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IN THIS ISSUE MICHAEL KOSTA

Tennis player/comedian/alumnus

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Penny Dreadful Players offer new take on a classic

LATIN FILM FEST

Art Theater hosts festival

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buzz chats with the former Fresh Kills

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IRISH INN 14 ON THE217.COM COMMUNITY What does it take to be a successful style blogger? Read our profile of blogger Tavi Gevinson and find out in buzz’s new fashion column, online this week.

MUSIC It’s a confusing world out there of likes and dislikes. This week, Records We Dissed lays out why Tyler, the Creator’s Goblin might not be the gold mine some hear.

FOOD & DRINK We all do it — the late night binge. Check out Melanie’s new column that focuses solely on the best foods you can eat late. “Late Night Bite” will be online Saturday.

MOVIES & TV Check out our review of Drive, Ryan Gossling’s (so cute!) new movie about stuntmen and bank heists. Sundance liked it; see if buzz does, too.

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EDITOR’S NOTE DYLAN SUTCLIFF

This is kind of the worst week for this to happen, but damnit am I sick. After a long weekend in which my sleeping and eating needs were severely ignored and my stress levels were pretty high, I woke on Sunday with a hardcore case of the sniffles. It’s not that I’m terribly sick — I’m just in that in between stage where I’m uncomfortable all the time but unable to use it as an excuse to lie in bed all day. I’ve tried my best to get as much rest as possible while still being productive, but it seems as though I may need to boogie at Pygmalion with a box of Kleenex. Seriously, this stuff isn’t mucus; it feels like water is constantly pouring out of the spigot that is my nose. I was sick a lot when I was a kid. Well, I was home sick a lot. I was one of those kids who knew the school nurse personally because of all the time I spent in her office. Her name was Mrs. Johnson, and she saw me in some pretty compromising situations. Most of the time, I came in faking a sore throat or stomach ache. She’d see through my bullshit, let me lay on that brown, slippery bed thing for twenty minutes, then send me back to class. But once in third grade, I came in because my eyes began watering randomly during class, and I didn’t know why. She said that I was probably going to need glasses, and I started crying, hard. There was another time in fourth grade when a couple kids at my table and I were messing around with whatever we had, and I ended up eating a very small amount of White Out. After I had eaten it, I checked the back, saw the word ‘fatal’ and freaked the fuck out. I don’t think I knew what fatal meant, but I knew it was bad, so I said my stomach hurt and went to see Mrs. Johnson and immediately began crying. I really thought I might die, and it took a fair amount of talking from Mrs. Johnson to convince me otherwise. Basically, I was kind of a little bitch of a kid. I was scared of a lot of things. Luckily, somewhere along the line I stopped faking and actually manned up, which is exactly what I’m planning to do at this year’s Pygmalion.

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by Max Huppert For those bike riders who have sometimes felt unsure about local bicycle traffic laws, or have run into obstacles navigating some local roads, a chance to learn more is coming to CU this weekend at CyclingSavvy, a course in bicycle riding safety and techniques. Gary Cziko, a professor at the University and a highly experienced cyclist and instructor, will teach the course divided into three classes, each of which can be attended separately. The first, taking place on Friday, will focus on the “truth and techniques” of cycling. Students will learn about traffic laws that concern them along with effective strategies for sharing the road. The other two parts of the course will both be taught on Saturday. The first will be a series of bike riding drills intended to help students learn to control their bikes more confidently and skillfully. The final part of the course will be a 3 1/2 hour long, 8 mile group bicycle tour of Urbana intended to allow students to synthesize and put to use what they’ve learned throughout the course about bicycle safety and control. The first class can accommodate twenty people, and the two Saturday classes will be limited to ten participants each. If there is enough demand, CyclingSavvy will hold more classes later in the fall. (For more information, visit their website at cyclingsavvy.org)

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meet michael kosta Illinois alum, professional tennis player, stand-up comedian by Esteban Gast

Illinois facts about Michael Kosta: Dorm lived in: Forbes, Room 204 Favorite Bar: Kams, or CO Daniels. Sunday Night Bingo at Legends. “For athletes, Friday and Saturday we were out of town, and Sunday we would go out and drink. Our coach would say, ‘don’t go out and drink,’ and the first thing we would do is go out and drink.” Favorite late night food: Pokey Stix, or Emperor Chinese on Green Street.

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hen Michael Kosta walked the streets of Champaign as a Communications student, he was in the same shoes as many of us are today. His days consisted of classes, talking to girls and getting into trouble on weekends. However, Kosta was headed down a different path by playing tennis for the University and having his eyes set on playing professionally, a dream he had since he was a kid. “It was always my goal to be a professional tennis player. When I was in college, there was no doubt in my mind what I was going to be, and that was a professional tennis player. I was always very good, and Illinois has one of the best teams in the country, and that was my goal. That was my focus. Now I’m talking to you as a professional comedian,” Kosta said. After playing professional tennis for three years, he quit and became an assistant men’s tennis coach at the University of Michigan, relocating to his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. After starting to go to open mic comedy nights, Kosta made the transition to stand-up comedian full-time after he was being offered comedy gigs that interfered with his coaching job. “I was playing on the Tour and had played three years and wasn’t making much money. I was offered a coaching job at Michigan. I always loved comedy, and I signed up for open mics. I fell in love with it. As soon as I did it, I said, ‘this is amazing,’ and that’s how it all started.” Kosta found many similarities between the tennis court and the comedy stage. “They are very similar. Emotionally and mentally, you are out there all by yourself. Your suc4

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cess and failure is highly reliant on your performance. In general, you’re alone. If things are terrible, I can’t turn to anyone for help. If I’m doing terrible, it feels like the world is crashing down on me, and that is either on the comedy stage or on the court.” After moving to Los Angeles in 2007, Kosta has found much success in comedy. Last year, he shot his very own Comedy Central Presents halfhour special that aired in early 2011. He has also performed on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Chelsea Lately, Jay Leno and has appeared on networks from Showtime to Fox Sports Network. Kosta’s comedy style is very observational with a wildly sarcastic and obnoxious character. His ego on stage, one of both satirical narcissism and boldness, while regularly interacting with the audience, made an interview with him seem daunting. After speaking with him, anything could be further from the egocentric character that is seen in his comedy shows. “I treat comedy as I get to be the person I actually want to be. If I were to be that person in real life, I would have no friends and no one would talk to me. It’s a character — it’s still me, but it’s an exaggeration. I let the stage exaggerate it a lot more,” said Kosta. Kosta, who had described himself as going from “a starving athlete to a starving artist,” has found recent success and has dealt with it all without taking it for granted. “I can eat well now, but that can change pretty quickly. And it does change. You’ll get a huge paycheck for the Comedy Central special, and

then things die down. It’s something you adjust and (have to) be prepared for.” Kosta is quick to credit the atmosphere at the University of Illinois, a place where he found an inspiration to pursue his radical dreams, either athletic or comedic. “I had great role models when I was at Illinois. The head coach was Craig Tiley, now the tournament director at Australian Open. He told me something great: ‘Just work hard every day at something you love.’ I know it sounds simple and cliché, but that’s what I’ve tried to do, and I just get disappointed when I meet someone who has a passion and isn’t pursuing it. If someone is passionate about investment banking, but come on — no one really is...” It won’t take long for Kosta to return to his former stomping grounds. Kosta will be in Chicago Oct. 12-15, and he is currently in talks with Canopy Club for a show. His Comedy Central special show is available on iTunes where he encourages all Illini to buy it, jokingly adding, “It’s $1.99, and even college kids have $1.99 available.” Through all of Kosta’s success, he has learned many things, and the recurring theme of our talk was following dreams, which in Kosta’s case led to professional tennis, authoring a book, a Comedy Central special and meeting Pamela Anderson. “It’s a terrible economy. No one is making any money, so do something you love anyways. Would you rather be broke and a stupid lawyer or broke and work for a sports team or artist or something? Not that being a lawyer isn’t cool, but come on ... it isn’t cool. You’re a loser if you’re a lawyer.”

“We’d get Hong Kong Chicken from Emperor’s in the Styrofoam. That crappy Styrofoam breaks after you eat it, and the atmosphere just slowly crumbles.” Major: Communications Favorite study place: Undergrad or Irwin “But I really didn’t do studying. I would just try to study at my girlfriend’s, and by that I mean try to have sex with her. That’s a good move if you’re a guy. Tell the girl you need to study with her — everyone knows that play.” Most absurd U of I experience: Jumping in the Morrow Plots and getting caught by the police “I may or may not have been drinking, and we were acting like idiots, and the cops got us, and I thought I was going to be kicked off the tennis team. I don’t know who the officers were, but they were cool and respectful and made sure we got home safe. They said that if we ever do that again they’ll mess us up, but that moment I am so thankful for ‘cause that would have impacted my college significantly. I’m very thankful for those police officers.” Sports Predictions: “I think football is going to go undefeated and win the National Championship.” Michael Kosta is an Ann Arbor native, and when asked about the Michigan game: “When they play Michigan, it’s dad’s day at Michigan, so I hope they can kick Michigan’s ass in front of all the dads.”

