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EDITOR’S NOTE DYLAN SUTCLIFF

Pygmalion is over! I must say, I looked forward to every day of the festival, but I am glad it’s finished. Five days is a long time, especially when you dance like mad at pretty much every show. By Saturday, my neck felt like it had whiplash — lots of head bobbin’ for this guy. The thing that I especially realized at this year’s Pygmalion is how incredibly important it is for CU. Last week, the DI published an article on Pygmalion titled “Exploding Under the Radar,” and while I have a number of problems with the article, my biggest is with the phrase ‘Under the Radar.’ Pygmalion Music Festival exists as a showcase of Champaign-Urbana’s music scene, a celebration of the vibrant community that extends decades back. For Champaign-Urbana, Pygmalion is not under the radar. It is the radar. It’s a kickoff for what we can expect throughout the rest of the year: a slew of great national touring bands and shows from equally impressive local talent. Alternative, garage, punk, dance, indie, DJ, electronic, dubstep — whatever. They were all there. There was something for pretty much every music fan, not just the avid Pitchfork follower. Really, my question is this: if Pygmalion is under the radar, then what is above the radar in the CU music scene? It certainly isn’t mainstream music because that music doesn’t live here, it doesn’t sell out festivals, it doesn’t even call to say hi. Champaign-Urbana’s music scene exists on its own radar because it isn’t dependent on the sales of mp3s on iTunes; it relies on a community of dedicated and intelligent music lovers. We have numerous local bands, music shops and venues, two record stores, two record labels, and more music fans than we know what to do with. It’s Mecca. That’s why I love Pygmalion, and that’s why it’s so important. It’s not a dive into some foreign land; it’s a representation of exactly what has always been and hopefully will always be. Champaign-Urbana is built on music, and each year its reach expands to whatever the community seems to demand. That’s the best part: The community creates the music, and if you want to be involved, you’re encouraged to do so. Pygmalion may be over, but as I said, it’s only the beginning. I can’t wait for the rest of this year.

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October is upon us, and that can only mean wearing dorky sweaters, jumping in piles of leaves and venturing into haunted houses. Throwing on a snug, striped cardigan or a warm, fuzzy hoodie may be just the thing you need for these nippy early mornings. Kristen Danowski, event coordinator with October Lovers and junior in Education, said she loves wearing sweatshirts in this kind of weather. A specific three-quarter length, black and white striped sweater is one of her favorites. “I’m always excited to wear it,” she said, as she pulls the sweater out of her closet. Allison Hopper, treasurer of October Lovers and junior in Business, said she has a distinct memory of jumping in leaves in her backyard. “My brother and I would destroy the piles,” she said, while her mom would rake the leaves together. She advises new leaf-jumpers to close their mouths to avoid crunching on dry leaves and to go for it. The Wesley Foundation on campus hosts a haunted house for brave individuals ready for a scare. Jarod Spohrer, student event coordinator for the haunted house, said Wesley Foundation made about $4,000 last year. “It’s a huge event,” he said. “It’s been growing and getting bigger.” Spohrer said going through a haunted house is a great group event because it creates a “sense of camaraderie” with friends. He added that he loves the laughing, screaming reaction of people as they leave the haunted house. Get ready for October and all things autumn!

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welcome to the show The Department of Theatre puts on Cabaret by Jeff Nelson

s the University of Illinois Department of Theatre and director Robert G. Anderson prepare to stage the musical Cabaret in the middle of October, a bit of background may surprise even the knowledgeable theatergoer. Cabaret has evolved since it first appeared on Broadway in 1966, when it won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Musical Score. Its origins go back to Berlin in 1931 with a young British novelist named Christopher Isherwood. Taking in the sleazy nightlife and sexual freedom of Weimar Republic Berlin, Isherwood gained a lot of material for his fiction, including his acquaintance with Jean Ross (who would become the “Sally Bowles” of his fiction). In 1937, Ishwerwood published his short novel Sally Bowles. An expanded fictitious version of his time in Berlin appeared in 1939 in Goodbye to Berlin. This novel is part of a series of short works known as The Berlin Stories. In 1951, British playwright John van Druten directed a stage adaptation of Goodbye to Berlin titled I Am a Camera. The play ran for 262 performances in the 1951 and 1952 seasons and won a Tony Award for the first Sally Bowles, Julie Harris. It was Harris’s first of five in her great stage career. The 1955 film version was a British production adapted by John Collier and directed by Henry Cornelius. Julie Harris reprised her role as Sally Bowles and co-starred with Laurence Harvey and Shelley Winters. The film had some of its content toned down for the “G-Rated” cinema world of the 1950s, conflicting with Isherwood’s Berlin that dealt with his growing homosexuality. It did poorly at the box office but still maintains a cult status as Julie Harris’s film appearances are few. Joe Masteroff was hired to write the musical and went back to Isherwood’s Berlin Stories, bypassing

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much of John Van Druten’s script. Christopher Isherwood was written in as a fictitious alter-ego named Cliff Bradshaw (Bradshaw was Isherwood’s middle name). John Kander and Fred Ebb were hired to write the musical score for what was now called Cabaret. There was no overture — just a drum roll and an opening song. The orchestra was on stage, and the musical became two separate stories in one. The Kit Kat Club created an atmosphere of Berlin’s decadence in the 1930s with a series of musical revues, and another story is told in the real world of Berlin that surrounds the Kit Kat Club. The songs in the club’s revue numbers were clever social commentary on the Berlin of the 1930s. Audiences and critics got the message and warmed to the concept. Cabaret ran for 1,165 performances and won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. But one line was too much even for theater audiences of the 1960s — the final line of “If You Could See Her Through My Eyes.” It is a sweet love song where the MC of the Kit Kat Club sings a love song to a gorilla. It originally ended with, “If you could see her through my eyes, she wouldn’t look Jewish at all.” After the first New York preview, the audience stayed to debate the use of that line. Out-of-town talk had alerted New York audiences this was no ordinary show. After much soul searching, director Hal Prince ordered the line changed. The same controversy reared its head with the London opening, and after a few performances, the line was out again. Many directors wanted to put Cabaret on film, and two major ideas were discussed. The ideas were to restore that controversial line to “If You Could See Her Through My Eyes” and to eliminate all the musical numbers outside of the Kit Kat Club. When Bob Fosse was hired as director of the film, he did both — almost.

Fosse did cut all the songs that were not part of the Kit Kat Club’s music scene but moved “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” to a beer garden for its full effect as a hymn to the rising Nazi culture. The film won eight Oscars in 1972, including Best Director. The film also contained two new songs from Kander and Ebb that are often used in revised stage productions, “Mein Herr” and “Money, Money.” Fosse’s film influenced a 1998 Broadway revival. This new production was considered edgy because it had no censored lyrics, many sexual references and it contained the two new Kander and Ebb songs. Audiences flocked to see Cabaret reborn, completing 2,377 performances and receiving three Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical. Urbana’s Station Theatre led the first amateur production of Cabaret in C-U in 1980, and the production contained some material from Fosse’s film, including the song “Money, Money.” In 1999, Urbana High School staged the first institutional production. “There was much discussion about that gorilla song lyric,” said assistant director Theryl Newland. “Greg (Greg Chew, the director) and I really agonized on this, and I believe we finally used the censored version.” “I was approached by an angry parent who said the play was totally inappropriate, influenced, no doubt, by the steamy publicity the recent (1998) Broadway revival was getting,” Chew said. “We did the script (the 1966 Joe Masteroff version) as written; the production was well received by our audiences, and the person who was upset made a point of congratulating us.” Director Robert Anderson has no concerns about censorship, diminishing the potential sexual subtext, or the edginess of Cabaret. “The version of the play we are doing is the popular revival that played in New York starting

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in 1998,” said Anderson. “We are planning a vital, sexy, visually beautiful production that speaks to the freedom and decadence of the period but includes the journey of the play towards the annihilation of those freedoms, exploring and presenting the distracted culture that in many ways allowed the rise of Nazism through its excesses, drunken lack of awareness and self-deception.” Anderson’s version of Cabaret unfolds on the Colwell Playhouse stage from Oct. 15-23. For further information, go to: www.krannertcenter.com or call: 333-6280.

Sunshine (2007)

by Jamila Tyler An underrated gem helmed by director Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire), Sunshine is the tale of a desperate mission to restart a dying sun. The first attempt by the ship Icarus I had failed under mysterious circumstances. The crew of the new ship, Icarus II, is tasked with the last ditch attempt of unloading a nuclear bomb into the surface of the sun to “restart” it. Unlike other save-the-Earth movies (like Michael Bay’s Armageddon), Sunshine takes a decidedly more serious tone. The actors 4

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play scientists as actual scientists rather than action heroes with scientist side-jobs. There aren’t any wisecracking sidekicks or romantic side plots — the strength of the movie is the interplay between the members of the crew. The color palette of Sunshine is one of contrasts; remorselessly bleak portrayals of space and the Icarus II are juxtaposed with vividly bright shots of the sun. Sunshine is a movie for people who enjoy serious, adult minded sci-fi in the vein of Children of Men and Gattaca.

