathered under a makeshift tent next to grills and tables, busily creating a three-course tapas dinner. Soon the guests arrived and the meal was served beside glasses of wine. A chef at the event, Jason Brechin, spoke: “If you knew Dan, you would know that he would have loved this event — people sitting together, enjoying food.” Everyone there knew who he was talking about: Daniel Schreiber, “the chocolate man.” Dan passed away at age 24 in late July, shortly after opening a chocolate factory in Urbana. He had recently decided to drop out of his computer science Ph.D. program at the University and pursue his new hobby of making chocolate from scratch. “I came to grad school, and grad school is really a lonely and depressing place,” he said in a buzz interview last April. “In grad school it’s just you want to do research and prove stuff and get your Ph.D.” His hobby led to the creation of Flatlander Chocolate. He became the only artisan chocolate maker in Illinois, he said, and one of about a dozen in the United States. But his ambition did not stop at chocolate. A friend of Dan’s and fellow foodie, Laurence Mate, said Dan wanted to see his chocolate factory as a part of the community. In fact, Mate said Dan rented the space hoping to one day establish a certified community kitchen where other artisans in the area could cook. The community kitchen idea was not a new one; Laura Huth, president and CEO of do good Consulting in Urbana, said the idea had been discussed up to 10 years ago in the community. The Champaign County Public Health Department places high restrictions on the regulations of homemade food that make it unrealistically costly to make and sell food, Huth said. Having a certified kitchen in the community would allow consumers to buy more locally-produced foods.

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“We can go to this place and know that every single thing that we buy is made by one of our neighbors,” Huth said. When Dan found himself running into similar obstacles, he decided to do something about it, rather than just talk about it. “He had the ability to light a fire under other people — to organize them, to bring them together, to inspire them and to put them to work — so that things actually did happen,” Mate said. “Dan comes along and basically says, ‘If we all know what’s needed, why waste time discussing it, putting together committees, etc., when we could just start building it and figure it out as we go?’” About a week after Dan’s death, Mate decided to continue his efforts. He worked with Huth and Jacqueline Hannah, general manager of Common Ground Co-op, to set up the Flatlander Fund. They are now trying to “A community kitchen raise $100,000 to open a functional certified comis going to take a fair munity kitchen. It is a lofty amount of money to set number, but in the three since the fund has up and operate, so let’s weeks been set up, it has raised start fundraising. Now.” over $10,000. The Corkscrew dinner, at $100 a person, raised about $4,000. The rest came from community members and friends of the Schreiber family. “I know some people think that we’ve put the cart before the horse, and that we should put together a formal organization first … in other words, taken our time, wait until the moment had passed – and, in all likelihood, accomplish very little. That’s not what Dan would have done,” Mate said. “A community kitchen is going to take a fair amount of money to set up and operate, so let’s start fundraising. Now.” Both Mate and Huth said most of the details of the community kitchen still have to be worked out. They have not yet decided how the kitchen will be structured — the space for the kitchen itself may be a legal battle — and they have not formalized other events yet, though they are planning on holding a chocolate auction in late fall. “What happens if we don’t get the money? We keep going until we do,” Huth said. “We’re not stopping until we’re done.”

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NATIONAL FOOD HOLIDAY Sept. 15 is National Linguine Day! by Jordan Ramos

oodles are a food of wonder. They are amazingly affordable, fairly effortless to make, yet still somehow manage to be delicious. Linguine is just one of the multiple varieties. Sept. 15 recognizes this speciﬁc noodle — it’s National Linguine Day! Linguine, which means “little tongues” in Italian, is a ﬂat and narrow type of noodle, basically a combination of spaghetti and fettuccine. Since linguine is less thick than these two well-known noodles, it doesn’t take as long to fully cook, which is good if you’re especially famished. There is an even thinner version of linguine, known as linguettine. Linguine originated in the Campania region of Italy, home to Naples, and goes well with almost any type of sauce. It is most commonly used, however, with alfredo or other cream-based sauces. Linguine is very popular with clam sauce and seafood such as shrimp, scallops and salmon. To start the celebration, you need some linguine, of course. Boxes of Barilla noodles are available at most grocery stores, but homemade linguine noodles are totally doable for those of you that feel up to the challenge. All you need is a few basic ingredients, a mixer, and a pasta roller or pizza cutter. Noodles made from scratch are much more tender and have an overall more satisfying taste. Plus, if you make too much, they’re easy to freeze for later. Justrecipes.com has over 200 linguine recipes available, so pick a winner and on Sept. 15, get cooking! Or just try this one.

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1 pack (7 ounce) linguine 1 cup zucchini, chopped 1 cup frozen baby peas 3 tablespoons butter 3 large eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup half and half 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded Tomato wedges

Cook and drain the linguine noodles according to directions on package; set aside. While noodles cook, place zucchini, peas and butter in a 2 quart casserole dish. Microwave for 6 minutes on high, stirring every now and then. Cook until tender; set aside. Use a whisk to mix together the eggs, half and half, and salt. Combine the egg mixture, linguine, cheese and vegetables. Toss everything together until mixed thoroughly. Microwave the whole dish on high for 6-8 minutes. Stir and toss for a couple minutes. When the mixture is set, it’s done.

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by Annie Sun Anise, Pimpinella anisum, is one of the oldest spices that has been used both for medical and culinary purposes. Anise is a native plant of the Eastern Mediterranean region, the Levant, Egypt and Southwest Asia. Evidence shows that anise was used as early as 1500 B.C. in Egypt. The taste of anise is aromatic and sweet, resembling the flavors of fennel and tarragon, and is used as the licorice flavor in candies. Manufacturers use the spice in cough syrups and sore throat medication, as well as to scent soaps and perfumes. It is also often an ingredient in dog foods. For those who love fishing, it has been suggested that a small dab of distilled anise oil on a fishing lure will attract more fish. Anise is often used whole or crushed in cake, breads, cookies, cheese, stew, curries, pickles and seafood dishes. Buying anise can sometimes be confusing because in Pakistani and Indian cuisine anise and fennel are

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Indiana’s The Bears of Blue River make their Champaign debut

by Kaitlyn Henaghan The Bears of Blue River, hailing from Indiana, started almost as an accident. In 2008, songwriter Gavin Wilkinson left his previous band to pursue his own creative direction. He and Justin Spring, another member of the Bears, weren’t planning on doing anything too serious and were just going with the flow of the new music they were creating. A year ago they got together with Maggie Gard, Brian Swoveland and Benjamin Janz, forming The Bears of Blue River. The name has its own unique roots. When Wilkinson was a kid, his grandfather used to always make him read the book, you guessed it, The Bears of Blue River. The band also shares a name with a festival in Indiana, where the band members are originally from. “The name comes from a mixture of the impact my grandfather had on my life as well as where we are all from,” Wilkinson explained. As far as musical influences go, Wilkinson believes that the Bears have their own unique sound. “I’d almost want to call it a sort of bubblegum rock, but the sound really goes beyond just that. We have folk sounds, but it can also sound poppy at times. It really is just a little bit

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of everything,” Wilkinson stated. The Bears’ folk, yet alternative sound is reminiscent of bands such as Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, another group that features both

a male and female singer. The Bears are getting ready to re-release their EP with a pay-what-you-want option, making it clear that as long as people are listening some-

how, the Bears are happy. Wilkinson says they all just really want people to go to the shows and enjoy the music, and if they listen to them outside of the shows, they feel even better. They believe one of the best ways to spread their music is by friends and word of mouth, so they want people out there to “Share the Bear!” The Bears of Blue River are almost done tracking a new record. It is expected to be released in January, and then they plan on going on a three to four month tour. This new album, Dames, is a little different than their first EP, Killer Bee Scare, but you can definitely tell it’s the same band. Wilkinson explained, “Our new songs are still easy listening, but sound a little more fun and with a bit more of a rock element involved.” Wilkinson is very excited about the band’s Champaign debut at Mike ‘n Molly’s: “I know the Bears will come and do what they do best and make the show a special experience for everyone there. The people, the vibe, the music — it all goes hand in hand to make a great show,” Wilkinson says. This Friday, Sept. 10, be sure to check out The Bears of Blue River and the Hemmingbirds at Mike ‘n Molly’s.

