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This Modern World • Tom Tomorrow News Sh!ts and giggles News of the weird • Chuck Shephard First things first • Michael Coulter

AROUND TOWN Rally for emergency access • Susie An q + a with Andy Dallas Your 2004 candidates • Alina Dizik

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Highdive’s Great Cover Up uncovered • Steve Kline C-U shows for Halloween The Hurly-Burley Talib Kweli review • Nic Weber Camper Van Beethoven review • Kyle Gorman The Matches review • Paul Wagner Sound Ground #50 • Todd J. Hunter Buzz playlist of the week • Mike Squeo

MAIN EVENT Bob ‘n Dave • David King Jonesin’ Crosswords • Matt Gaffney Free Will Astrology

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT Gallo’s girls on display at Cinema Gallery • Emily Cotterman Artist Corner with Jerry and Karen Rabbitt Th(ink) • Keef Knight Finishing the Picture • Syd Slobodnik The Devil in the White City • Tessa Oberg

WINE + DINE Wine and Food A to Z • Amanda Kolling

THE SILVER SCREEN Japanese cinema enhances Halloween horror • Randy Ma Shades of Gray • Shadie Elnashai I Heart Huckabees review • Matt Pais The Grudge review • Randy Ma Surviving Christmas review • Paul Prikazsky Drive Thru Reviews Slowpoke • Jen Sorenson

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INDEX SETH FEIN • CONTRIBUTING WRITER

I know that the last few years have been pretty hard

on us. I know that a lot is at stake on Nov. 2 when we go to the polls and elect our next president. But I want to remind you all of something before I steer off into a tirade against Dubya, Rumsfeld and Dickhead. We got it pretty good.Take, for example, what I am doing today. I woke up and made breakfast with my girlfriend, who got down to Champaign by train, safely and for little money. We took a walk and no one fired a gun at us.The we went into the Union where we illegally logged on to the computers and surfed the Internet. After this we’ll go to a pumpkin patch and choose the biggest and most colorful one we can find to carve up later tonight.Then we’ll roast the seeds, eat ‘em up and go watch some good bands at Cowboy Monkey tonight. Yep. Life here is America is really good. Come on people! Forget the movies, the news, the radio or the entire media, for that matter! You know what’s going on as much as I do, and if you think that this world is a safer place, think again, because it doesn’t really matter who gets elected—this country, like every other empire, is going to go down. Big time. When the Roman Empire fell, there weren’t even guns, let alone bombs. Now we’re talking about nukes and believe me, it won’t be long until someone decides that enough is enough and bombs someone to bits. Bottom line? By fighting these wars, America has only succeeded in alienating ourselves from those who were once our friends. And we have set the stage for the next world war. So, yes—go out Tuesday, Nov. 2 and vote.And if you really believe that George W. Bush is the right man for the job, then that is just fine. Both of these candidates really suck. We all know that. But the worst thing that we can do is sit on our hands. And I know that you have all been inundated with this ideology for some time now, but that is because it is extremely important! Just vote, at the very least. I am glad that the elections will be over by next week’s column.That way, I won’t have to write about it any more and we can get on to better things. Regardless of who wins, I am making the decision to try to change the world for good at least once a month. I invite all of you to do the same. On election night, I am hosting a benefit for Food Not Bombs at Cowboy Monkey starting at 8 p.m. Come out and watch the shit go down.Watch some great bands.And support something important like feeding the people who can’t feed themselves. It’s the only thing I can do to make a pathetic night feel like it matters.

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SHAUN OF THE DEAD 1 star

Simon Pegg & Bill Nighy The real bite of this enormously fun, wildly entertaining movie is that it puts emotion back into a genre whose heart often goes dead long before its relentless villains. Shaun of the Dead proves that horror films haven’t died; they just needed a good smack to the head. (Matt Pais) TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE 2.5 stars FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 2.5 stars

Billy Bob Thorton & Lucas Black In the grand tradition of the Great American Football Drama comes Friday Night Lights, an inspirational tale about a team of underdogs who must bind together to face an insurmountable task and overcome, etc. So many cliches are present that the film is only mildly engaging. (Shadie Elnashai) GARDEN STATE

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Trey Parker & Matt Stone This cynical satire of America’s self-appointed position as worldwide lawman takes aim at countless political and cultural behaviors, and nearly everything hits its mark. Without being unpatriotic, the film undermines the blind belief that these conflicts will inevitably have a happy ending. (Matt Pais)

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EDITOR’S NOTE ELISABETH LIM • MUSIC EDITOR

his past weekend, I was in a car full of people I had never before met in my life, on the road for five-plus hours to Columbus, Ohio,—Center of the Universe, Tipping Point of Election 2004. We were one car of four—18 Champaign-Urbana residents using this second to last weekend before Nov. 2 to canvass for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in one of nine swing states (Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and good ol’ Florida being the other eight—109 of the 538 electoral votes.) The residents of these states have it differently than we do here in blue Illinois. Campaign commercials, phone pollsters and canvassers, among other tools used to sway registered voters who might still be undecided, make the 2004 presidential elections a big part of their everyday life. What I learned while canvassing is that there are still quite a few undecided voters out there. One woman told me that her decision was something she had to sleep on. In other words, she’d be deciding at the polls. This may sound crazy, but determining who you want in charge of our country shouldn’t and cannot be a decision made on a good night’s rest. There’s an abundance of information out there for you to make your own choice, based on the facts. Do your own research, and choose wisely; our rights, our liberties and our security are at stake. Over the weekend, I also learned that going out to vote will not be easy. For instance, the voicemail box at the number you call to find out where you go to vote is full. If you don’t know where to go to vote, you won’t find out. Also, in most, if not all swing states, voters, mostly registered Democrats and people of color, will be challenged and stopped from obtaining a ballot by political party operatives, leading to a slowing down of the voting process as well as discouraging voters from voting. You can help make the 2004 presidential elections fair. C-U for Battleground States, the University of Illinois registered student organization with whom I went to Ohio will be going again this weekend and staying to help out at the polls on Election Day. If you can, check out their Web site at www.bgstates.com and sign up to go. Halloween comes and goes every year, but come next Tuesday, we’ll find out in which direction our nation will be headed for the next four years. — E.L.

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RETROSPECT THOUGHTS OF ROBERT MCNAMARA, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR TWO PRESIDENTS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR:

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1. The U.S. troops performed admirably. The problems and failure arose with the policy leaders. 2. The national leaders’ policy decisions on Vietnam were from the beginning and continuing during the years of existence, what we thought right but were terribly wrong. 3. The war lacked a major purpose but resulted in the death of 58,000 of our troops. IRAQ WAR SIMILARITIES:

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1. A pre-emptive war for weapons of mass destruction that did not exist. 2. The Iraqi people would treat our troops with flowers in the streets. 3. The terrorists were in Afghanistan and Iran. 4. Mission accomplished followed by the death of over 1,000 troops. 5. Leadership problems similar to Vietnam. Being strong, resolute and unwavering but wrong certainly impedes progress.

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Newspaper endorsements in the 2004 presidential campaign between President Bush, a Republican, and Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat. BUSH The Evansville Courier & Press, Evansville, Ind., endorses Bush on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bush ... has shown the resolve to make the tough decisions that may be necessary in a war on terror. He may manage more with his heart and his gut than Kerry does, but those two can sometimes be a better guide than pure intellect.â&#x20AC;? The Parkersburg News and The Parkersburg Sentinel, Parkersburg,W.Va., endorsed Bush on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;For true, effective leadership, Americans should stick with President George W. Bush. ...Voters are presented with a referendum on the incumbent administration, a choice between a tested leader and a challenger whose campaign, because it has revealed very little of what he actually would do, amounts to a lengthy complaint.â&#x20AC;? The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, W.Va., endorsed Bush on Oct. 23:â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel the candidate that most closely agrees with our concerns is George W. Bush. And, we readily accept the fact that he is not a perfect match for our index of dilemmas. Machismo in the Oval Office is not our idea of visionary wisdom and celebrated statesmanship, but the bitter campaign rhetoric surely has served some sobering concerns of the voting public.â&#x20AC;? The Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D., endorsed Bush

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on Oct. 24:â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a clear choice for president.We can choose a man who can make decisions and has the courage of his convictions. Or we can chose a man who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. We must choose President George Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a far from perfect president but the better of the two.â&#x20AC;? The Journal-Standard, Freeport, Ill., endorsed Bush on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bush has demonstrated great leadership traits in rallying a shocked nation after Sept. 11, 2001. He showed genuine compassion in grieving with us, while at the same time instilling confidence that we would come back stronger than ever.â&#x20AC;? KERRY The Seattle Times, Seattle, endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wish Kerry had more clarity. Bush has clarity, but it is the clarity of wrong ideas. Imagine Bush on TV next year, saying we had to invade another country. Could anyone trust him? That may be the best reason for supporting John Kerry.â&#x20AC;? The News Tribune,Tacoma,Wash., endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24:â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are other good reasons to put new management in the White House. But the mess weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stuck with in Iraq is reason enough to vote for John Kerry.â&#x20AC;? The Herald, Everett, Wash., endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24:â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bush says voters canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trust Kerry because he changes his mind too often. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d prefer a dose of flexibility to stubbornness and arrogance. Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t justify a vote of confidence. It validates a vote for change.â&#x20AC;? The Sun, Bremerton, Wash., endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amidst the distortions and ugly rancor of

this campaign, Kerry has proven himself to be a wellinformed, clear thinker. His inclination to ruminate over the nuances of issues and his reluctance to hew to sound-bite discourse may make for easy political caricature. But as the debates established, he demonstrates a genuine grasp of the complexities of the problems we face.â&#x20AC;? The Olympian, Olympia, Wash., endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Kerry offers, that President Bush does not, is the hope of building a real global coalition to fight the scourge of terrorism.â&#x20AC;? The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Kerry is more likely to find partners throughout the world than a president who has snubbed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;old Europe,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; has abandoned numerous international efforts supported by earlier administrations and even discarded the Geneva Conventions as not applicable to the United States.â&#x20AC;? The Record of Bergen County, Hackensack, N.J., endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24:â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Kerry would ... seek to mend the damage the president has done to our alliances and bring back the spirit of global cooperation that has been lost.â&#x20AC;? The Washington Post endorsed Kerry on Oct. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not view a vote for Mr. Kerry as a vote without risks. But the risks on the other side are well-known, and the strengths Mr. Kerry brings are considerable. He pledges both to fight in Iraq and to reach out to allies, to hunt down terrorists and to engage without arrogance the Islamic world.These are the right goals, and we think Mr. Kerry is the better bet to achieve them.â&#x20AC;? buzz

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The New York Times is reporting that 380 tons of explosives were likely looted from a military installation in Iraq shortly after the U.S. invasion, at a time when the installation was supposed to have been guarded. The explosives have since been used against coalition forces. It is apparent at this point that Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post-war planners were the same gentleman in college who felt a rubber band and some plastic wrap constituted an effective contraceptive device. The Ohio GOP has organized 36,000 â&#x20AC;&#x153;election monitorsâ&#x20AC;? who will be paid $100 on Election Day to dispute the qualifications of voters in heavily Democratic urban areas of the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My god, Frank! According to this manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voter registration, he is both black and a Democrat and Ohio is allowing him to vote! My job isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done until guys like this donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slip through the net.â&#x20AC;?