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arol Jo Morgan, co-founder of the I.D.E.A. Store, calls the store “a dream come true.” It all began when Morgan started a “mini store” in her garage with random items that she no longer had uses for. She gave her collection of materials away at no cost to teachers who found them valuable. After the second year of giving, she realized how much was taken to re-use rather than sent straight to the landfill. After receiving a masters in Natural Resources and Environmental Science from the University of Illinois, Morgan said, “I spent my education wondering why we buy what we buy and waste what we waste.” Four years later, Morgan joined Gail Rost, general manager, to form the I.D.E.A. Store. Rost describes the store as a “cycle of community supporting community.” The I.D.E.A. Store is an “Eco-Edu-Art Creative Re-use Market.” The store is an earned income enterprise that supports Champaign-Urbana public schools K-12. “We are different from non-profit organizations because we don’t ask, we earn,” said Rost. There are about 30 stores similar to The I.D.E.A. Store in the country, including three in Michigan. Many nationwide stores tend to provide car scraps, while The I.D.E.A. Store has everything from beads, toys, zippers, office supplies, fabric and tons of other functional materials that can be used for whatever the imagination desires. Although the store may seem appropriate for only artists or creative junkies, it can appeal to just about everyone. The store can easily bring out the creative side in anyone due to the wide array of quirky things that are sold. The store is sorted into sections. One section, called “The Wall of Intrigue” contains objects that are labeled as “one- offs” or “eachs” because they are one of a kind. The store also has a “manly corner” that usually has industrial materials such as wood and metal. The back of the store is filled with yarn and fabric, which attracts the knitting and sewing fanatics. They sell things by the bin, which tends to change the

customer outlook by thinking that they can achieve more with a greater amount of objects. Rost explained the store’s progress and how it has affected her personally. “The first month that the store was open, last Oct., there were 273 transactions made,” Rost said. “During the eleventh month, 757 transactions were made”. The store is expanding, both financially and physically. Over the summer, the store gained square footage, which meant more room in the back to sort and less clutter in the actual store. Gail also explained that the store has changed her outlook on consumerism. “Just because something is used doesn’t mean it’s garbage,” she said. The store is full of passionate workers, all volunteers with the exception of one paid assistant store manager. Carol Jo describes the staff as “a strong and specialized team.” The volunteer communications coordinator, Melissa Mitchell, showed me the display case she created that sits in the entrance of the store. The display case shows the different workshop projects that are available. Mitchell has a strong passion for art because she is an artist herself. The I.D.E.A. Store offers public workshops. Starting in Oct., there will be either a “Deconstruction” or “Reconstruction” workshop every Saturday morning. Participants must be seven years of age or older, and the workshop requires a fee. The I.D.E.A. Store will be celebrating its one year anniversary in October. There will be many specials (every Saturday — buy four greeting cards and get one free!). The store will also have many themed blow-out sales, so keep your eye out for updates on their website, http://the-idea-store.org/ Another way to support the I.D.E.A. Store is by liking them on Facebook. The I.D.E.A. Store is located at 28 E. Springfield Avenue on the second floor. The store is open on Tuesday through Friday from 2-7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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eality TV used to be a dirty word, but now, saying you don’t watch any reality shows makes you a snob. You don’t watch anything on Food Network? Not even Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations? What about Ricky Gervais’ reality show? What about the stuff on PBS? The documentaries on HBO? Of course, there’s also mindless schlock, but that’s fun, too, in a drunken stupor way (i.e. MTV, E!, Cartoon Network’s show with Andrew W.K.). Reality TV is one of the most prevalent and profitable genres on network, cable and premium. buzz talked to Troy DeVolld, a story editor and producer for countless reality shows and author of Reality TV: An Insider’s Guide to TV’s Hottest Market. “I had never seen anyone publish a book that was about the actual process of writing reality shows or gave advice about how to break into the industry,” DeVolld explained. “Every book I’ve seen previously was about how to sell shows— which is a total pie in the sky thing because very few people ever sell them, but thousands of people work on them. There needed to be a book for people to learn how to get into the genre. For casual readers, it lets you be more media savvy — see where the seams are in the shows you watch so you can be more discriminating about the programs you enjoy.” BUZZ THURSDAY » buzz: Where does the germ of a reality TV show SEPTEMBER 29 start? Is thinking up new corp note...keep this reality same sizeshows always a job in and of itself?

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trying to develop new shows. That’s the job of production companies. A production company will put a show together, pitch it to a network they have a relationship with, then sell the show. If the network thinks the show can fill a need on its schedule, it will get picked up. For individuals who want to create reality shows, the process would be: create a show, go to a production company and sell the values you built in the show. Whether it’s, “I’m friends with Ozzy Osbourne!” or essentially, “I have access to people you don’t have access to,” there has to be something that makes you valuable to the network that other people wouldn’t have. » buzz: What about a show like Fear Factor or a game show? TD: Reality competition shows are pitched the same way: you go through a production company that has a relationship with a network, and you’d probably want somebody who’s done a lot of reality competition. The mistake a lot of people make pitching a show like this to a production company is that the shows aren’t fully developed. If you want to pitch a show like Fear Factor, you better have fifteen examples of games to play, very specific elimination metrics, know what would happen during a tie, etc. The company wants to see that the

show is going to move smoothly and nothing possibly could gum it up. You’ve gotta work out all the bugs before you take it to a production company instead of coming in and saying, “Hey! I’ve got a show where people beat each other with sticks until someone passes out.” » buzz: Who chooses the casting of the show? TD: There are full casting departments devoted to just staffing the shows out. Now that I’m at the producer level, I hear a lot more about casting than I used to. The writers of the shows are handed this set of characters: you have to make sure that these personalities come across the best they can, even if you’re not present from the beginning in most cases. » buzz: After the show is pitched, is that when the story editor starts working to make sure the show has a narrative? TD: Yeah. Once a show is bought, pre-production puts together a cast and crew. A story producer can come in at any step — pre-production, postproduction or production. The story producer can also be in the field coming up with things to do. The days are mapped out so events can happen and the people in the show can be a part of it. » buzz: So sometimes the days are really as busy as they seem? TD: Sure! You could do an entire season of a housebased reality show in 14 days if you really tried. Other shows will shoot for 3 or 4 months and try to cull action more naturally from people’s lives. For the shows I work on now, though, I’m not in the field much anymore. I work in post, so there’s a different team that produces the material in the field. It’s my job to sort it out and make sure it goes to air. » buzz: In the book, you say what makes Reality TV a unique genre from scripted TV is that it has natural reactions you could never get out of drama. What do you do when someone reacts in a way you didn’t expect? There’s always a way to incorporate the natural reaction. Shows that start putting blinders on people and trying to get them to preform a certain way really bug me. They look wooden; the characters seem insincere. You know the type of show I’m talking about, where people are giving responses that sound written. Like, “Yesterday, I went out with Mary, and I wasn’t very happy with her!” What? Nobody talks like that. That was a scripted response to get from A to B in a scene. Going for the natural reaction is always the goal. » buzz: Who’s responsible for watching all the footage?

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TD: There’s different types. Loggers and transcribers go through the material and make it easier for people in post. If we need an argument about a specific topic, we can do a word search, and it just pops up. There are people who do story — when we get an actual scene and have things mapped out the way they should look. We look at an assembly of notes, and story producers refine each scene into a full episode. » buzz: Once you have the footage, a film editor strings it all together, right? TD: Correct. They will trim the scenes down to the best parts. An hour-long conversation, after story notes, might be edited down to five or six minutes. That gets dropped into an assembly that’s the approximate length of the show, and then you start tweaking and compacting time even further. The number one job in reality TV is compressing real time. » buzz: Last question: How does the budget of a reality show compare to a scripted drama? TD: Scripted dramas start getting into star salaries. Kelsey Grammer, for example, was getting paid a million dollars an episode for the last season of Frasier. A full episode of a reality show — all costs involved — could be anywhere between $300,000 to a million. It’s a lot cheaper than traditionally scripted television. It depends on the show, too. I did a show once for a far-off basic cable channel (Fit TV or something) where the budget was less than $100,000. Cable shows obviously have a smaller budget than network. I don’t want to even think about how much they spend when we run Dancing with the Stars.

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by Syd Slobodnik

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icolas Winding Refn’s Drive is an intensely visceral action film that, although steeped in film noir visual imagery, defies many of the conventional casting choices of a more modern urban crime/car chase adventure. It does not star Nicolas Cage, Vin Diesel or any number of action stars that have littered films like XXX or Gone in 60 Seconds.