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CU Sound off by Thomas Thoren

What is your most unusual collection?

he recent rise of TV shows featuring hoarders has cast a negative light on those of us who take part in the more refined act of collecting. It may seem as if collections only serve as socially acceptable outlets for our rampant materialism, but they can do so much more. Think of all the landfill space they save! If you’re lucky, yours could even yield a profit in the future. This isn’t to say that collecting for its own sake can’t also be fulfilling. Perhaps this is why we find ourselves amassing the strangest things. We all have had the typical stamps, keychains or sports cards, but this week buzz asks about your most unusual collections. So, what is yours? Condiment packets? Exotic animals? No matter, keep adding to it and show off that small piece of yourself.

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CARR reading series U of I Creative Writing Department hosts authors to read throughout the fall by Sam Krabbe

he Carr Reading Series features visiting authors who read their work for Illinois students. The Creative Writing faculty of the English Department is especially excited for this semester’s series because four of the five authors scheduled to read are University alums. “The readers generally have a connection to the U of I,” said Steve Davenport, Associate Director of the Creative Writing Program. “We are fortunate this semester to find a very diverse group, and with so many alumni.” Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, a Mexican American essayist, novelist and poet, kicked off this fall’s series last Wednesday. Hinojosa-Smith, the Ellen Clayton Garwood professor at the University of Texas in Austin, earned his doctorate at the University in 1969. He is best known for his 15-volume series Klail City Death Trip, which follows the lives of residents living in a fictional town in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas where he grew up. “We always get authors that have a reputation of being good readers,” said Philip Graham, a UI professor of Creative Writing and published author. “[We welcome] poets, novelists, essayists, short story writers, etc; it doesn’t matter as long as we admire the work of the writer and the writer can read well.”

Dean Rader will present a reading on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Rader is a professor at the University of San Francisco and writes a weekly column for the San Francisco Chronicle. His blog is gaining attention for posts like “Grading President Bush’s State of the Union Speech,” in which he grades George W. Bush’s speech as if it were a student paper, and a critical review of the popular blog Stuff White People Like. His most recent works include Engaged Resistance: American Indian Art, Literature, and Film (a scholarly book) and a poetry collection entitled Works & Days, which won the T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize last year. UI Creative Writing graduate John Warner will be the next reader on Monday, Oct. 17. His first novel, The Funny Man — a satire of celebrity culture in America — will be released Sept. 27. Warner is editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, a literature and humor site established by McSweeney’s, a publishing house that was co-founded by U of I alum Dave Eggers. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the Series will conclude for the semester with two readers, Andrew Ervin and Andy Frazee. Ervin is a recent alum of the U of I’s MFA Creative Writing Program and has since published criticism in the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago

Tribune, Washington Post, USA Today, and The Believer. Frazee, also an alum, has been awarded for his two published books, The Body, The Rooms and That the World Should Never Again Be Destroyed by Flood. He also has published poetry and criticism in several journals and now holds a Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship at Georgia Tech. “Ervin and Frazee both made quite a splash here with their writing,” said professor Graham. “They were great students, and their accomplishments will show our undergraduate and graduate students what they are working toward.” The Carr Readings Series was started by Robert J. and Catherine Carr over 25 years ago and is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and its literary journal, Ninth Letter. The Series also receives support from the department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, the department of Latina/ Latino Studies and the American Indian Studies Department. Readings take place at the Author’s Corner in the Illini Union Bookstore, located at the corner of Wright and Daniel, and are free to the public. The spring readings will be posted in mid-October, so visit the UI Creative Writing Program for more information at creativewriting.english.illinois.edu/carr.

2011 Carr Reader, Rolando Hinojosa-Smith. Photo by Marsha Miller

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NEW TAKE ON AN OLD PLAY Penny Dreadful Players discuss new production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tracy Woodley Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire is coming to the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in a production by the Penny Dreadful Players theatre group. The Penny Dreadful Players is a Registered Campus Organization made up of student actors and directors who put on several plays each school year. Williams’ landmark play tells the story of Blanche DuBois, an aging Southern belle and fallen woman who travels to New Orleans to visit her sister, Stella, and her husband, Stanley Kowalski. While attempting to preserve her fading beauty and delusions of grandeur, Blanche clashes with Stanley, a fiery working-class man who is annoyed by her pretensions. The role of Stanley was immortalized by Marlon Brando, who starred in the early Broadway productions of the play as well as Elia Kazan’s 1951 film starring Vivian Leigh as Blanche. Erin Schield, a senior in LAS, has been a member of the Penny Dreadful Players group for three years and proposed the idea of putting on A Streetcar Named Desire. “I chose this play because it’s one of my favorite shows,” Schield said. As director of the production, she is aware of the challenges that come with taking on such a famous piece. “I know that it’s so hard to pull off, and so many

people do it terribly because, I mean, you’re fighting with Marlon Brando ... who is pretty much the icon of the show,” she said. “But I thought I’d give it a shot.” Another challenge was casting the principal characters. For the role of Stanley Kowalski, Schield said she looked for someone who “came in and gave us the sense that he had so much confidence that he knew what he was doing and that when he talked, he made them want to watch him.” Schield cast senior Michael Hoffman in the role, his first with the Penny Dreadful Players. “I first encountered [the Penny Dreadful Players] on Quad Day,” Hoffman said. When he saw that the group was going to put on A Streetcar Named Desire, he was intrigued. “I watched the movie when I was a sophomore, and I fell in love with the film, first with the acting of Marlon Brando and then the rest of it. It’s a masterpiece,” he said. In order to inhabit the role and make it unique from Brando’s legendary portrayal, Hoffman says he’s had to “be creative and imaginative and take what the script says and use memory and emotions and make it specific to myself.” To play the character of Blanche DuBois, Schield wanted an actress who was “very versatile, because [Blanche] goes from very happy, prim and proper to insane. I looked for someone who’s

very malleable and can change their emotions very quickly.” Kelsey Pigg, an artistic director for the Penny Dreadful Players and a senior in LAS, auditioned for the role and was cast. “Blanche is the role for the American stage actress to play ... and she’s a challenge. I’m nervous, of course, because it’s so well-known,” Pigg said. She has managed to personalize the role since she has not yet watched the film adaptation. Elizabeth Paxton, also a senior in LAS, plays Stella Kowalski. Photo by Animah Boakye. Streetcar Named Desire's principal characters Kelsey Pigg and “I read the show and thought Michael Hoffman during rehearsals at Gregory Hall in Urbana I might as well audition,” she said. “I’m really excited about it.” “With my sense of humor, I think I’m emphasizPaxton finds Stella to be a “character a lot of ing certain things while trying to be kind of true people can relate to. She’s written very down-to- to the script because Tennessee Williams is very earth.” As opposed to the intense personalities specific,” she said. “But my personality also influof Blanche and Stanley, Paxton sees Stella as a ences my interpretation of the story somewhat.” grounding force. The Penny Dreadful Players will hold perforSchield hopes her interpretation of the play will mances of A Streetcar Named Desire in the Gregory create a unique production. Hall Theatre on October 7th and 8th at 8pm.

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he Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will host the fourth Latin American Film Festival on September 23rd through the 29th at the Art Theater. The festival was held previously in 2007, 2008 and 2010 and showcases films from various countries in Central and South America. Angelina Cotler, associate director of CLACS and organizer of the festival, said she created the festival because of the limited exposure Latin American cinema receives in America. “Latin America is a region with a growing and vibrant film industry,” she said. “Unfortunately, however, we cannot see many of these films in our area. The idea behind this project is to offer to the local community a venue to enjoy some of the best productions from this region.” Each year, the festival presents films made anywhere from Mexico to Chile to the Caribbean. Cotler contacts film distributors and requests screenings of several movies. After watching each of the films, she makes the final selection for the festival’s lineup. “I try to select different genres and always from different countries in BUZZ the region,” she said. THURSDAY Each filmSEPTEMBER in the festival is 22shown three times to corp note...keep this same size always allow all those interested to get a chance to check out the movies. During its first screening, each film is introduced1byXa 5.417 UIUC faculty member whose work page is related to1/8th the region or topic discussed in the film. Beyond just being a means of sharing international film, the festival is also a way to offer a view of Latin America that is not steeped in the negative connotations presented by most media. Cotler believes there is a lack of knowledge about Latin American culture and that this has to do with “the misrepresentation of the region and the assumption that it is violent and underdeveloped.” Latin America has a fast-growing cinema industry that has produced some critically heralded films such as City of God and The Secret in Their Eyes, as well as internationally celebrated filmmakers such as Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu. But only a few films from the region obtain international distribution, and only select theaters acquire these films and show them. Cotler hopes sharing these movies with Champaign-Urbana audiences will highlight the fact that the majority of Latin American countries have fast-growing economies and are stable and prosperous. “This is a unique event in our community,” Cotler said, “and a fun way to learn about a vast and heterogeneous region of the Americas.” The Lineup: This year’s festival includes films from Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia and opens with Icíar Bollaín’s También La Lluvia (Even the Rain). The film was a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Academy

