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AUTHENTIC GERMAN DINNERS
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MANAGING EDITOR’S NOTE
MOVIES Reviews of 9 and Sorority Row on Saturday. 9 is the story of a living doll, who finds himself living in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans were killed by machines. Sorority Row follows a group of sorority girls who try to cover up an accidental death caused by a prank gone awry, only to be hunted by a hooded serial killer. There’s a lot of killing going on next week.
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FOOD & DRINK Handmade, artisan ice creams make what is already an indulgent treat absolutely exceptional. Discover Jeni’s Ice Creams, now available at Cakes on Walnut, in our online review of their some fantastic flavors.
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MUSIC ... and so begins a solid 2 weeks of festival coverage with both the Ellnora Guitar Festival and Pygmalion Music Festival making their way through town. Check the217 for daily coverage of each event, including upcoming post-show reviews of The National, Bill Frisell, Brazilian Bash and Keb’ Mo’ Band among others. COMMUNITY This week buzz takes a look at the back-to-school fashion on campus during the first few weeks of school. Want to see more? Go online now to see more photos of students who rocked their own unique style on the way to class.
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This week, the swine flu hit home in the buzz office with our art director, Claire Keating, succumbing to the dreaded malady. Right now she is overcome with coughing fits and oinking, all the while complaining about having to design the “Week Ahead” section and excited about soon eating tacos during our Tuesday night taco run (when we get done an issue, we reward ourselves with “Mexican”). She may look placid, but inside her body is fighting off an invasion of virons unlike any the world has ever seen. Actually it’s a lot like previous flu viruses, as are most season’s outbreaks. One way new flu strains are created is by older strains recombining in new ways, and often this recombination takes place in birds or pigs; current evidence suggests that the swine flu strain was the result of a recombination between two older strains in the latter species. This does not mean anyone should stop (or start if they have a death wish) eating pork (or playing with pigs). As long as it is cooked well you have nothing to worry about, and if its not, trichinosis is probably more likely. We have seen an unusual rise in wet-naps around the office as well, which I believe is unrelated to the pandemic. Anyway, that’s the science lesson for this week, and to cheer Claire up, we’ve made a pie chart of flu related fatalities in the office (see Fig. 1 below).
Current buzz fatality rate: 0%
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Fig. 1: Frequency of swine flu fatalities in buzz office
Oh the humanity. PS — Claire licked an unknown number of keyboards at the Daily Illini office next door. J/K?
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Who are you looking forward to seeing at next weekend’s year’s Pygmalion Music Festival? SARAH HAUSER STUDENT, SENIOR
“My roommates and I are going to see our main man Mike Kinsella also known as Owen.”
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THIRD ANNUAL HAITI BENEFIT CONCERT
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The third annual Haiti Benefit Concert, which will take place from 9:00 p.m. to midnight this Friday, Sept. 11 at Mike ‘N Molly’s, is a chance to catch some good tunes for a good cause. Local rock bands Lumus, Looking to Cheat, Vanattica and Paul Kotheimer will be riffing their guitars to raise money for a children’s school in Thor, Haiti. The entry cost will be a minimum $5 donation with all proceeds, and the money earned by raffling Haitian artwork will go towards supporting the school. Doug Berkman, bassist in the local rock band Lumus, said the set-up includes a wide variety of rock, describing Lumus specifically as “heavy rock and roll with a jam-band influence.” For Berkman, using his music to aid the children’s school felt natural. “Music is a huge part of the Haitians’ life, and music is a huge part of my life,” said Berkman. Berkman finds the dignity of the Haitian people inspiring. He said, “Even though they have so little, a family might put a month’s worth of their earnings into getting a uniform for their child to go to school.” Berkman hopes the proceeds from the concert will help to finalize the kitchen, bathroom and cistern of the school, just in time for the scholastic year. COVER DESIGN Matt Harlan EDITOR IN CHIEF Tommy Trafton MANAGING EDITOR & COPY CHIEF Mark Grabowski ART DIRECTOR Claire Keating PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Wallo Villacorta IMAGE EDITOR Rebekah Nelson PHOTOGRAPHERS Ro$$ Topol, James Kyung, Annette Miller,
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A Reel steal
Virginia Theatre offers discounted ticket prices twice a week
by Eric Gordon
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VIRGINIA THEATRE 203 W PARK, C WHY: Blockbuster movies for a low price twice a week as part of the “Reel Deals” promotion. WHEN: Tuesdays and Wednesdays PRICE: $2 (Tue), $3 (Wed)
» Transformers: Revenge
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Time: September 10, 7:00 p.m. Cost: $3
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The historic Virginia Theatre in Downtown Champaign has been home to the famous Ebertfest and performances by the likes of Jack Hanna and Christopher Titus in recent years. However, the Virginia Theatre is first and foremost a movie theatre, providing a theatre experience unique to the CU area, and it’s at a price that everyone can afford. Since 2004, the theatre has run a promotion called the “Reel Deals” series, in which ticket prices for all movie-goers, regardless of age, are $2 on Tuesdays and $3 on Thursdays, usually with a 7:00 p.m. showing time. The program not only focuses on low prices to get patrons into the theater, but usually features a popular blockbuster that has recently left the bigger multiplexes. So if CU residents happen to miss a movie they really wanted to see, or just loved it so much they want to see it again, the Virginia Theatre has them covered. Jameel Jones, the Virginia Theatre manager, recounts the decisions related to the now popular series: “We were looking at what other local theatres like Savoy and Beverly were doing and even theatres in Georgia,” Jones said. Many of the theatres were showing blockbuster films shortly after they had left the Theatres, according to Jones, and that gave the theatre some ideas to work with. “It made us think that maybe we should do something like this, but we also wanted to do something different and creative,” Jones said. The theatre then began the process of working to bring in more customers by forming a movie club and offering deals and announcements through email. Jones said the program has thus far been successful, and that he believes the Virginia Theatre has developed a unique program while allowing other local theatres to continue to do what each does best.
Upcoming Events at the Virginia Theatre this month
» Bullitt The film series continues with this 1968 police drama.
“So far the program has worked pretty well during the week,” Jones said. “Our budget is well maintained to cover all of our costs, and we monitor the expenses for the two nights. We seem to be okay on both ends.” Jones said. Disney/Pixar’s Up just finished playing at the Virginia on Sept. 1 and 3 and this coming Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Thursday Sept. 10, Virginia will be playing Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Jones is optimistic that the program will continue for some time, allowing for patrons to enjoy the experience Virginia has to offer its guests.
“It made us think that maybe we should do something like this, but we also wanted to do something different and creative” Jameel Jones, MANAGER “We will continue to keep the program and will justify keeping the program as it gets more and more popular,” Jones said. Jones admits that the program “may transform into something else,” but for now the program will continue. “We really want people to take advantage of this,” Jones said. Lance Barke, alumnus of the UI with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, said he would often go to Savoy 16, but if the conditions were right, he
preferred going to the Virginia. “I would definitely go if I had not seen the movie yet. It is always nice to go to a movie and not have to worry about spending the kind of money you would to go out to eat,” Barke said. Barke has a set criterion when deciding on where to go to see a movie, as many moviegoers often do. “I find the one with the best quality and best price,” he said. “Quality does matter to me, but price is really important to me too.” For Barke, to change his mind on what theatre he goes to all depends on what they have to offer. “If they have good service and a decent theatre, and I go try it, they would probably win me over,” Barke said. For many patrons like Barke, the Virginia Theatre has done just that with their special price. After all the costs, Jones said it would not be uncommon to pay around $12 for a movie and concession, and that he’s glad the Virginia can avoid those steep costs, if not for just two nights a week. He also said the “Reel Deals” nights would make “the perfect date night on one of the biggest screens in town.” Aside from this program, the Virginia Theatre offers a News-Gazette film series with classic films on Saturdays. The theatre is always looking for volunteers according to Jones, who would be happy to welcome them into “our family.” However, most important to Jones is making sure that CU residents enjoy the the community in which they live. “We listen to our patrons and what people may suggest,” Jones said.
When: September 12, 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Cost: $5
» Capitol Steps Comedy Show Politically charged stand up show featuring a cast of former U.S. Senators and House Representatives. When: September 26, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $33 for adults; $28 for students/seniors; $25 for groups of 10 or more
» Laugh Your Pants Off The second annual breast cancer benefit show will feature comedians, ventriloquists and musicians. When: September 27, 3:00 p.m. Cost: $10 each; $5 for children under 10
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a full lunch and dinner menu featuring sandwiches and paninis, plus some late night options. Instead of serving chips and salsa as a starter course, like in his other restaurants, V. Picasso will provide vegetarian soup and assorted muffins. Fuentes said this doesn’t have any Spanish origin. “It’s just my own idea,” he laughed. Fuentes has hired Chef Matthew Miske to take charge of the restaurant’s cuisine. Born and raised in Champaign, Miske is a young chef but already has experience in the field. Having worked at Radio Maria, Miske was just what Fuentes needed to pull the restaurant together while keeping the cuisine young and fresh. The atmosphere of V. Picasso is much like the cuisine — Spanish-influenced plus some new, cool twists. In an effort to describe it, Fuentes chuckled, “I’m conflicted — I wanted it to be nice without being over the top. It’s chic, that’s the word!” The restaurant will be bedecked in luxurious, contemporary colors. “There’s purples, burnt orange, copper,” Fuentes said. The bar area will be opulently draped in lots of fabrics while the dining room will be a little more classic. Fuentes also mentioned a special feature of the new restaurant — a VIP table, of sorts. “I wanted to make something for special occasions, you know, like for your one year anniversary with your boyfriend or something,” he explained. “It’s a separate table with a special menu that you can reserve for a flat fee. It even has drapes around it you can pull shut to make it really private and special!” Fuentes said that he wants V. Picasso to be an experience in itself that’s available to everyone. “We’ll have entertainment every night — from piano to guitar to singing, some dancing. Maybe we’ll get some Flamenco dancers,” he said. At the same time, Fuentes wants the restaurant to be accessible to a widerange of customers.