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ARTIST:

The Walkmen

Album:

Lisbon

I remember the magical moment when I shook Hamilton Leithauser’s hand when he and the rest of The Walkmen stepped off the Krannert Center lobby stage a year ago. And in many ways, listening to Lisbon, their newest studio album release, is just as magical, providing all that we expect from the band who has brought us compelling songs such as “Little House of Savages” and “The Rat.” They offer up everything from the kaleidoscopically vibrant guitar riffs in “Follow the Leader” to the catchy bass line in “Woe is Me.” In several tracks on Lisbon, particularly “Victory” and “Blue As Your Blood,” The Walkmen exercise a tradition of theirs: unwinding Leithauser’s wailing, scratchy vocals against an anticipatory percussive buildup to an outpour of substantial instrumentation. And this record, amongst their others, is not without a large dose of angst and darkly contemplative moods. While many things going on in this Walkmen installment are expected, they’ve come such a long way that it’s time that they’ve made a unified album like this. — Eli Chen

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ARTIST: Groove

Duke

Album: Heavy

Mariner

When I first picked up Heavy Mariner my first thought was, “Oh geez, there are rhinoceroses on the cover — rhinoceroses out in the sea trying to harpoon a whale.” Then again, I’ve seen much weirder cover art. Groove Duke has created a piece that’s delightfully jam-packed with classic 1970s funk and soul sensibilities, or as Mark Cornell writes in the liner notes, “This album is my love letter to rhythm and blues.” Particularly devoted listeners of legends like Earth, Wind & Fire, Al Green and Sly and the Family Stone will certainly appreciate the relentless brassy attitudes, the sassy lyricisms and those definitively Motown beats. Notable tracks include the somewhat menacing “Stick Boy,” “You Better Believe It” and “Detroit.” Be sure to check out this new record by CU’s very own Groove Duke for a tumble back to the land of funkadelica. — Eli Chen ARTIST: Brian

Wilson

Album: Brian

Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

The title says it all — Brian Wilson, mastermind of the Beach Boys’ legendary Pet Sounds, has now taken on the task of re-recording classic Gershwin brothers numbers such as “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Summertime” and “I Got Rhythm.” He makes the songs suprisingly fresh — two highlights are “Rhapsody” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So” — carrying plenty of Wilson’s trademark whimsy, but carefully not making the tunes particularily psycadelic. His vocals on the latter are particularly impressive, with a hint of 1968’s “Caroline, No.” Nearly all the songs are more than listenable; you won’t find yourself skipping tracks too often, if at all. Its not perfect though, probably because no one will ever match Nina Simone’s recording of “I Loves You Porgy.” This album is definitely worthy of attention from Gershwin devotees and Beach Boy lovers alike. — Benjamin Kuzemka

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LOCAL RECORDING LEGEND

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Pogo Studio’s Mark Rubel talks about his craft

by Sabrina Gosnell

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Looking around from a comfy office chair in the control room, there are blinking lights, a multitude of knobs and innumerable quirky knickknacks in every direction. Complete with an impossibleto-miss bedazzled Pogo pimp chalice, the studio is a veritable collection of idiosyncrasies reserved for the incredibly artistic and gifted. It is no surprise that it has become a giant star on the w map of musicians all ed Us around. Everyone from fledgling local artists to regionally famous talent find that Pogo is extremely adept at meeting their recording needs. erm iss io

estled inconspicuously off of a back alley in downtown Champaign is an inset red door with an unremarkable buzzer next to it. Behind this door is an enchanted and beguiling space not unlike the kind of magical fantasy world found in a Jim Henson movie. This little musical sanctuary is Pogo Studio, and it has been an integral piece of the Central Illinois music world for well over two decades. Run by Mark Rubel, the studio space was acquired in 1983, three years after Pogo started in a private home in Urbana. After some extensive work, the downtown space was transformed into an area that is recognizable now as a highly functional music studio. According to Rubel, “We actually put everything in — the hardwood floor, the walls, the acoustic ceiling and so forth.” The studio officially opened at its downtown location in 1985, and it now houses a massive amount of equipment and instruments.

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However, it is not the studio space alone that draws musicians to Pogo. Regardless of the quality of a space or the equipment it stores, a studio serves very little purpose without a talented engineer. It takes a keen ear and the patience of a capable engineer to truly facilitate the kind of magic that can happen within the walls of a studio. A musician himself since the age of 12, a music educator for 25 years and the brains and talent behind Pogo, Rubel is nothing short of a legend in these parts. Rubel teaches full time at Eastern Illinois University and gives music courses at Parkland College, as well as working as a legal consultant by analyzing sound clips to verify copyright information — all of this in addition to being a part of local band Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets, who have been around in some formation for 25 years and are still a beloved element of the ChampaignUrbana music scene. It is not simply a love of music or an aptitude for recording that makes Pogo such a successful and renowned endeavor. The job necessitates an understanding of technology, honing and maintaining a good business sense, and being able to deal appropriately with all kinds of artists. According to Rubel, “It’s a job that requires many different kind of skills and many levels of attention.” It is clear after spending just a few minutes with this soft-spoken and extremely insightful man why his abilities have made him such an auspicious force. It has everything to do with his recognition of capable talent, as well his technical abilities. But most of all it is deeply rooted in his love for this line of work. “I do love being in the studio,” Rubel said. “It’s just a fantastic experience to get to work with all these different people.”

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In 2001, Mark Morris Dance Group started a project in Brooklyn, N.Y. Five years ago, that project was brought to the Illinois area through a partnership with Carle Hospital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a wonderful example of how the arts can change lives,â&#x20AC;? Bridget Lee-Calfas, public information director at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, said. The project is Dance for Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease, a class that is taught on the second level of Krannert. Lee-Calfas said that Krannert loves the model that the Mark Morris Dance Group brings to the class for the participants. The class used to be offered just once a year in March, but a year ago it became a monthly event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought it was important for the community,â&#x20AC;? Lee-Calfas said. Dance for Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease has joined forces with Dance at Illinois so that dancers can be trained in the Mark Morris technique to help with the class. For the second year, Kate Kuper, a lecturer at the University of Illinois in dance and community engagement, as well as a national workshop presenter through the Partners in Education program at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., will be teaching the class, along with Marianne Jarvi. Beverly Hillmer will accompany the class on piano. The class is open to anyone who suffers from Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease or any other physical mobility issue, as well as their families and caregivers.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about their life,â&#x20AC;? Lee-Calfas said. The dance class is taught much like a normal dance class. A warm up is usually conducted while sitting down, and then the same motions are repeated in the center without a barre. Then, depending on the class, a choreographed routine may also be taught. A cool down finishes off the class. All types of dance are explored in the class, from modern to tap to improv. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a movement class,â&#x20AC;? Lee-Calfas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The intensity depends on the person.â&#x20AC;? While she has never participated in the class, LeeCalfas has observed many times.â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really inspiring to see the passion of the instructors,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that whenever we are able to use our bodies to express ourselves, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encouraging.â&#x20AC;? The reason Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease was originally chosen is because it responds well to movement therapy, and dance is a natural extension of that, Lee-Calfas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The dance class is an aesthetic experience that focuses on developing artistry and grace while addressing such Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease-specific concerns as balance, flexibility, coordination, gait, social isolation and depression,â&#x20AC;? the Mark Morris Dance Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official website stated. The class is sponsored by many organizations, including the Unity Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease Support Group and Carle Clinic. Giving back to the community is a central tenet of the Krannert Center,

so the class is free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is emblematic of what Krannert is all about,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are here to serve the public and the institution.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arts and community engagement is always about giving,â&#x20AC;? Kuper added. Kuper has taught dance since 1982 and has been involved in many other community engagements. She said that teaching Dance for Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease matches her needs and her desire to give. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This work is very giving; making people feel lifted up and happy is a wonderful thing,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We walk out of every class feeling happy, peaceful and satisfied.â&#x20AC;? The dance class will be held in the drama rehearsal room at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts at 10 a.m. on Sept. 17. Illustration by Maureen Walrath

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Have you ever been to a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wild time, filled with diehard fans dressing up as characters and devising audience participation events such as throwing rice at the screen during the wedding scene. But Rocky Horror is 35 years old, and the time has come for a new movie to take the mantel of mandatory midnight screenings you need to see: The Room is the chosen one. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an absolutely awful movie; the plot doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a lot of sense, story lines are dropped without any explanation and the dialogue is terribly dubbed in certain scenes. Beyond that, the dialogue is both grammatically incorrect in many places and written so that it seems as if all the characters are aliens who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully grasp how humans speak. And finally, the camera work is wretched, going in and out of focus at a momentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notice. The Room is the brainchild of