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Awards and features a unique retelling of the imperial struggle that happened 500 years ago when the Spaniards arrived on the continent. Starring acclaimed Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, the film won numerous international awards upon its release. El Traspatio (Backyard) is the next film in the festival and is directed by Carlos Carrera, the Mexican director known for his 2002 film El Crimen de Padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro). Set in Ciudad Juarez, El Traspatio follows police officer Blanca Bravo as she investigates the murders of young women in the notoriously violent town. On Saturday the 24th, the festival will screen the Peruvian documentary Mistura: The Power of Food. The film examines the country’s cuisine and the relationship between the people of Peru and their gastronomic heritage. Mistura is the name of a large fair that takes place in Lima every September and allows locals to showcase the distinctive dishes of the region and Peru’s food culture. Representing Brazil in the festival is Divã (In Therapy), a 2009 film about the pleasures and challenges of modern life. Mercedes is a middle-aged woman who decides to visit a therapist. What began as curiosity soon leads to transformation as Mercedes begins to question her marriage, profession and self-worth. As the lead in Divã, Lília Cabral won the 2010 Cinema Brazil award for Best Actress. The Peruvian and Colombian joint production Contracorriente (Undertow) will also screen on Saturday and is set in Cabo Blanco, a small fishing village in northern Peru. The film follows Miguel, who is harboring a scandalous secret that threatens to ostracize him from the village. The film

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won the 2010 Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. From Argentina comes Dos Hermanos (Brother and Sister), a drama about the love-hate relationship between siblings Marcos and Susana. The two have been at odds ever since the death of their mother and must reconcile their differences to support one another as they each go through major life changes. The film was Argentina’s entry to the 2010 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

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I like the cinema.

movie review PG-13

two mean drunks fighting in a cramped apartment

SEE IT OPENING DAY

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Nick Martin

soteric pop culture went viral before the internet. Proof: in 1987, two Wisconsin punks started tape-recording their queer neighbors’ vicious fights; eventually, the tapes were released as Shut Up, Little Man! and spawned a rabid cult made of cassette-tape collectors, indie comic book creators, playwrights, general Pavement-era hipsters and weirdos all over the world (well...America!). Matthew Bate’s documentary tells two stories: one about the two men fighting, the other about the two men recording it. Of course, the stories intersect to form an eclectic documentary that’s a quirky,

kinda-exploitative-certainly-voyeuristic personal history and populist art criticism about a true viral success that used magazines and the U.S. postal system instead of blogs and Twitter. The best part: Shut Up Little Man! is available onDemand and through other streaming video services (Google it!), so you can go watch it immediately after reading this article! Verbal conflict is both scary and compelling. Some people totally lock up, shut down and curl into a ball when they hear screaming; these are the children of divorce. Other people get a sick thrill out of listening to loud arguments — it’s

private, it’s vulnerable, it’s embarrassing — and wanton display of emotion gets them off; these are children whose parents stayed together. I fit the latter category, so listening to the Shut Up, Little Man! tapes is a Fun Freudian Fulfillment of Childhood Desire (FFFOCD). Shut Up, Little Man! could be described as The Odd Couple mixed with self-loathing and sexual repression (but with all the wacky hijinks intact). Peter is an overweight homosexual with a wry wit and a subtle lisp. Raymond is a raging homophobe with a propensity for physical altercation. However, they’re both agoraphobics completely crippled by alcoholism with government pension checks. Even though they fight, they’re perfect for each other — who would want to live with such sad, strange weirdos? Plus, when they got drunk, they said the most hilarious shit! Accusing one another of false giggles: “You always giggle falsely! You don’t have a decent giggle in your body.” Raymond’s seething gay bashing that sounds unusually defensive: “I hate queers! I like girls!” Or Peter’s anti-zen mantra, “Shut up, little man!” screamed over and over to both perpetuate and disarm conflict. Lonely, middle-aged, unemployed drunks are hilarious! But the more you think about P&R’s relationship, the stranger it gets. Speculations that they were lovers seem credible (all that testosterone trapped in a slummy apartment — it sounds like a Tom Waits song). So isn’t it invasive to take such an intimate look into the lives of two sad drunks and speculate about their repressed sexual identities? Yes, definitely. Who would do such a thing?! Two men named Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitchell D. violated their neighbors’ privacy and accidentally created their very own piece of pop culture white noise. The “punks” that made the tapes are also discussed in Bate’s film. Punk is a confusing word; I think Sausage and D. are better described as dudes who wore flannel and Charles Bukowski t-shirts — pre-hipsters, probably. Initially, they made the tapes to document evidence of their neighbors who were clearly disturbing the peace. Then, they realized how funny the arguments were and slipped snippets into mixtapes for friends. Eventually, the Shut Up, Little Man! tapes were distributed through Bananafish magazine (ultra-hip!), and Matador records released a greatest hits CD (you know, the label who was also putting out Pavement, Guided By Voices, and Yo La Tengo). Sausage and D. were famous! Well, famous to a hyperspecific group of pop culture snobs who traded

media instead of actually buying it. That didn’t stop Eddie and Mitchell from trying to take Raymond and Peter’s story to Hollywood for big summer blockbuster treatment! In a sentence, a Hollywood producer pitches the coolest movie ever: “Get Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando on the set of a shitty one room apartment, make sure the alcohol’s flowing and just watch them scream, fight and abuse each other in a three day shoot.” That would be the perfect movie. Unfortunately, for a multitude of reasons (including a fascinating piece of copyright litigation), only a crappy indie version of Shut Up, Little Man! was released to little fanfare and the approval of no one. Sausage and D. inevitably got greedy and lost the punk credos that inspired them to make the tapes. Just like Peter and Raymond would fight on rent day or when the vodka was gone, everybody becomes a pissy drama queen when money gets involved. Shut Up, Little Man! inspired countless remixes and adaptations. Sausage and D. included a mention in the first tape’s liner notes stating anyone could use Shut Up, Little Man! however the listener saw fit. Plenty of folks took that to heart, including various indie comic authors who adapted Peter and Raymond’s fights into strips (everything about the pair’s gritty rawness fits the post-Crumb comix); plenty of Youtube homages with cartoons, puppets and muppets; and full out dramatic productions of the drunken drama at the core of Raymond and Peter’s relationship. What is it that makes these two men so compelling? If they are the creative fodder for so many remixes, is there something beautiful in the essence of P&R’s relationship? In a mean, ironic, 90s way, their fights provide a case study in povertystricken, ambiguously homosocial/homosexual relationships. Peter and Ray’s yelling seems to express profound longing for a specific type of love. Even if we can’t say for sure that the men had sex, they certainly seem to understand the depths of one another’s respective characters like no one else could. Shut Up Little Man! provides a glimpse of two people raging in the angry throes of passion — like a breakup letter, or a drug intervention, or a play by Eugene O’Neill, it’s kind of depressing, but the end impact is totally fascinating. Like all good documentaries, Shut Up Little Man! leaves its viewer fascinated with the subject, anxious to learn more and compelled to subject friends to long conversations about the emotional, aesthetic and moral implications the film raises. Go watch it online or on TV! Highest Recommendation!

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Food

Drink

Oktoberfest at home Doing it German-style in CU by Jasmine Lee

ktoberfest is a three-week festival celebrating all things beer that begins in the third week of September and lasts until the first week of October. The first Oktoberfest was held just outside of Munich, Germany on October 12, 1810, a public celebration of the marriage between the Prince of Bavaria and the Princess of Saxony. Back then, horse races were the main attraction, with beer stands sparsely and sporadically positioned around the festival grounds, originally meant for visitors to quench their thirst. Beer tents and food stands first cropped up in 1896 as a way for local breweries to show off their supply — this heralded the beginning of a grand beer celebration. Only beer brewed in the city of Munich can be deemed Oktoberfest beer. It is especially strong and is characterized by its rich dark copper color, mild hop profile and pronounced malt flavor. This is Andy Borbely’s favorite seasonal beer of the year — one he gets especially pumped up for. Borbely is the general manager at Seven Saints Bar and Restaurant, and his philosophy is to bring in Oktoberfest beer as early as possible, tap it and sell it as fast as he can. In fact, they’ve already run through their first keg of Paulaner, and now they’re onto Hacker-Pschorr, both of which are Munich-based breweries. Along with those traditional German Oktoberfest beers,

Borbely likes “to give American craft breweries representation as well, so we will also be continually featuring Bell’s Oktoberfest and any new or charismatic Oktoberfest” that he might come across. This year, ChampaignUrbana has received a very limited supply of those traditional German drafts, and Seven Saints, along with Crane Alley and Old Chicago, are the only three bars in the area who have got some. Once Seven Saints runs through their supply of Paulaner and HackerPschorr, they will put Spaten, the old CU standby, on tap. Every Oktoberfest brewery he has will be on tap and will run $4.50 for a full-sized sixteen-ounce pint. Destihl Restaurant and Brew Works, the newly opened gastropub on Neil Street (across from Kofusion), planned a German foods tasting event on Saturday, September 17. They will have steins and boots available to purchase and fill with their own version of Oktoberfest; a boot is the German-style one-liter glass for beer. Because Destihl is barely a few months old, Brian Durkin, the general manager, opted for an introductory Oktoberfest celebration, but he promises a bigger event for next year, with the staff dressed in festive clothing and a traditional German band. Esquire Lounge, on Walnut Street, already has three Oktoberfest brews on tap: Bell’s,

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Schlafly and Spaten. The first two go for $3.75 a pint, and Spaten is $4.50. The Blind Pig Brewery plans to cycle through at least five different kinds of Oktoberfest between their two locations, Walnut Street and Neil Street, starting Wednesday, when the festi-

val officially starts in Munich, Germany. Meanwhile, on campus, Murphy’s Pub also plans to wheel out three Oktoberfests on draft — Bell’s, Sam Adams and Scott — come Wednesday, and they will also be selling logo glasses for people to purchase.