Jim Bier, co-owner and cook at Minneci’s. Photo by Annette Miller
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“It’s affordable, family is more than welcome, it’s just fun,” he added. When asked about the catchy name for the restaurant, Fuentes explained that it’s a combination of things. “Well, “V” is for Victor of course,” he smileed coyly, “and I wanted something kind of catchy and easily identifiable as Spanish, so I thought Picasso. Who doesn’t know Picasso?” Like the artistic name of the tapas restaurant, Fuentes believes that the Downtown Urbana scene is the perfect fit for this type of place. “Urbana is kind of young and ... artsy.” Although he had been keeping an eye out for anywhere in the CU area to open up shop, when the old Office space presented itself, he knew it was just the place. Already having seven other restaurants in the area, Fuentes will feel the pressure with another one added to the list. “Challenging is the word,” he laughed. He mentioned that he’ll be moving his office to the V. Picasso location to make sure that all goes according to plan. Although there is no official opening date for V. Picasso, Fuentes believes that the doors will be open by the first week of October. “We’ll do a soft opening to start and a grand opening a little later,” he said. The CU has to keep their eyes and ears open if they want to check it out as soon as possible. But from how it sounds so far, V. Picasso will be worth every minute of the wait.
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by Maggie Carrigan Downtown Urbana is the home to a new restaurant, the likes of which have not been seen in these parts. Victor Fuentes, owner of the area El Toro Mexican restaurants, is opening a tapas restaurant in the former The Office bar on Main Street. The new restaurant will be called V. Picasso and began as an idea three years ago, according to Fuentes. “I wanted to do something different,” he said. Of Spanish origin, tapas bars offer multiple dishes of smaller proportions, often in the style of what one would call appetizers. They can be cold, like cheeses and olives, or hot, like fried squid or empanadas. However, Fuentes wants to include more than an average Spanish fare. “[The menu] is Spanish-inspired, but there’s some French flare, and some American as well,” Fuentes said. In addition to the tapas offerings, the restaurant will also have
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he outside of Minneci’s Italian Ristorante (401 S. 1st St., C) resembles a small Italian Café — vines and beautiful flowers line the outdoor patio, and a delicious aroma, resembling mom’s kitchen, drifts from the inside of the restaurant. Likewise, the dining area has the same comfortable, classic and cozy atmosphere. buzz sat down with head cook, Pete Minneci, and Jim Bier,co-owner and cook, to ask them a few questions about how they create their authentic dishes. » buzz: What is your educational training or background? Minneci: I learned how to cook from my family, specifically my father. It is a family tradition.
by Maggie Carrigan It’s a hard life being a wine fanatic during your college years. First of all, people think you’re pretentious or a poser when you order a glass of wine while you’re out. There’s just no way to explain to them that this is your passion; swirling this timeless beverage around in your mouth brings you great excitement and engages all of your senses, while the dude next to you shotguns a beer without so much as thinking about what goes into its production, what flavor notes it has, how much hops have been added, etc. Secondly, no one ever wants to pitch in for some wine at a party. Why would they spend their money on that? They want Keystone, or if their feeling classy, Burnett’s flavored vodka. Worse yet, they agree to pitch in, but suggest boxed wine instead, which is downright insulting. So you either end up drinking the alcohol that the majority has selected, cringing as it hits your palate and sweeps down to your stomach making you feel queasy, or you go broke buying your own damn wine only to be called pretentious again. So when last week’s alcohol tax increase of over 100 percent went into effect on the first of the month, a wave of despair passed over me. This will effectively push a bottle up another dollar, not only further discouraging my friends from pitching in for the multiple bottles of wine I’m serving, but it’s also going to eat up my hard-earned money. What’s a wino to do? If you were smart, you bought six bottles before September 1. If you didn’t, don’t fret; you still have the opportunity to. Many grocery stores have lots of “sale” prices on wine which is keeping them at or around their pre-tax-hike price to help wine consumers ease into the new price bracket.
» buzz: What challenges exist in being a chef? Bier: Our menu is big; we have a lot of choices and we are very flexible. If a customer wants something prepared special or different then on the menu, we are usually able prepare it the way they like best. » buzz: What is your favorite dessert on your menu? Bier: The Cannoli. Our three most popular desserts are the Tiramisu, Cannoli and Spumone ice cream. » buzz: What is your most popular entree? Minneci: The Saltimbocca. It is a chicken dish baked in a white wine sauce, topped with cheeses and prosciutto. » buzz: What do you find most rewarding about being a chef? Minneci: Seeing people happy and smiling. The postive feedback that you get, that’s priceless. Its hard work, but when people are satisfied and love their meal, it makes your day.
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buzz goes to lunch
A-Ri-Rang
Java jive
by the buzz editorial staff This Korean barbeque restaurant, located at 607 S. Wright St., C., may have one of the more peculiar menus around campustown. Serving generous portions with interesting side dishes, A-Ri-Rant may be work checking out for yourself.
Crab Soup
Haemool Jahp Chae Bab
Cut crab, tofu and vegetables in a spicy soup, $7.99 If you’re practiced at cracking shell and enjoy a steamy, sweaty lunch, than this is would be the choice for you. The bowl of soup was huge with a sharply spiced broth sprinkled with green peppers, onions and soft and flavorable tofu. The crab meat was hard to get to, though, as it was left in the shell. Either way, the kimchi on the side was delicious. — Tommy Trafton, Editor-in-Chief
Omu Rice
Octopus, stir fried noodles, shrimps, mussels and vegetables (spicy), $8.99 The octupus was kind of rubbery, and the shrimp was a little dry, but the noodles and spicy flavoring made up for the less than impressive seafood. This meal was huge and could easily be saved for leftovers — however, don’t order this if you are afraid of your food looking alive. Those tenticles and little octopus suckers may make some people squeemish, but I would definitely come back here. — Claire Keating, Art Director
Stir Fried Vegetables
Fried rice with beef, vegetables, green beans and corns covered with egg, $8.25 While most fried rice has egg mixed into it, this dish has the egg encasing the rice inside of it. It had the usual ingredients for beef fried rice within an egg-wrap. It was a good balance of flavors and tasted homemade. However, it was a bit dry and needed more seasoning which was easily fixed by adding hot sauce. Large portion and sides made this a great deal! — Kamil Kecki, Designer
Stir fried vegetables and tofu, $7.50 Despite joking that my choice was on the boring side, I was more than impressed with the amount of food contained in my simple Stir Fried Vegetables. Loads of rice, a mildly spicy sauce and every vegetable under the sun mingled well for a light, yet filling lunch. On a side note: I don’t suggest attempting to microwave leftovers for a second meal — the ensuing dinner became chewy and wet in all the wrong ways. — Amanda Shively, Music Editor
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Jahp Chae Bab Stir fried noodles with beef and vegetables, $7.99 I was pleasantly surprised (and a little overwhelmed) by the portion size. I didn’t touch most of the rice that came with my noodles because I can only handle so much starch at a time, but the side of kimchi that came with the dish was really good. I enjoyed the dish itself; the vegetables were well-cooked and seasoned nicely, and the beef had a good texture. — Bonnie Steirnberg, Calendar Editor
Why are we so crazy for coffee? by Kristen Ellis I thought that I would take some time to address one of the biggest questions about coffee — what’s all the hype? Most people don’t fall in love with their first bitter taste of coffee or espresso. Is it simply the quick fix that instantly cures sleep deprivation and even the occasional hangover, or is there more to the allure of the java sensation? Historically, beans (seeds) from the coffee plant have been a coveted commodity — in our Western world — since their popularity spread to Italy from the Middle East. Courtesy of Wikipedia, anyone can discover that coffee grows in over 70 countries worldwide and has been a part of everything from religious ceremonies to primitive remedies for various illnesses. Quite frankly, history can be interesting and is a useful philosophical tool when one wishes to make an argument that even so much as purports credibility, but I find it boring as hell. The real heart of our society’s love affair with espresso and coffee probably has a lot to do with our industrialized drive toward total efficiency. A steady caffeine intake makes us work faster and, overall, we will be more alert after a cup of joe than we are when rolling out of bed. Then again, one must consider how well coffee and espresso is marketed to consumers. We don’t have to stand for the boring americano or large coffee with room for cream and sugar. Of course not! This is America, after all, and we have turned this ancient commodity into delicious milkshakes, cakes, and candies. A café mocha is so sweet and chocolatey; it’s possible to forget that there is espresso in it at all. The same can be said for a large number of the flavored concoctions a friendly barista can create for you. Some stouts and porters are marketed to taste like coffee, and various lip balms and candles smell like coffee. You name it, someone has probably tried it. Coffee is one lasting part of our culture that doesn’t seem likely to lose its mystique anytime soon.