Illinois-based tractor company Deere & Co. and Boston-based robotics company Irobot have teamed up to develop a 9-foot semi-autonomous battle vehicle dubbed the R-Gator. The Pentagon is claiming the vehicle is per fect for dangerous missions requiring unmanned vehicles and, with the addition of a paper-mache gator head, great fun for childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday parties.

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The Illinois Republican Party recently sent out their campaign mailers, listing all Republican candidates in the Nov. 2 election ... except for state Senate candidate Alan Keyes. Each side denied the move was a snub, the Republican party claiming Keyes sent out his own mailers. Aww, Keyes is like the little social conservative who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get invited to the big after-prom party. Sittinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; somewhere in a pretty pink dress with nowhere to go, cryinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all by himself. Poor Alan.

damaging your reputation failing a test DUI 92.4% of U of I students think people risk harming themselves by having five or more drinks in one sitting. Based on a representative sample of students surveyed at the University of Illinois in February 2004. (1 drink = 12oz beer = 4-5oz wine = 1oz shot)

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Illinois State Rep. Edwin Sullivan Jr. has been campaigning for re-election in northern Illinois via bicycle, after recently having his license revoked for driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit. A drunk on a bicycle, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like one step above the episode of The Andy Griffith Show where Otis campaigned for mayor on the back of a cow. s o u n d s

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W hen someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage, a curse is born.The curse gathers in that place of death. Those who encounter it will be consumed by its fury.â&#x20AC;? The plotline of The Grudge is simple.There is a home in Japan with an evil past. Anyone who encounters that house will encounter unspeakable horrors. This haunting spreads like a virus as more people encounter the household. Karen, a nurse, decides to investigate why and how to stop the poltergeist haunting the house after she becomes a victim while caring for a tenant. The Grudge is based off of the Japanese horror movie Ju-on. As a remake it has everything going for it. The original director, Takashi Shimizu, is directing the Americanized version; the story is still set in Japan and the movie boasts highly capable actors such as Bill Pullman and Sarah Michelle Gellar. It has all the great elements of Japanese horror, such as nonlinear storytelling, heavy atmosphere and memorable villains. The problem is the movie has all the faults of a remake as well. Though this version does explain the plotline better than its Japanese counterpart, it

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Wow. What can you say about Surviving Christmas? The words â&#x20AC;&#x153;deplorableâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;reprehensibleâ&#x20AC;? certainly come to mind.And after an initial viewing, one is overcome with a sense of terror and disgust.Yes, one might even go so far as to say that this movie marks the beginning of the end for Ben Affleckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career.Well, after Gigli, at least. On the verge of spending another Christmas alone, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) sets out to visit his idyllic childhood home. In order to re-create his fondest childhood memories and relive all the holiday nostalgia, he decides to rent out the family that is currently living there.The patriarch of the Valco family, the boorish and grizzled Tom, (James Gandolfini) is understandably perturbed at Lathamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very presence.The family is forced to play along with Lathamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charade for the sum of $250,000. The situation is further complicated when the Valcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eldest daughter (Christina Applegate) arrives with no intention of tolerating Lathamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antics. Christmas movies, regardless of their quality, are viewed repeatedly during the holiday season. For the sake of everyone and holiday cheer, one could only hope that Surviving Christmas will be buried and never unearthed s o u n d s

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lacks a soul. The film forces character-developing situations, but never produces new dimensions to any of the characters. Many of the scenes fall flat and dull when they should be producing tension. Also, the visuals are spooky and beautiful, but instead of adding to the scares for the film, they work more as a separate entity. Another fault is the scares in the movie. Japanese horror relies heavily upon atmos- THE GRUDGE â&#x20AC;˘ SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR phere and cinematography to produce a sense of uneasiness in the audience. characters onscreen results in the ultimate American horror relies on shock scares.This is deaths for these white folks. Maybe the ghost is similar to when you look at a picture for a primarily targeting white people as some inside minute or two and suddenly a scary goblin joke for the Asian audience. The Grudge is actually a remake of a remake. pops up and screams. It makes you jump, but Ju-on was originally a direct-to-video horror there is no substance to it. Even if the film doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, everything is film, but its success pushed it to be remade for there. It seems the Japanese have taken full cinema. Now, America has remade Ju-on into advantage of the fact that Japanese girls with wet The Grudge. All of these films were directed, hair are the scariest monsters of all. Also, the written and rewritten by Takashi Shimizu. creepy child with pure black pupils that meows Maybe Shimizu is getting tired of this movie always gives a chill down the spine. But perhaps and will finally put this legend of the curse to the scariest thing is the number of Americans rest. Of course, horror movies only need to be that inhabit Japan.Almost all the main characters mildly successful to justify a sequel. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t are Caucasians and are pretty high up on the be surprised if Ju-on 2 is remade into a sequel social ladder. The movie tries to explain why in America and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be right there to see more these people are there, but it quickly becomes freaky, black-haired children wreak havoc on pointless. Of course, being the majority of the unsuspecting white people.

again. What positive criticism could you have about a movie in which an egotistical human being (Affleck) has to buy holiday bliss and cheer? If that is not a major indication that our values have been grossly distorted over the years, you have to wonder what is. We can only hope that Surviving Christmas will not posthumously reappear once Affleckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation has ceased to be. Like next year. Ben Affleck is one of the worst actors working in Hollywood today. His performance suffocates any remote promise the movie once had. He is irritating, obnoxious and has no comedic flair. The only thing the film got right was that it emphasized Affleckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s negative qualitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he has no good onesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and made him less likable. The arrogant attitude, the snake-like grin and obnoxious behavior are all real Affleck traits. The rest of the cast seems dismayed that they actually signed up for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;movie.â&#x20AC;? Catherine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara (as mother of the Valcos) is mildly amusing, but does not perform at the tier of comedic excellence that she once did. However, you genuinely believe Gandolfiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hatred of Affleck, as it is pronounced in every scene they share. It should also be noted that Gandolfini was not acting. The movie did have one shining moment: Gandolfini nails Affleck on the back of the head with a shovel. It was followed by uproarious applause from the audience. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s astonishing that studios are willing to provide Affleck with starring vehicles to showcase his insipid talent. They must realize that any money surrendered to making a Ben Affleck movie will simply be lost in a vapid chasm of film degradation and eventual obscurity.

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Abandon almost all of your earthly possessions It’s relentlessly critical, deliberately obnoxious and endlessly perceptive.

and ride your bike as fast as you can to see I Heart Huckabees, the strangest, most thought-provoking movie so far this year. It isn’t just wacky or irreverent; it’s so off-center, so defiantly original, that David O. Russell’s outlandish “existential comedy” totally flies off its rocker and still manages to find its way home to a chilling, brilliant analysis of life, love and philosophy. No other movie this side of Charlie Kaufman tackles the crazy, mixed-up mystery of existence with such brave, cathartic lunacy. No other Hollywood film, featuring familiar faces like Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Jason Schwartzman and Mark Wahlberg, takes out-of-control, introspective thinking to new heights of visual and psychological dementia. This movie won’t just blow your mind; it will rework it, invert it and reverse it. There’s an unbridled giddiness to the story of Albert Markovski (Schwartzman), a tree-hugging, poetry-writing activist who

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hires existential detectives (played by Hoffman and Tomlin) to help him “solve a coincidence” in his life. Albert’s looking for the big, universal answers to life, but what he finds is a dizzying, consciousness-altering look into the big questions that most people never dare to ask. Critics are calling it messy and disjointed; call them impatient and inattentive. This movie doesn’t just peer into the major ideas behind everyday life; it attacks them, ravages them and explodes them, challenging undeveloped attempts at psychosis and confronting the fraudulence of contemporary, pseudo-intellectual perspective. It’s relentlessly critical, deliberately obnoxious and endlessly perceptive; no other movie this year—and maybe this decade—will so boldly and unequivocally make you question everything about your life, right down to the circumstances that put you in the theater. I Heart Huckabees isn’t just about existing; it’s about rising above existence, about reaching a higher level of understanding that vastly exceeds everyday life. It looks you dead in the eye, through high-tech visual trickery and direct philosophical hypothesizing, and wonders whether or not any of this really matters. It takes time to ponder whether nothing is everything or everything is nothing, and in the end both seem appallingly clear. This is a fiercely self-indulgent, rabidly unique take on 21st-century self-awareness. It turns egotism on its head and puts halfhearted personal reflection out on its ass while taking no prisoners in the game of

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• The Art and Science Collaborative Research Lab at the University of Western Australia is growing what it calls "victimless leather," a substance with the feel of the real thing but made without killing animals, according to an October report on Wired.com.Their work-product (a substance grown using excess mouse and human bone cells) is, now early in the process, only about 3 square inches, but as it expands, its form will be shaped into a jacket. The developers expressed disappointment at some early reaction to the project from people who focus on the ethical issue of using human cells but ignore the ethical issue of killing animals for their skin. • A theme restaurant for cats (the Meow Mix Cafe) opened in New York City in August, allowing owners to dine with their kitties and eat similar dishes ("Deep Sea Delight" mackerel for felines, tuna rolls for humans). No dogs are allowed, and visitors' catnip must be checked at the door. Also in August, the 96-page glossy, cocktail-table magazine, New York Dog, debuted, featuring a dog psychology advice column, dog horoscopes and dog obituaries, along with such articles as the makeover-inspiring "Queer Eye for the Scruffy Dog." (The publisher estimates that New York City has 20 million dogs.)