Instead, try Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, ‘70s comedian Albert Brooks and even a guest cameo by ‘50s/’60s musical star Russ “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” Tamblyn. Talk about casting against type and taking big chances; Gosling, the romantic star of The Notebook, Mulligan, the wideeyed vulnerable lead in the powerful An Education, and funny-man Albert Brooks, writer/director/

star of Modern Romance and Lost in America. All in a violent, fast-paced action thriller. While the screenplay by Hossein Amini is not the most original and certainly not that complex, it offers a kind of Taxi Driver narrative about a slightly antisocial (though not psychotic) mechanic and movie stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver for hire for a variety of Los

Angeles criminals. Throughout the film, Gosling is a guy of very few words who is simply referred to as “Driver” or “Kid” by his boss Shannon and others. He befriends a neighbor woman named Irene (Mulligan), whose thug husband is serving a prison sentence, and her young son, Benicio. He begins to see himself as a noble protector of this somewhat abandoned pair. When Irene’s husband, Standard, gets released, the mob hunts him down and beats him in front of his son. The mob threatens the safety of Irene and Benicio if Standard can’t pay off several thousand in protection money, and like the ever faithful modern knight, the Driver steps up and offers his protection and advice, seeking a deal with a guy who is connected with the Eastern mob. Refn’s leads provide excellent chemistry and touches of subdued romantic tension; Gosling is best when he says little and unleashes his character’s explosive anger, and the Oscar-nominated Mulligan shows still more emotional range in this more mature role. Standouts in the supporting cast include several traditional tough guys, including an older mobster named Nino, played with typical flare by Ron Perlman, and the sympathetic garage boss Shannon (Bryan Cranston). But the main casting surprise is how effective Brooks is as a completely brutal and foul mouthed gangster, Mr. Bernie Rose. Oh, and did I forget to mention the plethora of intense chase scenes and requisite bloody shootouts in this terse 100-minute film?

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ith over three hundred different varieties of honey found in the United States, it’s no wonder that we have a whole month dedicated to celebrating its sticky sweetness. Although most of us only get the classic, store-bought Clover variety, why not try some of the fun varieties at the Urbana farmer’s market this September? Better yet, try some local Curtis Orchard honey (yes, they have more than apples and pumpkins!!). The farm’s hives are packed with honey this time of year, and all you have to do is wander over to 3902 S. Duncan Road in Champaign to pick up some quality local honey. While these hives can produce over one hundred pounds of honey in a year, a single one of their honeybees can only produce about a teaspoonful — so think about that next time you sweeten your tea! The honey is collected by means of centrifugal force, straining and scraping, but it’s not as intense as it sounds — plus, you get to see people walking around in those sweet beekeeper get-ups. And don’t wait too long to go if you’re interested. When the air temperature gets below 55 degrees, all the honeybees will stop collecting nectar and producing honey and clump together into a “cluster” in the center of the hive. And you’ll be out of luck... and out of honey. At only 64 calories per tablespoon and a great source of the carbohydrates every healthy body needs, honey is a great natural alternative to sugar and has many other benefits, too. Now to segue into a bunch of awesome fun facts about honey!! Yay, honey! Did you know that honey works as an antiseptic? Next time you’re meandering through the Champaign wilderness, get a cut and for some reason can’t find some anti-bacterial wipes, try rubbing some honey on it as a quick fix... if you’re Bear Grills and find an abandoned hive somewhere. But seriously, it’s cool in theory. Another fun honey tidbit: If you have any sort of outdoor allergies, local honey is definitely the way to go. Forget about

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Benadryl and pick up some of the sticky stuff locally gathered, as it gradually introduces your system to surrounding pollen and other allergens that the bees naturally come into contact with in order to produce that liquid gold. Honey also works as an incredible humectant — you know, the thing in conditioners and lotions that make them so nourishing — thus making it ideal for a DIY spa day. (Included at the bottom of the article is a little de-stress concoction that is perfect for recharging from rush, LSAT studying and anything that’s got you frazzled.) But all these things aside, honey is tasty to eat and a lot of fun to cook with as it blends easily into marinades or sauces (used in the chicken recipe below), lends moisture to baked goods and adds a touch of sweetness to anything you want, really. So whether you eat it straight out of the comb, stirred into your tea or smeared on your face, honey up this month!! I know everyone here at buzz will. Cucumber Honey Eye Nourisher Makes 4 treatments » 1 Tbsp. aloe vera gel » 2 tsp. cucumber, peeled with seeds removed » 1/2 tsp. chamomile tea » 1/2 tsp. honey Steep chamomile tea in boiling water. Set aside to cool. In food processor or blender, combine cucumber, aloe vera and honey. Blend on low setting. Add chamomile tea. Blend until smooth. Apply gently under eyes using ring finger. Store in glass dish covered with plastic wrap in refrigerator for up to one week. Best applied chilled. Tip: Potential Benefits: May help reduce puffiness and refresh contours under eyes. http://www. honey.com/nhb/home/

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Chicken Fajita Grill with Avocados and Honey Corn Cakes Makes 4 servings » 1 to 2 lemons » 1/4 cup honey » 1 Tablespoon ground cumin » 1 teaspoon salt » 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper » 4 boneless chicken breasts » 2 avocados » 12 honey corn cakes, recipe follows » cilantro, optional » sliced red pepper, optional » citrus slices, optional Grate lemon to get 2 teaspoons peel. Squeeze to get 2 tablespoons juice. Mix lemon peel and juice with honey, cumin, salt and cayenne. Place chicken breasts in bowl. Pour mixture over chicken, turning breasts to coat; cover. Marinate in refrigerator for 8 to 10 hours. Place chicken over medium-hot coals or under broiler on foil-lined pan. Cook 5 to 8 minutes on each side, basting

with marinade, or until cooked but not dry. Halve, seed and skin avocados. Slice lengthwise. Slice chicken breasts crosswise and serve with avocado slices and honey corn cakes. Garnish with cilantro, sliced red bell pepper and citrus slices if desired. Honey Corn Cakes Makes 12 to 14 corn cakes » 1/4 cup honey » 2 cans (15.25 oz. each) corn kernels, drained (fresh or frozen work too!) » 3 eggs » 1 cup flour » 1/2 cup Milk » 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt Combine all ingredients. Heat skillet lightly coated with olive oil to medium temperature. Pour 1/3-cup portions of corn cake mix into skillet and cook for about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes on each side. (recipes adapted from honey.com) h t t p : //w w w. b e e w a y h o n e y. c o m / FA Q . htm#Produce

Celebrate the end of your weekend with dinner!

by Jordan Ramos Sundays are usually pretty uneventful for me; I sleep, bum around in my pajamas and flirt with the idea of doing something productive. With Sundays being so lazy, I am going to try to start cooking a legitimate meal for dinner. If you’re one of those people who lounge around, putting off all things important for class on Monday, perhaps a delicious homemade meal is a perfect form of procrastination. Any form of shrimp makes me extremely happy. For this week’s Sunday supper, I found a recipe on www.tastespotting.com for Coconut Shrimp with a Basil-Peach Sauce. This recipe requires the shrimp to be baked as opposed to fried, so it’s a bit better for you than normal coconut shrimp. Additionally, the peach sauce can be refrigerated and used for a peanut butter and peach jelly sandwich the next day! Leftovers being put to good use! Go ahead and give this recipe a try. 8

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For the shrimp: » 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on » 1/3 cup cornstarch » 1 teaspoon salt » 1/4 teaspoon paprika » 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper » 2 egg whites » 1 cup coconut » For the sauce: » 2 cups diced peaches » 2 tablespoons butter » 2 tablespoons brown sugar » 1/2 – 1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil Start the sauce: In a medium saucepan, combine the peaches, butter and brown sugar. Cook until the butter has melted and the peaches start to break down. Use

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a potato masher to mash the peaches. Cook the sauce over medium heat until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Once thickened, remove from heat and stir in basil. If you want a stronger basil flavor, use 1 tablespoon, but if you want the basil flavor more muted, only use 1/2 tablespoon. While the sauce is cooking, make the shrimp: Preheat the oven to 400 F. Place a baking rack on top of a baking sheet and set aside. In a shallow bowl, combine the cornstarch, salt,

paprika and cayenne. Put the egg whites in another shallow bowl. Place the coconut in a third shallow bowl. Holding a shrimp by the tail, dip it in the cornstarch mixture and coat the shrimp. Tap off any excess. Dip into the egg white, then into the coconut. Use your fingers to press the coconut into the shrimp. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining shrimp. Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned, about 15 to 20 minutes, flipping over once. Serve with the basil-peach sauce.

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REVIEW OF SLIDERS BURGERS & BELGIAN FRIES A new burger joint takes over Smoothie King by Victoria Raymond

I bit into my other slider and tasted the onions right away. They provide contrast with a bit of sweetness, helping to balance out the burger, and won’t take you off the market for the night because of bad breath. All in all, the ingredients worked together to create deliciousness. The sliders, while filling, are not loaded down with grease. Readers be warned: While the sliders may be on the small side, they pack a punch. It’s easy to overestimate how many you can eat. The other half of the Sliders Burgers and Belgian Fries is, of course, the fries. They’re hand-cut, thick, and when bitten into, reveal a warm, soft potato inside surrounded by crispy goodness. As for dipping, forget about plain old ketchup because Sliders has at least half a dozen sauces to try including ranch, mayo and barbecue. I tried the honey mustard, barbecue, spicy barbecue and fry sauce. I wasn’t sure what to expect with “fry sauce,” but it tasted like Thousand Island. When I walked in, I noticed that the decor was sparse, clean and no-nonsense. The walls are a light blue, and the columns are an eye-catching turquoise hue. It definitely channeled the “chill” vibe. The mu-

ocated next to Murphy’s, a restaurant already known for their burgers, Sliders may very well make a name for themselves. There is a group of psychologists who believe that consciousness must be examined as a whole, not the sum of its parts. I would argue that sliders at Sliders must be appreciated in the same way. When I went there, I had the classic slider (grilled over onions and topped with pickles and ketchup on a toasted potato bread bun) and a slider trio with ketchup, American cheese and bacon. The sliders come wrapped in silver tinfoil and look like little presents on a tray. I brought my mother along for the ride, and when she opened her slider, she exclaimed, “How cute!” I had to agree — the slider in front of me looked like its bigger, greasier fast food cousin in miniature. When I bit into the slider trio, the potato bun was chewy, light and airy, without being mushy or doughy. Right after the bread, the cheesy gooiness of the American made its presence known without being too overwhelming. The bacon complemented its fellow meat beautifully (as all bacon does) without overpowering it.