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Extract, the latest from Office Space director Mike Judge, has all the makings of an outstanding comedy. Judge has a terrific sense of ridiculousness. The film’s star, Jason Bateman, has an uncanny ability to remain straight-faced when surrounded by absurdity. Saturday Night Live’s stellar Kristen Wiig plays his wife, and Ben Affleck is a stoned bartender with an awful haircut. All these elements should add up to something spectacular, but something’s missing. Extract does provide plenty of laughs. From watching all the men salivate at the sight of Mila Kunis’ con artist to pitying Bateman as he tries to get laid, this movie is pretty funny. Mike Judge’s movies are traditionally filled with clueless characters who overestimate their own intelligence. The same is true here. Many of the workplace interactions are fabulously frustrating as the workers draw conclusions about things they don’t understand. Bateman is sympathetic as the boss who tries to handle his idiotic workers. The biggest laughs come from the neighbor, Nathan (David Koechner), who doesn’t understand why Bateman and Wiig keep slamming the door in his face. Affleck is terrific as Bateman’s stoned bartender friend who acts as an informal psychiatrist of sorts. Affleck seems to have finally realized that his comedic talents are greater than his dramatic ones, and he seems like he’s having a good time here. There’s also a moronic gigolo (Dustin Milligan) and a hilariously frightening drug dealer (Matt Schulze) to round out the package.
Workplace Comedies by Sarah Gorr Office Space
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The laughs are abundant, but they’re not enough to save the movie. It’s enjoyable enough, but it’s the sort of movie one forgets having seen just a few days later. Kristen Wiig, often the highlight of SNL, is seriously underused as Bateman’s bored wife. Her strange storyline doesn’t make much sense, and it’s sort of disappointing. The problem might be that the story relies too much on ridiculousness and absurdity. That can carry a movie so far, but at some point, there should be actual character development, too. Even Bateman’s character makes decisions that, in the end, don’t make much sense because we
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don’t really know enough about anybody. There’s also a bizarre cameo by Gene Simmons which is scarier than it is amusing. Seriously, the man looks more frightening without his KISS makeup than with it. Extract is an okay movie. It is funny, so it’s worth seeing once. The tagline saying, “The creator of Office Space heads back to work” sets the film up to be compared to his 1999 film, and it doesn’t quite deliver. The similarities exist, but if faced with the choice between a movie similar to Office Space and Extract, I’ll choose the former. Extract is just a little too bland.
Zodiac (2007)
by Andy Herren It is a crime of cinema that David Fincher received more attention and awards for the vastly overrated The Curious Case of Benjamin Button than for his quiet, startlingly compelling 2007 film Zodiac. Focusing not solely on the killer who terrorized San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s, Fincher’s film instead presents a painstakingly accurate portrayal of three men whose lives are consumed by the case: San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.), San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal), and San Francisco police detective Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo). The film contains its fair share of shockingly violent and terrifying scenes, yet its quiet, slow-build-
ing sense of dread is what makes Zodiac truly remarkable. One particular scene near the end of the film featuring Graysmith stuck in a house with a man who could potentially be the Zodiac killer is very similar in style to what Fincher used in Seven. But that is one of very few scenes that will remind you of his 1995 film. It’s a testament to Fincher’s talent that this doesn’t feel like a retread of his previous work. In 2007 only two other films appeared on more Top 10 lists than Zodiac: No Country for Old Men and There Will be Blood. Both of those films got the Oscar attention that they deserved, yet Zodiac received not a single nomination. Shameful, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Shameful.
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» Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) to reboot the Fantastic Four franchise.
The Devil Wears Prada
It wasn’t until the 2006 film, The Devil Wears Prada, that anyone could conceive of the sheer bone-chilling power of the rather unassuming phrase, “That’s all.” This film is an inside look at the cutthroat world of the fashion magazine business as seen through the eyes of idealist, wannabe-reporter, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). Where Office Space called to the world of the cubicles, The Devil Wears Prada speaks to the world of the gophers — the coffee-getting, errand-running, coat-hanging assistant. Full of catty witticisms and hilariously undoable tasks, the film is an enjoyable romp through fashion with a fantastic cast.
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the ticker » Guy Ritchie to direct an adaptation of the graphic novel Lobo for Warner Bros.
The world of Office Space so excellently captured the pitfalls of the cubicle dweller, it has become ingrained in the public consciousness. Ron Livingston (Band of Brothers) plays Peter Gibbons, whose everyday life of droning bosses, unrewarding work and perpetually annoying cubemates became his own personal hell. That is, until Peter cooks up a scheme with a couple of work friends to con the company out of thousands of dollars. When that plan goes awry, it seems that just about anything is possible. To this day Office Space remains a cult favorite with its power to rally audiences together with pure hatred for the “Bob’s” and Bill Lumbergh’s of the world.
» Disney to assimilate Marvel Comics for $4 billion dollars.
What happens when your job isn’t just a source of frustration, monotony or stress, but something far more life-threatening — explosion? That’s what’s happening at the Jeffers Corporation in the 2007 movie, Visioneers. Zach Galifianakis stars as George Washington Winsterhammerman, a mid-level employee at the largest company in the world. However, in an epidemic, workers at the Jeffers Corporation are exploding from stress and when George begins to suffer from the first symptom, he worries he’ll be next. This surreal comedy takes the concept of the workplace comedy and flips it on its head creating a world not our own. While many aspects of Visioneers and the imaginary Jeffers company are far out there, it’s still easy to relate to the sense of work as place lacking in creativity and abundant with repetition and bureaucracy.
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SEEING MOVEMENT A modern dance performance manifests the trio’s experiences, visions by Alyssa Schoeneman Though most UIUC students know Imprint as an Illinois Leadership Center i-Program, the staff at the Krannert Art Museum knows otherwise. Local dancers Sarah Haas, Jacqueline Kinsman and Anna Marks will perform at KAM under the same title on Sept. 10. Imprint is billed as the physical manifestation of the performing trio’s various experiences and visions. The event is said to be a highly charged mix of aesthetics based on individual investigation of genetics, environment and the subconscious. “We’ve all done our own degree of research on these themes throughout the process of creating this show,� Marks said. “Some [themes] we’ve shared with one another, and some of which we’ve kept personal.� The three women were drawn to the common theme of Imprint for different reasons, all of which relate to the kinds of investigations (artistic and otherwise) that they are pursuing in their individual lives. When they began their choreographic collaboration in May 2009, Marks, Kinsman, and Haas discovered that they were all in a phase of transition in their lives. “Sarah was transitioning into the life of a student, Anna was transitioning into the work force, and I was transitioning from teacher/choreographer/dancer to arts administrator,� Kinsman said. “That was the start of Imprint.� Due to their different aesthetic preferences when it comes to choreography and performance, the women knew that they needed a choreo-
graphic method that would prevent them from butting heads in rehearsal. “For one of the group pieces, we each took turns playing ‘choreographer-in-chief’ and built the piece according to whatever components were generated within each rehearsal,â€? Haas said. “Through consistent rehearsals, we’ve been able to adapt to one another’s physical quirks, so that we perform together in a much more cohesive, cooperative way.â€? All of the dancers agree that the element of collaboration has been the best part of the process, as it has presented them with a wealth of challenges. By overcoming these obstacles, each member of the trio has learned a great deal about her individual creative processes. As a group process, the trio pursues performance venues that present a more intimate setting than the traditional proscenium stage, which made the Krannert Art Museum particularly appealing. “For the sake of Imprint, since part of our process has revolved around the effect of environment on the act of creating work, we wanted to ďŹ nd a space that would inuence both how we performed the work, as well as how the work would be perceived,â€? Marks said. The women hope that each audience member will come away from the performance with his or her own interpretation of the pieces and concepts presented. If the only thing that viewers take away is the enjoyment from watching danc-
ing itself, Marks, Kinsman and Haas are okay with that, too. To date, the trio has been working together mostly on a piece by piece, show by show basis. They said that they are likely to continue their collaborations and that it is quite possible that they will expand upon some of the work they have begun with Imprint. “Our tendency has been to complete one show, then get together a few days later and say, ‘Okay — what’s next?’� Haas said. Your guess to what’s next is as good as mine, but you can bet it will leave an Imprint.
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CU Sound off Should Chancellor Herman and President White get the Ax?
The Business Instructional Facility builds to green standards
by Danielle Perlin
Meaghan Carroll Freshman in Psychology I’m pretty neutral. I don’t watch the news too much. I didn’t know about it until I got here. There was chalk all over the sidewalk … [about] getting the Chancellor out of here.
John Warner Graduate Student in Aerospace Engineering Kick the bums out.
Cara Pawlowski Junior in Environment Studies and Psychology I think it’s been over-publicized, over-analyzed. It is a big deal, but ... it’s been over-hyped, the whole controversy. The Tribune prints a story about it everyday. It’s not necessary when there’s no new news.
Chris Renno Senior in Chemical Engineering I think it’s embarrassing to our school and it cheapens the work our students do here. I’m very, very upset. People know I go to U of I. When these shenanigans occurred, everyone thought it was appropriate to talk to me about the scandal, and I shouldn’t have to do that as a student. I wish our Chancellor would have thought about how this [would] affect the students.