Tommy Wiseau, a European who has never revealed where exactly he comes from or where he attained the money used for the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget. Wiseau not only wrote and directed the movie, but also plays the lead, and his loose grasp on the inflections of the English language adds to the comedy. Some of his lines are practically incomprehensible. The story (what little of it there is), follows Johnny (Wiseau), a San Francisco banker whose fiancee, Lisa, begins schtupping his best friend, Mark. The rest is a muddled catastrophe with a lot of strangely misogynistic lines and an outrageous amount of glory shots of the Golden Gate Bridge. Add in four anatomically incorrect and drawn out sex scenes that are played with non-diegetic R & B songs to make the movie feel like a softcore porn. You may be thinking that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to waste your time watching a movie that is so wretched, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m telling you that it is one of the funniest movies ever made (albeit, not intentionally). The cult for the movie has been growing steadily each year, with Wiseau going around to midnight screenings and conducting Q & A sessions. He claims that the movie is intentionally a comedy, but we all know that simply isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t true. Instead, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failed

narcissistic journey to making a movie. At the same time, he has become quite famous, so I guess in some respect he succeeded. The audience participation for the movie is quite clever. For some reason, the majority of the artwork in the film features spoons, so any time one appears onscreen, the crowd throws plastic spoons at the screen. The movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famously bad line, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are tearing me apart, Lisa!â&#x20AC;? is delivered simultaneously by everyone in the theater. Footballs are featured throughout, so people will go into the aisles and play catch. Screams of disgust during the aforementioned goofy sex scenes are frequent. And of course, people dress up as characters to hilarious effect. Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen The Room, you will start recommending it to all of your friends. Personally, I rented the movie on Netflix, and soon afterwards I had purchased it and one of my roomates bought the poster with it signed by Tommy Wiseau. There are no words to properly describe how hysterically bad the movie is, so you just will have to see it for yourself. The Room is being shown at The Art Theater in downtown Champaign on Sept. 10 and 11 at 10 p.m.

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et me be upfront: I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like Machete. I went in the theater excited, and left disappointed. I expect most of my criticisms to fall on deaf ears; you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be told whether Machete is good or bad. You know it has big machine guns, Lindsey Lohanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boobs, and hack and slash gore involving a cleaver-like cutting tool that gives the film its title. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you want to see, you go ahead and pay ten dollars to see it. This is America: watching violence and soft-core nudity is your God-given right. Just remember, I warned you. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be disappointed when the film fails to live up to its Grindhouse potential. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting ahead of myself. Before it was a feature length movie, Machete was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fakeâ&#x20AC;? trailer from 2007â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grindhouse, the critically acclaimed, financially disastrous, double feature directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The trailers in Grindhouse were so over-the-top and ridiculous, they could never work as a feature length movie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop Rodriguez from trying. Danny Trejo is the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title character, an exfederal agent who gets mixed up in a conspiracy to assassinate a senator of Texas. After the job goes sour, Machete has to prove his innocence, stop an evil Steven Seagal and make an overly-simplified statement about Mexican-American race relations. Machete has a confusing tone; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s half goofy, extreme violence and half political commentary. At first, it seems clever, but as the film goes forward it gets annoying when Rodriguez takes a break

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every ten minutes so Jessica Alba can deliver a half-hearted monologue explaining why Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration policy doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work. Real exploitation cinema, the genre to which Grindhouse and Machete pay homage, is fun because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made for cheap, without big stars or talented directors. Machete does the opposite. With CGI ultraviolence, big name â&#x20AC;&#x153;actressesâ&#x20AC;? and lots and lots of funding, Machete is less drive-in cult movie and more generic, studio blockbuster. The cast bothered me most. Robert DeNiro wastes his talent as a campy, racist senator; both Travis Bickle and Jake LaMotta continue to roll over in their respective graves. The filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most obnoxious choice has Lindsey Lohan playing a spoiled, drug-addled brat that eventually becomes a gun toting nun. You guys get it? Lohan is a spoiled, drug-addled brat in real life too! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s details like these that make me wonder if Machete is missing the point. Seeing a real grindhouse movie was an experience; it had to be late at night at a dingy theater in a bad part of town. Rodriguez and Tarantino tried to recreate that with Grindhouse; little touches like missing reels, fake trailers and a 191 minute running time are what made it successful. Machete, on the other hand, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have these flourishes. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exploitation cinema then what is it actually exploiting? 1970s B movies? Already exploited migrant workers? Or, the audience by tricking it into seeing something that should be a tribute to campy, kitschy films when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually just a giant cash-in?

Yentl (1983)

by Syd Slobodnik For decades Barbra Streisand directed and produced films. She poured her heart and soul into projects like her 1983 musical/drama Yentl, Adapted from the Isaac Bashevis Singer tale Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy with songs by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. The story is set in Eastern Europe in 1904 and tells of a young Polish woman whose love of learning is strong, despite religious restrictions. Upon her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, she cuts her hair and dons a boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suit to study Jewish religious laws in a yeshiva. As Anshel â&#x20AC;&#x153;the boyâ&#x20AC;? and as Yentl â&#x20AC;&#x153;the girlâ&#x20AC;?, Streisand passionately interprets many of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songs with much the same bravado of her performances in Funny Girl and A Star is Born. Partly a tale of feminist ambitions in a strict Jewish culture and partly romantic comedy, the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s narra-

tive develops in various directions as Yentl befriends fellow student Avigdor (Mandy Patinkin) and begins to develop feelings for him. Things get really complicated when Avigdorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fianceeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family changes the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wedding plans and suggests Anshel marry their daughter, Hadass (Amy Irving) instead. If audiences can suspend a certain bit of disbelief, accept Streisand as an adolescent boy and tolerate the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wearing of its emotions on its sleeve, the film succeeds in telling a powerful saga of the desire for intellectual pursuits, a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defiance of strictly opppressive society and the deep love and respect for oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elders. Streisand dedicated her heartfelt tale to her late father. In addition, Streisand became the first female recipient of the Golden Globe Award for best director in 1984.

(1988): Remember when John Carpenter was a good ..from Arttheatre (house 7616) director? The id man made Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13 and the incredible remake of The Thing. He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made a decent movie in over 20 years. However, that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean some of his later work isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enjoyable in a campy way. I mean, Carpenter could not have expected They Live to be taken seriously when he cast Rowdy Roddy Piper as the main character. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an extremely heavy-handed satire about the power of media, and how aliens control it. Corniest line: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass ... and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all out of bubblegum.â&#x20AC;?

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Face Off (1995): You have to admit, the pitch for this movie is brilliant: letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get John Travolta to do his best impression of Nicolas Cage, and get Nicolas Cage to do his best John Travolta â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the script will write itself. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directed by John Woo, so there are some truly spectacular action sequences on display, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the quality of this movie ends. Beyond the ludicrous premise and godawful dialogue, Travolta and Cage show what truly terrible actors they are. Therefore, this movie is hysterical. Corniest line: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you dress up like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halloween, ghouls will try to get into your pants.â&#x20AC;?

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arkland College is hosting the High Noon Lecture Series, a collection of lectures from Parkland art professors, who will be discussing different pieces theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created, as well as the art world in general. These lectures will coincide with an exhibit featuring different pieces and media created by various professors. The Parkland Art Gallery will host the exhibits, which will be open to the public through Sept 18. Professor Melinda McIntosh will be giving the ďŹ rst lecture on Sept. 9 at noon in Parklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gallery. She has created two etchings and a mixed media accordion book for the gallery. In addition to being a professor at Parkland, McIntosh owns Paper Crane Gallery & Studio in Monticello. Her husband is also an artist who specializes in woodworking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I truly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what got me interested [in art]. I just remember drawing as a child,â&#x20AC;? McIntosh says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an oddity in my family.â&#x20AC;? McIntosh explained that no one else in her family is an artist and she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember any particular event in her life that drew her to art. She says she may just have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;natural tendency towards art,â&#x20AC;? which is why she loves it. As for other artists who find themselves drawn toward the world of art, she says that they should start visiting galleries, festivals and fairs to connect with other artists, talk about their work and habitually view famous work in art museums. Most importantly, McIntosh â&#x20AC;&#x153;highly suggestsâ&#x20AC;? education, regardless of whether that means taking community classes or studying at the university level. Professor Larry Ecker, who will be giving a lecture on Sept. 16, believes that new artists need to train themselves to be observant. Ecker says that artists need to learn to look at their environment in a new way to gain a new perspective. Ecker is getting a new perspective himself being

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a part of this gallery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is kind of a re-emersion into the world of personal art for me,â&#x20AC;? Ecker says. He explained that he started out as a sketch artist and that brought him over into the graphic design world. From there, he became a professor of graphic design. This journey has changed his deďŹ nition of art since his own school days. Ecker said that in high school he thought of art mainly as illustrations, such as sketching and acrylic paintings, but since then has come to view art as concepts and ideas. Ecker explained what he wanted others to understand about his lecture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I might like people to take away the idea of people looking at the Midwest landscape in a new way and to look at themselves as unique individuals who share common properties,â&#x20AC;? Ecker said. These lectures are a great start toward understanding these professorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; art pieces, and you even get to ask them speďŹ cic questions about their work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lectures are a really good way to understand the depth of the work,â&#x20AC;? Ecker said. He also pointed out that it is a great way for the attending artists themselves to take a step back and look at their own work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is a really nice opportunity to culminate at a particular point where I can really assess where my past art has been and where I want it to go or how I want it to move forward,â&#x20AC;? Ecker says. These artists have nothing but the best to say about one another, and when you talk with them you can truly hear the excitement in their voices about their work. The High Noon Lecture Series is a great way for anyone who is interested in art to get to know some talented artists in the community and understand the process that they go through in creating their pieces. Parkland College does a great job showcasing all the pieces in a beautiful, well-lit gallery. If you or someone you know is interested in art or the art world, this is not an event to miss.