CREME DE LA WEIRD In a weird-behavior genre that has been out of the news for several years now, the Taipei Times reported that a man went to the emergency room of the National Taiwan University Hospital on Sept. 6 with an empty Taiwan-brand beer bottle lodged in his rectum, it having been inserted "wide-end first." Doctors took two hours to remove the bottle and said that the man had a history of such inappropriate insertions.

ALMOST ALL TRUE Three of these four things really happened, just recently.Are you cynical enough to figure out the made-up story? (a) A Canadian province's human rights commission ruled that adolescent girls and boys playing on the same hockey team can't be segregated into separate locker rooms. (b) A man in Montreal applied for a marketing job by handing a receptionist his resume inside an Arabic newspaper inside a package with a ticking clock. (c) A public library in Denver revoked meetingroom privileges for a group whose members made library patrons nervous because they wore aluminum-foil caps in meetings. (d) A hospital in Shanghai, China, reported a 400 percent increase this year in men getting breast (pectoral) implants.

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away. I thought I’d mention it, even though I’m assuming most of you were aware of that fact, especially after Burger King began running those commercials encouraging all of us to get out and vote. I figure it’s probably pointless to try to sway many opinions at this late juncture, so I won’t spend much time on that. For the first time since I can remember, most people are pretty much encamped on their side with no leeway whatsoever. So, that should maybe tell you something. George Bush has been president for almost four years now and our country is divided like it hasn’t been for some time. Actually, it’s divided almost right in half. Fifty percent of the folks think George Bush is the answer and 50 percent believe John Kerry is the answer. I should note my speculative poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 100 percent. Still, roughly half of the people out there are against our president. In fact, that half doesn’t even seem to be just against him, they seem to truly hate him and believe him to be evil. I would conclude that this means he’s not an especially good leader. Hey, I think the guy’s an idiot and I know how I’ll be voting, but still, I have a giving nature and don’t wish him any ill will. I’m here to help, after all, so that’s what I’ll try to do. George Bush may be out of a job pretty soon and he’ll need a plan. It took me about an hour, but I logged onto the Internet and found some information about how to get a new job after you’ve been fired. I figured the least I could do was give the hopefully expresident some tips. Your first interview after you’ve been fired can be tricky. I mean, obviously your previous employees found you undesirable, so you’ve got a scarlet letter on your chest from the moment you walk into the job interview. Don’t worry, Mr. Bush, you may find another job yet. Rule #1—Don’t lie. OK, this is going to be a really tough one for you, but do the best you can. Be honest with your prospective employer about your reason for dismissal. “Um, well, in order to fight terrorism I bombed a country that didn’t attack us. I also really didn’t have a plan or anything. Oh, also, the company lost a crapload of money under my watch, billions and billions of dollars.Yep, they were doing pretty good before I came along, but now it’s pretty much in the shitter.” OK, maybe this first rule really isn’t the best idea for an unemployed George Bush.

Go ahead and lie, dude. It’s the only freaking chance you’ve got. Rule #2—Right Job, Wrong Boss. Come right out and say people just don’t get along sometimes, like yourself and the American citizens. Maybe George could say something like this: “Well, you know, my employer, the people of the United States, and myself just never hit it off. Maybe it’s because I lied about the weapons of mass destruction, created a huge deficit, infringed on their per- Michael Coulter sonal freedoms, or put is a videographtheir sons and daughters er, comedian in harm’s way. Hell, I and can be don’t know what went heard on WPGU wrong, really. They just 107.1 Thursdays acted like they didn’t at 5 workin’ it. Listen up. trust me.” OK, that’s not going to work out very well for him either. I’d probably stick to the lying for that one if I were him. Rule #3—Change in Strategy. Say there was a change in the way your old boss wanted things done and that you didn’t agree with it, then focus on what you learned from the situation. A statement along the lines of this: “It’s the strangest thing, all of a sudden the American people wanted a qualified leader and there I was with my thumb up my ass. Hells bells, if I’d known they wanted somebody qualified I wouldn’t have run for the goddamned job in the first place.” Once again, the lying might be the way to go. Rule #4—Poor Reviews. Be honest and try to assess why your performance was rated so badly, then see what you can learn from that. This might work. “Well, see, I got us into this war without a good reason and I had trouble winning it. I don’t regret the war, just the way I handled it. Enough of the truth got out and I sort of ended up looking like a moron. In my next job, I’ll keep the truth hidden away where it belongs.” That might not work either. There, at least I tried to help, but I’m not sure I did much good. George Bush may, in fact, be qualified for only one job, the job of a disappointing one-term president ... um, just like his father. Actually, it’s a good thing his father understands his dilemma, since I’m sure George will have to live in Senior’s basement for a few months until he’s back on his feet. Jobs are tough to come by since he’s dicked our country up.The poor simple bastard may end up trying to get his old paper route back before it’s over.

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A sexual assault victim fears she may be pregnant, and emergency contraception (EC) could alleviate those fears. However, she only has five days to get this medication before she actually becomes pregnant. EC requires a prescription, which means the woman must make an appointment to be able to see her doctor and find a pharmacy that actually stocks the medication. Her future hangs in the balance within these five days. a liaison between the University students and McKinley. Layne and Anderson have gone to several University classrooms to talk about EC. In addition to college students, physicians have gotten involved with the action. Anderson believes it is important for people in the medical community to get involved to reach out to the broader community. “We need parents and we need teachers and peers to be talking to young people and to everyday people about this. But not everyone has those people they can talk to about those things,” Anderson said. “One of the times that you might have that possibility to have that conversation about contraceptives is when you go to the doctor.” Dr. Kim Glow works at the new Health Center attached to Urbana High School. The Health Center serves all students K-12 in the Urbana school district. In her own practice, she tells the students she meets with about EC and how it works. She feels it is important to not only inform female patients, but male patients as well. Some of the patients Dr. Glow works with are high school students. They also play a role in this action. Alison Liss and Annie Fehrenbacher, students at University High School, take part in the EC campaign by speaking in various classes, attending

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This scenario is familiar among the struggles women face in accessing emergency contraceptives when trying to prevent pregnancy. Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC) is putting on a rally to raise awareness of the importance of EC in the community and to urge the FDA to approve over-the-counter access for EC. Brooke Anderson, community organizer for CCHCC, has helped organize community members together in planning for this EC action since May of last year. CCHCC began to publicly launch the campaign by interviewing on radio shows, sending out surveys to pharmacies and putting together petitions, Anderson said. Many different groups of people, like college and high school students, physicians and community members, have joined together in support of the EC action. “Even though EC is available at U of I for students, no one knows that. So where we thought perhaps there wasn’t as much of a need for advocacy in that arena, we realized partway through that there really is,” Anderson said. Mia Layne, a student at the University of Illinois, is on the Student Advisory Board at McKinley Health Center. She, along with other University students, are a part of the EC action.As a student on the board, Layne acts as

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Alison Liss and Claudia Lennhoff put the final touches on a banner for The Community Rally for Access to Emergency Contraception. CCHCC meetings and getting the word out about EC and the action for it. A controversy hovers over the issue of EC and teens. Liss and Fehrenbacher are very aware of this, but hope that people will consider the safety of any sexually active person over anything else. Those involved in the EC action believe the controversy around access to EC stems from misunderstandings and lack of education. Some people do not know what EC is or how it works. “I think there is a lot of misunderstanding among people—not health care providers, but the lay people—regarding what emergency contraception is,” Glow said. “I think a lot of it has to do with

semantics and nomenclatures.” EC is sometimes referred to as the morning-after pill. However, RU486, a medication which terminates early pregnancy, is also sometimes referred to as the morning-after pill. “So, you can imagine if people are hearing the term ‘morning-after pill,’ right away they make that connection to RU486,” Glow said. “A lot of people believe that emergency contraception is a form of abortion, which is not the case.” Emergency Contraceptive Pills work by delaying or inhibiting ovulation, inhibiting fertilization, or preventing the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus, according to A. Glasier’s article in the New s o u n d s

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a good scare.We do it for the rush; we do it so we can laugh as our friends pee their pants. It’s fun, and there’s no better way to end a Halloween night than staying up, turning off the lights, taking out the popcorn and putting in a scary movie. Thanks to Japan, horror has returned to the forefront of contemporary cinema. The country’s industry is known for its horror, elevating it to cult status. Its influence on American cinema is incalculable. Of course, to really know what horror films suit you best this Halloween, we need a quick overview of modern horror from Japan and America to make this holiday complete. If you want to know where Japanese horror influence starts, you will have to go back to the most recognizable Japanese icon in the United States. Hello Kitty may have arrived on our backpacks, Pokemon entered our game systems and anime came to Adult Swim. But, there is one creature that has stood the test of time, with more Japanese movies on the way and an Americanized version to boot: Godzilla. Nothing says horror like the monster movie. Since its release in America in 1954, Godzilla, or Gojira, in his native land, has formed a huge cult following, but little did anyone know that it would spawn a whole new genre for cinema that has lasted for decades, the B-movie, aka Bad Movie. Of course, you can’t dismiss the B-movie. These are classic films of American cinema. They bring nostalgia, hilarity and terribleness to everyone who dares to witness them. It was a time where horror movies weren’t fun because they were scary; they were fun with a bit of scary on the side. The most popular is 1958’s The Blob. Other classics that came after were Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, The Abominable Dr. Phibes and Attack of the Killer Klowns. As the public began to grow tired of monsters, a new villain emerged. In 1974, the first slasher movie was made, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Nothing was scarier than some psycho wielding a chainsaw and mutilating bodies for skin and his dinner. John Carpenter took the genre further with the terrifying Halloween and Wes Craven brought horror f r o m