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Solar Panels located on the south side of the BIF. Photo by Ro$$ Topol
by Corrin Behm There is a fairly new building on campus that’s making headlines around CU. It is the Business Instructional Facility, otherwise know as BIF. Located at Sixth Sreet and Gregory Drive in Champaign, the $64 million, 160,000 squarefoot building is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certified building on campus. “BIF may be the first sustainable building on campus, but it does not look much different. It uses many of the same materials seen throughout campus — brick, stone, terrazzo, wood, etc.,” states George Freeman, director of facilities for the College of Business. Many unique features exist in BIF that make it a sustainable building while at the same time very functional for learning. The building was designed to use less energy than other buildings on campus while reducing noise pollution. “Rooms are not air conditioned until CO2 is detected coming from an occupant ... and then it takes time to increase or decrease temperatures quietly,” said Barlow LeVold, assistant director of Communications for the College of Business. New technologies have also completely revamped the ventilation systems. “One of the most spectacular parts of BIF is something you can’t even see — the air quality,” said LeVold. “CO2 sensors in the classrooms detect when the air needs to be refreshed (carbon dioxide makes a room feel stuffy) and triggers the air handlers.” Because of this, ventilation only kicks in when people are actually present in a room, saving a lot of energy. Other building features specifically target water issues. Those include potting plants on a section of the roof to reduce water run-off; utilizing plant species around the facility that require less water; the use of permeable pavers (allows water to permeate through to underlying soil); a bioswale,
a landscape structure designed to capture and filter storm water, and low-volume shower heads, toilets and faucets. “The most visible energy efficient part of BIF is the photovoltaic array located on the roof of the Deloitte Auditorium,” said LeVold. “The array has the potential to produce seven to nine percent of the energy needed for BIF.” Funds from the University’s Student Sustainability Fee where used in part to purchase this feature. The building includes even more green features, so make sure to stop by and take an extra look around to discover the wonders of BIF.
North entrance to the BIF. Photo by Ro$$ Topol
On May 29, 2009, a Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that about 800 undergraduate students have landed on the University’s clout list since 2005. These applicants had lower average ACT scores and lower class ranks than admitted students. The Tribune investigation has written approximately 50 articles so far, revealing more information on which University trustees were involved, how political pressure affected these decisions and the ongoing debate of whether or not Chancellor Herman and President White should get the boot. As of August 19, seven of nine Board Trustees have offered their resignations, leaving Frances Carroll and James Montgomery. Late last month, Quinn appointed two new trustees who are not University of Illinois alumni. On September 4, Governor Quinn named another five new trustees to the board; all are alumni of the University of Illinois. Today, the board will meet for the first time as a group to discuss, among other details regarding the admissions process, the futures of Herman and White at the University. But some University students have already formed opinions about the fates of White and Herman.
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Goin’ home wearing sweats and heels...
Krannert Center performance highlights success of local couple by Jeff Nelson
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On Thursday, Sept. 17, some of opera’s highest of stars will grace Urbana’s Krannert Center for the Performing Arts as a part of the Foellinger Great Hall series. None other than local baritone Nathan Gunn, there is far more to this story than simply the appearance of a world class singer. To begin, there are three musical stars appearing that evening — Nathan, his wife Julie,
Foellinger Great Hall KCPA, Goodwin & illinois, U WhO: University faculty members, Nathan and Nulie Gunn, and Yvonne Gonzales Redman When: Thursday, September 17 at 7:30pm TICKETS: $48, $43 for senior citizens, $33 for students and $28 for youth
who serves as his pianist, orchestrator and arranger, and world class soprano Yvonne Gonzales Redman. The three are all University of Illinois faculty members, but don’t consider the event a simple faculty recital. Redman and the Gunns are world class musicians with a strong local identity. Despite their considerable credentials, the three live in the community and teach at the University. Meanwhile, Nathan and Julie are also University of Illinois graduates. After graduating the University in 1994, Nathan began a career that would take him to many of the great opera houses and recitals of the world, with an abridged resume that includes appearances at opera houses in Paris and Seattle, Chicago’s Lyric, London’s Covent Garden, New York’s Metropolitan, and Britain’s Glyndebourne Festival. In addition to song recitals, he has also played operatic roles ranging from the title role in Britten’s “Billy Budd,” and Valentin in Gounod’s “Faust,” to the Count in “The Marriage of Figaro,” and such modern characters as Clyde in the operatic treatment of “An American Tragedy” and Buzz Aldrin in “Man on the Moon.” Gunn appears on three DVDs and has more than a dozen albums to his name. His most recent recordings have taken his elegant baritone voice into the cross-over category with such modern recordings as “American Anthem” and “Just Before Sunrise.” With such fame, one would expect to find the Gunn family in New York, or
London, but as of 2007, both Nathan and Julie are University of Illinois School of Music faculty members who reside in Champaign-Urbana. Julie will accompany Nathan on Sept. 17, and her skill on the piano is as renowned as his voice. Add soprano Yvonne Gonzales Redman to the mix, and this evening of song from Prokofiev, Ibert, Lerner and Lowe, William Bolcom, Tom Waits, and Sting may well be one the major musical events of the year.
Nathan Gunn. Used with permission from Nathan Gunn
From prokofiev to tom waits
QUICK PICK ALBUM review
Don’t get too excited. Jet’s third LP, Shaka Rock, further exemplifies the unimaginative nonsense that we have come to expect from the Australian quartet. A combination of overly simple guitar hooks, uninspired lyrics, and a general lack of artistry assures us of what we honestly already knew: Jet just isn’t very good. Every track is essentially the same: short, ineffective, and utterly predictable. Don’t listen beyond the first single, “She’s a Genius,” and even that SKIP OR STICK WITH: may be too much. SKIP ¬Jack LaBelle
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David Bazan
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Curse Your Branches
I have always been a big fan of artists who departure from full band projects into solo ventures — particularly that of former Pedro The Lion frontman David Bazan. With his latest (and first full-length solo effort), Curse Your Branches, Bazan covers the always topical conversation of faith, or lack-thereof. On the throes of recovery from an alcohol addiction, the album contains the kind of beauty that resounds from overcoming an obstacle, whatever it may be. SKIP OR STICK WITH: ¬Amanda Shively STICK WITH
Humbug
Shaka Rock
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Artist: Withnail Location: Mike ‘n’ Molly’s Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 » 11:05 » Pretend Me as You Dream » Zombie Waltz » Persistence of Memory » Padewan » Ides of March » Spike’s Lament
Artic Monkeys
Jet
Arctic Monkeys might never match their incredible 2006 debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. While remaining respectably creative, the British indie rockers haven’t sustained the magic of their kick-ass breakout single, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor.” On Humbug, the band is somewhat inaccessible. The first single, “Crying Lightning,” is fun but not catchy; however, the band succeeds later in the album on songs like “Cornerstone.” The effort is still undoubtedly interesting, but Arctic Monkeys sound like they’re losing momentum. ¬Jack LaBelle SKIP OR STICK WITH: STICK WITH
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Photo by Todd Hunter
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Friday, Sept. 4 the long rumored indie trio Withnail made their debut performance at Mike ‘n’ Molly’s. This is no Fisher-Price My First Band; bassist Holly Rushakoff, guitarist Gabe Jackson, and drummer Rex Bennett are right back at home on stage. In the beer garden, beneath a full moon and before blue and green stage lights reminiscent of a PuttPutt golf course, Withnail performed the aforementioned seven songs. “Pretend Me as You Dream” featured a funky guitar intro, then settled into a mellow groove accented with wood block. “Zombie Waltz” was a frenetic jam heavy on fuzz pedal. “Persistence of Memory” served up loud vocals, high guitar notes, and a sound akin to chunky peanut butter. “Padewan” revisited wood block but was busy and nervous with a lengthy instrumental outro. Withnail introduced the second to last song, “Ides of March” as an Alfred Hitchcock song. At over six minutes long, it began with faint prose over jangly instrumentation, then shifted gears to the stark refrain, “It’s not me.” Drums dominated the track even though drummer Bennett was the one singing. “Spike’s Lament” was the pop song of the set, even without vocals. A plucky closer, it snapped like chewing gum and captured the feel of a high-speed late-night car ride. Rushakoff’s bass is unmistakable, so comparisons to her old band Triple Whip are inevitable. Withnail very much has its own sound, however, and where Triple Whip was minimalist, Withnail has an awful lot going on at once. The show flew by — usually a good sign. buzz
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A Healthy balanced diet of music
Ellnora the guitar festival
Fifth Annual Pygmalion Music Festival bridges the gap between local and national artists Thursday, Sept. 10 » Opening Night Party at 7 p.m., $5 Friday, Sept. 11: » Dan Zanes And Friends at 12 p.m. » Brasil Guitar Duo at 3 p.m. » Tune In And Tune Up at 4 p.m. » The Jerry Douglas Band at 5 p.m. » Morning And Evening Ragas: Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya at 6:15 p.m. » The Long Count at7 p.m., $8-$30 » A Story Of Floating Weeds With Live Music By Alex De Grassi at 8:30 p.m. » Keb’ Mo’ Band at 10 p.m., $23-$45 » Afterglow: The Sisters Euclid at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 » Yoga at 8:30 a.m. » Morning And Evening Ragas: Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya at 9 a.m. » Bachfest at 10 a.m., $8-$30 » Tune In And Tune Up at 11 a.m. » Natalia Zukerman And Erin McKeown at 12 p.m » Jake Hertzog Trio With Harvie S And Victor Jones at 1 p.m. » Garageband at 2 p.m. » Bill Frisell’s Disfarmer Project: Musical Portraits From Heber » Springs at 2 p.m., $8-$30 » Brazilian Bash at 3:30 p.m., $18-$34 » Garageband at 4 p.m. » Richard Julian And Jim Campilongo at 6 p.m. » Ani Difranco at 7 p.m., $18-$38 » The Goddess With Live Music By The Leni Stern Quartet at 8:30 p.m. » The National at 10 p.m., $12-$28 » Laurie Morvan Band at 11:30 p.m. Sonny Landreth performing at the 2007 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival. Photo by Dan Merlo.
it’s in the mix Ellnora The Guitar Festival focuses on diverse, wallet-friendly line-up by Leslie Goldberg
Natalia Zukerman performing at the 2007 Wall to Wall Guitar Festival.Photo by Dan Merlo.