Easy recipes for your tailgating snacks

by Julie Homerding

taying at home for the game? Here are a few game day recipes that you can try out next Saturday afternoon.

» 1 package of taco seasoning » 2 medium tomatoes, diced » Shredded lettuce » Tortilla chips

Taco Dip Ingredients: » 16 oz softened cream cheese » 16 oz sour cream » 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese

Mini Crescent Dogs 1. Place the softened cream cheese, sour cream and taco seasoning into a mixing bowl. Mix with electric mixer until smooth. 2. Spread mixture in the bottom of a 9” x 13” pan 3. Sprinkle the shredded lettuce all over the top of

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the cream cheese mixture, and then sprinkle shredded cheese on the lettuce. Top with the diced tomatoes. Chill until ready to serve.

Ingredients: » 2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls » 48 cocktail-sized smoked link sausages or hot dogs (Hillshire Farm Beef Lit’l Smokies) 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll both cans of the dough and separate the triangles into 16 pieces. Cut each triangle lengthwise into 3 triangles. 2. Place a sausage on shortest side of each triangle. Roll up each to the opposite point of the triangle and place down the on 2 ungreased cookie sheets. 3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Switch the position of each crescent roll halfway through baking. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Pizza Pinwheels Ingredients: » 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls » 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese » 1/3 cup finely chopped pepperoni (about 1 1/2 oz) » 2 tablespoons finely chopped green pepper » 1/2 cup shredded Italian cheese blend (2 oz) » 1/2 cup pizza sauce (from 8 oz can)

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray, unroll dough and separate into 4 rectangles. 2. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, pepperoni, green pepper and Italian cheese blend over each rectangle. Roll up each rectangle and press edge to seal. Cut each roll into 6 slices. 3. Bake for 13 to 17 minutes or until edges are golden brown. While rolls are baking, heat pizza sauce. Serve warm with warm pizza sauce for dipping.

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When I sneeze i feel happy.

Friday Afternoon cocktails

Because you just can’t wait to relax

by Karen Chen

rinking at home can save you a lot of money. On campus, a drink is $2 to $4 on average. If you get three, four drinks, or maybe you buy your friends drinks, it will cost you $15 to $20. Here are some recipes that you can try out at home to get the most buzz for your buck. For liquor measurement, simply use shot glasses. One small shot glass equals 1.5 ounces. Recipes below all serve 1.

(You can also replace tonic water with ginger ale. It also tastes good and fresh.) The McCuddy (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/themccuddy/detail.aspx)

Tequila Sunrise (http://www.recipetips.com/ recipe-cards/t--2456/tequila-sunrise.asp) » 2 oz. gold tequila » 4 oz. (fresh) orange juice » 3/4 oz. grenadine Directions: » First, mix tequila and orange juice. Put a flat handled spoon into the glass. Add the grenadine quickly, allowing it run down the backside of the spoon so it sinks to the bottom of the liquid. Vodka and Red Bull (http://www.barnonedrinks. com/drinks/r/redbull-and-vodka-7204.html) » 2 oz. vodka » 1 can Red Bull energy drink Directions: » Pour vodka and Red bull together into the

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glass, or cup so that the taste is even enough. Otherwise, the vodka may sink to the bottom.

Gin Tonic (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/gin-andtonic/detail.aspx)

Salty Dog II (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/SaltyDog-II/Detail.aspx)

» 4 cubes ice » 2 fluid oz. gin » 4 fluid oz. tonic water » 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice » 1 lime wedge (decoration, optional) Directions: » Pour gin, tonic water, and lime juice over the ice. Stir well with a long-necked spoon. Optional to garnish with lime wedge, and serve immediately.

» 1 (1.5 fluid oz.) jigger dry gin » 5 fluid oz. grapefruit juice » 1/4-teaspoon salt Directions: » In a highball glass over ice, combine gin, grapefruit juice and salt. Stir well.

» 1 cup boiling water » 1 black tea bag » 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Scotch whiskey » 1 tablespoon milk, or to taste » 2 teaspoons honey, or to taste Directions: » Pour the boiling water into a coffee mug. Add tea bag and steep for 60 to 90 seconds. Pour in whiskey, milk and honey, and stir. Adjust amounts to suit your preference. Besides the recommended easy drinks above, feel free to explore recipes yourself. Juice always goes with some of them, like vodka and tequila. Flavored rum also goes with juice. Get one bottle of liquor, and explore it with different flavors of juices. If you’re not a big fan of cocktails, you can also just do shots. It’s even easier than making cocktails. If you’re doing mixed drinks, you’ll most likely not finish a bottle in a night, which can save money. I know it’s fun to drink, but please behave and do not overdrink! After all, alcohol still harms your kidneys.

Please join the Champaign County Forest Preserve District and the Forest Preserve Friends Foundation for a special screening of

Green Fire: Aldo Leopold & a Land Ethic for Our Time

Thursday, September 22 7:00 PM The Virginia Theatre, 203 W Park, Champaign This is the first full-length documentary ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold and his environmental legacy. It highlights his extraordinary career and illustrates how his vision shaped the environmental movement of today. Following the film, UI Professor of Law Eric Freyfogle will lead a discussion about Leopold and the impact his conservation ethic has had on the local landscape. General admission tickets are $10; $7 for students and seniors. They are on sale now at thevirginia.org. For more information on Aldo Leopold and this film, visit ccfpd.org. Champaign County Forest Preserve District P.O. Box 1040, Mahomet, IL 61853 (217) 586-3360 | www.ccfpd.org buzz

MUSIC

catching up with ...

MIDSTRESS

by Adam Thies

n a cold night in early September, I was lucky enough to see Champaign-Urbana’s newly renamed band, Midstress. The local punk rock four-piece formerly named The Fresh Kills played a raucous warm-up show for their performance at the Pygmalion Music Festival. After the show, they were cool enough to give me their time for an interview, which is filled with highly entertaining moments as the band celebrated another successful gig. Unfortunately, not all of these moments could be translated to paper. Nevertheless, the local superstars spoke of their recent oversea travels, their new album and why Grave Babies is the greatest Seattle band of all time.

» buzz: Since buzz spoke to you last, you have gone though a name change; why did this happen? RM: There is another band in New York with the name Fresh Kills, and we had to change our name because we asked them if we could keep our name. They said “no” because they had it copyrighted and all that jazz. So, we changed our name to Midstress. We didn’t want to change our name, but we did it because we want to put out our new record, and we don’t want to get in trouble. » buzz: Earlier this year, you recorded a new album. How do your songs on it compare to your first record? MB: This album has an odd contrast with the first album. It has songs in the more poppy direction — slower than our first time — but we have songs that are more to our roots, also. So it’s a good balance between the two, and the equipment that we were using really brings out a type of heaviness to the record... » buzz: You guys were one of the first punk acts to move from the house show scene into the down12

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town bar scene. How do you keep the balance between the two? MB: It’s hard to keep that balance, but we enjoy keeping a balance between the two scenes because it’s an involvement between the two that holds the community together. SC: I feel that we opened the gates for a whole different crowd of punk rock bands to play clubs downtown. We’ve played with bands around town for years now, and for some reason, we’ve never really wanted to play the bars, but all of a sudden, we started playing in bars. And then right after that, bands that we played with all the time were like, “Hey, what’s up with all of these shows that you play? Can we play them, too?” And sure enough, a lot of bands that are used to playing house shows are playing downtown. RM: I feel like it made it more accessible to people our age. Like, Roberta Sparrow has been playing forever, and they just bring out a different crowd. And people our age, students, don’t feel like they can come out because they may feel like it’s an older crowd. But if there are people their age, then they get used to coming to the show and seeing that band, so I think there has been in the past year a bridge between the students and older crowd coming out to bar shows. But there are more house shows, and the older crowd comes to those, so that’s good, too. MB: But we still do play both. The venues that we started out playing are still putting on shows like The Red Herring, which was the first place where I went to see shows in the scene. I was a naïve fan at that point. RM: This town is awesome for places like The Red Herring, The IMC, but also for things like Mike ‘N

Molly’s, the Highdive. MB: And houses. RM: It’s awesome because all three of those can come together. You definitely have to work to keep going. People could easily say, “That festival wasn’t as good as it was last year.” And it’s just what happens to festivals and towns. So as long as people keep going to festivals and shows, and people keep respecting the people playing, then you can start playing with them. It’s a very communal scene that we have here, and we are lucky to have that.

» buzz: How do you guys feel about opening up for Grave Babies at Pygmalion? RM: Grave Babies is the best band from Seattle that has ever been. Fuck Nirvana. We are talking about Grave Babies here. CW: My brother (Danny Wahlfeldt) started Grave Babies three years ago, and I am really excited to play with Grave Babies. We are all excited to play with Grave Babies. They are a really unique band and really unique to our show as well. They are more on the Goth side of things. I can’t wait to play with Grave Babies.