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sic being played was loud enough to hear but didn’t drown out conversation. You could see the burgers being grilled and the custom toppings being added to each order. There were four to five people working the grill area, which is surprisingly tiny to be making so many burgers to order. On a crowded Friday night, it took less than 10 minutes from placing my order to plopping into one of the booths that my number was called. The

seating is arranged so that there is an assortment of booths and tables . The tables are kept clean. If you plan on dining in, make sure to get there early since seating is limited. Prices range from $1.99 for the classic slider to $19.99 for the knapsack of twelve. Store hours are 11 a.m. to 3 a.m., great for a late night snack. For more info on Sliders Burgers & Belgian Fries, check out their menu on campusfood.com.

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Death Cab for Cutie

by Kaitlyn Henaghan eath Cab For Cutie is coming to Assembly Hall on Oct. 1 for their fall tour with Telekinesis. buzz got to chat with bassist Nick Harmer about how things are going with the band and how things have gone throughout his musical career. Check out the full interview at readbuzz.com! » buzz: For the tour coming up in the fall, are you guys going to be mixing together a bunch of the albums or focusing mostly on Codes and Keys? Nick Harmer: We’ve been playing a solid twohour set almost every night, and in that two hours, we try to play at least a representation from every album. I think there are probably pound-forpound maybe a couple more songs from Narrow Stairs and Codes and Keys than anything else because they’re the newest records, but we definitely cover everything. And we change it up every night. We’re definitely not a band that sets a tour’s set and then just plays that same set every night. There are obviously some songs that will be on the setlist every night because people want to hear them. A lot of the outlier and definitely some of the earlier songs from earlier albums people might not know, so we’re constantly changing them around and playing with them. » buzz: Do you, or the band as a whole, have a personal favorite song to play live? NH: Right now, my favorite song to play is off the new album, called “Doors Unlocked and Open.” It has a really good energy vibe, and it’s really exciting to play, and I just really like it. As a player, I find myself kind of getting lost the minute we play live, and that’s always a really good feeling to sort of have an out of body experience while

you’re standing on stage and playing music. So that song’s just definitely doing it for me right now. But overall, I’d say it’s hard actually to kind of pick a favorite of all time or anything like that. It kind of changes and shifts throughout the tour. » buzz: Are you working on anything now while you’re at home? NH: Little stuff here and there. We’ve got ideas, and we’ve already started talking about the next LP and what we want to accomplish and what we’re thinking about in general, so real sort of abstract ideas and stuff, but nothing concrete I would say, and certainly nothing collectively. We’ve all been sort of keeping our own audio diaries right now, so to speak. » buzz: Is being a part of the music business anything like you expected it would be? NH: In some ways, it’s exactly like how I expected it to be, and in some ways, it’s totally different. I mean, there are lots of great things about being in the music business, but then there are also lots of frustrating things, and some of that is just the evolution of how people are ingesting and enjoying their music over time. It used to be all a band had to do was be responsible for recording an album, putting it out on some format and going on tour. With the rise of the Internet age, you have to do so much more these days than just make music or just record an album and go on tour. You have to figure out a way to have an online presence and use that technology to reach people. People expect to be reached now through that medium in a way that wasn’t necessarily the case when we started as a band. There’s just stuff in the business

and the marketing and a lot of other variables that go into being a career band. So yeah, on some levels, it’s still very much the same and exactly what I wanted to do, which was be in a band recording albums and going on tour. And we still get to do that, but there’s a whole lot of extra stuff now, and a whole lot of extra conversations, and so much time invested in all these other avenues of being a band and running a band that I didn’t quite expect. I don’t really think it’s unique to us either. Just every band nowadays, in the same time that they’re sitting around and trying to think of their band name and their first album, they have to figure out who’s going to program and design their first website and what that’s going to look like. » buzz: What was it like the first time you heard one of your songs on the radio? Was that when you felt like you guys “made it”? NH: The first time I heard our song on the radio, I was completely, completely blown away. It’s really exciting, but we were wise enough to know that just because your song is on the radio and you heard it once doesn’t mean that you can retire. It was a good moment, but I feel like those little markers of success and the little moments where you feel like things are happening kind of come in smaller and really unexpected places. For me, it was the moment we sold out the Crocodile Café in Seattle. It’s kind of like the place to play when you’re starting out as a band, and we would play on a Tuesday night to, like, nobody. Months and months we were doing these Tuesday shows, and then one day, when the band was starting to grow a little bit, we got offered to headline our own

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show on a Friday night, which is like a prime slot at the Crocodile Café. When it sold out, that was the moment when I was like, “Wow! We’re really growing. Like, we sold out the Crocodile Café on a Friday night. That’s amazing, I never thought I’d be able to do that in my life.” Things have obviously grown much bigger than that in the years that followed, but even that moment was when I had the real powerful sense like, “We might really be able to do this. This is really exciting.” That has stayed with me over the years for sure. I’m just excited about the show coming. I think we’re playing the best we’ve ever played, and these shows are the best shows we’ve ever played as a band. I’m really happy to be on the road with new material, and I hope people are excited when they come to see us.

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Locals New Ruins Release new record Celebrate it on October 8 at Cowboy by Maggie Labno Champaign-Urbana locals New Ruins released their newest album, This Life Is Not Ours To Keep, on September 20. Although the album release show won’t take place until October 8, the band has been keeping busy with interviews and promotion of their latest, as they call it, “baby.” New Ruins is a five-piece, first formed in 2004 by childhood friends Elzie Sexton and Caleb Means. Eventually, Sexton and Means were joined by others to create the current line-up including Andrew Davidson, Roy Ewing and most recently, Dave Samuel. Aside from performing with local bands, the band has had the pleasure of playing with artists such as Bon Iver and Deerhunter. The eleven-track release is the second recorded version of the album; the band previously recorded another version of This Life Is Not Ours To Keep in their basement over an eight-month period. However, when an opportunity arose to work with Brian Deck — a producer who has prior work experience with artists such as Iron & Wine and Modest Mouse — New Ruins jumped on it. In 10

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contrast to the version of the album the band recorded itself, recording with Deck took only about eight days, and it was finished by early February. Recording was also all done on tape, as opposed to digital recording. “We didn’t work like that beforehand,” Means said. “This was a very different situation. Anybody can make a good digital recording, but on an analog format, you have to really think ahead because if something is going to take you thirty minutes to do it, you don’t want to waste those thirty minutes. You have to know what you want to do before you do it.” Luckily, the band knew just that. Some of the songs from the album are a couple of years old, so they have been rehearsed many times prior, and by the time recording with Deck actually took place, New Ruins was ready. Another thing to note was that this album was a long time coming. “It feels really good [to finally release it],” Sexton said. “It’s taken a really long time to get it to where it is. It’s like having a baby that stays in you

for years. We had a baby who didn’t want to be born; it decided it wanted to get bigger.” The baby did get bigger. The album sounds “huge by not having a lot of stuff on it,” according to Means. “This new thing that we did with Brian allows you to just hear everything. Everything is in its own place; it’s very simple. But because it was recorded on such amazing equipment, it sounds very, very big.” New Ruins doesn’t have a plan, but they are predicting what the upcoming months will look like for them. Before winter comes, the band is hoping to play a batch of shows in the Midwest. Once it starts to snow, they might take a break from performing to demo new material. After winter, they’re going to continue promoting This Life Is Not Ours To Keep with yet another batch of shows. The release show for This Life Is Not Ours To Keep will take place October 8 at Cowboy Monkey in downtown Champaign. Opening for New Ruins are locals Alpha Mile and Psychic Twin. Tickets can be purchased for $7.

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So what should people expect from this show? “Music,” said Sexton. “Lots of music.” Artist: New Ruins Album: This Life is Not Ours to Keep Release Date: Sept. 20, 2011 (Earth Analog/ Hidden Agenda) Tracklist: 6. Crazy Annie 1. Blackbirds 7. Fix Mr. Johnson Drink 2. Fast One 8. Homes Of Rich Blood 3. Stance 9. Soft Information 4. Dodging Anhydrous 10. Terrible Eyes Clouds 11. Stolen, Holy 5. Holden

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Those Darlins have been over to ChampaignUrbana a couple times before, with the last show at the UC Independent Media Center for Pygmalion Music Festival and the CU Folk and Roots Fest. The stage was small, and uninhibited dancing ensued; at least two of the Darlins made a point to join the crowd on the floor. “If they’re dancing and going crazy, that’s definitely the best show,” Jessi said. “Because a lot of times people who watch shows just watch and don’t do anything ... It’s obvious that if someone’s dancing and screaming and going crazy that they’re having fun. That’s our favorite kind of show.” It’s almost exactly a year later, and they’re coming to the Highdive packing not only the most recent record, but a new 7” featuring an extended version of “Screws Get Loose” and a b-side, “Prank Call,” that originally wasn’t mixed in time for the record. According to Jessi, the 7” will be available at the show. Because it’s the group’s first time in Champaign since before the album release, expect to hear songs off both records and also a couple new songs titled “Why Can’t I” and “Burn Me Up.” Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at thehighdive.com. Check out some interview questions with Jessi Darlin about her new guitar and the band’s spirit animals online at readbuzz.com.