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Formerly called the Wall-to-Wall Guitar Festival, this year’s Ellnora: The Guitar Festival is sure to please. Accordingly, the festival will feature over 30 guitarists, 11 free performances, and the global styles of “all things guitar.” Many of you may be wondering why the event name has changed this year. Bridget Lee-Calfas, Public Information Director at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, explained that Ellnora was the name of Mrs. Krannert, who, with her husband, funded the building of the center in the 1960’s. “She had envisioned the lobby of the center as a place for people to mix and mingle and cross-pollinate the arts. Since so much of this festival takes place in the lobby, we wanted to honor her that way.” The festival will run from Sept. 10 to Sept. 12 at the Krannert Center with events virtually around the clock. On Friday and Saturday night, there are Afterglow events starting at 11:15 p.m. and events on Saturday start bright and early with 8:30 a.m. Yoga in the lobby, followed by Morning Raga with Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya. What is unique about this festival, compared to other guitar or music festivals, is the mix. “It’s not just rock, not just folk, not just classical,” Lee-Calfas said. One exciting feature is the new focus on multimedia events. On
by Andrew Ang Feet will click clack towards the street. Old women will strain their heads to see. Out from everywhere will emerge the kids with Wayfarers and skinny jeans, puffing on menthols, for the fifth annual Pygmalion Music Festival will overtake the streets from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19. It’s all around CU, taking place at Manolo’s Cove, Exile on Main St., The Highdive, Krannert Art Museum, Cowboy Monkey, Parasol Records, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Bentley’s, Fat City Bar and Grill, The Canopy Club, Mike ‘N’ Molly’s, Channing-Murray Foundation, Sandella’s, Red Herring, and Blues BBQ, where music galore, featuring bands from out of town and groups from the Champaign-Urbana scene, will intermix. If you didn’t purchase festival passes, come early to venue doors, as those passes are long sold out. But, tickets for individual shows are still available in advance for the Canopy Club and other locations, at the door, with the exception of the Iron & Wine and The Books show at Krannert Center. Pygmalion operates as a collection of concerts that make up the entire festival, so don’t fret. It’s best to map out the schedule to maximize your experience. With 107 artists performing, and over 60 percent of those bands coming from outside CU, the audience is in for a healthy balanced diet of music. There will be hip-hop instrumentals as RJD2 takes the stage, garage rock from Canada care of Japandroids, indie pop from our very own Headlights and every other genre that music critics could possibly fabricate.
Since the first Pygmalion in 2005, Seth Fein has been bridging the gap between new acts from out of town and our local scene. Come January of each year, Seth is hunting for headliners, booking bands and dealing with the hustle and bustle that eventually becomes the Pygmalion Music Festival. Yup, he’s the guy that brought in Dan Deacon who warped the party so wildly, the stage couldn’t handle it. Yeasayer opened to a crowd of fifty at a previous Pygmalion, before Pitchfork gave their blessing to their album All Hour Cymbals. And yes, Seth’s to blame for previously bringing in heavyweights Andrew Bird and Yo La Tengo. Fein explained his philosophy on the festival. “In the same way that factory farms ruin our food, mega-festivals kinda ruin the live show experience,” said Fein. “I want everyone who comes to walk out thinking, ‘I could actually see and hear every band I wanted to, and it didn’t cost me all that much.’” Fein emphasized the importance of a small concert space. “Part of the reason why I truly believe in the festival as a unique and quality experience is because of it’s small size,” said Fein. “If I grow it and create outdoor stages, and lose sight of what the intention is — to bring in bands on the rise and showcase them to people willing to hear — it will lose it’s charm.” So put a halt to the paperwork, drop the calculators and Frisbees, and let the music into your ears. Attend as many shows as you can, enjoy the community and shake those bones; together we’ll all get along well.
Crowd at Pygmalion 2008. Photos by Wallo Villacorta
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Friday, The Long Count will perform “an hour-long phenomenon” with narrative, set, and film featuring music by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National. The weekend will also have two showings of Asian silent films from 1934 accompanied by live musicians outside in the Amphitheatre. All types and kinds of rock, indie, blues, Latin and country will be represented throughout the weekend. Some stand-outs include the Keb’ Mo’ Band at the Tryon Festival Theatre on Friday, the Jerry Douglas Band playing country and bluegrass in the lobby on Friday, and The Sisters Euclid playing “earthy, challenging jazz-rock” on Friday at Stage 5. For performers, there will be a workshop on how to prevent injury and increase endurance while playing and a GarageBand workshop on how to use the program to record and mix your own compositions. The most exciting aspect of this festival is the amount of free material. According to Lee-Calfas, the festival has doubled the amount of free shows since 2007. “The caliber of the free shows is every bit as high as the ticketed shows,” she says. Most of these wallet-friendly events will take place in the lobby. Forgo the bars this weekend. Pay a visit to the Krannert Center and hang out, listen to some amazing music, grab a coffee at the Intermezzo Café, and make a day of it.
Pygmalion 2009 schedule Wednesday, September 16 Canopy Club: » 8:30pm — Common Loon » 9:30pm — Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band » 10pm — Owen » 11pm — Japandroids » 12am — Headlights Dan Deacon at Pygmalion 2008.
Yo La Tengo at Pygmalion 2008.
» 1am — Physical Challenge DJs
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THURSDAY 10 live music Eleni Moraites Aroma Cafe, C, 7pm Ellnora Opening Night Party Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7pm, $5 U of I Jazz Combo Iron Post, U, 7pm, $2 Geovanti’s Live Band Geovanti’s, C, 10pm
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for national health reform and understanding the health reform legislation, fact versus fiction in the health reform debate, singlepayer and public option health reforms, open mic Medicare and national Open Blues Jam featuring health reform, and more. The Sugar Prophets Cowboy Monkey, C, 9pm
Disco Thursdays Fallon’s Ice House Tavern, C, 6pm Country Night with DJ Halfdead and Free Line Dance Lessons from Scotty Van Zant Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm No cover before 8pm. DJ Belly Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Stitches Goth Night with DJ Rickbats, DJ Kannibal The Clark Bar, C, 10pm
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Champaign Public Library, C, 6:30pm Topics to be discussed will include: The need
movies Global Lens 2009 Film Series — MUTUM University YMCA, C, 7pm Burdened by his parents’ unhappy marriage and father’s abuse, a young boy in rural Brazil grapples with his disintegrating family and uncertainties of the adult world.
art Modern Dance Performance: Imprint Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm A mix of aesthetics based on individual investigation of genetics, environment, and the subconscious.
DJ Hollywood Karaoke It’ll Do 2, C, 8pm DJ Bange Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 8:30pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featursocial issues ing Crazy Craig Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaCommunity Meeting on voy, 9pm National Health Reform
Interval: Brasil guitar duo Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 3pm Traffic Jam: The Jerry Douglas Band Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 5pm Jazz Walk Meadowbrook Park, U, 5pm In case of rain, this event
will be rescheduled for the next evening.
Weasel Dreams Iron Post, U, 5pm Appy Hour & Live Music volunteer at Silvercreek UC Books to Prisoners Silvercreek, U, 5:30pm work session Evening Raga: Pandit Urbana-Champaign InDebashish Bhattacharya dependent Media Center, Krannert Center for U, 2pm the Performing Arts, U, 6:15pm lgbt The Long Count Live and Let Live GLBT Krannert Center for the Alcoholics Anonymous Performing Arts, U, 7pm, Meeting $30, $25 seniors, $15 McKinley Presbyterian students Church and Foundation, Singers Matt Berninger C, 6:30pm (of The National), Shara Worden (of My Brightest mind/body/spirit Diamond), and sisters Free Acupuncture Clinic Kim and Kelley Deal (of For Veterans and Families The Breeders) will perUrbana-Champaign form original composiFriends Meeting, U, 6pm tions by the Aaron and Bryce Dessner (of The FRIDAY 11 National). The Charlie Sizemore live music Band Dan Zanes and Friends Iron Post, U, 8pm, $10 Krannert Center for the Kilborn Alley Performing Arts, U, 12pm Po’ Boys, U, 8pm, $5
This is a benefit for Prairie Land Conflict Mediation Center. A Story of Floating Weeds with live music by Alex de Grassi Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 8:30pm Stoney Curtis Band Memphis on Main, C, 9pm No cover until 9pm. Third Annual Haiti Benefit Concert Mike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 9pm, $5 Featuring: Vanattica, Lumus, Paul Kotheimer and Lookin to Cheat. Missing the Point Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm, $5 Keb’ Mo’ Band Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 10pm, $45, $40 seniors, $30 students ELLNORA Afterglow: The Sisters Euclid Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 11:15pm
dj Top 40 Dance with DJ Substitute Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 DJ Delayney
Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 DJ LEGTWO and DJ Belly Radio Maria, C, 10pm DJs Ian Procell and Reflex Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm
dance music Salsa Night at Cafe Luna Cafe Luna, C, 8:30pm, $5 The night will start with a mini dance class at about 8:30pm featuring the iSalsa2 crew. It will then transition into dance mode featuring the music selections of DJ Andriano, Juan Mendoza, Luis “Sabor”, and Mambo Italiano.
