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Night & Day
18-Wheeler Wisdom
The LCC offers words to drive by
By Jennifer Elaine Davis
Published: March 26, 2009
The use of the side of an 18-wheeler or bus as a message medium has generally been limited in this country to "Show Me Your Hooters"-type sentiments or bland advertising....
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Live Up and Closer
Enter Stage Left presents Marber's edgy tale
By KAITLIN INGRAM
Published: March 26, 2009
Natalie Portman is smart. You gotta give her that. She went to Harvard, got straight A's, etc. But sometimes that chick confuses me. For instance, in the movie Closer (2004),...
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On the Prowl
Cyndi Targosz talks older women, younger men
By Noah W. Bailey
Published: March 26, 2009
Fellas--if you see a Barbie doll-lookin' lady making a bee line for you at the bar, I know it is your instinct to investigate. But listen to me, guys. If you see blond author...
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A Little Bike Humor
Things not to say to a biker at the Spring Fling
By Jesse Hughey
Published: March 26, 2009
Granted, sir, I've only been to Strokers once, but I don't remember it as a hotbed of potential beauty contestants. I assure you, mister, there's no need to wield that...
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Bi-Partisan Inspiration
Hillary Clinton and Kay Bailey Hutchison unite to inspire
By Megan Feldman
Published: March 26, 2009
Personally, I find the idea of running for office exhausting--it's something about the constant blow-drying, suit-wearing and speech giving. Yet surely there are young women...
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Art-Bound
There is beauty in the seams
By Merritt Martin
Published: March 26, 2009
Of course there is artistry in the creation of literature. We cherish the written word when placed in combinations that speak to our hearts, senses of humor and personal needs....
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Riverboat Gamble
Theatre Three won't let you deny the Nile
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: March 26, 2009
If you think a honeymoon cruise down the Nile sounds like a good idea, be forewarned--some pretty sketchy stuff has been known to go down there. If you find yourself trapped on...
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Totally Cheesy
By Michelle Mathews
Published: March 26, 2009
Many of the most comforting foods are also the most ancient: bread, beer, wine, cheese. These foods are also astounding in their range, from simple, everyday varieties to...
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Night & Day
Take A Little Trip
By Patrick Williams
Published: March 26, 2009
Somehow, I missed all the Thomas the Tank Engine stories as I grew up. Though the Reverend W. Awdry's tales of the plucky li'l anthropomorphic locomotive have been around for...
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Dirty Girl
April Macie goes from televised to twisted
By Noah W. Bailey
Published: March 26, 2009
Comedian April Macie is what you might call a looker. A former contestant on Last Comic Standing, the spunky redhead refers to her routine as "a behind-the-scenes look at...
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Comedinerd
Posehn steps out of the shadows to headline
By John Freeman
Published: March 26, 2009
You may recognize Brian Posehn from his role as the perpetually stoned, gay friend on The Sarah Silverman Program. Possibly you know him as the mail guy on the occasionally...
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Go Ahead. Take It!
By Jesse Hughey
Published: March 26, 2009
"Take a Hike! For Your Community" is the greatest name ever for a fund-raiser. It starts as an insult, then softens the blow with an explanation. Other groups should try this...
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Torn Between Two...
Will the Phoenix rise again after Two Lovers?
By Daniel Daugherty
Published: March 26, 2009
The Joaquin Phoenix "Farewell to Acting" tour comes through Magnolia at the Modern this week with the screening of his "last" film, Two Lovers. After an awkward appearance on...
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The Film of Opportunity
By Brittan Dunham
Published: March 26, 2009
The meek don't exactly inherit the Earth in Hollywood, and with all the noise surrounding Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn at the Oscars this year, it was easy for a little festival...
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Old School Reubens
He's a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
By Sarah Johnson
Published: March 26, 2009
Do you ever wish you could buy a time machine on eBay, and go back to a happy memory? Mine would be in 1987, sitting on my grandma's brown shag carpet, eating homemade nachos...
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Night & Day
Move-Busters
By Sarah Johnson
Published: March 26, 2009
Is America's Next Best Dance Crew not bringing enough culture to your life? I have just the fix. The successful nonprofit institution TITAS will have Parsons Dance Company...
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Stage
Back Back Back: Un-enhanced Performance with Too Many Errors
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
By Elaine Liner
Published: March 26, 2009
Careers of baseball players and playwrights have more in common than you might think. Both professions have major and minor playing fields. Both require a consistent string of...
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Critics' Picks
Mudvayne, Nonpoint, In This Moment
Saturday, March 28, at the Palladium Ballroom
By Chris Steffen
Published: March 26, 2009
It used to be that Mudvayne was always the runner-up to Slipknot for "most theatrical nü-metal band." But now that the Illinois four-piece has abandoned its costumes,...
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playlist
BLK JKS
Mystery (Secretly Canadian)
By Andrew Stout
Published: March 26, 2009
When BLK JKS formed almost a decade ago, the band took a lot of flak in its native Johannesburg. Rock 'n' roll was viewed as the music of the antagonistic West, and BLK JKS was...
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Bsides
Britney Spears And The Greatest Music Comebacks Of All Time
By Cole Haddon
Published: March 26, 2009
As recently as a year ago, most people expected Britney Spears to ultimately wind up the target of a massive, overly televised police car chase that would end with her driving...