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here’s something overtly charming about Those Darlins’ relatable and completely danceable music, which is why the name is so fitting for the Tennessee quartet. They’re coming to the Highdive in Champaign on Sunday, Oct. 9, supported by Peelander-Z, so it’s a good way to burn up your weekend energy to have a good night’s sleep before work on Monday. In the past four years, Those Darlins have taken predominantly woman-related experiences in their lyrics and somehow made them unisex and universal with songs like “Wild One” and “Be Your Bro.” Their sophomore LP Screws Get Loose was released in March, 2011, and unlike their slow-moving, but equally as charming self-titled debut, it blew up fast, and heavy touring continued. “This record did take off a lot faster than the other one,” Jessi Darlin said. “And that’s in part because we did have the other album, and people had already bought that one and got hip to what we were doing. It just feels like in the last year everything has been taken to a new level ... We’ve had tons and tons and tons of TV placements in all kinds of shows. We got “Red Light Love” from the first album in an IKEA commercial, and all that stuff has really, really helped us in terms of being able to afford to stay a band.” The group has been touring almost nonstop since its conception, which is a welcome break for Jessi. “We’ve finally gotten to the point where we have to tour 24/7 just to be able to afford to be in the band,” she said. “So it’s gonna be nice to take a break and write the next album.” The extensive touring has had a definite impact on the music the band makes, too. Jessi said that the switch from cowpunk/folk tendencies to an all-out garage rock-a-thon “just sort of gradually moved into that over time, playing shows and stuff.” “We do like to encourage people to have a lot of fun at our shows,” she said. “And definitely if you’ve got a fast, loud song going, then people are more inclined to let loose. So I think that maybe stimulated us to go in that direction ... It really happened over two years. Nikki used to play ukulele, and eventually she was like, ‘You know, this thing’s really not loud enough. It sounds out of tune, and it’s hard to hear over your guys’ stuff. So I’m gonna switch to electric guitar.’ Once we got a drummer, it was like, ‘Okay, now we’re gonna have electric instruments’.”

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A glimpse into a night with CU’s popular new Chariot Pedicab service

by Emily Siner

t exactly 40 minutes past 10 o’clock on a Friday night, Chris Skopec rides up to the corner of Third and Healey. He’s pedaling what looks, from the front, like a normal bike — except that, in the back, it turns into a leather-lined bench on two wheels. Like a mythical creature, it is half-mountain bike, half-carriage: one whole pedicab. And it is roaming around the streets of Champaign and Urbana all night. Four groups of people have ridden it already since he started his night an hour and a half ago. Most recently, he dropped off a birthday party further down on Healey. It’s been a good night so far, but he’s a little worried about the rain — he just stopped to dry off his bike after it drizzled for a few minutes. He starts riding again, this time north on Third Street, then down John, and turns left onto First. This route traverses a lot of houses and apartments, which means it traverses a lot of people who might ride the chariot. Skopec created CU’s first pedicab company, Chief’s Chariot, at the beginning of the semester. He had wanted to start his own business on campus, and one of his friends runs a pedicab in Chicago, so Chris thought that could go over well in Champaign. Perhaps, in his mind, he calculated something like this: Desire to get to and from bars + crime alerts + low fare = student transportation demand.

The bike is his own; he bought it from a place in Arizona. He bought his own company phone line (217-550-6971, call or text for a pickup). He printed out business cards. Heck, he even bought the bell on his bike. Skopec rings the bell when he sees people walking past him on that Friday. Three guys on the sidewalk hear the noise and look toward him. “Good thing Illinois has a fuckin’ rickshaw,” one of them says to his friends. Actually, by traditional definition, a rickshaw is a runner drawing a cart. Chris’s ride is a pedicab. But he doesn’t seem to mind that people call him “rickshaw man.” He curves back down Daniel over the bumpy cobblestone. The cart shakes noisily behind him. Whenever he goes into the Urbana neighborhoods, he faces the same problem. He tries to avoid the roughest patches, though, to give his customers a comfortable ride. A group of guys run over to him at the corner of Fourth and Daniel. Can he take them to Canopy Club? How much does he charge? “I ride for tips,” Chris says. They tell him to wait as one of the guys calls a friend. “You gotta come down two blocks,” he says to the phone urgently. Then he looks around, confused. “Where we at?” On the way to Urbana, the guys shout at some passers-by and whistle at girls. They chant Skopec’s name every time they go down an in-

cline. After they climb out of the pedicab, give some cash to Skopec and leave, he chuckles and shakes his head. “God, they were drunk,” he says. Drunk shouters don’t shock him. Neither do touchers, screamers or howlers. It’s a crazy experience interacting with the nocturnal student body. And that’s why he does it. “I get to meet a lot of people — that’s the best part,” he says. “It’s Chris Skopec, owner of Chief’s Chariot Pedicab Company, drives people around campustown in his chariot at night. Photo by YooJin Hong. not a quiet ride, that’s for sure.” ally carries around a canteen of water, a towel and On the way back to Champaign, he stops to a couple of extra T-shirts in a trunk hidden under reset his bike chain. He has to tune his bike ev- the chariot seat so he can change during the night. ery week because, after all, carrying hundreds of Now his legs have gotten more used to the load, pounds for about six hours a night (9 p.m. until 3 and he has a couple of other riders to take over a.m., roughly) for three nights a week (Thursday, some nights. At exactly midnight, he drops off three guys in Friday, Saturday) puts strain on a bicycle — not to mention a person. Starting out during the first few front of Fat Sandwich. They shake his hand and weeks of school was particularly tough, especially thank him. Chris pedals away, smiling. since it was still so hot at night. Even now, he usu-

from the lab The experiments and innovations of campus research explained in layman’s terms by Robert Jeffrey Geringer The purpose of From the Lab is to publicize and popularize some of the ground-breaking research taking place on campus at the University of Illinois. Research is often years or even decades ahead of what is available to the consumer, so it’s a bit like looking into the future. This week, buzz interviewed Professor David Ruzic. Professor David Ruzic is a professor of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering and the director of the Center for Plasma-Material Interactions. His research primarily involves plasmas, colloquially known as the “fourth state of matter.” Despite sounding rather elusive, plasmas are an integral and visible part of everyday life. Flames and fluorescent lights are plasmas, but the most recognizable example is our sun, which is basically a giant ball of plasma. While plasmas are already an integral part of creating computer chips (and Dr. Ruzic does research for Intel creating smaller and faster chips), one of the other main goals of plasma research is to recreate the conditions of the Sun and harvest the energy of

nuclear fusion (the merger of two different atoms under extremely high temperature and pressure). While scientists have successfully recreated these conditions on multiple occasions by fusing deuterium and tritium (two heavier forms of hydrogen that can be found in small percentages in regular water), the challenge now is to maintain those conditions for extended periods of time and to be able to repeat the process thousands of times. The problem is, of course, that no regular material can withstand the temperature of the sun, so researchers must innovate creative ways to contain the plasma without using traditional materials. Dr. Ruzic approached this problem from a direction opposite that of other researchers. While others tried to use various methods to keep the materials from melting, Dr. Ruzic attempted to design a system in which the materials are designed to melt. By using melted lithium metal, the walls of the container are covered in flowing metal, which, when exposed to the conditions of his experiment, convenient-

ly flows in a circular direction without the aid of pumps. The biggest question, and often the driving force behind any research, is: Who cares about this stuff? From the perspective of the average person with little science background, the difference between two computer chips or the importance of flowing molten lithium can get lost in the details. It’s easy to take for granted that today’s smartphones have more computing power than top-of-the-line desktop Photo of DC Glow Chamber from UIUC's Center for Plasma-Material Interactions website computers did fifteen years ago. Without the efforts of Professor Ruzic and oth- that the “fuel” for nuclear fusion is basically water, ers in his field, we wouldn’t have some of the nice this advancement could revolutionize how we things that we depend on every day. And as for make electricity worldwide. As a parting note, Dr. Ruzic’s lithium methods the flowing molten lithium, Dr. Ruzic’s achievements here might be more significant than can are being put to the test in a multi-million dollar be described. Molten lithium could make nuclear experiment in China as early as next year. So yeah, fusion a viable source of energy, and considering it’s kind of a big deal. buzz

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rtist Rachel Edwards’ exhibit “Be There Then” takes partial inspiration from the children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba. Influenced by the program her one-year-old son Banyan watches, Edwards’ exhibit premiered Aug. 20 and is on display until Oct. 5 at Amara Yoga and Arts at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “I was watching it with him, and just the bright colors and shapes inspired me to do something more than just landscapes,” Edwards said. Edwards spent a year creating her abstract exhibit, which differs from her old works that consisted of more realistic paintings. “I wanted a way to represent things that I cared about that was kind of abstract and not so realistic … you can only paint so many portraits,” Edwards said. The exhibit is on display with artist and Urbana native Rebecca Zagorski’s “Dreams and other Visions.” Zagorski’s exhibit is comprised of drawings from her odd inner thoughts. “She’s [Zagorski] extremely talented and witty, and her work is interesting,” said Kathryn Fitzgerald, the art director of Amara Yoga and Arts. The exhibits share a common theme consisting of the artists’ visual journals, although Edwards’ abstract designs with bright colors contrast Zagorski’s darker, moodier paintings. Fitzgerald said she chose these opposite art-