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40th Annual Broomcorn Festival One of Central Illinois’ “Best Festivals” celebrates its 40th anniversary By Tolulope Taiwo

y now, Illinois residents, especially those from CU, know a lot about all things corn. From general corn husking activities to the annual Sweet Corn Festival in downtown Urbana, you might think central Illinois would eventually run out of corn-related events. Well, you thought wrong. The annual Broomcorn Festival in Arcola, Ill., is another opportunity for Midwesterners to celebrate everyone’s favorite high-starch grain. Though smaller broomcorn festivals started in Arcola around the late 1800s, the annual festival started 40 years ago. Arcola holds this festival each year because they are a main grower of the plant and they make brooms out of the corn they grow. Pat Monahan, the publicity chairmen for the Broomcorn Festival, recognizes broomcorn’s unique uses and growth patterns. “Broomcorn is a crop grown just for the natural fibers used to make a natural broomcorn broom— still the best sweeping tool made,” Monahan said. “Broomcorn looks like regular field corn — tall, green, leafy plant — but it has no ears, and the

part harvested is the tassel.” According to Chamber of Commerce Director Loretta Coatney, the main attraction is the display of broomcorn and broommaking. However, the festival has many more activities to keep both the tourists and the locals entertained. “We have over 100 vendors,” Coatney said, “including food, arts and crafts, and street vendors. A 5K and 10K race is held on Saturday, we have a beer tent with continuous entertainment throughout the weekend and a huge parade featuring the famous Lawn Ranger who marched in the inaugural parade of President Obama.“ This year, Jason Michael Carroll is the featured entertainer at Sunday’s free 2 p.m. concert; Kristin Hoffman is playing on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. “For the 40th anniversary,” said Monahan, “we just have more of everything — and it’s still free.” Arcola continues to promote broomcorn products. “No other city has a broomcorn festival,” Coatney said. “Arcola has been known as ‘The Broomcorn Capital.’” While Arcola is a 40 minute drive away from

Champaign-Urbana, it’s certainly worth the trip. The event has been hailed as the “best festival in Central Illinois,” according to Coatney, and it’s a free way to get to know about the Central Illinois plant and experience other fun attractions. “Usually in December,” said Monahan, “the chairpersons for the following year are picked, and their 9 month effort to make their Broomcorn Festival the best ever begins. It is the best community festival in Central Illinois, it’s all free and there is something for everyone in the family to enjoy.” The 40th Annual Broomcorn Festival is on Sept. 10-12. For more information, contact the Arcola Chamber of Commerce at 800-336-5456 or see www.arcolachamber.com for other details.

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How do you remember Sept. 11? On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I sat in Mr. Dunnett’s seventh grade history class. The school guidance counselor pulled my teacher into the hall to discuss something important. After Mr. Dunnett returned, we did not finish the day’s lesson; instead,

we worked quietly on worksheets and spent the rest of first period in silence. Nine years ago, three planes changed the course American history. Many students, though young and not fully able to un-

derstand the images they were seeing, remember the exact moment they found out. It is a moment our generation, and generations to come, will never forget. Nine years later, how do you remember Sept. 11?

Sam Wonsover

HAILEY HIX

Jacob Chodash

Raymond Clopton

SENIOR IN EARTH SYSTEMS

junior in Speech and Hearing Science

senior in Political Science and Economics

sophomore in General Studies

“I was in my seventh grade social studies class. To be honest, at that point in time I didn’t know what the World Trade towers were. All I remember from that day were the images and seeing them over and over again on TV.”

“I was in sixth grade homeroom. We watched TV all day and the teachers were sad, but most of us didn’t really know what was going on.”

“When I found out, I guess I was in junior high. At the time, my dad worked every other Tuesday at the World Trade Center, and it was the other Tuesday. His whole work closed down right away, and I remember getting home and thinking how weird it was that both my parents were home so early.”

“I was in fifth grade. We watched it over and over on TV at school. I remember feeling sad for what I was seeing and for the people, but I didn’t really understand it.”

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One on One

with Jill proffit President, Fighting Illini Triathalon Team

by Derek Beigh

or the Fighting Illini Triathlon Team and their president, Jill Proffit, the biggest weekend of the year isn’t Memorial Day, Thanksgiving or even the Fourth of July; it’s a fairly nondescript weekend in April during which the team travels to nationals to meet and compete against schools from across the country for bragging rights and, of course, the fun of it. That journey starts anew each September with Tri-the-Illini, an open-enrollment race to kick off the school year and attract new triathletes to further improve a team that boasts 70 members and finished first in the Big Ten last year. Proffit, a senior in LAS and race director for the Sept. 15 event, spoke to buzz about what attracted her to triathlons, why others should try the event and how she hopes the team will progress. » buzz: What hooked you to triathlon racing? Jill Proffit: I’ve done cross-country and ridden my bike as a hobby, but doing the race was such a challenge. I had missed since high school having that team experience all the time, and I was looking for something in college that could be similar. So, when I found the triathlon team and everyone was extremely welcoming — even though I’d never done one before — it was a great experience overall, especially to try a new sport and have a new challenge set out. » buzz: What is Tri-the-Illini? JP: That’s our upcoming race, the third annual. It’s a sprint-distance triathlon, and it’s composed of a 300 meter swim, a 14.5 mile bike ride and a 5K run. This one will be in the outdoor pool at the ARC, and then we’ll have a bike ride through the flatlands out through Urbana and into the township area. Then we’ll run through the heart of campus. The quad’s part of our run.

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This is the third race; the first one went really strongly, so we just keep doing improvements every year. This year we have an expanded transition area; we have great sponsors lined up for the race. Every racer gets a t-shirt, we’ll have post-race food, there’ll be a photographer taking pictures, we should have the radio station out there, and we’ll have our sponsorship tent afterwards. We’ll also be selling our team gear. Once they get to the finish line, there’ll be music playing and everyone will be excited for [the racers], and they’ll get their pictures of them in the race from a photographer. We also have really cool awards, and we’re doing a raffle this year. » buzz: How would you persuade someone to try a triathlon? JP: I would say our sprint-distance race is perfect for people who are new to the sport and also for veteran athletes. The way the race is set up we also have a really nice bike course and the run is easily accessible. For new people, this race is the best because it’s in a pool — you don’t have to swim in a lake, which can be really intimidating with the big group of people. The bike is nice and flat, and we have a lot of police officers and a great staff of volunteers, so it’ll be easy for people to get directed in the right place so that they know where they’re going »buzz: What are your goals for the team going forward? JP: We’re looking to donate some of our money this year now that we’re more of an established team, so we’re looking into different places to donate; we’re hoping the team can really benefit the community more. We also want to people aware of the sport. Triathlon is one of the fastest-growing collegiate sports; every year, there are many more people at nationals. There are so many great people that are really welcoming in the sport, and it’s nice because it’s

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more of a competition against yourself. While we’re competing with the other schools, we have a really good camaraderie with them. I know football people hate Ohio and Michigan, but I have made really good friends from there doing different races. Getting to meet other people from across the country is a great aspect of it, too. In terms of at the University, I think our club sports team is gaining a lot of attention because we’re growing so fast and we’ve seen so much interest. Everyone on our team is genuinely nice and welcoming, so I hope more people try.