» buzz: How are you preparing for your show at Pygmalion? CW: We are trying to set up a practice every week. We have been thinking about maybe doing a cover. Maybe Nirvana. RM: No, it won’t fucking be Nirvana. MB: This is something we are really excited for. We played last year, and it is an example of how to get involved with the scene. You just have to work your way in, and it’s unfortunate that sometimes people don’t notice talent, and they don’t notice people that are putting passion into their work until they draw a crowd or are recognized in interviews such as this one or playing downtown shows. Last year, we were playing something that was extended to us, which we are grateful for, but at the same time, it was just because we weren’t anything then. And not that we are — just slightly more. We have a slightly better show, and we can decide things for ourselves, and it is incredible that it can take a little bit of enthusiasm with what’s going on in our community, and it can really promote you, and everyone behind you, to a greater level.

» buzz: Who are you most looking forward to seeing at Pygmalion this year? CW: Grave Babies SC: That one cover band. What’s their name? One of the guys is like — that one band, you know, that plays the covers… RM: Braid, of course, always and forever. MB: I just want to see Seth Fein at one point. Midstress cannot wait to see Seth Fein.

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» buzz: I hear that half of the band recently got back from a trip to the UK. How did it go? Ryan McCoy: It was great. We saw Jello Biafra in Dublin. They played five Dead Kennedys songs; it was probably the coolest thing ever. It was just by coincidence. It was in a venue that was literally five feet from our hostel. But the most beautiful city in the world is Edinburgh, Scotland. Everyone should go. There was a festival going on [there] called the Fringe Festival. It’s just a bunch of people going to theater, comedy and musical acts. It’s amazing. Chris Wahlfeldt: We also recorded in Lincoln, England with Brendan O’Connor, who is a great man. Mikael Brackett: A great fan of the band. RM: We recorded a three-song EP, and it clocks in at less than three minutes. We recorded it in less than one day. The recordings are called Trials, and the band is called Nuremberg. So it’s the “Nuremberg Trials” for the prosecution of all the Nazi generals for the Holocaust.

Location 1209 W Oregon St Urbana, IL 61801 TICKETS: $8 Who: Midstress, Grave Babies, Roberta Sparrow, Grown Ups: Where: The Red Herring When: Friday, Sept. 23 @ 6:00

p.m. (Midstress @ 7:00)

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Live in fear.

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Explosions in the sky

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by Adam Barnett

n international phenomenon for a few years now, modern post-rock instrumental group Explosions in the Sky’s most recent record Take Care, Take Care, Take Care was released in the US on April 26 and hit #16 on the Billboard Top 200. The band is on yet another tour supporting the highly-praised record, going all the way to the end of January. Equally well-known for their six studio LPs and their contributions to the Friday Night Lights soundtrack, Explosions in the Sky’s half-ambient, all-melodic rock has the skill and talent to match the way they’ve blown up (no pun intended) since the record release. It’s no wonder why they hold the place as Pygmalion’s opener and headliner. buzz got the chance to chat with guitarist Munaf Rayani about the tour and the new record. » buzz: Moving on to Take Care, Take Care, Take Care. I was reading that John Congleton produced [Take Care, Take Care, Take Care], and he’s produced some of your stuff before. So how did you start working with him, and what’s it like working with such an accomplished producer? MR: Well, A, we feel very lucky to be working with somebody like that because John is as close to an expert when it comes to recording as we’ve ever met. He studied with and around Steve Albini in Chicago, and so I think he learned a lot, maybe ten years ago, when he was working for him. And since then, he’s become stronger on his own and

has done a handful of pretty big bands. But yeah, with us, this is our third album together, and he just knows us really well. I mean, not only does he know our music, but he knows us personally, and so that helps in how he dials in certain channels and certain sounds we’re trying to achieve. John’s the type of person where we can say, “John, we need this to sound more wind-driven, or more of the color blue,” and he knows what that means, and he makes it happen. So yeah, to work with him — every band should be so lucky. We met each other years and years and years ago. He was in this band called The Paper Chase, but even prior to that, he was still recording albums. And there was a band in Chicago called the 90 Day Men. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of them, but — super great band. They’re not around anymore, but he recorded a couple of their records. One of them in particular called To Everybody, and the drums sounded the way we wanted drums to sound, the guitars were cutting through, and we’re like, “Man, we gotta find this guy.” At the same time that we’re searching for him, he was in Austin with his band The Paper Chase, and they were eating at a restaurant, and I guess they were playing one of our earlier albums in the restaurant. And he asked the waiter, “Who is this band?” And the waiter told him, “Oh, they’re this band from around here called Explosions in the Sky,” and he wanted to record us. So while we were searching

for him, now he was looking for us, and we kind of found each other and started recording albums... » buzz: In a recent interview with Spin, you were talking about how this most recent record, as opposed to previous records, was less focused on playing the songs live. So what kind of stuff have you done live to keep the songs on the record exciting live? MR: Well, we’ve introduced for the tour a fifth member, a really close friend of ours who’s basically like a brother. His name is Carlos Torres, and we all grew up together and have known each other half of our lives. And ‘Los went on a couple of tours with us just as a “guitar tech.” He was just there to sit sidestage in case we broke a string in our guitars, and it was more just to take a friend with us on the road and to show him the world. But this tour, he’s been upgraded, and he’s playing with us on stage. So he carries some of the melodies that we couldn’t play amongst the four of us because we put extra melodies on the album. So he kind of carried some of those, and he helps trigger some samples, and he plays some percussion. And I think the addition of him for this live set has really filled it out and made it even that much more powerful than I think there already was… » buzz: As an instrumental band, it’s often difficult to identify solid themes with your records — it being sans lyrics and all. So what themes were you going for with Take Care?

MR: This one, you know, something a little warmer, not so dark, even though there are some dark moments on the record. Kind of uplifting, and different ways of achieving these emotions that we’ve already tried to achieve in our previous albums, and trying to hit all of them. Happiness, sadness, anger, confusion, worry, all these things we tried to translate as best as we can through melody. So this latest variation on those thoughts is that album, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, and I think we’re all feeling pretty good about it even as we play it on tour. I mean, we’re playing a handful of the songs live, and they feel really strong... » buzz: Your record only came out a few months ago, but are you planning on putting out anything new as of now? MR: Not just yet. I mean, right now we’re just in the throes of tour, so that’s kind of where our attentions lie. But as soon as all that is done, I think we’ll get back into the practice space, write what we can write. And who knows what that’ll be? But there’s definitely something on the horizon, as we’re already talking about, “What is there to come? What else do we want to write? How do we want to write it?” So until touring kinda slows down, we won’t really be able to get deep into writing new songs, but it’s definitely on our minds. Check out the full interview on the217.com/music. buzz

cute ‘n cozy

Sylvia’s Irish Inn offers a home away from home

by Avani Chhaya

A few of Slyvia's antique dolls scattered throughout the inn

n the corner of Green and Birch streets, a dollhouse-like Victorian structure quietly sits among the cobblestone streets in Urbana. To describe the inn with words does not seem good enough because the house itself is far more beautiful than I could have imagined. The outside of the house is painted in long, broad strokes of cranberry red, pale yellow and soft green. On the patio sit wicker chairs for guests to look out into the streets of the neighborhood. Inside the inn, wooden staircases, warm carpets and lace curtains create a homey feel. Sylvia Sullivan, owner of the Irish Inn in downtown Urbana, has been running the business for nine years. The story of how she got started in the inn business is a long one, she added. She met her husband 12 years ago, but he was shipped out because he was in the military. For the honeymoon, Sullivan said they went to a bed and breakfast for a lovely time. “And he turns around and he says, ‘honey, you would be good at this,’” she said. “So 14 years later, we got a B&B when he retired. That’s how that started.” During the 14 years they lived in Europe, Sullivan said she collected 18 crates full of furniture from abroad to bring to Urbana. Each room at the inn has a different theme. There is the animal room, red romance, the English garden and the king’s suite. While the animal room has framed pictures of giraffes, the English garden room is meant for folks with allergies because it has a wooden floor with allergy-free bed covers. The seashell-curtained bathroom and bright pink hallways only add to its appeal. The king’s suite is a whole different story. With its original stained glass windows, a sitting area, dining table and its own bathroom, the room is spacious and meant for lounging travelers. Sullivan said the rooms are full on the weekends, and two or three of the rooms are full during the week. “They used to be full all the time, but due to the economy, it’s just starting to pick up now,” she said. All sorts of guests come to the inn, from parents to local travelers and international visitors. “We get all kinds (of people),” Sullivan said. “We get professors, lawyers, doctors, lords, musicians.” Her favorite memory revolves around a particular Persian instrument-playing guest. The man, who was in his seventies, said that he had traveled all 14

