With the dust finally starting to settle around Grounds, everyone is no doubt establishing their own weekly routine of responsibilities - or lack thereof - as the University continues its journey further into yet another fall semester.\nBut it seems that someone somewhere may have said that "variety is the spice of life" or something like that, and we here at tableau want to facilitate living by this mantra. Even though we could be considered a tad monotonous ourselves being a regularly scheduled weekly section, we are simply working within the system so that we can provide you with new tidbits of the arts and entertainment world.\nOn tap for this week is the first book review of the semester by our very own Reading Rachel, as well as some thoughts about Imogen Heap's latest studio effort, the answer to whether 3-D deaths are enough to justify a fourth Final Destination flick and an examination of what the heck a certain Reggae-spitting, Hasidic Jew has been up to recently, among other surprises. How's that for variety?\nIf you're still not satisfied, you can always head to mise-en-scene (cd-tableau.blogspot.com) to check out some snippets of Minus the Bear's latest recordings, take a gander at the song of the week or catch up on your wrestling news, courtesy of our relatively new weekly feature, Mole's Main Event.\nIf you just check us out in those precious minutes before your organic chemistry lecture starts or even keep a tab open for us when surfing the Web, magical things will happen, guaranteed. You will know what your hip friends are talking about when they say that the latest Dirty Projectors album is overrated and will be prepared to make an informed decision when asked about who's going to win big at the VMAs. We're talking about a pretty sweet but soul-enriching deal here: weekly enhancement of pop cultural knowledge at the expense of simply picking up the paper once a week.\nSo, in actuality, we here at tableau aren't trying to upset the careful balance of your newly formed schedule. Rather, we are trying to help you stave of feelings of monotony by providing you with the little things, like a new album to check out on that long, morning trek to class or a second-opinion about that film your roommate disregarded as simply 'garbage.'\nAfter all, it's these little things that make the biggest difference, so why not open us up and see for yourself? Otherwise, you may start down a dangerous path, where monotony seems subtle and beautiful when - in fact - this is not the case. Beauty and subtlety are what we do best, so let us help you by injecting some into your life.\n-campbell bird
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