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titles such as Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Swamp Thing and Scream, giving horror a new scare tactic: shock. But the innovator of horror was Stephen King. Carrie, The Shining, The Dead Zone and It are only a fraction of the titles he has produced for the genre. Nothing needs to be said about the man; his work can speak for itself. But B-movies did not die. Hellraiser, The Puppet Master and Phantasm are only a few franchise B-movies. However, the master of the B-

movie was George A. Romero, creator of Day of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead and the classic Dawn of the Dead. He brought satire and, most importantly, gore to horror. Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead was released immediately after, making its lead actor, Bruce Campbell, the king of B-movies. Raimi went on to produce Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, bringing comedy back into horror movies. During this time in America, Japan remained as much an innovator of the genre as it is today.While America relied on psychopaths for scares, Japan went for psychological scares. Though The Exorcist may hold the title as the best and most mature horror movie ever produced in America, Japan takes horror to the next level. Horror is all about artistic control in Japan. Therefore, the best horror movies are not shown at the cinema, but on video and televi-

sion. This gives horror a gritty and almost guerrilla film experience. Japanese horror doesn’t rely as much on shock scares and violence. It’s all about atmosphere: the weird and the creepy. The creators of Japanese horror create art; the scare is just the byproduct.They have respect for the material and will take the audience to new levels of fright. These artists don’t want to scare you, but disturb you for the rest of your life. The films are notorious for using evil spirits, mysterious deaths and insane storylines. The leader of the pack is Hideo Nakata. He has created such great titles as the Ringu (Ring) series and Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Tower). But while Nakata primarily tells ghost stories, director Kinji Fukasaku highlights psychological horror. This is clear in his series Batoru rowaiaru (Battle Royale) where the plot revolves around 42 high school students who are forced to kill each other on an uninhabited island. Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg of “messed up” Japanese horror. If director David Lynch were Japanese and on crack, his name would be Takashi Miike. He is the master of artistic horror. Ôdishon, Gozu and Izo are just a few of his works that contain murder, time travel, kung fu, mobsters and a surplus of the crazy. His plots will make your brain turn inside out and leave you too freaked out to believe what you saw and too scared to make you want to watch it again. The most noticeable difference between American and Japanese horror is that everything is put to the extreme in Japan.The blood, gore, creepiness, terror and plot are all brought to the breaking point of what can be viewed as socially acceptable. Only recently has America tried to top this with the upcoming horrorgore fest, Saw. In 2002, Dreamworks released The Ring, a remake of Ringu, the highest-grossing horror film in Japan. This month The Grudge was released, a remake of Ju-on, and next year The Ring 2 continues the Japanese trilogy of Ringu. Horror is having a second renaissance in Hollywood, accounting for the remakes of classics such as Dawn of the Dead and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, while reviving old franchises such as Freddy vs. Jason and Chucky. So, this Halloween, decide how you want to get scared, and give yourself a treat. buzz

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Colin Farrell may be a foul-mouthed alcoholic with sporadic acting ability, but at least he’s refreshingly frank. The archetypal Irish man enraged anti-drug campaigners this week by admitting to funding a penchant for heroin by accepting low-paid modeling jobs. “I’ve smoked it a couple of times,” says the American Outlaws thespian, “but I knew where I was going. For some reason it seemed pretty fucking nice at the time.” Oscar-winner Sam Mendes has signed on to tarnish a hither to respectable filmography (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) by agreeing to be creative director of the blatant money-making scam Shrek: The Musical. The big budget musical adaptation will be directed by the Tony-nominated stage director Jason Moore and will play on Broadway by 2006. Moore is stupidly optimistic that this may be a “good” idea: “What’s so wonder ful about Shrek is that anarchic attitude placed in a fair y-tale world that I think will thrive on stage.” Meanwhile, William Shatner is preparing to boldly go where many before him have gone already. Shatner will be amongst Virgin Galactic’s first customers, spending $210,000 on a commercial space flight that guarantees six minutes of American weightlessness. The Psycho 2 star also sees the release of his first album in almost four decades. The self-referentially titled Has Been seeks to build on the fan base created by his last CD, The Transformed Man. Whereas Man’s highlights included a “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” cover with excerpts of Hamlet read over it, this new record is the result of collaborator Ben Folds advising him to “tell the truth,” leading to insightful lyrics such as “Live life like you’re gonna die/Because you’re gonna/I hate to be the bearer of bad news/But you’re gonna die.”

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TABLE MANNERS For the Japanese, striving for beauty in all aspects of life is important. One shouldn’t ruin the beauty of a meal with bad manners. For example, when using chopsticks, use the top or unused portion of your chopsticks to help yourself to communal dishes; use the bottom or pointed end to eat.When not using your chopsticks, point them to the left, preferably on a chopstick rest and definitely not stuck in your food. If you want to offer someone a taste of your dish, do not pass food from chopstick to chopstick. If these rules seem prissy, be aware that other, typically Western customs can be thrown gleefully out the window: Feel free to slurp your noodles, raise your bowl to your face or sip your miso soup straight from the bowl.

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SUSHI Sushi may be the most famous and familiar Japanese food to Westerners. So much so that one may now buy sushi to go at grocery stores and airports. The Illini Union even has a fastfood sushi place, which seems to fly in the face of the artistry so admired in this food, but I suppose if you need a spicy tuna roll right away, it’s your best bet. If you have a little more time, however, you should make the most of your sushi-eating experience by eating at the sushi bar so you can see the fish up close and talk to the sushi chef. Ask for recommendations, as the chef knows what’s fresh and will often make something special for you if he’s not too busy. Also, ask when the restaurant gets its fish shipments. Most places get their fish on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, making these the best days for sushi. Monday is generally the worst day for fish in any restaurant. Sushi is a general term encompassing several different foods. Maki is what most people think of when they think of sushi. It comprises a layer of rice and a layer of vegetable and/or fish, which is wrapped in nori seaweed sheets to make a roll. This roll is then sliced and served. Nigiri is raw fish placed over “fingers” of sushi rice. Sashimi is raw fish without rice. The most important components in tasting sushi are the freshness of the fish (there shouldn’t be a fishy or bleach aroma or flavor), how well the rice is made (it should be wellseasoned and sticky) and how well it is presented (it shouldn’t fall apart when you pick it up, for example). Many people are puzzled as to how best to eat sushi. First, place a small amount of soy sauce in the dish provided. Some people may add wasabi (Japanese horseradish), but good sushi chefs place wasabi on their sushi to begin with, so it is not necessary. Sushi may be eaten with your hands or with your chopsticks. Nigiri sushi is best eaten with your hands. Dip each piece fish side down in your soy sauce before eating. The pickled ginger that accompanies sushi is meant to cleanse one’s palate between different types of sushi.Try to eat your sushi in one bite to avoid having the roll fall apart.

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ence, try the tatami room at Kamakura (715 S. Neil St., Champaign), which must be reserved in advance. Here you sit on tatami mats placed around low tables—shoeless, of course. At Miko (407 W. University Ave., Urbana), you can reserve a spot at the teppan tables for an entertaining dinner experience, or you could forego the flames and order a meal off the menu. I like the edamame (steamed soybeans) to start, the shrimp u-dong (good to practice slurping) and the shrimp tempura, a beautiful and delicious dish featuring a variety of vegetables and giant shrimp, lighted battered and deep-fried. I also like the lunch buffet at Miko for endless maki, miso soup and tempura. With your meals, try some sake (rice wine), green tea or Japanese beer (Sapporo or Kirin are both good), and raise your glass to toast kampai! OTHER SOURCES Hinode Japanese Restaurant 132 W. Church St., Champaign AmKo 101 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign (takes orders for sashimi platters) And, a new Japanese restaurant has just opened where Asiana, 408 E. Green St., Champaign, used to be. Amanda Kolling can be reached at AmandaKolling@readbuzz.com.

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The Community Rally for Access to Emergency Contraception will take place Thursday, Oct. 28 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Champaign on the corner of Neil and Green streets. England Journal of Medicine. “If you are already pregnant, it will not change that fact. So it is truly not an abortion pill,” Glow said. “If it were, it would destroy an egg that has already been implanted into the uterus.” According to research conducted in a volume of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health published in 2002, the use of EC prevented more than 50,000 abortions in 2000 alone. EC supporters also face opposition from people concerned about how over-thecounter EC could affect teens. Many in Congress and several groups across the nation think that making EC more available would increase sexual activity among teens, Anderson said. CCHCC has even received e-mails stating that the EC campaign was promoting teen pregnancy. Glow believes that people also have a misconception about the people who use EC. “A lot of people are under the misconception that girls who choose to use emergency contraception are girls that are reckless and are not currently on a regular form of birth control. And so they are basically relying on EC, which is not the case at all.” Annie Fehrenbacher, a University High School student, put up fliers about the EC rally at her school only to have them torn down within the same day. Although she was able to put the fliers back up, she said some administration feared retaliation from parents. Both Fehrenbacher and schoolmate Alison Liss believe making EC more readily available will not increase sexual activity among teens because the medication is for an emergency. They believe it would make more sense for someone to get on regular, routine birth control pills at a lower cost. Students, sexually active or not,should be aware of EC,they said. “I think that people’s foremost concerns should be (teen) safety and not getting pregnant because I don’t think anybody would want to see their teenager have an abortion or carry a pregnancy to term,” Liss said. Mia Layne, a student at the University, believes that educating people about EC is an important issue around campus. She and s o u n d s

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Andy Dallas, owner of Dallas and Co., is a respected and honored magician. Dallas has traveled all over the country and world, performing for thousands of people. He even invented his own trick, “The Floating Wand Tube.” Find out how this magician got his magic. What kinds of magical skills do you perform?