Rachel Edwards’ new exhibit goes brighter than before

works so that they would compliment each other in the exhibit. “The simplicity of Rachel’s artwork counteracts Rebecca’s work, which is so tiny and intimate,” Fitzgerald said. The artwork in the “Be There Then” exhibit is inspired by the preservation of Edwards’ thoughts and memories, which seem to be positive and light based on the bright blues, pinks and greens that encompass her work. Edwards symbolizes preservation by trapping small flowers in the resin-glossed artworks, which to her means trapping memories. “All this stuff is my interpretation of memories, and the thick resin holds them together,” Edwards said. One piece is a nude board of glossy plywood that was sold on the exhibit’s opening night. The success of the piece, appreciated for its uniqueness amongst the colorful pieces in the collection, renders Edwards shy to the appreciation of her work. “It’s really weird when someone else likes your work enough to buy it,” Edwards said. The exhibit displays many types of artwork: acrylic paintings sealed with a resin-based material called Crystal Cast, primary-colored wall pieces shaped like faces, and shiny disks of wood painted with brightly colored circles arranged in the business’s windows.

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Fitzgerald said some of the yoga students and their children play with the wooden disks and stack them in designs along the windows, making Edwards’ exhibit interactive. The exhibit also includes custom yoga mats and doormats with the yoga phrase “Be There Then” carved into them, which according to Fitzgerald means being fully aware of oneself in the present.

“I started out doing regular floor mats, and I thought yoga mats would be good for the studio,” Edwards said. Edwards is a yoga student at Amara Yoga and Arts and heard about the show through the business’s e-mails. Her artwork can also be viewed at her blog website, rachedwardsart. wordpress.com.

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museum exhibit

Warriors, Guardians, and live music Demons Jesse Francis - Jimmy Spurlock Museum, U Bean Makeba! The Clark Bar, C, Krannert Art Museum and 6:30pm Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Chillax At Fifty: Krannert Art Radio Maria, C, 9pm Museum, 1961-2011 Ole #7 Krannert Art Museum and Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am 9pm Jerusalem Saved! Inness Live Karaoke Band and the Spiritual LandBoomerang’s Bar and Grill, scape U, 9pm Krannert Art Museum and The Sugar Prophets and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Champaign-Urbana BBQ Astral Convertible Stage Open Blues Jam Set KoFusion, C, Krannert Art Museum and 10pm Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am

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DJ BJ Dance Night Po’ Boys, U, 8pm Here Come the Regulars Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm DJ Luniks Firehaus, C, 10pm, $5 DJ Ollie & DJ Hot Saus Highdive, C, 10pm

Atomic Light and the Photography of Harold Edgerton Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 5:30pm Cumbrian Blue(s): Landscape, Pattern, and Promiscuity Krannert Art Museum karaoke and Kinkead Pavilion, C, Bentley’s Thursday Night 5:30pm Karaoke campus activities Bentley’s Pub, C, 3pm Liquid Courage Karaoke Weekday Orthodox MinMemphis on Main, C, 9pm yan and Breakfast RockStarz Karaoke: Pre- The Hillel Foundatio: The sented by 3L EntertainMargie K. and Louis N. Coment hen Center for Jewish Life, Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm C, 7:30am FREE BOOTY SCAVENmovies GER HUNT FROM THE 2011 Latin American Film CANOPY CLUB Festival Canopy Club, U, The Art Theater, C, 6pm. 9am $6-9

stage Open Stage at Red Herring Red Herring Coffeehouse, U, 9pm

art exhibit Watercolors, Photos and Drawings by Michael Fuerst 133 West Main, 8am The Treehouse: Recycled, Repurposed, Reimagined University YMCA, C, 9am Paintings by Carol Stewart and ceramic sculpture by Annelies Heijnen Cinema Gallery, U, 10am 16

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VOICE Reading Series Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 7:30pm

fashion Yarn n Yak Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 7pm

kids and families Orpheum LEGO Club Sign-Up Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 10am Preschool Story Time Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 10am

Raising Readers Rantoul Public Library, Rantoul, 10:30am

community Coffee Hours University YMCA, C, 7:30pm

mind/body/spirit Open Yoga Practice Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30am, $8 Lunchtime Express Core with Maggie Taylor Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $12 Ashtanga Yoga with Certified Yoga Teacher Lauren Quinn Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12 Yin Yoga with Certified Yoga Teacher Lauren Quinn Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 7pm, $12

literary

DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 DJ Delayney Highdive, C, 10pm DJ Cal Emmerich Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm DJ Kosmo Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

Zionist Food for Thought The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 12pm

karaoke RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Senator’s Bar & Grill, Savoy, 9pm DJ Bange Karaoke Phoenix, C, 9pm Dragon Karaoke The Clark Bar, C, 10pm

social issues Isra-ed Weekly Session Cafe Sababa, C, 12pm

kids and families Orpheum LEGO Club Sign-Up Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, C, 10am

mind/body/spirit

Corkscrew Gala Wine Tasting Event Urbana Civic Center, U, 5:30pm, $20 Cosmo Coffee Hour University YMCA, C, 7:30pm

Yoga Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 12pm Lunchtime Express Power Flow with Certified Yoga Teacher Amanda Reagan Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 12pm, $12 Vinyasa Krama Yoga with stage Don Briskin Dinner and Divas Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Memphis Cook Convention 4pm, $12 Center, Happy Hour Flow Yoga 7pm, with Amanda Reagan $75 Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Tennessee at 100: One5:30pm, $12 Act Plays by Tennessee miscellaneous Williams Parkland College Theatre, International CoffeeC, 7:30pm, house $10 -14 Etc. Coffee House, U, 4pm

FRIDAY 30

museum exhibit

food and drink

live music Andy Moreillon Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 4pm ‘Appy Hour Silvercreek, U, 5:30pm, $2-$10 FREE Happy Hour Show! Memphis on Main, C, 6pm Swing Night Decatur Airport Gaitros FBO Hangar, 6pm MPH The Clark Bar, C, 6:30pm Caleb Cook and the Hot Sluggs Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd., U, 9pm Seventeen Sisters, The JHD, Mustache, Memphis on Main, C, 9pm

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Spring Prairie Skies Half Price Happy Hour William M. Staerkel Plan- Emerald City Lounge, C, etarium, C, 7pm 5pm IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System SATURDAY 1 William M. Staerkel Planlive music etarium, C, 8pm GTO & the Glasspaks lectures Curtis Orchard, C, 12pm Friday Forum Presents Live Jazz with Panache Improving Equity in Jim Gould Restaurant, C, School Funding 7pm University YMCA, C, Amy Mitchell Trio 12pm Emerald City Lounge, C, 9pm recreation The Beeson Brothers Open Gym Volleyball Cowboy Monkey, C, Champaign County 9:30pm Brookens Administration dj Center, U, 5:30pm, $1 DJ Belly campus activities Red Star Liquors, U, 9pm FREE BOOTY SCAVENDJ Randall Ellison GER HUNT FROM THE Chester Street, C, 9pm, $3 CANOPY CLUB DJ - Presented by 3L Canopy Club, U, Entertainment 9am D.R. Diggers, C, 9:30pm

Goth Night The Clark Bar, C, 10pm DJ Space Police Boltini Lounge, C, 10pm Homecoming Rave w/ DJ Belly Highdive, C, 10pm

dance music Salsa Night with DJ Dr. J Radio Maria, C, 10pm

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

stage Tennessee at 100: OneAct Plays by Tennessee Williams Parkland College Theatre, C, 7:30pm, $10-14

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mind/body/spirit Yoga Institute of C-U (YICU) Beginner Classes BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of C-U, U, 3:45pm, $14 Saturday Power Flow with Corrie Proksa Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 4pm, $12 Torah Study Sinai Temple, C, 9am TGIS (Thank G-d It’s Shabbat) Chabad Center for Jewish Life, C, 10am

food and drink Sensational Saturday Tasting Sun Singer Wine & Spirits, C, 12pm Half Price Happy Hour Emerald City Lounge, C, 5pm

Watercolors, Photos and Drawings by Michael Fuerst 133 W Main, 8:00 am SUNDAY 2 Paintings by Carol Stewart and ceramic sculpture live music by Annelies Heijnen Live Jazz with Panache Cinema Gallery, U, 10am Jim Gould Restaurant, C, 7pm museum exhibit Denny K IBEX: Search for the Edge Curtis Orchard, C, of the Solar System 12pm William M. Staerkel Planopen mic etarium, C, 8pm Open Mic Nite Amazing Stargazing Phoenix, C, William M. Staerkel Plan- 7pm etarium, C, stage 7pm, $3-5 Drag Show Chester Street, C, 10pm, $4

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Saturday Physics “The Physics of Climate Change” Loomis Lab, U, 10:15am

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kids and families

museum exhibit

Kids Yoga Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 10:30am Kids Arts & Crafts Playshops Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 11:15am