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ELLNORA Interval: Jake Herzog Trio with Harvie S CG Productions presents and Victor Jones RockStar Karaoke featur- Krannert Center for the ing Crazy Craig Performing Arts, U, 1pm Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaBill Frisell’s Disfarmer voy, 9pm Project: Musical Portraits from Heber Springs SATURDAY 12 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 2pm, live music $30, $25 seniors, $15 Morning Raga: Pandit students Debashish Bhattacharya Brazilian Bash: Brasil Krannert Center for the Guitar Duo, The BrazilPerforming Arts, U, 9am ian Guitar Quartet, and ELLNORA: Bachfest Luciana Souza Krannert Center for the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, U, 10am, the Performing Arts, U, $30, $25 seniors, $15 3:30pm, $34, $29 seniors, students $25 students ELLNORA Interval: NaDinner with Panache talia Zukerman and Erin Jim Gould Restaurant, McKeown C, 5pm Krannert Center for the Traffic Jam: Richard JuPerforming Arts, U, 12pm lian and Jim Campilongo Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 6pm Ani DiFranco Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 7pm Outdoor Block Party at Cowboy Monkey Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm The Goddess with live music by the Leni Stern Quartet Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 8:30pm Indagroove Memphis on Main, C, 9pm No cover until 9pm. The National Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 10pm, $28, $23 seniors, $19
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dj Los Amigos Tango Cafe Phillips Recreation Center, U, 7:30pm, $7, $10 with lesson Dance Pop Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 107.9 Rehab Jams Party It’ll Do 2, C, 9pm Kosmo at Soma Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm Saturday Night Throwdown featuring DJ Mertz Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ Tim Williams Highdive, C, 10pm No cover for students before 11pm, $5 cover after.
karaoke Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Matt Fear Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm
movies The News Gazette Film Series presents: Bullitt Virginia Theatre, C, 1pm, 7pm, $5
festivals Food Not Bombs West Side Park, C, 5pm
markets Market at the Square Lincoln Square Village, U, 7am Patrons can choose from a wide variety of
made-in-Illinois goods at the Market, including fresh produce, meat and dairy products, prepared foods, plants, and flowers.
volunteer UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 2pm
mind/body/spirit Yoga Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U, 8:30am
sunday 13 live music Dinner with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 5pm Brunch with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 10am Emerald Rum Blind Pig Co., The, C, 5pm Live music at Carmon’s Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm
dj Patio Party Cowboy Monkey, C, 5pm
dance music Country Western Dance Independent Order of Odd Fellows Arthur Lodge 742, U, 5pm, $2 Casual dress.
karaoke Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber CJ Dane’s, Tolono, 7pm Rock Band Sundays Hosted by MC Remy Bentley’s Pub, C, 8pm
open mic Anything Goes Open Mic Night with Jeremy Harper Memphis on Main, C, 8:30pm
movies Pizza, Pitcher, & A Movie Canopy Club, U, 7pm
lectures How We View our History: The Changing Image of the 16th President Early American Museum, Mahomet, 2pm Using clips from a variety of motion pictures throughout the 20th cen-
tury, Ron Keller, Professor of History and Curator of the Lincoln Museum at Lincoln College, will demonstrate how the lens of popular culture shapes public perceptions of history.
Musicians Memphis on Main, C, 8pm
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stage Monday Night Improv Courtyard Cafe — Illini Union, U, 8pm
Training for Food Pantry Monday Night Football Volunteers Iron Post, U, 7:30pm Wesley-United Methodist Church & Wesley Founda- game-playing tion, U, 5:30pm Board Game Night with DJ Casanova classes & workshops Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm 40 North presents West kids & families African Drum Classes Capoeira Academy, C, O Baby! 4pm, $12 students, $15 Champaign Pubadults lic Library, C, 9:45am, Classes taught by mas10:30am ter drummer Bolokada Drop in any Monday Conde. All levels from be- for twenty minutes of ginner to advanced. lap bouncing, nursery West African Dance rhymes, music activities, Classes with Djibril easy listening, and play Camara time for the littlest ones. Channing-Murray FounNo registration. dation, U, 6pm, $10-12 classes & workshops Guests can attend regularly or drop in for single MELD (Monday Evening sessions. Life Drawing) Group McGowan Studios, C, monday 14 7pm, $7 An informal and nonlive music instructional evening of Free Show with The Gold drawing the human form. Tops Memphis on Main, C, tuesday 15 10pm live music Monday Night Live Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Corn Desert Ramblers $2 Too Wild Mondays Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., with Jobu U, 9pm Canopy Club, U, 10pm The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm dj CG Productions presents Industrial Night: DJ RockStar Karaoke featurSorceryKid presents ing Matt Fear Nekromancy Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Chester Street, C, 9pm, concert $2 ‘80s Night with DJ The Fray with special Mingram guests Nathaniel Rateliff Highdive, C, 10pm and the Wheel Assembly Hall, C, dance music 7:30pm, $29-$39 Maniac Mondays Cowboy Monkey, C, 4pm karaoke “G”-Force Karaoke karaoke Memphis on Main, C, MCJS Karaoke 9pm American Legion Post 24, MCJS Karaoke C, 7:30pm American Legion Post 24, CG Productions presents C, 7:30pm RockStar Karaoke featur- CG Productions presents ing Matt Fear RockStar Karaoke featurMike ‘n’ Molly’s, C, 10pm ing Crazy Craig Geo’s, U, 9pm open mic Paul Faber hosts Dragon Open Stage for Bands/ Karaoke
The Clark Bar, C, 9pm CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch Bentley’s Pub, C, 9:30pm
buz z ’s WEEK AHEAD “How We View Our History: The Changing Image of the 16th President”
open mic Open Mic Night with Mike Ingram Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Sign up at the front of the stage before 9:45pm.
Early American Museum September 13 2-3 p.m
Mahomet
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This is not my average Sunday afternoon adventure, but I’m willing to forego my six-hour long camp out on the couch in front of the Food Network to listen to a lecture on our presidents. I find history really interesting, especially when people deconstruct it, as will be happening at this event. Call me a nerd if you want, I’ve got urgent questions about Lincoln that need answers. — Maggie Carrigan, Arts Editor
recreation Weekly Red Pin Bowling Special Illini Union, U, 6pm
game-playing Boltini TNT with Ben Gorski Boltini Lounge, C, 7pm WPGU presents Trivia Diner hosted by Fishing With Dynamite Canopy Club, U, 7pm
volunteer UC Books to Prisoners work session Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, U, 7pm
kids & families Tuesday Twos Champaign Public Library, C, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am Enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities for two-year-olds with a parent or grandparent. No registration.
U of I Jazz Combo The Iron Post
120 S. Race St. , U
Thursday, September 10
7-10 p.m.
The UI Jazz Combo is playing at The Iron Post in Urbana on Thursday, starting at 7 p.m. I love Jazz, which is well documented by my constant listening to of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Duke Ellington. I also love combos; those little snacks they have at gas stations filled with cheese and any other fattening ingredient you can think of. This is a win-win situation for me. — Matt Carey, Movies Editor
Yoga Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 500 S. Goodwin Ave., U Saturday, September 12 8:30 a.m. Free Yoga always helps me relieve my stress and I know I’m going to need it at the end of this week. The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is inviting Deb Lister of the Living Yoga Center to come in and lead a yoga session. And considering the class is free, it won’t stress my wallet either! — Jean Kim, Arts Editor
lgbt Rainbow Coffeehouse Wesley-United Methodist Church & Wesley Foundation, U, 6:30pm
mind/body/spirit Tarot Card Readings Carmon’s Restaurant, C, 5:30pm, $15
wednesday 16 live music Joe Asselin “Acoustic and Alone” Rock’s, C, 6pm Donnie Heitler Great Impasta, U, 6pm Rust Belt at Clark Bar The Clark Bar, C, 7pm Dave Cooper and Joni Dreyer Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 8pm Caleb Cook Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm
The Long Count Friday, September 11 7 p.m. Colwell Playhouse September 12 10 p.m. Krannert Center, U
The National
Saturday,
After fully capturing my heart with their live performance at the Pitchfork Music Festival, I’m more than ready for not one, but two performances from Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National at the Ellnora Guitar Festival. The brothers will first perform on Friday as part of The Long Count, a musical tale set to narrative and film work of the visual artist Matthew Ritchie. On Saturday, the men will then join their bandmates on the Tryon Festival Theater stage at the Krannert Center for a late show as The National. Krannert is an amazing venue acoustically and I can only imagine how nice it will be to see the band in such a powerful setting. — Amanda Shively, Music Editor
Ellnora: GarageBand Krannert Center Orchestra Rehearsal Room
Saturday, September 12
2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
As someone who can barely type, I currently have Garageband mentally filed away under “Cool Things I Wish I Knew How to Use,” and as someone who has no money, I love free things. Thus, this free lesson led by an Apple executive is a win-win. — Bonnie Steirnberg, Calendar Editor
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Country Dancing at Bradley’s II Bradley’s II, C, 9pm, $5 Hillbilly Humpday with DJ Halfdead Radmaker’s Rock & Roll Tavern, Tolono, 8pm DJ LEGTWO Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Weekly Top 40 Chester Street, C, 9pm Physical Challenge Dance Night Canopy Club, U, 10pm I Love the ‘90s Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm
“G” Force Karaoke/DJ every Wednesday at Fat City Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 10pm
Nuclear So & So’s, Maps & Atlases, Headlights, and much more.