I have always been interested in all the aspects of magic, so I have experienced almost every form of magic that there is, and that would include close-up magic, stand-up magic, illusions and even mentalism, which is a form of psychic magic. Which magical skill is your favorite and why?

One of the types of magic that I did not mention is escape artistry. In the ‘90s, I was nominated as one of the top escape artists in the world, by the International Magicians Association.At that time, escape artistry was my thing. I was suspended off of helicopters, cranes and skyscrapers. I was submerged under water in chains, shackles, bags and boxes, all over the world. As time goes on though, one gets older, and I now have limited my escape artistry work (to) less strenuous types of escape artistry and I am pursuing an act that is not only appropriate for a public audience but can be received with equal enthusiasm by my peers. When did you first start to explore your magical skills?

I knew I wanted to be a magician at the age of 5 years old. My father and I visited a permanent carnival in Memphis, Tenn. I saw my first magician there. I can remember many of the effects he did as if it were yesterday. That was the initial trigger. However, the door to magic didn’t open until I was 11, when I accidentally received a book of magic from a customer on my paper route. There are no magicians in my family, as far as they can trace. I am the only magician in my family and I am as crazy about it today as I was back then.

How did you learn your magical skills?

Magic is about mentoring.There was only one school of magic while I was growing up. However, it was something that I couldn’t pursue at the time. So, you seek out and find others who are interested in magic in your area and have them help you to discover this enchanting world. My mentor was Brant Moore, who opened up his magic suitcase and said, ‘Just let me know what you want to see and I’ll show you how it’s done.’ Along the way came many others, and soon your best friend becomes the literature. There are over 8,000 magic books, dating back to the 1800s. There is more written per capita about magic than any other subject. Where have you performed?

I have performed on the number one television show in Europe. I have appeared on several documentaries on Harry Houdini. I have appeared on several national shows that featured segments on magic. I performed and lectured at magic conventions all over the country. Next month, I go to San Francisco and then I have a five-city tour in Arkansas. Do magicians have any organizations?

I belong to three major magical organizations. I belong to the Magic Circle in England, which is by invitation only. I belong to the International Brotherhood of Magicians and I am in the order of Merlin. But I am most active in the Society of American Magicians, which was founded in 1902. Harry Houdini was president of that organization for nine years and made it into a national organization. Over the past hundred years, it has moved to an international organization with over 7,000 members in 50 countries. I am the first vice president of that organization and hopefully will be the president in 2006. I am in the spirit of Houdini and I am the chair of an investigation committee of the American Society of Magicians.This committee was inspired by Harry. And not only is it an honor to be in the lineup of presidents in this organization, but to be involved in the committee that was inspired by Houdini is even more of an honor.

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duction of 89-year-old Arthur Miller’s Finishing the Picture is a noteworthy event. On one level, this legendary American playwright, who wrote stage classics like Death of a Salesman and The Crucible over half a century ago, is still creating wonderfully perceptive dialogue and revealing deeply passionate human feelings like no other contemporary playwright. Yet, for all its power and a wonderful ensemble cast, Robert Falls’ production of Finishing the Picture is still a work in progress. There is a fine line between reality and fiction that is often difficult to discern in Miller’s newest play, his first new script since his superb Broken Glass a decade ago. Finishing the Picture is based on Miller’s troubled experiences as screenwriter for the 1961 John Huston film The Misfits, which starred his then wife, screen goddess Marilyn Monroe. Set in a Reno, Nev., hotel suite during the production of the film in the fall of 1960, the main focus of the narrative deals with the emotional and physical problems of the film’s star, who seems to be having a total emotional breakdown, causing the film’s schedule and budget to expand beyond all studio expectations. Each of the play’s main fictional characters has a real-life equivalent, who is vaguely disguised from the various ways Miller has written about some of these situations in his 1987 autobiography Timebends: A Life. In this play the Monroe character is simply called Kitty. Producer Frank Taylor is called Phillip Oshner. Famed cinematographer Russell Metty is named Terry Case. Acting gurus Lee and Anna Strasberg are Jerome and Flora Fassinger. And the Miller character is called Paul. Even with a fabulous ensemble of Broadway and Hollywood veteran stars: Stacy Keach, Matthew Modine, Scott Glenn, Harris Yulin, Stephen Lang, Linda Lavin and Francis Fisher, Miller’s story lacks substantial development and dramatic thrust. Most initial scenes include a good deal of emotional intensity and touches of true humor, as each of the characters try in their unique ways to show concern and affection for the troubled Kitty, as they attempt to motivate her to get back on set to finish the film. Kitty makes a brief appearance in Act I as she strolls naked in a drugged daze from a hotel hallway into the producer’s suite, while the rest of the characters stand around discussing their personal concerns for Kitty’s health and the pending crisis of the studio’s threats to yank their financial support for the rest of the project. In the play’s second act, director Falls adds a brief yet unique and effective technique of projecting video-produced close-ups of several of the central characters’ emotional pleas with the semiconscious bedridden Kitty. Audiences simultaneously experience the actors’ complete performance from their mid-stage position, while the projected close-ups layer the intensity of the scenes from a hanging transparent screen. Discussions among the desperate film crew also rather cynically approach black humor with references to the value of industry business con-

cerns, egotistical stars and their assistants, pompous acting teachers, the state of contemporary film art, the many roles of the film director and the influences of esoteric foreign filmmakers. Terry Case, the cinematographer, offers a harsh lecture on optimal sexist Hollywood framing choices by adding you get “close up so you see the faces, you get low to see the ass.” Wonderful speeches by Miller’s alter ego screenwriter additionally explore various sad insights into Kitty’s dilemma as a screen sex legend who has lost all desire to become beautiful and “glorious” as her Hollywood image demands. Miller has thought long and hard about his inability to successfully deal with his late wife’s turmoil and the personal pain is still deeply realized in his character’s responses. At one point Paul notes, “the key to this is love, which she can’t accept.” Finishing the Picture has various merits in its present form, especially for those familiar with the legend of Monroe and film history; with its present marvelous cast and some tighter dramatic focus, this play may evolve into a work with even greater power. buzz Finishing the Picture runs until Nov. 7 at the Goodman Theatre at 170 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago’s Loop.

The Devil in the White City By Erik Larson

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Erik Larson opens The Devil in the White City

with a maxim that applies just as much to his book as it does to Daniel Burnham’s own project, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, which Larson resurrects: “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” Larson proves himself worthy of Burnham’s dictum, molding volumes of intricate, sometimes deliciously obscure, historical fact into a gripping, sometimes gruesome, tale that exceeds pop history and stretches into the near-sacred levels of legend. By filtering history through the stories of two men enmeshed in the fair—Burnham, the exacting architect who served as director of works of the fair; and Herman Mudgett, alias H.H. Holmes, the serial murderer who, though he had the misfortune of making his name shortly after Jack the Ripper horrified London,

exceeded the White Chapel killer in both numbers and macabre—Larson paints a portrait of the city that is just that: a portrait. Because White City is not a mere amalgam of detached dates and unfamiliar facts, we witness the birth of Chicago as a world-class, human city, literally risen from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1871, the child of both the impossible dream and the impossible tragedy of the fair, at once glorious and dark, magical and terrifying. Though history, Larson breathes suspense into White City, making it easy to forget that we already know the story, that we’re not in fact reading fiction, but truth that often proves stranger than any fabrication. Larson walks us through the still faintly familiar setting—from the Loop where streetcars made their turnaround to the stockyards where countless pigs stumbled to a pungent death—of a suddenly unfamiliar city populated by soaring intentions, frustration and ghosts. These ghosts of Chicago’s past live on in Larson’s imagination, and as a result, run rampant in ours. We pause with Burnham to reflect on the day’s work with satisfaction over drinks in his shanty; rage with Sol Bloom over an impetuous junior architect who, if not for his impulsiveness, may have never become the genius we know as Frank Lloyd Wright; and obsess over the Wooded Island with Frederick Law Olmsted, architect not only of the fair’s landscape, but first that of Central Park.We gravitate to the magnetism of Holmes’ seemingly sincere blue eyes, and we, too, become his victims, morbidly unable to refuse the lure of those dark, winding corridors of his death house. With these men, we hold our breath as the date of the fair approaches, watch it rise against all odds and mourn when it ultimately falls to ruins. With his ability to restore humanity to history and anticipation to the 1893 World’s Exposition, Larson proves not only that the Windy City has earned the bragging rights conferred by its nickname—compliments of New York editor Charles Anderson Dana—but that he, too, deserves such distinction. Details such as these, fused with suspenseful narration that reads like fiction and “characters” who continue to haunt America’s imagination, prove Larson’s The Devil in the White City worthy of the time it has spent on and off bestseller lists since its publication—including time on The New York Times’ list this summer—and demonstrate Chicago’s effect not only on America, but on the world. buzz s o u n d s

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Alan Keyes (R) He was a presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, and a Senate nominee in Maryland in 1992 and 1998. More than 75 percent of the money raised for his campaign comes from outside of Illinois, according to ABC7 Chicago. He dove into a mosh pit to a Rage Against the Machine song in order secure an endorsement from Michael Moore’s television show The Awful Truth during his 2002 presidential campaign, according to Las Vegas Mercury. Keyes had his own show in 2002 on MSNBC called Alan Keyes is Making Sense. He is a strong opponent of abortion and gay rights. Barack Obama (D) He was born the son of a Kenyan man and a Kansas woman. Obama was the first AfricanAmerican president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama’s first Republican opponent, Jack Ryan, was forced to drop out after divorce files revealed a sex scandal in which he pressured his ex-wife into accompanying him to sex clubs in Europe, according to MTV. Obama has campaigned for other Democratic candidates throughout the country and is rumored to be considered a presidential candidate for upcoming elections, according to Chicago Tribune articles. Jerry Kohn (L) He’s a newlywed who took his summer honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean. Kohn wants to abolish the federal income tax. He is a high school teacher in economics and government. Albert Franzen (I) He says he has not accepted any campaign contributions because he does not want his policies to be influenced by donors, according to the Champaign News-Gazette. Franzen is retired and raises chickens and pigs on his farm in Hinckley.