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over the world, but this was the first place where everyone was treated the same. “Because we had all kinds of nationalities staying from different parts of the world. And he said, ‘If Sylvia wasn’t married, I’d take her back to Iran as my second wife.’ So he was the best (memory),” Sullivan said. Each morning, Sullivan prepares a hot gourmet meal to start off the day for her guests. A typical breakfast for Sullivan’s guests may consist of peach french toasts, baked eggs, cranberry muffins and pancakes. “I do everything from scratch. I don’t do anything from packages,” she said. “Everybody loves my muffins.” Sullivan’s muffins are particularly popular. Unlike American muffins, which tend to be heavy and dense, Sullivan’s are crunchy and light and made with rice milk, buttermilk, orange juice or soy milk depending on the dietary restrictions of the guests. She’ll make blueberry muffins one morning and cranberry the next. “You can throw whatever you want in it but the kitchen sink,” she said. The inn proves to be a difficult business to run, demanding much effort. “It’s a lot of hard work. You’re on call 24 hours a day. But a bed and breakfast isn’t all glamour; it’s a lot of hard work,” Sullivan said. “I go out of my way to accommodate the guests, make sure they have everything they need.” Although there is always something to be done, Sullivan realizes that tea time should not be missed. Held on certain Sundays, afternoon teas are served to guests with a specific theme in mind. “Everything Titanic” was made for one afternoon tea and even included a four-foot long cake in the shape of the ship. “It was a great success,” Sullivan said. “And they’re a lot of fun.” Before Titanic, there was an Irish-themed afternoon tea with Irish music playing in the background. The last two Sundays, 32 guests have come out for afternoon teas, she added. A murder mystery afternoon tea will be coming up soon once Sullivan finds actors for the performance. With the winding, handmade gingerbread staircase and clocks imported from England and Wales, Sylvia’s Irish Inn proves to be an important landmark in downtown Urbana.

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UI Wind Orchestra

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Pacifica Quartet Beethoven Cycle Part 1 Jean & Howard Osborn Elizabeth & Edwin Goldwasser Melanie Loots & George Gollin

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campus activities

Weekday Orthodox Minlive music yan and Breakfast Pygmalion Music Festival The Hillel Foundation: The Krannert Art Museum Margie K. and Louis N. Coand Kinkead Pavilion, C, hen Center for Jewish Life, 6pm C, 7:30am Diva and Dude fashion The Clark Bar, C, 6:30pm Chillax Yarn n Yak Radio Maria, C, 9pm Rantoul Public Library, Ole #7 Rantoul, 7pm Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, kids and families 9pm Preschool Story Time dj Rantoul Public Library, DJ BJ Dance Night Rantoul, 10am Po’ Boys, U, 8pm Raising Readers Here Come the Regulars Rantoul Public Library, Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm Rantoul, DJ Luniks 10:30am Firehaus, C, 10pm, $5 community DJ Ollie & DJ Hot Saus Highdive, C, 10pm Coffee Hours University YMCA, C, karaoke 7:30pm Bentley’s Thursday Night mind/body/spirit Karaoke Bentley’s Pub, C, 3pm Open Yoga Practice Liquid Courage Karaoke Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Memphis on Main, C, 5:30am, $8 9pm Lunchtime Express Core RockStarz Karaoke: Pre- with Maggie Taylor sented by 3L EntertainAmara Yoga & Arts, U, ment 12pm, $12 Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm Core Yoga with Maggie Taylor

movies

Documentary Film Fest The Art Theater, C Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time Virginia Theatre, C, 7pm, $7-$10

classes and workshops

The Delta Kings & Decadents Cowboy Monkey, C, 9pm, $5 El Guapo Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Dragon Karaoke The Clark Bar, C, 10pm

dj DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm, $5 DJ Cal Emmerich Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm

karaoke RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm DJ Bange Karaoke Phoenix, C, 9pm

movies 2011 Latin American Film Festival The Art Theater, C, 6pm, $6-$9

art exhibit The Treehouse: Recycled, Repurposed, Reimagined University YMCA, C, 9am Paintings by Carol Stewart and ceramic sculpture by Annelies Heijnen Cinema Gallery, U, 10am “Dreams and Other Visions” by Rebecca Zagorski and “Be There Then” by Rachel Edwards Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm

campus activities

Open House: Gender & Women’s Studies and Latina/Latino Studies 510 & 512 E. Chalmers St. & 911 S. 6th St., 4pm

DJ Belly Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm DJ Randall Ellison Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 3L Entertainment D.R. Diggers, C, 9:30pm Goth Night The Clark Bar, C, 10pm DJ Space Police Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm

kids and families

Homeschool Program: Prairie Adventures Museum of the Grand Prairie, Mahomet, 9:30am, dance music $3-$4.50 Chess Club Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J Rantoul Public Library, Radio Maria, C, 10pm Rantoul, 3:30pm

mind/body/spirit Yoga Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 12pm Vinyasa Krama Yoga with Don Briskin Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 4pm, $12 Partner Yoga With Steven & Sharon Living Yoga Center, U, 5:30pm, $10

miscellaneous International Coffeehouse Etc. Coffee House, U, 4pm

SATURDAY 24 live music

Polyvinyl 15 Year Anniversary Eating Healthy on a Highdive, C, 2:30pm Budget Pygmalion Showcase at Common Ground Food Mike ‘N Molly’s Co-op, U, Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 3pm, $10 6pm Diva and Dude at Clark Bar food and drink The Clark Bar, C, 6pm stage Cosmo Coffee Hour Live Jazz with Panache Open Stage at Red HerUniversity YMCA, C, Jim Gould Restaurant, C, ring 7:30pm 7pm Red Herring Coffeehouse, Crazy Johnny U, 9pm FRIDAY 23 Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, museum exhibit 9pm art exhibit live music Spring Prairie Skies Full Throttle The Treehouse: Recycled, Andy Moreillon William M. Staerkel Plan- Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Repurposed, Reimagined Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 4pm etarium, C, 7pm Goth-Industrial University YMCA, C, 9am ‘Appy Hour The Clark Bar, C, 9pm lectures Paintings by Carol Silvercreek, U, 5:30pm, Tommy G’s 40th Bday w/ Stewart and ceramic $2-$10 Friday Forum: “The Fu90’s Daughter sculpture by Annelies FREE Happy Hour Show! ture of Online Education” Boomerang’s Bar and Grill, Heijnen Memphis on Main, C, 6pm University YMCA, C, 12pm U, 9pm, $5 Cinema Gallery, U, 10am Joanie Dreyer, Bob WatThat’s No Moon (Pygrecreation “Dreams and Other son, Matt Stewart malion) Visions” by Rebecca The Clark Bar, C, 7pm Open Gym Volleyball Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm Zagorski and “Be There New Riders of the Golden Champaign County The Brat Pack Returns Then” by Rachel Edwards Maize Brookens Administration Home Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Center, U, 5:30pm, Fireside Bar and Grill, C, 6pm 9pm $1 10pm 16

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RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm

movies 2011 Latin American Film Festival The Art Theater, C, 6pm, $6-9

museum exhibit Amazing Stargazing William M. Staerkel Planetarium, C, 7pm, $4-5

recreation GCUSFRC Autumnal Charity Cupcake Scavenger Hunt 4pm, $10

kids and families Into Trees Homer Lake Interpretive Center, Homer, 10am Kids Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10:30am Orpheum LEGO Contest and Award Ceremony Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 3:30pm CUAS Starwatch Homer Lake Interpretive Center, Homer, 7pm

Saturday Power Flow with game playing Corrie Proksa Big Dave’s Trivia Night Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Cowboy Monkey, C, 7pm 4pm, $12 Trivia Night The Blind Pig Brewery, C, food and drink 7pm Kooky Kohlrabi Common Ground Food Co- literary op, U, 10:30am UFL Reads Book Club Sensational Saturday Delights: Room by Emma Tasting Donoghue Sun Singer Wine & Spirits, Urbana Free Library, U, C, 12pm 2pm Half Price Happy Hour kids and families Emerald City Lounge, C, 5pm Prenatal Yoga at Amara Yoga & Arts SUNDAY 25 Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 1pm

live music

Live Jazz with Panache Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm Denny K Curtis Orchard, C, 12pm The Greg Klyma Show - A Rootin’ Tootin’ Good Time Iron Post, U, 7:30pm, $3-6 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Highdive, C, 8:30pm

open mic Open Mic Nite Phoenix, C, 7pm

movies 2011 Latin American Film Festival The Art Theater, C, 6pm, $6-9

stage Drag Show Chester Street, C, 10pm, $4

art exhibit “Dreams and Other Visions” by Rebecca Zagorski and “Be There Then” by Rachel Edwards Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 6pm

lectures

Market at the Square Lincoln Square Mall, U, 7am

Without Discretion: The Life of Mary Todd Lincoln, A Writer’s Story Museum of the Grand Prairie, Mahomet, 2pm

mind/body/spirit

campus activities

Yoga Institute of C-U (YICU) Beginner Classes BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 3:45pm, $14

M and M: Midrash and Meal The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 6pm

community

fundraisers Habitat for Humanity’s Spikin’ for Homes Oak and Stadium Sand Volleyball Courts, 9:30am, $12