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open mic Open mic at Green St. Green St. Cafe, C, 8pm Open Stage Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Open-Mic Night Radio Maria, C, 10:30pm Hosted by Jake Fleischli of Tractor Kings and Jared Roberts of Zero Base.
Market on Main Mahomet Community Center, Mahomet, 3pm
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Webster defines the word “unique” as “being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.” How ironic then that the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of wannabe sorority girls parade around campus each year wearing the EXACT SAME SHIRT in an attempt to prove just how very “unique” they are. Ladies, this makes you neither unique nor special. Stop fooling yourselves. An age-old complaint, I know, but I felt it deserved it’s presence in print.
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To my neighbor with whom I share a driveway, Hi. How are you? Are things going well? That’s nice. I don’t really care. You have 123 feet of driveway to our 57 (oh yes, I measured). Why, then, do you insist on parking in the first 10 feet? Why? Why? You have all that driveway, there are no one else is parking on your side, and by parking there, you’re blocking either my roommate or myself in. Do you park there because you’re too lazy to walk the 113 feet from the back of your driveway to your front door? Do you feel privileged driving an oversized, highend gas guzzler? Are you just an indecent selfish person? Perhaps all three? Whatever, move your car. <3 Your irate neighbor
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Just met with a woman today who’s a visiting scholar at the university. We initially met at my job, and she explained that she was working on a documentary about the music industry in poor countries, like Jamaica (where she’d been this summer taping and interview many people). Well, she’s just hired me as an assistant. I’ll be her personal assistant as well as her technical one, assisting with digitizing files, Final Cut Pro, etc. I even get the opportunity to go on trips with her to Princeton possibly and Jamaica, all expenses paid. This is seriously just the boost of inspiration i needed.
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To the gentlemen at a certain cycle shop on University Ave. YOU ARE A BUNCH OF ASSHOLES. Your customer service skills rank up there with those of a coma-patient, and not just any coma patient, a hipster in coma. There are five of you in the store at any one time, and normally <1 customer, but getting help with anything is a feat in iteself. I’m sorry to put you out by wanting to purchase something at your holy store, sorry to disturb you oh revered ones. If I was your boss I would fire the lot of you. Assholes.
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The girl living in A2 must hold worship services for the First Church of T.I., because I honestly can’t think of any other excuse for playing rap music so ridiculously loud early on Sunday morning.
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ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival arrives September 10-12. This newly renamed, three-day, round-the-clock guitar extravaganza will set this community ablaze with over 30 guitarists, scores of musical collaborators, innovative engagement events, many free performances, and global perspectives on all things guitar. Th-Sa, Sep 10-12
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I have a hard time distinguishing the line between boredom and hunger.
BY JO SANGER AND ROSS WANTLAND
CAUGHT IN THE GOODY DRAWER Stumbling upon your partner’s sex toys
Dear LK: Thanks for the excellent question! As you may know, research is showing that most people have used sex toys at some point or another, and many use them regularly. So, we’re sure other readers have found themselves unsure of how to approach this same situation. This may feel different than other sexual discussions because you’ve discovered something about your partner that is both private and that they haven’t shared with you yet. You may want to respect their privacy, but you may also be eager to tell them you’ve found their sex toy stash so that you are no longer holding a “secret.” Of course, being open and honest in our relationships is always the best medicine for true intimacy, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy! DOIN’ IT NORMAL
Remember, self pleasuring is perfectly healthy, normal and — while most people engage in masturbation — not everyone does. In addition, the frequency and style of solo sex varies from person to person. The bottom line: their solo sex life might be different than yours (more or less often, with or without toys) and that’s OK. Also, remember that people who are in relationships masturbate just as frequently (some studies say more often) than those who are not partnered. Just because your partner uses sex toys does not mean that they are not happy or satisfied with your shared sexual behaviors.
START WITH YOU
Figuring out what you are feeling about finding the “goody drawer” may help guide the discussion you have with your partner. Your reaction might depend on when in the relationship you stumbled upon the sex cache. Your reaction might also depend on how sexual the two of you have been together. Either way, it presents a good opportunity to discuss many areas of sex with each other. Pay attention to the feelings you are experiencing. Are you intrigued, afraid, excited, turned-off, turned-on, worried, surprised, or pleased? A combination of these and other reactions are normal, but remember, your reaction is about you, your sexual values, scripts and beliefs. Your reactions to your partner’s sex toys says a lot about who you are sexually, so explore these aspects first and be careful not to focus too much on what this means about your partner. At the same time, it will probably be helpful to consider what this means for you in a relationship with this person. Asking yourself some questions first may help guide what you want to say to your partner when you do bring it up. Do you want to incorporate some of their toys into your partnered sex? Do you want to learn what toys they have and how they use them in order to learn more about what they like? Are you curious what those toys mean (if anything) about their sexual relationship to you? Would you rather not know what toys they use, how, and with what frequency? BRINGING IT UP
Although it can feel awkward, we recommend a direct approach to discussing this with your partner. Choose a time (or create a time) when the two of you are connecting or talking with each other, and simply say something like, “I accidentally stumbled across your ‘goody drawer,’ and I wanted to talk about it if you’re up for that.” Keep in mind that you’ve been able to take some time to react to finding your partner’s toys. Once you
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Dear Jo & Ross: Here’s a column idea for you: what to do when you’ve stumbled upon your partner’s “goody drawer?” I recently came across my partner’s stash and want to talk to him about it. I am usually comfortable discussing sexual topics but this feels a little difficult. — LK
bring this up with them, it might be a good idea to allow them some time to react, too. You may also want to give them permission to choose to keep that part of their life private. Or, this would be a good time to share with them that you have a goody drawer, too!
aspects, if any, they want to share with you. This does not need to distract from your partnered sex, especially if the two of you can talk openly and honestly. Doing so will ultimately bring you closer together, which will enhance pleasure and fulfillment.
CLOSING THE DRAWER
Check us out next week as we explore another reader topic suggestion: the day after the hookup.
Keep in mind that your partner may not want to talk about their sex toy use in detail or they may not want to share their toys with you! Their solo sex life is theirs, and it’s up to them which
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Free Will Astrology September 10 - September 16
ARIES
(March 21-April 19)
To the thug who stole my Chevy Malibu from its parking place while I was recording an album in San Francisco back in 1991: I forgive you. To the lovely and talented Artemisia, who couldn’t bring herself to fall in love with me as we partied at the Burning Man festival back in 2001: I forgive you. To the agent who helped my writing career so much but also cheated me out of thousands of dollars: I forgive you. To any Aries readers who hate it when I refer to my personal life in their horoscopes, and would much rather I confine myself to talking about them: I forgive you, and recommend that you engage in a more thorough and profound version of the cleansing I just illustrated.
TAURUS
(April 20-May 20)
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20)
The old saying “You can’t have your cake and eat it too” suggests that maybe it’s not a good idea to go out on dates with a variety of lovers while you’re engaged to be married. Nostradamus scholar John Hogue has taken the spirit of this idea and created a variation that I think applies to you right now, Taurus. “You can’t have your past and your future, too,” he says. In other words, you cannot fully embrace the exciting and daunting possibilities that loom ahead of you if you also insist on immersing yourself in the pleasures of the past. You can either have the old ways or the new ways, but not both. According to my astrological analysis, you currently have a certain resemblance to a vacuum cleaner or a hungry baby or a min-black hole. Every time I’ve turned my meditations to the Gemini tribe, I’ve been hearing a psychic version of a giant sucking sound. What does it all mean? I sense that you’re especially voracious right now, almost insatiable -- as if you’re inclined to engorge and absorb any old thing that you happen to find in front of you. Are my speculations true? If so, I hope and pray that all the things you’re finding in front of you are healthy for you. But just in case some of them are not: Would you consider exercising some discrimination about what you allow to enter into the sacred temple of your body and mind?
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
These days, your gods can kick the butts of everyone else’s gods. Likewise, your lawyers and agents and sidekicks can most likely outwit, outdo, and out-wrestle everyone else’s. But it’s crucial to note that if you try to work alone, you will not be able to kick other people’s butts, let alone the butts of their gods, lawyers, agents, and sidekicks. The skills of your allies will be indispensable. The way I see it, your test in the coming days will be to overcome any tendency you might have to indulge in pathological levels of self-sufficiency as you cultivate a greater capacity to ask for and receive help.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22)
“We’re all mutants,” read the headline of a report on the latest genetic research. It turns out that like everyone else, you have between 100 and 200 mutations in your DNA -- absolutely new characteristics that were not passed down to you by your parents. To gather the evidence for this revelation, scientists had to sort through huge amounts of data; there are thousands of genes but only a few mutations. A Chinese scientist who was a member of the research team said that “finding this tiny number of mutations was more difficult than finding an ant’s egg in an emperor’s rice store.” I predict that you will soon have a comparable experience, Leo: From an overwhelming array of choices, you’ll be able to locate the rare catalysts you need.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
There’s a device on the market that claims to age wine very quickly. The makers of “Clef du Vin” say that by using their simple technology, you can “accelerate the aromatic development of the wine’s flavor and soften its structure.” So dramatic is the supposed effect that “one second of the device in the wine is equal to one year’s age.” I believe that you now have the metaphorical equivalent of this marvel, Virgo. This temporary talent won’t work on wine, but it could perform wonders with other processes that would benefit from having their evolution expedited.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
“The soft-minded person always fears change,” said one 22
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of my favorite transformers, Martin Luther King Jr. “For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.” The corollary to King’s pronouncement is that changes are less likely to be painful if you’re not afraid of them. According to my astrological analysis, Libra, none of that stuff will be an issue for you in the coming weeks. As you slip into a phase of riotous growth, I expect you will have abundant access to previously dormant reserves of courage and tough-mindedness.