CONGRESSMAN DISTRICT 15 Tim Johnson (R) He received the Bronze Tablet, a high academic honor, while receiving his undergraduate degree at the University of

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c a n d i d a t e s County Board Member District 4 Stanley S. O’Connor (R) Ronald W. Prescott (D) County Board Member District 5 Debra Griest (R) Arthur J. Westle (R) Lloyd Carter (D) Catherine Hogue (D) County Board Member District 6 Chris Collins (R) Claudia Gross (D) County Board Member District 7 Willis Whitesell (R) Andrew Fitzgerald (R) Janet Anderson (D) Carl Pius Weibel (D) Ken Urban (G)

County Board Member District 8 George Gore (R) Jennifer Putman (D) Susan Rodgers (G) County Board Member District 9 Stu Moment (R) Brendan M. McGinty (D) Zach Miller (G) Appellate Judge Retention District 4 John T. McCullough Robert W. Cook Robert J. Steigmann Circuit Judge Retention District 6 John P. Shonkwiler

Deborah Frank Feinen (R) She is a partner in Mutters, a company that produces gourmet dog biscuits. Feinen and her two partners at the dog biscuit company work together at the same all-female law firm. Feinen helped start the business more than four years ago. Naomi D. Jakobsson (D) In the 2002 State Representative election, Jakobsson and her opponent, Tom Berns, spent almost $1 million on their campaign combined—it was one of the most expensive House races in Illinois, according to the News-Gazette. Thomas Mackaman He is a Socialist Equality Party candidate and a graduate student and teaching assistant in history at the University. Mackaman got in trouble with Campus Information and Educational Services (CITES) for using his University e-mail to run for political office, according to the Daily Illini.

STATE’S ATTORNEY John C. Piland (R) He has been State’s Attorney for 10 years. His last opponent was 979 votes short of unseating him from his position, according to the News-Gazette. Julia Reitz (D) She is a member of the Urbana Rotary Club and Best Interest of Children, a group that examines child welfare cases in Champaign County. She is also a former Assistant State’s Attorney under John Piland, according to the News-Gazette.

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His new exhibit at her Cinema Gallery in downtown Urbana is an exquisite collection of gorgeous women and antiquity. Though the exhibit prices are not suited for University of Illinois students, (the cheapest piece is $2,500, the most expensive at $4,000) art aficionados of all ages should go see the wondrous faces of Galloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girls. An esteemed and well-educated artist, Gallo is known in the community, not only through his work, but also for his 31 years as an art and sculpture professor at the University. Gallo has an impressive art record, with some of his collections currently held by more than 10 museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institute and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Gallo has had over 20 invitational exhibits throughout his career, with three displays at the Art Institute in Chicago, and five international exhibitions in England, Brazil, Italy, Canada and Germany. Within the new exhibit are two lovely small sculptures of naked women. These are two real women with curves and a little celluliteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they are fashionable but incredibly elegant. Also, dressed in togas with perfectly curled hair, the epoxy sculptures are like miniature Aphrodites. Even Gallo admits that he was trying to re-create â&#x20AC;&#x153;early Greek

sculptures.â&#x20AC;? These ladies are his newest work, according to Carolyn Baxley, the galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director, and Gallo plans to do limited editions of them. However, the majority of the exhibit consists of portraits of women who are so varied it seems as if Gallo has an international harem for models. He has created beautiful redheads, blondes and brunettes, with vibrant shades of blue, green and brown for their emotional irises. The ceramic â&#x20AC;&#x153;paintingsâ&#x20AC;? have an amazing three-dimensional quality in that Gallo has carved angelic female faces from the block of earthenware clay by crafting curves in their hair, full pouting lips, shifting eyes, graceful necklines and elaborate background filigrees. Behind glass, these pieces are not quite full sculptures, but are much too lifelike to be mere paintings. One is struck by the amazing minute details that Gallo has created, which show completely different emotions on the females. In Galloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Model 1,â&#x20AC;? the girl seems pleasant and innocent, but in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Model 2,â&#x20AC;? just by moving the position of her eyes and lips slightly, Gallo has created a woman much more devious, with a coy grin. Baxley explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has been doing these ceramic sculptures of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces for over 10 years and they seem to be what he likes doing best at this time.â&#x20AC;? Gallo clarified that the portraits are behind glass because the clay is not glazed or protected, but merely painted on to â&#x20AC;&#x153;enhance the characteristics of the face.â&#x20AC;? When asked about his focus on women, Gallo laughed and replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Biological appeal, I suppose.â&#x20AC;? He continued by explaining that because society is so gender

sensitive it has been assumed that Galloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasoning for focusing his art on women is perverse. However, Gallo has honest reasons for pursuing this subject matter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces are a lot more interesting than menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,â&#x20AC;? Gallo explained. His inspirations for these pieces come from photographs or pictures from magazines, Gallo said. Even the three inanimate pieces, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Impossible Triangle,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hat and Pipeâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shoes,â&#x20AC;? leap out from the frame and display a sense of 19th century mystery. The last two are not bound by glass, making it incredibly tempting to touch the shoes and discover if they feel like smooth leather instead of cool ceramic. Gallo said that he used to want to get a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow!â&#x20AC;? response from his audience, or a darker, more emotional response, but that now he is looking for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;more professional presentation of a craftâ&#x20AC;? and it is less about wanting to change anything.

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dead-on Bjork impression. The Red Hot Valentines covered the Nickelback library and had to watch in horror as their joke fell flat and the audience cleared the room before the first song was up. “We try to pick a band who inspired us and (we) know the fans will enjoy,” Shepherd said. In past years Temple of Low Men have covered Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead,Wings and Peter Gabriel. “This year is going to be our most epic adventure yet,” he said, adamantly refusing to give any more hints than that. Even the bands do not know who others will be covering. It’s part of the mystique. Some years someone will know what band is covering who, either through knowing the band personally or hearing through the grapevine. Readers: Don’t be the guy who tries to impress others with your knowledge. I repeat—do NOT be that guy. That guy is immediately shunned and finds himself alone at a bar stool while his past comrades spread the word to avoid him. No one likes a spoiler, unless it’s on a car, but that’s a different sort of spoiler altogether. The human spoiler might get strapped to a car as well; never underestimate the power of belligerence. Admission is five bucks and proceeds have in the past gone to benefit muscular dystrophy.Well, not really to benefit muscular dystrophy itself, but to benefit those who want to make muscular dystrophy go away.

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I have a good imagination, but it's difficult for me to wrap my mind around the possibility that anyone besides a white Christian fundamentalist millionaire is planning to vote for George W. Bush in the upcoming election. The man is not only a menace to the environment, women's rights, healthcare, the economy, science, and the English language, but is also fighting terrorism in all the wrong ways. Still, I refuse to detest him. On the contrary, I send him my blessings. Likewise, though I'm pained by readers who enjoy my horoscopes yet support Bush, I love them just the same. It's very important for you to apply my approach in the coming weeks, Aries. Do not, under any circumstances, revile the people you disagree with. Keep in mind Booker T. Washington's view: "I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him."

Astrology divides human personalities into twelve basic types named after the zodiacal signs. In her books, Agapi Stassinopoulos proposes an alternative system based on 15 Greek gods and goddesses. Using her approach, I've determined that you are currently a blend of Aphrodite and Artemis. Aphrodite embodies love, beauty, and passion, and her essence is summed up by the statement, "It is what I am, not what I do, that is valuable about me." Artemis, on the other hand, is independent and strong; her message is "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." How is it possible to be a synthesis of these two? You tell me, Cancerian. It'll be your specialty in the coming weeks.

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Here's good news for Leo actor Billy Bob Thornton: The coming weeks will be a perfect time to conquer his phobias of antique furniture, Komodo dragons, intestinal parasites, old silver forks, and photos of Benjamin Disraeli's hair. For that matter, all of you Leos will experience a dramatic increase in your power to conquer irrational anxieties and superstitious fantasies. Stand up to your inner bully! Don't let that intimidating fear-monger push you around any more.

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"When one door closes, another door opens." That old saying is only a half-truth, and what it leaves out is crucial. Here's a more complete version: When one door closes, another door opens, but where the new door opens might not be immediately obvious; you may have to be energetic, persistent, and even ingenious to find it. Keep this uppermost in your mind during the next three weeks, Taurus.

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(May 21-June 20)

As the most powerful nation prepares to choose the world's most powerful leader, we all have a stake in the proceedings. Whether or not you're an American, the candidate who wins the presidential election will deeply affect your personal future. In my estimation, John Kerry is far more likely to have a benevolent impact, George W. Bush a negative one. I've arrived at this conclusion by carefully paring away my emotional biases and taking an objective look at long-term planetary omens. In my capacity as your astrological advisor, then, I urge you to visualize Kerry being inaugurated as president next January. Now here's your homework: Meditate on Pericles' assertion that "Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."

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"The greatest menace to civilization," wrote historian Herbert Butterfield, "is the conflict between giant organized systems of self-righteousness--each system only too delighted to find that the other is wicked--each only too glad that the sins give it the pretext for still deeper hatred and animosity." Are you a part of one of those giant organized systems of self-righteousness, Virgo? Do you subscribe even a little to their simplistic, toxic philosophies? If so, I beg you to banish their influence from your life. Dropping out of the great "us versus them" racket is one of the single most important acts you can take to heal your own psyche and guarantee your future success.