MONDAY 26 live music One Dollar Wild Mondays Canopy Club, U, 10am

dj DJ Randall Ellison Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 Eletro/Industrial Night Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 80’s Night w/ DJ Mingram Highdive, C, 10pm

karaoke

Abe Froman Project Monday Night Improv/ Rockstar Karaoke Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9pm RockStarz Karaoke: Premind/body/spirit sented by 3L EntertainGlobal Mala Day Celebra- ment tion at Amara Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 10pm Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Dragon Karaoke 10:30am The Clark Bar, C, 10pm Slow Flow Yoga with movies Linda Lehovec Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 2011 Latin American Film 2:30pm, $12 Festival Happy Challenge Yoga The Art Theater, C, 6pm, with Maggie Taylor $6-9 Amara Yoga & Arts, U, stage 4pm, $12 Monday Night Comedy Collective Meditation Illini Union, U, 7pm Ananda Liina Yoga & Medart exhibit itation Center, U, 5pm The Treehouse: Recycled, miscellaneous Repurposed, Reimagined The Zionist Lunch and University YMCA, C, 9am Learn “Dreams and Other Cafe Sababa, C, 11:30am Visions” by Rebecca Zagorski and “Be There classes and Then” by Rachel Edwards workshops Amara Yoga & Arts, U, West African Dance 6pm Class with Djibril Camara Channing-Murray Founda- art tion, U, 6pm, MELD: Monday Evening $10-12 Life Drawing group Champagne Brunch with McGown Photography, a Diva! 7pm, $7 Emerald City Lounge, C, campus activities 10am, $12 Nutrition Walk In Sandy’s Bagel Brunch and La Casa Cultural Latina, Games U, 5pm The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Co- game playing hen Center for Jewish Life, Trivia Night C, 11am Bentley’s Pub, C, 7:30pm

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GIT YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.

literary

Campus Activities

open mic

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Naftali The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 1pm Book Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 2pm

Revive, Restore, Relax: Weston Wellness Weston Residence Hall, C, 3pm

Open Mic Night at Samuel Music Samuel Music, 5pm Open Mic Comedy Night Memphis on Main, C, 9pm Open Mic Nite Phoenix, C, 9pm

kids and families Baby & Me Yoga with Corrie Proksa Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10:30am, $12

mind/body/spirit Ashtanga Yoga with Lauren Quinn Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 7am, $12 Tarot Reader Boltini Lounge, C, 6:30pm

classes and workshops MELD: Monday Evening Life Drawing Group McGown Photography, 7pm, $7

Tuesday 27 live music Blue Tuesdays - Presented by 3L Entertainment Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 7:30pm Dueling Guitars Jupiter’s II, C, 8pm The Piano Man Canopy Club, U, 9pm

game playing Trivia Tuesdays Memphis on Main, C, 7pm

LGBT

movies

Rainbow Coffeehouse Etc. Coffee House, U, 6pm

2011 Latin American Film Festival The Art Theater, C, 6:00 pm, $6-9

mind/body/spirit

game playing

Yoga Institute of C-U (YICU) Classes for 50+ BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 10:30am, $14

Pokemon Fan Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 5:30pm Euchre Po’ Boys, U, 7pm Live Trivia Buffalo Wild Wings, Savoy, 8pm

classes and workshops Real Computing Help Douglass Branch Library, C, 6pm Beginner Argentine Tango Course Phillips Recreation Center, U, 8:30pm

Wednesday 28 live music Donnie Heitler: Solo Piano Great Impasta, U, 6pm Faster Forward The Clark Bar, C, 6:30pm Open Deck Night Radio Maria, C, 9pm

DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 DJ Randall Ellison karaoke Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm RockStarz Karaoke: Wompdown WednesPresented by 3L Entertain- days: Chalice Mug Night! ment Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $1 Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm I Love The ‘90s with DJ Mingram open mic Soma Ultralounge, C, Open Mic Night 10pm Cowboy Monkey, C, dance music 10pm Tango Dancing movies Cowboy Monkey, C, 8pm 2011 Latin American Film Salsa Dancing Festival Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm The Art Theater, C, 6pm, karaoke $6-9 Israeli Movie Club RockStarz Karaoke: PreThe Hillel Foundation: The sented by 3L EntertainMargie K. and Louis N. Coment hen Center for Jewish Life, Senator’s Bar & Grill, SaC, 7pm voy, 9pm

buz z ’s WEEK AHEAD The Grandkids show at Pygmalion! Opening for The Dodos Channing-Murray Foundation 1209 W. Oregon St., U. Friday, September 23 10:30 p.m. Full disclosure: I live with the Grandkids. I’m totally biased toward liking them and the music they make. Being as unbiased as possible, I think you should see their Friday show because Grandkids juxtaposes all-American melodies with dense, atmospheric soundscapes. It’s cool: check out their Soundcloud to hear more. Now, I will offer four pieces of juicy dirt only obtainable by living with/near the Kids themselves. First: Phil used to play cello and looks silly in his childhood pictures; Evan’s dad used to have a cat named Cannabis; Adam is a Universal Unitarianist; Viv is a girl. Now, with all that spicy gossip, don’t you want to go see their show? I do! If you ask, Evan and Adam will show you their iguana! — Nick Martin,

Movies & TV Editor

environmental issues Students for Environmental Concerns University YMCA, C, 6:30pm

kids and families Storyshop at the Branch Douglass Branch Library, C, 10:30am Wrestling Fan Club Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 4pm

UIUC Homecoming Week Friday, September 23 @ 12 a.m. - Sunday, October 2 - 12 a.m. I remember back in high school when Homecoming Week meant the Monday to Friday before was weird dress-up week. Sometimes, I dressed up; sometimes, I didn’t. I was particularly good at “Decade Day” because I had an odd affinity for the 80s. Twin day was never a success. Class color day didn’t really work out either until I was a junior/senior because the colors were white and black, respectively. Naturally, the underclassmen get screwed over with colors like yellow, orange, taupe, hospital green or 70s-era sofa salmon. Now, I don’t get the luxury of getting bonus points for showing up to class dressed weird because hey, it’s college. So instead, I might actually consider going to a football game (against Northwestern) and having some school spirit for once. — Sam Bakall, Food & Drink Editor

seniors

Beginner Argentine Tango Course

Senior Free Wii Days Phillips Recreation Center, U, 9am

Phillips Recreation Center 505 W. Stoughton St., U. Begins Tuesday, September 27th $35 for 4 weeks, $25 for students

mind/body/spirit Open Yoga Practice Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30am, $8 Yoga Institute of C-U (YICU) Beginner Classes BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 3:45pm, $14 Yoga and Meditation Club Class Asian American Cultural Center, U, 5pm Yoga Institute of C-U (YICU) Classes for Men BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 7pm, $14

miscellaneous

They say it takes two to tango. However, you can go to the Beginner Argentine Tango Course all by yourself! This fourweek program offers a crash course in the fundamentals of tango. The class instructors, Ron and Susana, were trained in Buenos Aires, so you know it’s gonna be good. What are you waiting for? Dust off your dancing shoes, and check it out this Tuesday! — Jessica Bourque, Assistant Community Editor

Spring Prairie Skies William M. Staerkel Planetarium 2400 W. Bradley Ave., C. Friday, September 30 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.ll ages For some people, the stars look like spilled glitter. For others, there are images and stories that give meaning to the night lights. Get acquainted with the night sky in this live-narrated look at stars and constellations at the William M. Staerkel Planetarium. —

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“I have a simple philosophy,” said Alice Roosevelt Longworth, a self-described hedonist who lived till the age of 96. “Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. Scratch where it itches.” That’s not an approach I recommend you pursue all the time, Aries, but I think it could be both wise and fun for you to do so in the coming weeks. Given the upcoming astrological omens, you have a mandate to find out where the most interesting action is, and dive in with the intent to generate even more action. The catalysts need another catalyst like you.

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April 20-May 20

A guy on Reddit.com posted a photo that made me think of you. He had been out walking in the wilds of Ontario, and found a single ripe peach growing on a scraggly, skinny tree in the middle of an abandoned quarry. There were no other peach trees in sight, let alone peaches. I suspect that when you find beauty and sustenance in the coming days, Taurus, they will be in similar situations: unexpected and unlikely. That doesn’t mean they’ll be any less sweet. (See the peach: http:// bit.ly/lonelypeach.)