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THURSDAY 9

CG Productions Presents: ARTfusion RockStar Karaoke Douglass Branch Library, Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm C, 4pm

Beginning Swing Dance Lessons University Place Christian Church, C, 6pm, $25 Restorative Circles Presentation and Practice Group Champaign Public Library, C, 6:30pm

dance music

lgbt

Crossfire LGBT Friday Films: Broke- Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 10pm live music back Mountain Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and dj TwoYou Duo open mic community Transgender Resources, The Clark Bar, C, 7pm Request Night DJ U, 2pm U of I Jazz Combo (Hall) Speak Cafe Boomerang, U, 8pm IMC Shows Group MeetIron Post, U, 7pm Mainstream on Main Krannert Art Museum and ing: Community Booking karaoke fundraisers Road Song Street Kinkead Pavilion, C, 7pm Collective Aroma Cafe, C, 7pm V. Picasso, U, 9pm Urbana-Champaign InCG Productions Presents: First Annual Texas Hold stage Kinetix In the Mix dependent Media Center, RockStar Karaoke ‘Em Fundraiser FRIDAY 10 Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $7 U, 7pm Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaPACE, Inc., U, 7pm, $40-$50 Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 The Little Mermaid live music Caribe Urbano Hip Hop at Bradley’s II voy, 9pm The Little Theatre on the mind/body/spirit V. Picasso, U, 9pm Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Karaoke at Po’Boys Square, Sullivan, 10:30am, fundraisers Andy Moreillon This event will be filmed DJ and Dancing $9 Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 5pm Po’ Boys, U, 9pm 3rd Annual Local Foods Power Flow for TV Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm SuperStar Karaoke Call 728-7375 for tickets Cookout Darden Purcell Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Matt Poss, Ashley Firehaus Saturdays AnSun, C, 9pm Comedy Night Common Ground Food Co- Iron Post, U, 5pm 12pm, $12 Edwards and The Dirt Firehaus, C, 10pm Jupiter’s II, C, 7pm Jazz Walk 2010 op, U, 5pm, $12 Yoga Classes stage Drifters 2010 FACET Fundraising Meadowbrook Park, U, Krannert Art Museum and DJ Mertz art Bradley’s II, C, 9pm Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm 5:30pm Event Kinkead Pavilion, C, noon The Little Mermaid The Andrew Dixon Group High Noon Artist Lecture Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, Rustbelt Road Show fea- The Little Theatre on Classes limited to 20 par- Synergy Saturdays Zorba’s, C, 9:30pm Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 turing Matt Stewart ticipants the Square, Sullivan, Series: Melinda McIntosh 6pm DJ Milk and Cookies The Clark Bar, C, 7pm Happy Hour Flow 10:30am, $9 Parkland Art Gallery, C, noon dj mind/body/spirit Canopy Club, U, 10:30pm, $8 Live Jazz Call 728-7375 for tickets Amara Yoga & Arts, U, lectures Doors open at 10pm Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 5:30pm, $12 Stand Up Comedy ComBattle of the DJs Core Yoga 7pm petition Illini Union, U, 8pm, $2-$4 Everyday Architecture: Amara Yoga & Arts, U, dance music Opening Night Party 2010 Illini Union, U, 8pm, Milk and Cookies at Klub Monuments and Medita- noon, $12 SATURDAY 11 Krannert Center for the Per- $2-$4 Kam’s Hot Yoga tion Huts: Humanizing Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J live music forming Arts, U, 7pm, $5 Kam’s, C, 8pm Evolve Fitness Club, C, Architecture for Central Radio Maria, C, 10pm festivals Doors open at 6pm Stitches at The Clark Bar Illinois noon, $10 Live Jazz Carbon Leaf The Clark Bar, C, 10pm Champaign Public Library, Iyengar Yoga 40th Annual Broom Corn Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm karaoke Highdive, C, 7:30pm, $12 REMIXXX Thursdays Yoga Institute of C-U, U, C, 7pm The 2nd Annual Local Festival CG Productions Presents: New Riders of the Golden Main Street, Arcola with DJ Bob Bass 4pm, $14 Pulling Sheets: Making Band Hootenanny RockStar Karaoke Maize Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Handmade Paper From Ashtanga Yoga Cowboy Monkey, C, 5pm Senator’s Bar & Grill, Sarecreation Luna, C, 8pm Open Deck Night Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Rag Pulp Andrew Dixon: Solo Jazz voy, 9pm The Bears of Blue River Radio Maria, C, 10pm 5:30pm, $12 Allen Hall, U, 7pm Sax Karaoke with DJ HolLunch Time Skate Ritmo Thursdays Healing Circle and Laby- with Hemmingbirds Meadowbrook Park, U, lywood Ice Arena, C, 11:15am, recreation Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 8pm V. Picasso, U, 10pm rinth Walk 5:30pm It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm $4-$5 DJ A-Ron Crystal Lake Park, U, 6pm Bone Rollers Hair Show for the Up Lunch Time Skate game-playing open mic Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 Yin Yoga Center Ice Arena, C, 11:15am, 9pm Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Canopy Club, U, 7:30pm, $7 Event Popular presents: $4-$5 Nintendo Wii dance music David Howie Acoustic 7pm, $12 Doors open at 6:30pm Illini Union, U, 1pm Saturday Nite Mic game-playing Jukebox Astanga Yoga Andrew Belle The Clark Bar, C, 9pm, $5 Swing Dance kids & families Bentley’s Pub, C, 9pm Living Yoga Center, U, Illini Union, U, 8pm, $2-$4 Foellinger Auditorium, U, Nintendo Wii stage X-Krush 7:15pm, $15 Candy Foster and The 9pm Illini Union, U, 1pm Tales for Twos Get Fit and Flexible at the Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 9pm Douglass Branch Library, C, Shades of Blue The Little Mermaid concert literary Will Pick for Food Yoga Institute Memphis on Main, C, 10:30am The Little Theatre on the Iron Post, U, 9pm Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 9:30pm, $5 For 2-year-olds Square, Sullivan, 10:30am, Contemporary Christian Cover-to-Cover Book Jason and the Haymakers GRLZ Wanna Have Fun 7:30pm, $14 Kilborn Alley Blues Band $9 Concert Discussion Group Memphis on Main, C, Iron Post, U, 9:30pm Douglass Branch Library, Call 728-7375 for tickets 88 Broadway, U, 6pm, Champaign Public Library, miscellaneous 9:30pm Arkansas Dogjaw and C, 4pm Comedy Showcase $5-$7 C, 1:30pm Murder By Death Verona Red For girls in kindergarten Memphis on Main, C, Doors open at 5pm The Bike Project: Open volunteer Canopy Club, U, 10pm, $12 through 5th grade Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 10pm, $5 7pm, $5 Hours karaoke Doors open at 8pm Urbana-Champaign InUC Books to Prisoners dependent Media Center, Work Session DJ Bange dj U, 6pm Urbana-Champaign InRosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, False Priest Advanced dependent Media Center, 8:30pm DJ Mella D Listening Party CG Productions Presents: U, 2pm Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm Murphy’s Pub, C, 7:30pm RockStar Karaoke DJ Tommy Williams kids & families Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaChester Street, C, 9pm, $3 classes & workshops DJ Delayney voy, 9pm Preschool Story Time Liquid Courage Karaoke Rantoul Public Library, Keeping a Nature Sketch Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 Memphis on Main, C, DJ Tim Williams Rantoul, 10am Journal — Registration 9pm, $5 Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Baby Time Deadline CU Karaoke Idol ComDJ Mingram Douglass Branch Library, C, Lake of the Woods Forest petition: CU Rollers Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, 10:30am Preserve, Mahomet, $5 Fundraiser $1 Lunch on the Lawn Call 896-2455 to regMemphis on Main, C, 9pm Rantoul Public Library, DJs Ian Procell and Reflex ister CG Productions Presents: Rantoul, 12:15pm Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Upward Bound Program RockStar Karaoke Grown KidZ Funk Thursdays at the Library McKinley Presbyterian Fireside Bar and Grill, C, Radio Maria, C, 10pm Champaign Public Library, Church and Foundation, 9pm C, 3pm C, noon Salsa Night V. Picasso, U, 9pm Salsa Night The Clark Bar, C, 9pm

sporting event Illini Football vs. Southern Illinois Memorial Stadium, C, 6:30pm

festivals 40th Annual Broom Corn Festival Main Street, Arcola Music Among the Vines Alto Vineyards, C, 4pm

markets Market at the Square Downtown Urbana, U, 7am

art exhibit Combat Paper Project Reading, Lecture and Art Show Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, 7pm

art The Mandala Project: A Community Collaboration Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10am Talk and Book Signing: Depression Era Art in Illinois Jane Addams Book Shop, C, 1pm

museum exhibit Zahn Learning Center Open Hours Spurlock Museum, U, 1pm

recreation Free Self Defense Class Hwa Rang Do Champaign Academy, U, 1pm

game-playing Dungeons and Dragons at the Urbana Free Library Urbana Free Library, U, 10am

environmental issues Environmental Education Center Open House Homer Lake Forest Preserve, Homer, 10am