SCORPIO
j o n e s i n ’ by Matt Jones
“T u n e I n , D r o p O u t ”-- w h o school?
needs high
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Studies show that many people believe their attendance at a sports event impacts the outcome of the game. They are obviously suffering from a ridiculous delusion, right? They’re enthralled by the kind of magical thinking that our primitive ancestors engaged in, right? Normally I’d say yes, but not right now, not for you Scorpios. For a limited time only, your presence at events where people congregate may exert an uncanny influence far beyond the power of logic to explain. Your opinions will carry more weight than usual, and your power to shape group dynamics will be at a peak.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, you’re now ensconced in a smooth groove and not even close to being stuck in a cluttered rut. You’re making the right moves for the best reasons, and never trying to get ahead at the expense of others. During a grace period like this, I think you’d be wise to convene what I call a problem team. A problem team is a posse of smart allies whose task it is to dream up every possible glitch that could threaten to undermine your efforts in the coming weeks. They lead you through dry runs that test your reflexes and prime your resourcefulness, thereby making those glitches unlikely to occur.
Solution in Classifieds.
CAPRICORN
Across
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
While I’m pretty much a genius when it comes to the meaning of Kurt Cobain’s lyrics, the art of cooking perfect scrambled eggs, and the secrets of being a good listener, I’m an absolute idiot about how a car engine works, how to make money on eBay, and how to craft a foreign policy that would deal effectively with Pakistan. What about you, Capricorn? What are dumb about? This is an excellent time to cure your ignorance about any subject that will be important for you to be smarter about in the future.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
The following projects would be excellent ways for you to spend your time in the coming weeks: 1. Attend a fantasy camp where you learn rodeo tricks. (They might come in handy during committee meetings and collaborative efforts in the next six months.) 2. Teach a worthy candidate the intricacies of licking your nuzzle spots. (It no longer makes sense to expect people to read your mind). 3. Scratch an itch that has been subliminally bugging you. (Unless of course you find some value in being subliminally bugged.) 4. Solicit lively information from a devil’s advocate, a sexy mother, and a world traveler. (You need exposure to people whose perspectives will pry open a couple of the closed areas of your mind).
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20)
Your quest has come to a fork, Pisces. Down one path lies a tumultuous obsession -- a compulsive, tormented hunt like Captain Ahab’s pursuit of Moby Dick. In the other direction, a graceful chase beckons, more in the manner of Sir Galahad’s pure-hearted search for the Holy Grail. Choose one fork and your quarry will be beastly, impossible, and frustrating. If you choose the other fork, your quarry will be magical, earthy, and transformative.
1 Novelist Waugh 5 Oozing 10 Annapolis sch. 14 First two notes of a descending scale 15 ___ Dame 16 16-bit console of the 1990s, for short 17 “Thriller” director who dropped out of high school 19 Fox show that takes place in various cities 20 Org. with a “Trick-or-Treat” donation box 21 Volleyball need 23 Hwy., for one 24 [it was wrong before I quoted it] 25 Rapper/actor who dropped out of high school 29 Field combatants? 31 Suffix after New Jersey or Israel 32 Cease to exist 33 Digital camera variety, for short 34 Company that developed FORTRAN 35 English, across the border 36 TV chef and author who dropped out of high school 39 Oscar winner Tomei 42 Over 7 on the pH scale: abbr. 43 Fond du ___, Wisconsin 46 Journalist ___ Rogers St. Johns 47 Org. that holds the Masters 48 “The Tortoise and the Hare” writer 50 Daredevil who dropped out of high school 53 Household stain remover sold on TV 54 Took the plunge 55 Company that introduced AIM 56 “Buon ___” (“Merry Christmas,” in Italy) 58 Buffalo’s county 60 Animator who dropped out of high school to join the army (but was rejected) 63 Ultrafast jets 64 Console that came with paddles and joysticks 65 End of an Ali strategy 66 Pop quiz, e.g. 67 Gulf of Aden country 68 Tear violently
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1 Get used (to) 2 Nut cases 3 Part of PETA 4 Abbr. that denotes “U.S. president” 5 Chaotic 6 One billion years 7 Airport terminal abbr. 8 Paisley Park Records founder 9 Some questionnaire answers 10 The Trojans, for short 11 Surface-swimming equipment 12 It may come close to Uranus 13 Says it’s so 18 “___ Fall in Love” 22 “Is it bigger ___ breadbox?” 26 Soft drink that used to be a Mr. 27 Start of some humorous comments from elders 28 Diamond pattern 30 Clay character who said “Oh no!” a lot 34 Henry ___ Award for college basketball coach of the year 35 Category 37 Gourmet food mecca of Japan 38 Rapper in a Viking helmet, familiarly 39 Sultry star of early talkies 40 Unfavorable 41 Goes back to fix the paragraph again 44 Words after “cute” or “calm” 45 Actress Dewhurst of “Anne of Green Gables” 47 Pontius ___ 48 Jai ___ (fast-paced sport) 49 Acted like a predator 51 “I don’t believe it!” 52 ___ a tie (require overtime) 57 Winter Palace ruler 59 Self-help workshop movement of the 1970s 61 On the ___ (fleeing) 62 Uno plus due
My shower head keeps making these kissing noises. I think it’s mocking my lack of a sex life.
AND ANOTHER THING ...
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by MICHAEL COULTER
Toys for tots? The intersection of entertainment and whores When I was a little kid, I had what I thought were regular little kid toys. I had a BB gun, some sports equipment, some silly putty, and three or four dogs to play with. I also had a few action figures of super heroes that I’d dick around with quite a lot. My dad called them “dolls” and was convinced beyond belief that they were making me gay. I never really got that. I mean, I pretended they were fighting each other and that sort of thing, not designing outfits and listening to Cher records. Either way, they were kid toys to me, and I mostly just pretended with them. I could make them do pretty much whatever struck my fancy. It all seemed fun and simple. I’m not especially sure action figures and dolls are quite as simple these days. Apparently they don’t leave much for the imagination either. I’m, of course, talking about the new doll from a company named Gizmodo called, and I’m not joking, Pole Dance. It’s pretty much what you would expect, a pie faced little girl in a shiny dress wrapped around a pole with a disco ball on top of it. Just looking at the ridiculous picture of it, you can almost smell that undeniable stripper stank coming off of her. As toys go, it could be far more dangerous than pellet guns, lawn darts, and lead based figurines combined, just not in the same way. There’s playing “dress-up” and there’s “playing dress-up like a whore,” and going from one to the other isn’t exactly a smooth transition. In all fairness, there’s not really much of a confirmation that it’s actually a real doll, and I could just as easily see it being an Onion kind of prank, but either way, parents are up in arms about it, believing their kids could be in danger. Honestly, I’m not sure they need to worry all that much. Just playing with a doll that pole dances doesn’t necessarily mean your daughter (or I suppose son) is going to aspire to be an exotic dancer. Hell, as I said, I played with a G.I. Joe for several years and have yet to join the army, hold my hand in a Kung Fu grip, grow a full beard, or rappel from a tower over an alligator’s head. In fact, though I enjoyed playing with the action figure, if anything, it made each of those things seem terrible to me as I entered adulthood. Nevertheless, parents still don’t want little Mary sitting alone in her room and spinning a hooker doll around a shiny plastic pole, dreaming of the day when she can take meth and be a real life porn star. Sure, it may happen anyway,
but they don’t want to push it anymore than need be. Rather than bitching, it might be a good idea not to buy the doll in the first place. Even that might not help much though. The world of pole dancing is all around and it apparently will not be denied. Of course, pole dancing got a major boost a few weeks ago when Miley Cyrus did a little trampy pole dance during the teen choice awards, working the pipe as if she were in the plumber’s union. What’s wrong with that though ... um, well? She’s only sixteen, that’s a good place to start. She’s doing her little dance in front of millions of people, which seems sort of inappropriate. I mean, it’d be weird if she was just doing it in the basement of her trailer for her friends, but national television really ratchets up the creepy. What else ... oh yeah, she’s only sixteen. Geez Louise, only sixteen and she’s already proven she sucks desperately at two things, dancing and singing. This bodes well for her future ... in Bizzarroland. I can’t blame the entire pole-dancing craze on an annoying little hillbilly though. Apparently, Wii has plans to come out with a pole dancing game for their system. That strangely could really stimulate the economy. All of those awesome flat screen TVs are going to need replaced after thousands of housewife gamers fly from the slick pole and go crashing through the monitor. Also, many people may have to have two TVs hooked up in the same room because I’m sure the Wii masturbation game can’t be too far around the corner. It’s a freaking marketing dream to sell both of those in the same package. Maybe they can even come up with a Wii game that allows people to experience embarrassment and selfloathing to go along with the other two games and just make it a three-pack. Call me old school, but I’m still of the belief that things like pole dancing should really be left to the highly-paid, highly-tattooed professionals that work in strip clubs all across our fine country. If we aren’t careful, all these dolls, amateurs, and games could ruin pole dancing for the simple folks who really enjoy it ... you know, fellas like me. Something like a strip bar just isn’t any fun if the things they do there become commonplace. It’s weird these days. Everyone wants to pretend they’re bad and rebellious, but they also want none of the repercussions that come with such a thing. I have a feeling many folks will soon see just how dangerous pole dancing is though. It just won’t be in the way they thought it would.
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