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

Watercolors, Photos and Drawings by Michael Fuerst 133 W Main, 8am

Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Landscape Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Recent Acquisitions, 2006-2011 Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am Astral Convertible Stage Set Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, C, 9am

recreation Gates of Delirium Haunted Attraction 115 N. Central St., Gilman, 7pm, $9

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

game-playing Big Dave’s Trivia Night Cowboy Monkey, C, 7pm Trivia Night The Blind Pig Brewery, C, 7pm

kids and families Prenatal Yoga at Amara Yoga & Arts Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 1pm

community Vet Med Open House Vet Med Basic Sciences Building, U, 10am

mind/body/spirit

Slow Flow Yoga with Linda Lehovec Warriors, Guardians, and Amara Yoga & Arts, U, Demons 2:30pm, Spurlock Museum, U $12 Makeba! Happy Challenge Yoga Krannert Art Museum and with Maggie Taylor Kinkead Pavilion, C, Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 9am 4pm, At Fifty: Krannert Art $12 Museum, 1961-2011 Collective Meditation Krannert Art Museum and Ananda Liina Yoga & MedKinkead Pavilion, C, itation Center, U, 9am 5pm

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miscellaneous

game-playing

The Zionist Lunch and Learn Cafe Sababa, C, 11:30am

Trivia Night Bentley’s Pub, C, 7:30pm

classes and workshops

literary

Lunch and Learn with West African Dance Rabbi Naftali Class with Djibril Camara The Hillel Foundation: The Channing-Murray Founda- Margie K. and Louis N. tion, U, 6pm, Cohen Center for Jewish $10-12 Life, C, 1pm

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Champagne Brunch with a Diva! Emerald City Lounge, C, 10am, $12 Sandy’s Bagel Brunch and Games The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 11am

Monday 3 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 RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 10pm

A Scientific Revolution: the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes Loomis Lab, U, 7:30pm

campus activities

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

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

mind/body/spirit

Trivia Tuesdays Memphis on Main, C, 7pm

Hatha Yoga with Grace Giorgio Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30pm, $12 Tarot Reader Boltini Lounge, C, 6:30pm

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

Tuesday 4 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

karaoke

Monday Night Comedy Illini Union, U, 7pm Abe Froman Project Monday Night Improv/ Rockstar Karaoke Mike ‘n Molly’s, C, 9pm

RockStarz Karaoke: Presented by 3L Entertainment Bentley’s Pub, C, 10pm Rockstarz Karaoke Chester Street, C, 10pm

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open mic

MELD: Monday Evening Life Drawing group McGown Photography, 7pm, $7

Open Mic Night Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

Nutrition Walk In La Casa Cultural Latina, U, 5pm

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kids and families

stage

campus activities

AsiaLENS Screening: Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness Spurlock Museum, U, 7pm

movies Israeli Movie Club The Hillel Foundation: The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life, C, 7pm

game-playing

LGBT Rainbow Coffeehouse Etc. Coffee House, U, 6pm Man UP (Men’s Support/ Social Group) The UP Center, U, 7pm

mind/body/spirit Open Yoga Practice Amara Yoga & Arts, U, 5:30am, $8

classes and workshops

DJ Tommy Williams Chester Street, C, 9pm, $2 BOMB NIGHT AT FAT CITY! Fat City Bar & Grill, C, 9pm DJ Randall Ellison Boltini Lounge, C, 9pm Coyote Ugly Night w/ DJ Stifler Highdive, C, 9pm I Love The ‘90s with DJ Mingram Soma Ultralounge, C, 10pm

dance music Salsa Dancing Cowboy Monkey, C, 10pm

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

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

game-playing

Real Computing Help Douglass Branch Library, C, 6pm Orange, Blue, and You: Adjusting to Campus Life Illini Union, U, 7pm

Euchre Po’ Boys, U, 7pm Live Trivia Buffalo Wild Wings, Savoy, 8pm

Wednesday 5

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

live music Donnie Heitler Solo Piano Great Impasta, U, 6pm Corn Desert Ramblers The Clark Bar, C, 6:30pm Open Deck Night Radio Maria, C, 9pm

dj Wompdown Wednesdays: Chalice Mug Night! Canopy Club, U, 9pm, $1

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“The Physics of Climate Change” Loomis Lab 1110 W. Green St., U. Saturday, Oct. 1 10:15 a.m. - Noon I may be a journalism major, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like science. OK, maybe “Mythbusters” and “The Magic School Bus” aren’t the same thing as an engineering course, but hey, at least they help me learn! Unfortunately, I don’t own a TV. So I can’t watch “Mythbusters” and “The Magic School Bus.” I suppose the next best thing is going to a lecture at a university to listen to Professor Scott Willenbrock talk about climate change and how it’s related to physics. Yeah! — Amy Harwath, Community Editor

Corkscrew Gala Wine Tasting Event Urbana Civic Center 108 E. Water St., U. Thursday, Sept. 29 5:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. $20 If you’re into wine-tasting, this is for you. There are over 100 wines to sample and all of the money raised benefits the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum! So grab a friend or two and check out Corkscrew! — Sam Bakall, Food & Drink Editor

Local entertainer attempts to break the record for fire breathing in Guinness Book of World Records Jace Hoppes from Psychic Joker Entertainment Mike n’ Molly’s 105 N. Market St, C. Friday, Sept 30 10 p.m. Entry Age: 19 Free What’s cooler than people trying to break records? You are right, people breathing fire and breaking records! Check out Jace Hoppes’ attempt at breaking the record for fire breathing. — Joe Lewis, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Seventeen Sisters, The JHD, Mustache Memphis on Main 55 E. Main St., C. Friday, Sept. 30 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Entry Age: 21 I can’t wait to see all seventeen of my sisters! Andrea, Angela, Betty, Betsy, Betts, Claire, Clarence, Clara, Cla, Dolorous, Enid, Francis, Georgia, Mauve, Xylophone, Sometimes-Y and Zorak. They’re bringing their favorite mustache too! Plus, JHD! Remember how muscular your high school football coach was? That’s because he took JHD! And you can take it too, this Saturday. Finger food fun! — Nick Martin, Movies & TV Editor

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

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

miscellaneous Cafe Ivrit Espresso Royale, U, 7pm

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY September 29 – october 6, 2011 jone sin’ ARIES

March 21-April 19

: I’ve got a challenging assignment for you. In accordance with your current astrological omens, I am inviting you to cultivate a special kind of receptivity -- a rigorously innocent openness to experience that will allow you to be penetrated by life’s beauty with sublime intensity. To understand the exact nature of this receptivity, study Abraham Maslow’s definition of real listening: to listen “without presupposing, classifying, improving, controverting, evaluating, approving or disapproving, without dueling what is being said, without rehearsing the rebuttal in advance, without free-associating to portions of what is being said so that succeeding portions are not heard at all.”

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

Government officials in Southern Sudan are proposing to build cities in fantastic shapes. They say that the regional capital of Juba would be recreated to resemble a rhinoceros, as seen from the air. The town of Yambio is destined to look like a pineapple and the city of Wau will be a giraffe. I’m confused by all this, since I know that most of the people in South Sudan live on less than a dollar a day. Is that really how they want their country’s wealth spent? Please consider the possibility, Taurus, that there are also some misplaced priorities in your own sphere right now. Hopefully they’re nothing on the scale of what’s happening in South Sudan, but still: Allocate your resources with high discernment, please.

You have cosmic clearance to fall deeply, madly, and frequently in love, Gemini. In fact, it’s OK with the gods of fate and the angels of karma if you swell up with a flood of infatuation and longing big enough to engorge an entire city block. The only stipulation those gods and angels insist on is that you do not make any rash decisions or huge life changes while in the throes of this stupendous vortex. Don’t quit your job, for instance, or sell all your belongings, or dump your temporarily out-of-favor friends and loved ones. For the foreseeable future, simply enjoy being enthralled by the lush sexy glory of the liquid blue fire.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

Among the surprises spilled by WikiLeaks some months back was the revelation that U.S. diplomats think Canadians feel “condemned to always play ‘Robin’ to the U.S. ‘Batman.’” If that’s true, it shouldn’t be. While Canada may not be able to rival the war-mongering, plutocrat-coddling, environment-despoiling talents of my home country America, it is a more reliable source of reason, compassion, and civility. Are you suffering from a similar disjunction, Cancerian? Do you imagine yourself “Robin” in relationship to some overweening “Batman”? This would be an excellent time to free yourself of that dynamic.

“Enigmatology” is an infrequently-used word that means the study of puzzles and how to solve them. I’m invoking it now to highlight the fact that you need to call on some unusual and idiosyncratic and possibly even farfetched resources as you intensify your efforts to solve the puzzles that are spread out before you. The help you’ve called on in the past just won’t be enough for this new round of gamesmanship. The theories and beliefs and strategies that have brought you this far can’t take you to the next stage.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

This would not be a good time for you to read the book called The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Enhancing SelfEsteem. In fact, it will never be the right time to read it. While it’s true that at this juncture in your life story you can make exceptional progress in boosting your confidence and feeling positive about yourself, you’re not an idiot and you don’t need idiot-level assistance. If there was a book called The Impish Guide to Accessing and Expressing Your Idiosyncratic Genius, I’d definitely recommend it. Likewise a book titled The Wild-Eyed

Guide to Activating Your Half-Dormant Potential or The Brilliant Life-Lover’s Guide to Becoming a Brilliant Life-Lover.