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volunteer UC Books to Prisoners Work Session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm

kids & families Family Meet Up Orchard Downs Community Center, U, 9:30am DIY Weekend Wizard Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 1pm Design Your Own Web Page Champaign Public Library, C, 2pm Call 403-2070 to register Physics is Fun Champaign Public Library, C, 2pm

the217.com Collective Meditation Ananda Liina Yoga & Meditation Center, U, 5pm Candlelight Yoga with Luna Pierson Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm, $12

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The Bike Project: Open Hours Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm

Americana Rhythms: The Ruthless Goats Champaign Public Library, C, 2pm Live Irish Music with Emerald Rum The Blind Pig Co., C, 5:30pm Hot Club or Detroit Iron Post, U, 7pm Surreal Deal Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm

classes & workshops

movies

miscellaneous

Prairie Plant Identification in the Field fundraisers Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet, First Annual Texas Hold 10am, $3 ‘Em Fundraiser PACE, Inc., U, noon, $40-$50 Call 586-2612 to register mind/body/spirit Drawing Basics Shared Space: An Artist Yoga Fundamentals Co-op , U, 1pm, $25 Amara Yoga & Arts, U, The Embedded Image: 9am, $12 Printing On Paper With Improve Your Balance Paper and Posture at the Yoga Allen Hall, U, 1pm Institute Write From Life: A Poetry Yoga Institute of C-U, U, Workshop with Matt 11:30am, $14

Murrey Urbana Free Library, U, 3pm

Pizza, Pitcher and Movie Canopy Club, U, 6pm

stage Open Stage at Red Herring Red Herring Coffeehouse, U, 7:30pm Drag Show Chester Street, C, 10pm, $4

festivals 40th Annual Broom Corn Festival Main Street, Arcola

lectures

miscellaneous

game-playing

open mic

mind/body/spirit

Dish It Up: Roller Derby: A Women’s Empowerment Sport Women’s Resources Center, C, noon

The Bike Project: Open Hours Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm FriendShop Used Book Store Open Champaign Public Library, C, 1:30pm

Nintendo Wii Illini Union, U, 1pm Trivia with Evan and Monte Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Duplicate Bridge Game Ginger Creek Shops, C, 7pm Bingo Night Memphis on Main, C, 8pm

Open Microphone Espresso Royale, U, 8pm Open Mic Night hosted by Mike Ingram Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

Hot Yoga Evolve Fitness Club, C, noon, $10 Ashtanga Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 7pm, $12 Hatha Flow Yoga with Maggie Taylor Amara Yoga & Arts, U, noon, $12 Sunrise Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6:45am, $12 Slow Flow Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12 Get Fit and Flexible at the Yoga Institute Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 7:30pm, $14

recreation Sunday Morning Bird Walks Crystal Lake Park, U, 7:30am

game-playing Trivia Night at The Blind Pig Brewery The Blind Pig Brewery, C, 7pm

fundraisers First Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Fundraiser PACE, Inc., U, noon, $40$50

mind/body/spirit Hatha Flow Yoga with Maggie Taylor Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 4pm, $12 Prenatal Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12 Tarot Readings by Jace Hoppes Chester Street, C, 10pm, $5

classes & workshops

mind/body/spirit

Yoga Fundamentals Amara Yoga & Arts, U, noon, $12 Hatha Flow Yoga with Grace Giorgio Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 4pm, $12 Hatha Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12 Introduction to Asana Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 6pm, $14 Meditation Instruction Urbana-Champaign Monday 13 Friends Meeting, U, live music 6:30pm Restorative Yoga Jesse Johnson Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Illini Union, U, 8pm One Dollar Wild Mondays 7pm, $12 Prana Flow Yoga Canopy Club, U, 9pm Living Yoga Center, U, dj 7:15pm, $15 Industrial Dance Night Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 miscellaneous ‘80s Night with DJ The Bike Project: Open Mingram Hours Highdive, C, 10pm Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, karaoke 5:30pm CG Productions Presents: classes & workshops RockStar Karaoke Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 10pm Paper Out of Bounds: Creating Monster Sheets movies of Paper Allen Hall, U, 7pm Kippur The Hillel Foundation — The Margie K. and Louis Tuesday 14 N. Cohen Center for Jewish live music Life, C, 7:30pm Corn Desert Ramblers stage Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Monday Night Comedy The Piano Man Illini Union, U, 7pm Canopy Club, U, 9pm Abe Froman Project Lisa Cerezo and Steve Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9pm Meadows lectures Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Planning and Preservation: Navigating Chicago dance music Politics 8th Grade Dance Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, Joe’s Brewery, C, 11pm C, noon Feline Wellness: A Guide karaoke to a Lifetime of Wellness CG Productions Presents: for Your Cat RockStar Karaoke College of Veterinary Med- Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm icine - Small Animal Clinic, CG Productions Presents: U, 6:30pm RockStar Karaoke The Corner Tavern, Montirecreation cello, 8pm Dragon Karaoke Lunch Time Skate The Clark Bar, C, 9pm Ice Arena, C, 11:15am, Liquid Courage Karaoke $4-$5 Boltini Lounge, C, 9:30pm Upward Bound Program McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 6:20pm The Embedded Image: Printing On Paper With Paper Allen Hall, U, 7pm Knittin’ for Newbies — Registration Deadline Champaign Public Library, C Call 403-2070 to register

stage The Little Mermaid The Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, 10:30am, $9 Call 728-7375 for tickets Zoo Improv Indi Go Artist Co-op, C, 9pm, $2

recreation Lunch Time Skate Ice Arena, C, 11:15am, $4-$5

game-playing Nintendo Wii Illini Union, U, 1pm Role Playing Games Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 6:30pm For high school kids and adults T-N-T Tuesday Night Trivia with Cara and Tanino Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm

faith Advanced Talmud Class The Hillel Foundation — The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 6pm

classes & workshops

Beginning Swing Dance Lessons University Place Christian Church, C, 8:30pm, $25 Adult Pottery Class Boneyard Pottery, C, 9am, 6:30pm, $25 literary Call 355-5610 to register Red Herring Fiction Beginners Needle Felting Workshop Channing-Murray Founda- Class Shared Space: An Artist tion, U, 7:30pm Co-op , U, 6pm, $25 volunteer Knittin’ for Newbies Champaign Public Library, UC Books to Prisoners C, 6:30pm Work Session Call 403-2070 by Sept. 12 Urbana-Champaign Into register dependent Media Center, Bookmaking Workshop: U, 7pm Japanese Stab Binding, kids & families Pamphlets and Creating Your Own Book Tuesday Twos Champaign Public Library, Allen Hall, U, 7pm C, 9:45am, 10:15am, 10:45am Wednesday 15 For 2-year-olds with a live music parent or grandparent Wave Club Readers Cherry Jam Rantoul Public Library, Urbana Free Library, U, Rantoul, 4pm 11:30am Junior high kids (Grades Woody Woodward Organ 6-9 in the Fall) Trio Goodnight Storyshop Iron Post, U, 5pm Champaign Public Library, Donnie Heitler: Solo Piano C, 6:30pm Great Impasta, U, 6pm For children ages 2 to 5 Lara Driscoll V. Picasso, U, 6:30pm lgbt Live Irish Music Bentley’s Pub, C, 7pm Rainbow Coffeehouse Garage A Trois Etc. Coffee House, U, Canopy Club, U, 7pm, $12 6pm eQuality Champaign-Ur- Doors open at 6pm Dave Cooper, Joni Dreyer bana meeting Wesley-United Methodist and Brad Hendricks Church & Wesley Founda- Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 7:30pm tion, U, 7pm

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The Sugar Prophets Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 8pm Kilborn Alley Blues Band D.R. Diggers, C, 9pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 10pm

dj Discotech: Dance Night Canopy Club, U, 9pm Boys Night Out with DJ Randall Ellison Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Wild West Wednesday It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 Rockstar DJ Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 10pm

dance music Salsa and Tango Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm

Bingo Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9:30pm

volunteer Community Connections and Outreach Group Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 6pm

kids & families Storyshop Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am Firefighting Heroes Douglass Branch Library, C, 5pm

community Girls’ Night Chabad Center for Jewish Life, C, 8pm

mind/body/spirit

Core Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, karaoke noon, $12 Yoga Fundamentals SuperStar Karaoke Amara Yoga & Arts, U, AnSun, C, 9pm 4pm, $12 open mic Astanga Yoga Write ‘n’ Rhymed Poetry Living Yoga Center, U, 9am, $15 Open Mic Nights Improve Your Balance Women’s Resources Cenand Posture at the Yoga ter, C, 8pm Institute markets Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 3:45pm, $14 Mahomet Farmers Yoga Class Every Market Wednesday Market Street, Mahomet, Ananda Liina Yoga & Med3pm itation Center, U, 5:30pm art Hatha Flow High Noon Artist Lecture Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:45pm, $12 Series: Larry Ecker Stamina and Sports Parkland Art Gallery, C, Strength for Men noon Yoga Institute of C-U, U, lectures 7pm, $14 Candlelight Yoga 2010 Iben Lecture in Astronomy: Exploring the Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Dark Side of the Universe 7pm, $12 Foellinger Auditorium, U, miscellaneous 7pm The Bike Project: Open recreation Hours Urbana-Champaign IndeLunch Time Skate pendent Media Center, U, Ice Arena, C, 11:15am, 6:30pm $4-$5 Refinery Fitness Institute Educator Open House Spurlock Museum, U, 4pm (R.F.I) The Refinery, C, 6:45pm

game-playing Nintendo Wii Illini Union, U, 1pm Pokemon Fan Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 5:30pm CU64 Chess Club McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation, C, 7pm Euchre Tournament Po’Boys, U, 7:30pm

DOIN’ IT WELL

by Jo SangEr and Ross Wantland

Cunnilingus It may be a funny sounding word, but cunnilingus means oral sex on a woman. But how do you do it? “Doin’ It Well” has a few tips for going down. Cunnilingus can be a very pleasurable sexual act, but it gets a bad rap. Because there is a lot of sex-negativity about women’s bodies, cunnilingus talk often includes slams against women’s smell or hair — much more so than there is about men’s bodies for fellatio. This is more about society’s discomfort with women’s bodies than it is about the actual experience of cunnilingus. Many women and their partners enjoy cunnilingus for a variety of reasons. First, cunnilingus comes with its own lube — spit! The woman’s partner may produce saliva before she gets wet, so the saliva allows for more lubrication while sliding over her sensitive parts. Second, the tongue has tons of nerve endings and is more sensitive than fingers, the penis or most other parts of the body, which means the giving partner may have more awareness about where they are touching and how her body is responding. Oral sex can also be very intimate; it can communicate more than a desire to sexually arouse your partner, but also an appreciation of their vagina and vulva, up close and personal. All of these can serve to make oral sex hot and fun. Here are a few tongue tips for cunning cunnilingus. Let it build

Women’s (and men’s) sexual response begins with desire, moves to excitement, plateaus (levels off) and then moves to orgasm before finally resolving (cool down). Sometimes we move through these phases faster or slower, but either way, they’re good to know when going down. During the initial phase, the vulva may be more “closed.” As blood flow increases with stimulation, the labia begin to open up, and the clit, labia and vagina begin to engorge. Find out from your partner how they would like you to start. Beginning on the external labia and allowing the stimulation to

Living it up when you’re going down increase the blood flow can result in a slower, but powerful, orgasm. But starting on and around the clitoris can be more intense and fast. How many licks?

As the build towards orgasm happens, different portions of the vulva, clit and vaginal opening may become sensitive, which means that the type and duration of stimulation may need to change. Ask your partner what they like, listen to their moans or movements and experiment with different movements to figure out what is good for them right then. Of course, every body is different, and every time is different, so the stimulation will also need to vary!

Making an Entrance

Vaginal stimulation during oral sex can also be really pleasurable. Most of the nerves in the vagina are in the opening, so the giving partner can use their tongue to push or lick around the opening of the vagina. Also, while licking the clit, the partner can use their fingers or a sex toy to stimulate the vagina. Some people find that creating a rhythm of licking and penetration can increase the receiver’s pleasure. In addition, curling the fingers slightly upward while inside the vagina can also stimulate the G-spot, which may provide very intense arousal. Remember, though, there can be too much of a good thing. Vaginal or clitoral arousal may feel too intense or even painful sometimes, so ask your partner what feels good and follow their lead.

Starting Slow

Like a big ice cream cone, lick from the vaginal opening up to the clitoris. These large vulva-wide motions can keep the stimulation building slowly. You can also experiment with long licks and then short flicks across the clitoris to alternate the stimulation. Breathing heavily on (not in — air in the vagina can cause serious problems) the vulva and clit, or nuzzling with your nose, chin, and lips while licking can also be both stimulating and intimate. (Watch out for stubble burn!) For most women, clitoral stimulation is where it’s at. At the same time, the sensitivity of the clitoris changes dramatically during sexual response. Rather than focusing entirely on the clitoris — especially the tip, which is often the most sensitive — lick up to, around and above the clitoris to provide indirect clit stimulation. Suck and Lick

Just because you’re using your tongue doesn’t mean you have to stop there. As arousal continues to increase, the partner can draw her clit into their mouth, and either hold it or push it in and out. Another technique can be curling your tongue into a U-shape and surrounding the clit.

Taking Your Licks

Cunnilingus isn’t going to magically happen without both partners communicating together. When receiving cunnilingus, let your partner know what is feeling good or what might feel better. Like all sex, we know our bodies best, so we can help give our partner the best directions to “downtown.” Check us out next week as we answer real questions from real students! Send Jo and Ross your questions to buzzdoinitwell@ yahoo.com.

SEX 411

Cunning Linguists Cunnilingus — the word, not the act — may be difficult to work into the bedroom. There are a lot of sex-negative euphemisms out there for cunnilingus, though. Find a good one (or make one up!) that helps celebrate the fun and pleasure cunnilingus may provide you! Here are a few of our favorites: » Diving for pearls » Tip the velvet » Worship at the altar

classes & workshops Beading Basics Shared Space: An Artist Co-op , U, 6pm, $25 Makerspace Urbana Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm The Transformative Power of the Written Word: Creative Writing Workshop Allen Hall, U, 7pm

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Rest in peace David Bowie Keating: May 2009 - September 2010

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): My friend Alana suffered from a mysterious ailment for months. Symptoms included vertigo, stomach pains, and numbness in her legs. After being treated unsuccessfully by six health care practitioners, both mainstream and alternative, she went to see Dr. Ling, a Chinese herbalist recommended by a friend. Ling was a dour woman who made no eye contact. Her office was dingy, cramped, and windowless. Alana felt a bit depressed by the visit. Yet when she took Dr. Ling’s herbs, she felt better. In three weeks she was cured. The moral of the story, Aries: The restorative agent you need may not come in the most inviting form. TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): A spider spun gorgeous cobwebs on my car’s back window. Anchored on the window wiper, they’re artfully woven spiral tunnels decorated with white flower petals sent by the wind. This sculpture is so beguiling that it caught the attention of a stranger who was walking through a parking lot as I was getting in my car, and we struck up a conversation that led to him inviting me to a party where I had maximum fun. So kudos to me for not mindlessly sweeping away the cobwebs. My decision to honor the spider’s small masterpiece proved fortuitous. I encourage you to learn from my example in the coming week. Be alert for nature’s subtle gifts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The band Tinariwen is from the Sahara Desert. Its members describe themselves as “soul rebels.” Their influences include traditional West African music, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and the Berber music of northern Algeria. I listen to them whenever I’m feeling wan and spiritually tired. Their infectious melodies and serpentine rhythms have a medicinal effect; they toughen me up, fueling the rowdy love I need to keep fighting for truth and justice. They’re your featured artist of the week, Gemini. As you face down the dangers of apathy, you could use the shot of courage and audacity they might provide. Listen here: tinyurl.com/ToughSpirit1 and tinyurl.com/ToughSpirit2. CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

Afghanistan is a wasteland of desert and rocks, right? Well, no, actually. It harbors huge deposits of minerals that are critical to the industrialized world. There’s a complication, though. To succeed, the arduous business of mining such minerals needs lots of water and electricity as well as political stability and a good infrastructure -- all of which are in short supply in Afghanistan. In offering this scenario for your consideration, Cancerian, I’m suggesting that you make a comparable re-evaluation of a certain situation in your own life. According to my reading of the omens, someone or something you’ve considered barren may in fact harbor resources that are useful to you. Here’s the rub: Are you in position to get access to them? If not, what would it take to do so?