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May 21-June 20

If you’ve ever been to a flavor-tripping party, you’ve eaten “miracle fruit” -- berries with the scientific name Synsepalum dulcificum. They coat your tongue with a substance that makes all subsequent foods taste sweet. The effect lasts no more than an hour, but while it does, lemons, radishes, and pickles may as well be desserts. Be alert for a metaphorical version of the miracle fruit, Gemini. There’s an influence coming your way that could temporarily make everything else seem extra delectable. As long as you’re aware of what’s happening, it will be a quirky blessing.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

Born in Austria, Susanne Wenger became a high priestess of the Yoruba religion in Nigeria. When she died in 2009 at the age of 93, she had devoted the last 50+ years of her life to protecting and beautifying a sacred forest in the Osogbo area. It’s hard for most of us to imagine loving a place as much as she did, but that’s what I’m encouraging you to do. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will accrue unforeseen benefits by becoming more deeply connected to a special patch of earth. To do so will awaken a dormant part of your soul, for one thing. It could also advance one of your lifelong quests, which is to feel ever-more at home in the world.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

“Personally I’m always ready to learn,” said Winston Churchill, “although I do not always like being taught.” You may soon find yourself sharing that paradoxical state of mind, Leo. It’s time for you to receive the new teachings you have been unconsciously preparing yourself to absorb. But at least in the early stages, these useful lessons may get on your nerves or make you squirm. Stick with them. Keep the faith. Sooner or later, your crash course will become enjoyable.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

“Our job is to become more and more of what we are,” says poet Marvin Bell. “The growth of a poet seems to be related to his or her becoming less and less embarrassed about more and more.” Whether or not you’re a poet, Virgo, I would like to apply this gauge to your own growth. The way I see it, your power to claim your birthright and fulfill your destiny will ultimately hinge to a significant degree on your ability to shed all residual shame about your true nature. And guess what: There has never been a better time to work on that noble project than right now.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

Your theme for the week comes from travel writer Stephen Graham in his book The Gentle Art of Tramping: “As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of

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the forest, or sprawl wet-legged on the shingly beach of a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens.” I can’t wait to see the expression on your face when a portal like that appears for you sometime in the near future, Libra. I expect your mood will be a mix of surprise, humility, vindication, joy, and a pleasant kind of shock. By the way, you won’t necessarily have to be out in nature in order to become aware of the opening door. But it will probably be crucial for you to simulate the state that nature evokes in you. That’s why I suggest you rev up your aptitude for innocence and make sure your sense of wonder is turned on full blast.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

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“I Get Around”--as you’ll soon discover.

More than a 100 years ago, a team of British adventurers led by Ernest Shackleton trekked across Antarctica, attempting to reach the South Pole. They ran out of supplies and had to turn back before reaching their goal. In 2006, modern-day explorers discovered a cache of stuff Shackleton had been forced to leave behind, stashed in the ice. It included two cases of whiskey. Some of the century-old liquor found its way back to England, where it was quaffed by a few daring souls eager for an exotic taste. I suspect you may soon stumble upon a metaphorically similar curiosity, Scorpio: something like old spirits preserved in ice. My advice: Try a small sample and wait a while to see what effect it has before imbibing the whole thing.

Punk musician Wesley Willis was fond of greeting friends and audience members alike with a headbutt. So prolific was he in employing this ritual that he developed a permanent callus on his forehead. Now would be an excellent time for you to make this tradition your own, Sagittarius. Just think of all the affection you’ll generate and all the great conversations you’ll stimulate by ramming people! JUST KIDDING! I was exaggerating a bit. It’s true that now is an excellent time to ramp up your friendliness and expand your social reach. But you probably shouldn’t engage in full-tilt headbutting unless you’re extroverted, gregarious, and so extravagantly charming you can get away with it.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

In Japan you can buy Vaam, a sports energy drink that contains hornet saliva. It acquired a legendary reputation after Japanese marathon runner Naoko Takahashi said she used it to propel herself to a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics. Vaam’s creator, biochemist Takashi Abe, claims there is scientific evidence that it works as well for humans as it does for wasps, which fly as much as 70 miles a day. According to my reading of the astrological omens, the cosmos will be infusing you with a metaphorical version of hornet saliva in the coming weeks, Capricorn. You’ll have the power to go further and be stronger for longer periods of time.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

I gathered together a panel of renegade astrologers to investigate your imminent future. By a unanimous vote, they designated you, out of all the signs of the zodiac, as the one “Most Likely to Exceed the Boring Limitations of Good Taste,” as well as “Best Candidate to Slap the Conventional Wisdom Upside the Head.” That sounds fun. I hope you make good use of the freedom that those roles entail. By the way, the general consensus also suggested that you are primed to find valuable stuff in out-of-the-way borderlands or in off-limits haunts where no one else even wants to look.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

You’re on course for a warm, wet, soft collision with the enigmas of the libido. I urge you to give yourself fully to the exploration, even if it stirs up feelings you have no names for. In my opinion, the best way to use your intelligence right now is to undertake a rigorous investigation into the heights and depths of your passion . . . to experiment with new guidelines for your instinctual nature . . . to make yourself extra receptive to the spiritual teachings available through erotic communion.

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1 Brain scan, for short 4 Makes a quick getaway 9 Style 13 Go for blood? 15 System that came with black joysticks 16 Machu Picchu culture 17 Memorable line? 20 Not so hot 21 Charles I and Mary II, e.g. 22 “Chaplin” actress ___ Kelly 26 Masseuse’s stuff 27 By means of 30 John of “Gandhi” and “Arthur” 32 Spam, most often 35 What a paranoid person may feel they have on their back 38 “The King and I” setting 39 In a bygone time 40 Letter after theta 41 Cartoon detective with a trench coat 46 Box office purchase, for short 47 Continued in one direction, like the stock market 48 Smelted stuff 49 Day planner abbr. 50 Letters on the farm 52 Greeted, in a way 56 Cream of the crop 60 Spending proposal, often

64 Drummer Ulrich 65 Penguin or Star 66 Soccer player Hope on “Dancing With the Stars” 67 “What ___ is there?” 68 She portrayed Frida 69 Chihuahua with the last name Hoek

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1 Fix text 2 Art deco artist 3 “Unbelievable!” noise 4 Way out of reach 5 Inc., overseas 6 Be a gourmand 7 Cupid’s Greek counterpart 8 Separate, like gold and dirt 9 How some YouTube videos go 10 MIT grad, often 11 Rapper who “Loves Coco” in an E! reality series 12 Team from D.C. 14 Fancy 18 “___ Life” (Peter Mayle book) 19 One-named author of 1867’s “Under Two Flags” 23 Number on the right side of a clock 24 Mail-in offer 25 Little kid’s words after finishing a meal 27 Stop by

28 How legal documents are usually signed 29 “Stop,” to a pirate 31 LeVar, on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 32 Whiskey ___ (L.A. club) 33 Prevent 34 It’s abbreviated with two letters 36 Rascal 37 Free (of) 42 Chopin exercise 43 Some Greek islanders 44 Exclamation from The Beaver 45 Word that may be bid 49 Not very wordy 51 Automobile brand that lasted 107 years, for short 52 ACME patron ___ E. Coyote 53 ___ retentive 54 Appliances that used to blink 12:00 when broken 55 Workplace watchdog: abbr. 57 “Young Frankenstein” role 58 Conference opener 59 James Bond’s alma mater 61 Right angle-shaped pipe 62 Rep.’s counterpart 63 Victoria’s Secret item

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Auto safety Driving home a point I’m not much of a driver. Actually, it depends on how you look at it. In a way, I’m great. I don’t speed much, I pay attention and I haven’t had an accident in countless years. What I suppose I meant to say is that I’m not much of a driver in that cool, awesome, spin your tires, do a 360 and then haul ass away from the cops kind of way. Honestly, I’m perfectly fine with the way I drive, and the fugitive behind the wheel stuff never really comes up anyway. I’m not really sure who to blame my driving skills on; it is either my high school driver’s ed class’s fault, or it is my high school driver’s ed class’s fault.

Down home, the assistant football coach was also the sex education teacher and the driver’s education teacher. In a way, this made perfect sense because most of the students played football and lost their virginity in automobiles. Yeah, I know. It’s confusing. It’s all because I was reading an article about how driver’s education classes aren’t really all they’re cracked up to be, at least as far as science is concerned. In a 2009 report, The National Highway Safety Administration said scientific evaluations indicate that driving classes do not really produce safer drivers. Before I go any further, I should point out that even though I don’t know whether I believe this study to be accurate in any way, I will admit that my driver’s education classes left a little something

to be desired. Down home, the assistant football coach was also the sex education teacher and the driver’s education teacher. In a way, this made perfect sense because most of the students played football and lost their virginity in automobiles. Most of our classes consisted of three or four guys piling into the driver’s education car and going to get a milkshake. We would then hit the weight room and call it a day. I suppose that one of the students usually drove to get the milkshakes, but besides that, there wasn’t a whole lot of learning going on. Being from a farming kind of community, they assumed everyone had been driving some sort of vehicle since they were ten years old, and that was mostly right, but there’s a little bit of difference between an old-ass tractor and a Monte Carlo. The thing is, they teach the kids to pass the driver’s test, not to necessarily be good drivers. Like many things, if it isn’t beaten into someone’s brain, they begin to half ass it. They roll through stop signs, speed up too fast and brake too quickly. It’s tough to just blame the learners, though. Drive around for three minutes, and I bet you’ll find a full grown adult with tons of experience that is just as bad at driving. Basically, they teach them to park and signal, but they don’t know how to drive in a blinding rain or steer out of a skid on a sheet of ice. That’s pretty scary when you think about it. Actually, I think I only learned that stuff because I was put in those situations and responded in the correct way. I could chalk my response up to my splendid training, but my guess is that it’s mostly just dumb luck. I just happened to get better. It’s something most of us don’t really think about all that much. We drive every day, and we all assume we’re great at it. I mean, it’s driving; it’s not splitting an atom. Hell, it’s not even splitting a banana. Still, because we do it so frequently, we probably never step back to see if we do the right things or even learned the right way to do them in the first place. Every year, when a crapload of new kids get behind the wheel, the cycle begins again. This should make us all at least a little nervous. If nothing else, it should make us want to get a sturdy-ass car.

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