LIBRA

by Matt Jones

“Juggler’s Blues”--so much can go wrong.

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

“When I was born,” said comedian Gracie Allen, “I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.” I suspect you will soon be experiencing a metaphorical rebirth that has some of the power of the event she was referring to. And so I won’t be shocked if you find it challenging to formulate an articulate response, at least in the short term. In fact, it may take you a while to even register, let alone express, the full impact of the upgrade you will be blessed with.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

“During a game of Apocalypse against the Witchhunters,” reports Andrew_88 in an online forum, “I authorized my Chaos Lord to throw his vortex grenade at the oncoming Cannoness and her bodyguard. Safe to say he fluffed it and the vortex grenade scattered back on top of him. Then he proceeded to take out my allies, the Havocs, Land Raider, and Baneblade, before disappearing, having done no damage to my opponent.” I suggest you regard this as a helpful lesson to guide your own actions in the coming days, Scorpio. Do not, under any circumstances, unleash your Chaos Lord or let him throw his vortex grenade at anyone. He could damage your own interests more than those of your adversaries.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’s high time for you to receive a flood of presents, compliments, rewards, and blessings. You got a problem with that? I hope not. I hope you are at peace with the fact that you deserve more than your usual share of recognition, appreciation, flirtations, and shortcuts. Please, Sagittarius? Please don’t let your chronic struggles or your cynical views of the state of the world blind you to the sudden, massive influx of luck. Pretty please open your tough heart and skeptical mind to the bounty that the universe is aching to send your way.

Stumped? Find the solutions in the Classifieds pages.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

Across

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

I like how astrologer Hunter Reynolds encapsulates the Capricornian imperative. If you “can manage your ego’s erratic moods and uneven motivations well enough to offer a service with consistent quality,” he says, “the world confers social recognition and its accompanying material advantages on you.” The members of other signs may appear warmer and fuzzier than you, but only because you express your care for people through a “strictness of focus,” “disciplined work,” and by being a “dependable helpmate.” This describes you at your best, of course; it’s not easy to meet such high standards. But here’s the good news: The omens suggest you now have an excellent opportunity to function at your best.

“Not being omniscient is a really big drag for me,” says poet Charles Harper Webb. I sympathize with him. My life would be so much easier and my power would be so much more graceful if only I knew everything there is to know. That’s why I’m going to be a little jealous of you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. You may not be supremely authoritative about every single subject, but you will have access to far more intuitive wisdom than usual, and you’ll be making extra good use of the analytical understandings you have.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

John Tyler was President of the United States from 1841 to 1845. Believe it or not, two of his grandsons are still alive today. They’re Lyon Gardiner Tyler and Harrison Ruffin Tyler, born late in the life of their father, who was born late in John Tyler’s life. I invite you to find some equally amazing connection you have to the past, . How is your destiny linked to the long ago and faraway? I suspect you might find that distant history will be more vital and important than usual in the coming weeks.

1 Dramatic way to end a statement? 8 Kelly of Destiny’s Child 15 Sign stating you can’t go back immediately 16 Gonzaga University locale 17 Changed suddenly 18 They play a big part in 2011’s “Contagion” 19 “___ the night before Christmas...” 20 Football play 21 Like some musical wonders 24 Overtook with a crowd of people 28 Rented out again 29 Hosp. staffers 32 Guy 33 Drops like balls in a bad juggling act? 36 Part of a cereal box 37 Owned property 38 “McHale’s Navy” backdrop 39 Made grateful for 42 Henry VIII’s house 45 Summer hrs., in D.C. 46 TV doctor with a limp 50 Concluding remarks to a poem 51 Cutesy-___ 52 Heart attachment 53 “___ has fleas” 54 Computer programming abbr.

(FOE anagram) 55 “___, with Love” (Sidney Poitier movie) 56 “Un momento, ___ favor” 57 Swashbuckling and saving the day, for instance 60 Coffee dispenser 61 Ring decision 62 Nickname of ESPN8, in the 2004 movie “Dodgeball” 63 Tell it like it isn’t 64 Part of a school yr. 65 “Play this note with a sudden accent,” in sheet music abbr. 66 “A rat!” noise 67 Furthermore

Down

1 Young-___ (little tykes) 2 Traditional Japanese drama 3 On the ___ vive 4 Uninformed, like a bad juggler? 5 Bests by deceit 6 Apply medicine to 7 Comes to a halt 8 Invitation request 9 Poe’s drug of choice 10 Completely gone, like a buzz 11 Warning from a bad juggler? 12 Small batteries 13 Dir. opposite SSW 14 Word before Moines or Plaines

21 “Carmina Burana” composer Carl 22 “A Face in the Crowd” actress Patricia 23 She sang with Louie 25 Erupt 26 Race in “The Time Machine” 27 Modern variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan 29 She played a corrupt cop in “Pineapple Express” 30 Somewhere between abysmal and fair, for a bad juggler? 31 It’s flat, frozen, and sometimes compared to winter roads 34 “¿Que ___?” (“What’s up?” in Mexico) 35 Airport readerboard abbr. 40 Strong headlights, slangily 41 “No sweat” 42 Lures 43 Let all the, all the oxen free? 44 Movie disc format that’s readable, but not erasable 47 “The Little Mermaid” villain 48 Blend with a spoon, maybe 49 Deserved 58 Radio band, for short (HEF anagram) 59 Guevara’s nickname

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by MICHAEL COULTER

drinking alone Why it’s so sad I’ve never been much of a drink-at-home kind of guy. I mean, I do it every so often, but I just seem to lack the conviction I have with a night of drinking at the bars. Fine, I’ll tear it up in the garage, but I don’t really count that as official “house drinking.” I’m not sure why I never took to house drinking. It could be that I like screwing around in public more than I like the actual drinking, or could it be more existential? “Am I actually drunk if no one sees me?” I may soon be in the minority for being one of those guys who likes to head outside the home for cocktails.

It’s hard to write a column about how everyone should drink more. Honestly, I think it’s a perfectly fine idea, but I’m sure some people don’t. If I were to be honest, I think only the people I enjoy seeing drunk should drink more, but if we’re in this bad economy, I suppose I can’t be all that picky. Here’s what I think some of the problems may be and what we can do to help. First of all, drinking at home just strikes me as antisocial. I can have a beer or two while I’m getting ready to head out, or I can have a quiet scotch now and then, but after awhile, I just get sort of weird. I end up having conversations in my head just to keep myself occupied and give the illusion I am at a bar. It’s one thing to have some buddies over for some beers and some Xbox or cards, but drinking beer all by my lonesome always kind of freaks me out. Second of all, in some cases, I think we could just all buck up and try to go out more. As I said earlier, many people have drinks before, during or after their meals. That’s all fine and freaking dandy if you can afford it, but if you can’t afford it, you can always scale back just a little bit. Forget all about the food and just drink. That will give you some extra scratch in your pocket. That’s a pet peeve of mine, anyway — going out for dinner and drinks. I mean, I get that sometimes, but mostly it’s just a pain in my ass. Are we drinking? Are we eating? Let’s focus up a little bit and decide one way or the other. Once I start the boozing, I’ve got no use at all for eating until the drinking part is completely over with. Even afterwards, I’m fine just grabbing a sandwich or something out of the fridge. On the other hand, if we’re eating, then let’s just do that. Eating is great, and drinking is great, but for me, the two of them go together like Michele Bachmann and sanity, which is not all that much. Forget about the whole idea of eating a big meal and then having drinks. I’m full by then, and I’ve got no interest. You can go eating or go drinking. I much prefer the latter. It’s tough because money is tight for a lot of people out there. When it gets to times like these, people just get to the point where they do the best they can. The thing is, we seem to be doing a lot of things at home these days. We buy things on the internet instead of wandering around stores looking at things. We e-mail instead of talk. We rent movies instead of going to them. Heading out to a bar for a beer may just be one of the last bastions of seeing other people. It’d be a shame if we finally realized how fun it was and it wasn’t there anymore.

if we’re eating, then let’s just do that. eating is great, and drinking is great, but for me, the two of them go together like Michele Bachmann and sanity, which is not all that much. According to a recent study in Europe, the drinking public is spending more and more time tanking up in their living rooms and less and less time hitting the local bars. Most think this is because of the global financial crisis and the resulting job losses. People still want to drink, but they don’t necessarily have enough money to go out. To me, that seems like watching a foreign language movie without subtitles, but I suppose being broke-ass busted doesn’t necessarily have to affect your buzz. There’s a bigger problem below the surface, though — actually several. This sort of drinking trickles down economically. Bar owners make less money. Bartenders make less money from tips. I’d be perfectly willing to try to pick up the slack, but one man just can’t do everything. I’m joking, but if you run a bar or even just work there, I’m sure its not all that funny. In the European Union, the total employment dropped 2% while employment in beer-related industries went down 12%. That’s a pretty big drop. I’m sure it even drifts down to restaurants. Sure, some people have their priorities all messed up and may actually put things like food above liquor on the importance list. Either way, if folks don’t have enough money to go out drinking, I bet they don’t have enough money to go to a restaurant. If nothing else, I bet if they do go out, they try not to add to the bottom line of the bill with a couple of fancy $12 drinks. 20

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