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

For years I’ve been in love with a woman who is also in love with me. Hooray! But when I was younger, I sometimes got embroiled in obsessive adorations for unavailable women. One didn’t want me, another was already in a committed relationship, still another lived 6,000 miles away, and a fourth was a lesbian. The pain of those impossible attractions eventually prodded me to retrain myself so as to not keep repeating the pattern. Can I convince you to learn from my hardship? According to my reading of the omens, the next few months should be a time when you put a strong emphasis on allies who are available, not on the other kind.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

I’ve been playing with a fun hypothesis lately: that absolutely everyone in the world has the power to heal someone else. At one end of the spectrum are the doctors and shamans and therapists who can summon the means to cure lots of people. At the other end are individuals with the power to improve the health or smooth out the distortions in just one other person. Wherever you fit in this range, Virgo, I’m happy to tell you that your healing mojo is now at a peak. Please invoke it in all of its intensity and point it in the direction of whomever can benefit.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): As I studied the astrological configurations for you, I realized I had to leave the bubble of my office. The omens suggested that you would benefit from escaping your usual frames of reference, and I felt I had to do the same if I wanted to get the best oracle. So I hiked out to my favorite boulder, where the creek forks into two streams. I sat down and addressed the spirits: What’s the advice Libras need most? Soon, a dragonfly landed on my shoulder. For the next ten minutes I asked it questions about how you should proceed. Here’s the gist of its telepathic message: “I gently shatter illusions. My power is graceful and lilting. I sew up the wounds of snakes. Nothing eludes my uninhibited vision. I don’t bite. I am a professional and primeval transformer.” SCORPIO

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SAGITTARIUS

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“I ? NY”--where’s the love?

Of all the noses of all the famous actresses in the world, my favorite is Cate Blanchett’s. It’s strong and forceful, yet buoyant and irregular. It’s wider and fleshier than most noses that are considered “feminine,” but sensual and seductive. Best of all, it has so many different aspects, and looks so varied from a variety of angles, that it seems to shift its shape as you watch it. It’s gorgeous! Please take a cue from me as you evaluate the unacknowledged beauty in your own sphere, Scorpio. It’s crucial that you rebel against our culture’s absurdly generic standards.

“The best guide in life is strength,” said Swami Vivekananda. “Discard everything that weakens you, have nothing to do with it.” In accordance with the astrological omens, Sagittarius, I’m making that your rallying cry. You not only have the right to align yourself with only the most potent, life-giving sources; you have an urgent need to do so. So be audaciously discerning as you evaluate each person and situation that comes before you. Ask, “Will this feed my vitality or will it not?”

What happens in your bedroom, Capricorn? What stories swirl around in your mind while you’re there? What secrets simmer and ferment? What feelings do you gravitate toward? Judging from the astrological omens, I’d say it’s time to expand your notion of what goes on in that sanctuary. How about embarking on a new playtime activity or introducing a pleasurable commotion you’ve never tried? At the very least, unleash your imagination while relaxing there. Give yourself permission to have bigger fantasies. Tell yourself more epic stories, develop a more active relationship with your secrets, and welcome unfamiliar feelings.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Last May, riots in Santa Cruz, California trashed 18 buildings in the downtown area. But for one store owner, the mayhem brought unexpected blessings. She was able to tap into a city fund that not only paid for her broken front window, but also allowed her to make several improvements, like adding fresh paint, a new awning, and better lighting. “I never would have thought when I got that call at 1 in the morning that this was going to turn into such a wonderful thing for us,” Diane Towns told the *Santa Cruz Sentinel.* I predict a similar progression for you, Aquarius. An event that seemed like bad luck at the time will ultimately lead to good luck.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): French painter Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) declared early in his career that he wanted to “conquer Paris with an apple.” He meant that he wanted to become a major force in the art world by revolutionizing the way that still-life paintings were done. He must have been successful, because two prominent modern painters, Picasso and Matisse, referred to Cezanne as “the father of us all.” Your assignment in the coming months, Pisces, is to make a splash in your own chosen field with an innovation that’s as simple and basic as Cezanne’s reconfigured apple.

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Across 1 “Saved by the Bell” stud 5 Lead male or female 10 Glowing ring 14 “Four Leaf Clover” folk-rocker Moore 15 Holiday changed to Thanksgiving in “For Your Consideration” 16 Alternative to Visa or MC 17 Drescher with a distinctive laugh 18 Humiliating way to live 20 T as in transmission? 22 “Leading with My ___” (Jay Leno book) 23 Original makers of Rubik’s Cube 30 Diploma alternative 31 End of a belief? 32 Neptune, for one 33 To no ___ 35 Squeamish person 36 Rare postage stamp with an upside-down airplane 41 Exotic berry in some diets 42 Crossword parts 43 Throw a party for 46 Director Roth 47 Chow down 50 Comment after a lame joke others are laughing at 54 “Beat it!”

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Down 1 “Pleasingly plump,” according to Merriam-Webster 2 Get grating 3 Turned one’s neck 4 Roo’s mom 5 Bee: pref. 6 “Un ___ Dun” (2007 fantasy novel set in a mirror version of the UK) 7 Not so cheap 8 Tough-to-hit note 9 Some pregnancy tests, for short 10 Bad actor 11 “___ making myself clear?” 12 Spy novelist Deighton 13 Clearasil competitor 19 “Drinks are ___!” 21 Martini garnish

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a second shot The wrong way to live out your dreams Everyone thinks about going back to high school, only this time as an adult, to relive the experience and do it better the second time around. “Oh, if I knew then what I know now ...” It’s a nice little diversion, but I have to wonder how much difference there would be. I was a jackass in high school. I’m a jackass now. Time can’t change everything. In fact, I would wager that even if the “current me” went all the way back to grade school I would still be mocked and humiliated on a fairly regular basis. Besides, even if it worked, you’d have to be a pretty big douchebag to get pleasure from dominating younger and less skilled people. Well, it turns out there is at least one guy out there who is a pretty big douchebag. I read last week about a guy named Julious Threatts who signed up to play in the Tampa Bay Youth Football League, a league where the players are 13 and 14 years old. I assumed he was a kid who loved football and competition and wanted to learn something about himself. I assumed wrong. Instead, he was a 21-year-old convicted felon who

13-year-old kids. It’s like a 10-year-old playing against a squad of babies. The article didn’t mention how well he did in the one game he played against the kids, so that should tell you something right there. He probably sucked, even against vastly younger competition. Otherwise, they would have been able to tell he was much older right off the bat. He’s probably “not quite right” as they say down home, but his failure against children has got to lower the self-esteem bar even a little bit more. Hell, I wasn’t especially good at football and I haven’t played since high school, but I guarantee you I would freaking dominate a bunch of 13year-olds. Sure, I’d end up bruised and battered and probably be so sore I couldn’t get out of bed for five days, but those coaches would have still thought I was a hell of a player. DJ douchebag apparently didn’t stand out at all. So, if he’s not special against the youth football league, it doesn’t leave him many more options to stand out. I suppose he could drop down to second-grade and try to be “King Shit” of a schoolyard kickball game. If that fails, he might possibly try to sneak into a toddler karate dojo or maybe one of those classes where they teach babies to swim. Outside of that, there Hell, I wasn’t especially good at will be no one young enough for him to athletically unless he crawls football and I haven’t played since dominate inside a pregnant woman and attempts high school, but I guarantee you I to arm-wrestle a fetus. The guy is currently in jail for fraud bewould freaking dominate a bunch cause I don’t think you can charge someone with being a tool, but eventually they’ll of 13-year-olds. have to find some sort of punishment for apparently wanted to knock the piss out of some him. He could maybe just keep reading Danielle little kids and play some football. He changed his Steele novels and writing poetry for YouTube, name to “Chad Jordan,” forged a birth certificate which seems like punishment enough, but I’ve and actually even got to play in one game before got a far better and creative idea. everyone figured out that he could have bought Since he really wants to play football, I think beer for the whole team. we should let him play football — at the highThey say he might have even gotten away with est level possible. He can even keep the same the football charade longer if the dumb bastard teammates he had in youth football. Hell, let’s hadn’t also tried to sign up for middle school, as even make him quarterback. His team can line well. That’s when school officials discovered he up against the Detroit Lions for a few plays. Sure, wasn’t quite as young as he said he was. It was they aren’t the best team in the NFL, but I bet even more disturbing when they discovered his they’re plenty tough enough to stomp a mud hole actual identity. Evidently, he’s an avid fan of Dani- in this guy’s ass. Once the ball is hiked, the pro elle Steele books and has recorded readings of his players can break through the line of children and poetry for his personal YouTube channel. Geez, then repeatedly slap the crap out of the 21-yearI already disliked the guy and now I find this out old wonder. Maybe five or six concussions will — picking on little kids, Danielle Steele books and knock some sense into the silly bastard. poetry readings. Sir, there is no circle in hell that is I’m sure once they manage to pry him from adequate for your offenses to humanity. the turf a few times his attitude about being a The whole story is just weird to me. I mean, bully might change a little bit. A few knee reI get the joy of acting like a big shot, but it’s placements, a couple catheter insertions and probably a whole lot better if you actually are several smelling salts later he may even realize a big shot. This guy didn’t drop down to high it’s not all that much fun to live out your dream. school age where things might have been at I bet the kids on his team would enjoy it quite a least a little more fair. He dropped way down to lot, though.

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