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

What seemingly unconnected elements of your life are actually ripe to be combined? Your past and your future? Romance

and education? Your drive for fairness and your love of beauty? I'm telling you, Libra, there are fragments of your world that have more in common than you've previously imagined, and should therefore be woven together. Your sensuality and spirituality? Your relationship with money and the power of your imagination? Your listening skills and your longing to be more appreciated?

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Yellow jacket wasps have never been known to journey north of the Arctic Circle. They prefer warmer climates. But recently they began buzzing around a village in the northern part of Baffin Island, surprising the local residents, who have no word for the insects in their native Inuktitut language. I predict there'll soon be a comparable event in your life, Sagittarius. You will need new terms as well as fresh concepts to understand the appearance of an unprecedented phenomenon.

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(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The coming week will be filled with opportunities to improve your skills at diplomacy. You'll get a lot of practice playing verbal games, talking in code, and being artfully ambiguous. For best results, don't take yourself too seriously. Let your imagination run half-wild—and maybe even risk crossing that fine line between creative storytelling and BS. To put yourself in the right mood, consult the Euphemism Generator at http://walkingdead.net/perl/euphemism/.

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One of the tabloids revealed that Ronald Reagan's ghost has been doing scores of good deeds since he died. For example, when a surgeon in a hospital accidentally dropped his ring in his patient's abdominal incision, the ex-president's spirit fished it out. On another occasion, the friendly ghost saved an old woman from a rabid raccoon during her walk in the woods. What the tabloid didn't report is that Reagan also visited me. As I was working on your horoscope, he materialized as a misty grey blob. "Need any assistance?" he croaked. "Sure," I said. "But I've got to be honest—I always opposed your politics and I never voted for you." "Want to know a secret?" he chuckled in reply. "In the afterlife, I've turned into a bleeding heart liberal. All I do is help people." "OK," I said, "then how about giving me some tips for the horoscope I'm writing for Aquarians?" "Sure," Reagan beamed. "Tell 'em to gohunting for a new power spot. Build up their clout. Act more authoritative. Spread their influence with more confidence. But do it all with love, not ego."

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

For the long-term well-being of planet Earth, nothing is more important than electing a new American president. I'd prefer to vote for the Green Party candidate, David Cobb, because his principles are more aligned with mine than John Kerry's. And when I go to cast my ballot near closing time on November 2, I will opt for Cobb if exit polls show Kerry is comfortably ahead of Bush in my home state of California. But if the race is still too close to call, I'll definitely choose Kerry. I suggest you regard my plan as a model for how to approach your entire life in the coming weeks, Pisces: Find a way to serve the greatest good for everyone in your life while at the same time following your heart. But if you can't do both, serve the greatest good.

Homework: Comment on the following: The wild but disciplined mind nurtured by great sex and inexhaustible compassion is a key to reforming our outmoded political system. Write to www.freewillastrology.com.

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"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas," said composer John Cage. "I'm frightened of the old ones." That thought should be your guiding principle in the coming weeks, Scorpio. No matter how useful your elegant theories have always been, they're now becoming barriers to your progress. No matter how attached you are to the insights and opinions that have made you what you are today, you should be willing to outgrow them. "In a time of drastic change," wrote Eric Hoffer, "it's the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists."

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local act The Blackouts, a four-act bill celebrating Halloween at Cowboy Monkey seemed like a novel idea, “We did the Cowboy Monkey last Halloween with our friends the Bamboo Kids from NYC and American Minor and it was a blast. Everybody was dressed up in costumes and having a good time while listening (and) watching bands. So I wanted to do the same thing this year. When I contacted Ward Gollings, booking agent for the Cowboy Monkey, about it, he said that the Firebird Band was interested in the date as well, so we went ahead and booked a four-band bill with Kerbloki and The Bamboo Kids. It will rock!” For the Halloween date, Ucherek promises, “(It) won’t be just another show because everyone in the crowd will be in costumes (as well as) some of the bands. It’s a very hedonistic vibe going on.” This month marks the beginning of The Blackouts’ new relationship with the Chicago-based music label Minty Fresh, with plans of a new full-length recorded and released sometime next spring. In addition The Blackouts will be touring the East Coast, in support of their sophomore release Living in Blue, released on Lucid Records earlier this year, with local act Headlights. Do you remember the big “razor in

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candy” scare that happened back in 1986 during Halloween? I do, and so does Ucherek. Inspired by this and other such ominous ideas as Satan, the Cramps, trick or treating, kidnappers, Eric Burdon and The Fiends, the band, along with fellow local act the Firebird Band (duo Christopher Broach, ex-Braid; and John Isberg), New York-based The Bamboo Kids and Kerbloki will be showcasing a Halloween Night. “What better way to conjure up the dark

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One of the most impressive aspects of Talib Kweli’s career is his devotion to getting the absolutely finest production for his tracks. He stays loyal to one of the most underrated producers in hip hop, Hi-Tek, as they reunite on “Back up Offa Me” and “Work it Out,” bringing longtime fans memories of their collaborations on “Reflection Eternal.” Kweli also gets production from new all-stars like the Neptunes and Kanye West. With all the guest appearances packed onto this album it seems a lesser talent would be overshadowed, but Kweli not only outshines his fellow collaborators but raises their level as well. Common on “Ghetto Show” has one of the finest flows he’s kicked in years. On “Around My Way,” John Legend sings the hook over a sample of The Police’s “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” while Talib’s words reference everything from the New Testament to REM’s “Losing my Religion.” The album has many devoted to the “conscious rapper” disappointed with a more mainstream sound, much like The Roots were criticized for their latest effort. The struggle for the politically active, socially conscious rapper remains: does he sell albums or alienate the purists? The Beautiful Struggle is the merging of both camps—it’s not a revolutionary album, but its not a dance album either. There are party joints such as “We Got the Beat,” but The Beautiful Struggle also includes tracks like a Faith Evans collaboration “We Know” that leaves little doubt that what this album and artist are achieving is a peace with being commercial enough for a DJ to spin, yet staying true to the roots of their popularity. What makes Talib Kweli a truly outstanding talent, though, is his intelligence. The album opens with him making the declaration “fuck the harder way, we doin’ it the smarter way.” It evokes memories of Eric B. and Rakim first using the term “droppin’ knowledge”—now an overused hip hop cliche that’s been stolen, abused and constantly infused on tracks lacking anything but common sense; let’s not forget that Kanye West’s wildly popular The College

Dropout was based on his bragging about dropping out of college. Kanye can rap, but the difference between a rapper and an MC like Talib Kweli is more than a few semesters of college, it’s a consciousness of words and arrangement with a voice that has a message, not just a rhythm. The Beautiful Struggle succeeds because college dropouts like Kanye are behind the production table, not the mic.This MC is an NYU graduate who is the co-owner of a bookstore in Brooklyn. His mother is an English professor. If hip hop insists on MCs “droppin’ knowledge,” let’s hope we listen more closely to someone who actually has something to say. Talib Kweli will play this Monday at 9:30 p.m. with Treologic at The Canopy Club in Urbana.Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door.

Camper Van Beethoven New Roman Times Pitch-a-tent Records BY KYLE GORMAN

The description members of ‘80s West Coast group Camper Van Beethoven preferred for their style was one they coined themselves: “hyphen-rock,” a reference that critics used to connect all the styles they dabbled in. Before jam bands managed to monopolize the word “eclectic,” CVB packaged sore-larynx punk together with blistering East European instrumentals for a user-friendly listen. With New Roman Times, the band reunites to record for the first time since 1989, when the band members split (lead singer David Lowery went off to form Cracker, while the rest of the band worked on various projects, including Monks of Doom). NRT is somewhere between concept album and rock opera. While CVB never shied away from political name-dropping, they go beyond satire for the first time. The album deals with a young man caught in a war in the near future between the True Christian Church of Texas and the state of California, bringing to life Buchanan’s infamous prediction of an American culture war. Kudos to Lowery, who manages to position the group far forward of the political rogue’s gallery with his original and subtle criticism, while at the same time proclaiming the most ridiculous credo he can think of for the CVB “resistance group” the protagonist joins (and leftist politics in general):“We will fight for hippy chix!” “Sons of the New Golden West”, contributed by founding member Chris Molla, launches the album off; the rapid instrumental prog shows the band tackling a style unlike anything they’ve done before. The cryptic country of “The Gum You Like is Back in Style” and the wonderful “Might Makes Right” are as gentle as the laryngitis-inducing cock rock (complete with f-bomb!) of the militant “51 7” is explosive. Spacey binges and a reworking of minimalist masterpiece “Come Out” fit in right next to guitarist Greg Lisher’s Van Halen mugs, while John Segel’s ethno-fiddle frames the protagonist’s transformations. Somehow, yet another ska instrumental doesn’t excite like it used to, and the more modern recording technology hurts the group, as polish obscures the dark rock of songs like “Long Plastic Highway.” Overall, though, heart and a strong sense of melody win out, and when it works, it’s almost as daring as CVB’s classic output. Camper Van Beethoven play this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Metro in Chicago. Tickets are $21.

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There’s nothing extraordinary about The Matches’ debut album; no gut-wrenching songs of heartache and pain, no awe-inspiring guitar solos, no life-changing lyrics. So why, then, is E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals such a damn extraordinary disc? It just doesn’t add up. Hailing from Oakland, Calif., Shawn Harris (vocals, guitar), Matt Whalen (drums), Justin San Souci (vocals, bass) and Jon Devoto (vocals, bass) somehow put together their musical talents to make an incredible debut. After starting as a high school band forcing their music on people as they exited concert venues, malls and other places where potential fans might be found, this rock quartet sings about breaking out of their local constraints in hopes of becoming “More Than Local Boys” and falling in love with a punk girl named “Eryn Smith.” The disc is solid, plain and simple. And though it’s not extraordinary, after the second time through it, you’ll love almost every song and want to grab a guitar, hop in a van and tour the country,“Destination: Nowhere Near.” Songs like “Chain Me Free,” “Sick Little Suicide” and “Borderline Creep” stand out as some of the best on the disc, but barely.The storytelling lyrics and optimism of road trips, tours and sex coupled with an underlying hint of frustration at the weighted chains of local life blend together beautifully, making the disc perfect for whatever mood hits you. The Matches have a distinct punk rock sound, though they lack the normal, whiny vocals that often lead maturing bands of that genre. Instead, Harris, Souci and Devoto belt out the lyrics with the confidence of a veteran band. The last track, untitled, is the most original, starting out with slower guitar before breaking into staccato lyrics alternating between the singers, telling the story of a day and a breakdown. At times the song sounds like a new age musical mixed with punk rock. It sounds completely original, a bit ironic with lines like,“that’s just how I used to be/but I’m not even good at bein’ me anymore.” The Matches seem to be pretty good at being themselves, and their debut album highlights their obvious talent. Though the album may not be incredible, it’s damn good. The Matches are currently touring with Yellowcard and The Starting Line, making a stop at Assembly Hall in Champaign tonight.The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $22, $19 for UIUC students.

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Live Music Urbana Booking Co. Presents: Jason Finkelman's NU-Orbit Ensemble meets Ear Doctor, The Six Parts Seven, PSR [instrumental, post-rock, ambient] Cafe Paradiso 6pm, $3 Jazz Jam with ParaDocs The Iron Post 6pm, TBA Crystal River Rose Bowl Tavern 8:30pm, free The Blackouts, The Bamboo Kids, The Firebird Band, Kerbloki Cowboy Monkey 9:30pm, $5 Lorenzo Goetz, Aminate Objects Nargile 10pm, TBA Sunday Mass Monster Bash: Dank 454 Tommy G's 10pm, free The Brat Pack [80s retro] Jillian’s 9pm, TBA DJ DJ Carlos [hip hop, funk, downbeat]

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Live Music Green Mountain Grass The Iron Post 9pm, TBA Hard Pour Korn Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm, free The 14th Annual Great Cover Up: Temple of Low Men, Lorenzo Goetz, G. Lee and Jet Blonde, Nadafinga, Sick Day, Emotional Rec Club, Kilborn Alley The Highdive 9pm, $5 Apollo Project [hip hop] Nargile 10pm, $3 Saloon-A-Tix Tommy G's 10pm, free Premo Records Presents Freestyle Battle & Open Mic Night [live hip hop & dancing] Tonic 10pm, $4 Matisyahu [reggae] Courtyard Cafe TBA

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a contract with Minty Fresh Records of Chicago, the label that rose to national prominence 10 years ago when “Seether” by Veruca Salt became a hit.The contract covers two albums, so Living in Blue by The Blackouts may see a rerelease with widespread distribution. The day of the deal, Oct. 22, The Blackouts played to a packed house at The Void. The next show is at Cowboy Monkey on Halloween with The Bamboo Kids, The Firebird Band and Kerbloki, and then another three local dates already are booked through Dec. 9. The other big Halloween gig is the Jesus Elephant prerelease party at Nargile with Lorenzo Goetz and now Animate Objects, on loan from Chicago. Animate Objects keyboardist A-Dub supposedly promises a free full-body massage to anyone who comes in costume. Show time is 10 p.m. American Minor left for Los Angeles Oct. 13 to start work on their full-length album for Jive Records, originally to have been recorded this summer. The quintet will be there most of the rest of the year, and in the meantime has no shows scheduled. The Buffalo Creek EP, also on Jive Records and already available here, went on sale nationwide Oct. 26 and is at www.myspace.com for free preview. Triple Whip have been busy with more than just the Nargile concert the other night. The trio cut new demos of “7Heroes” and “Wudan” in preparation for the second annual Green St. Records compilation, and bassist Holly Rushakoff furthermore recorded vocals for the video remix of “Opening Statements” by The High Street Orchestra featuring Jeck. Although Triple Whip performed as The Afghan Whigs twice last autumn, this year is their first to participate in The Great Cover

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Up, hence practice galore.Triple Whip also fixed their van and will return next month to Madison and Minneapolis, as well as Chicago for an exciting show with comicbook punk band Peelander Z from Japan, Nov. 21 at The Empty Bottle. A blast from the past, with thanks to Jason Pankoke: Jason and Matt Docter will be back in town soon to perform. Twin brothers whose band The Suede Chain had a hit single in 1996 with “One Fly’s Wing,” they left Champaign-Urbana for Los Angeles and formed The Lift, which in November 2002 released the album Road to Hana. Several television shows, such as Roswell and She Spies, have incorporated their music. The Lift will play Nov. 19 at Cowboy Monkey; show time is 10 p.m., and cover is $4. Synesthesia, or at least part of Synesthesia, have changed their name to Ambitious Pie Party.They played their first show as such on Oct. 19 at Cowboy Monkey, with Old Canes and Son, Ambulance. Number two is “One Night Stand” with Deuce High, tonight at The Canopy Club; show time is 9 p.m., and cover is $3. Shipwreck is the special guest Oct. 30 on Distant Signals. German exchange student Jana Robert hosts this series every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. on WPCD 88.7 FM. Listen for a Shipwreck concert announcement this weekend. Ambitious Pie Party and Shipwreck then unite Nov. 2 for the Election Day extravaganza at Cowboy Monkey.Although the show is free, donations for Food Not Bombs are appreciated. Also still on the bill are Viva Voce, The Close, Civilian, Finite Element and Wasteoid Workforce. The fun begins at 9 p.m. (Note time and venue change.)

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The marriage of track number and title ... 1. One • Aimee Mann (Magnolia Soundtrack) 2. Two-Headed Boy • Neutral Milk Hotel (In The Aeroplane Over The Sea) 3. Three Days, Four Nights • Castanets (Cathedral) 4. 4th Time Around • Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde) 5. 5 Years • Björk (Homogenic) 6. Six Pack • Tortoise (Standards) 7. Seven Swans • Sufjan Stevens (Seven Swans) 8. 8 Million Stories • A Tribe Called Quest (Midnight Marauders) 9. 9-5ers Anthem • Aesop Rock (Labor Days) 10. Ten • John Zorn (Chimeras) 11. Eleven • Primus (Sailing the Seas of Cheese)

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Some bands stick close to their roots, such as last year when Lorenzo Goetz covered one of their inspirations, Sublime. Some bands choose to cover groups that are in no way, shape or form close to what their music normally sounds like, such as in 2001 when Absinthe Blind (now Headlights) covered The Beastie Boys. This event has outlasted bands that have played it and even the venues in which it has been held, but the performances that occur on these nights are the stuff that make up people's memories of a music scene.

Not only is The Great Cover Up the longest running reoccurring event in the Champaign-Urbana local music scene, it is also perhaps the most anticipated and definitely the most talked about. It's impossible to explain exactly what to expect, other than you will not end the night disappointed. The basic premise is this: each band performs a short set covering another band—large or small. The tradition is that who is covering whom is kept secret up until the band goes on stage. Many of the bands go all out to morph themselves into the group they are emulating with costumes, props and renditions of songs that they have obviously been practicing for

Live Music Yellowcard, The Starting Line, The Matches, Reeve Oliver Assembly Hall 6:30pm, $22 public, $19 UIUC students U of I Jazz Combo under the direction of Ron Bridgewater The Iron Post 7-9pm, TBA Acoustic Music Series: David Berchtold Aroma Cafe 8pm, free One Night Stand presents: Ambitious Pie Party (formerly Synesthesia), Deuce High The Canopy Club 9pm, $3 Caleb Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm, free Doxy White Horse Inn 9:30pm, free Bruiser and the Virtues Zorba's 10pm-12:30am, $3 Heiruspecs, P.O.S., ALS [hip hop] Cowboy Monkey 10pm, $5 DJ DJ J-Phlip [house] Barfly 10pm, free The Black Affair Nargile 10pm, $5 "Dusk Til Dawn" Kick-Off

Party: DJ Kraz-K, DJ Khiladi, DJ Runi The Highdive 10pm, $5 DJ Bozak [hip hop and other soulful beats] Boltini 10:30pm, free DJ Carlos [salsa] Regent Ballroom 11pm, $4 Euro Thursdays: DJ Surge and guest DJs [vocal trance, euro dance, house] Cafe Hookah 10pm-3am, free Karaoke Outlaw Karaoke Tommy G's 9pm, free "G" Force Karaoke Pia's of Rantoul 9pm, free Performances Inner Voices Social Issues Theatre presents “Baggage ... Unpacking Our Differences” Lincoln Avenue Residence 8pm, free UI Trombone Choir Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm, $2-$6 King Lear Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm, $6-$13 Dancing UIUC Swing Society McKinley Foundation 9:30pm-midnight, free Lectures Charlene Baumbich [author

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Live Music The Impalas [blues] Cowboy Monkey 5pm, free The Prairie Dogs Tommy G's 5-7pm, free Monte Montgomery The Canopy Club 7pm, $10 in advance, $13 day of show Dropsixx, Bent-Til-Broken, Phistine Verona Courtyard Cafe 7pm, $4 public, $2 UIUC students Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm, $1 Elsinore White Horse Inn 9:30pm, free Green Party Benefit: The Paragraphs, Corporate MF, Lost Robot The Iron Post 10pm, TBA Black Elephant [hip hop] Nargile 10pm, $5 Renegade [southern rock/country] Tommy G's 10pm, $3

Performances Armory Free Theatre presents: Lion in the Streets Armory midnight, free King Lear Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm, $6-$13

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The Buick All-Stars Embassy Tavern 8:30pm, free Candy Foster and Shades of Blue The Iron Post 9pm, TBA Country Connection Rose Bowl Tavern 9pm, $1 Beat Kitchen, Fotamana [rock/funk] Cowboy Monkey 9:30pm, $5 Harley Halloween: Amended Return Tommy G's 10pm, $3 Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets The HIghdive 8-10pm, $5

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Events Intuitive Fair [sponsored by the School of Metaphysics] 1009 E. Main St., Urbana 3-9pm, $6 UIUC Homecoming Parade starts at Sixth Street and Taft Avenue 6pm, free

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