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'Arm'ed and entertaining

"BANG! BANG!" screams a crewmember from the back of the theater. A pretty girl on stage, stifling a smile, reacts to the sound effects.


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A Spectrum of Talent

Spectrum Theatre has taken on the world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks. The musical, written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, is based on Edmond Rostand's play titled Les Romanesques, a satire of Romeo and Juliet. The show features two teenagers, Matt and Luisa, who are madly in love, and follows the lengths their fathers go to bring the two together.


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Hoo knew the new Who blew?

Everyone knows The Who practically invented rock and roll -- proof of this lies in their ranking at number nine on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll." The new album, Endless Wire, does very little to affirm this confirmed status in music history.


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Lady Sovereign is a slave to stale, useless rhymes

Killing her hamster by ignoring it, walking the streets in a fat suit and fighting with monkeys make up just a few of the haphazard events in Lady Sovereign's first music video, "Love Me or Hate Me," which became the first video from a British star to reach the top spot on MTV's Total Request Live. The self-proclaimed "biggest midget in the game" keeps the frenetic absurdity on high throughout her full-length debut album, Public Warning.


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No formula for success: My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance is a band possessed. Within the 14 songs on their sophomore record, The Black Parade, they channel the essence of several different bands and a multitude of styles. To my utter dismay, I discovered that MCR's most prominent style on their latest release is reminiscent of both Blink 182 and Sum 41.


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Annuals are a perennial favorite

Annuals, noun, currently has two dictionary entries: "short-lived plants" and "yearly publications." I propose a third: Five guys and a girl from North Carolina, also known as a band that just released their first LP, Be He Me, and is currently touring with another burgeoning indie-favorite, Tapes n' Tapes. "We're actually in St.


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Flags of Our Fathers

Starring in and directing a plethora of successful films, such as Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood has wowed audiences again with his latest hit, Flags of Our Fathers. Combining big-name talent such as Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford and Adam Beach and smaller, influential actors such as Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), Paul Walker (Into the Blue) and Neal McDonough (The Guardian), Eastwood paints a picture of a war-torn America weary of a seemingly never-ending battle in the Pacific.


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Sofia's so full'a self-indulgence

Delicate pink pastries, intricate hair-styles, exotic feathers, colorful shoes, brightly decorated dresses, vivid sunsets and breathtaking views of Versailles are only some of the many visually engaging images one finds in Marie Antoinette, written and directed by Sophia Coppola (Lost in Translation). Starring Kirsten Dunst, Marie Antoinette is the story of the French queen, who, at the outbreak of the Revolution, is forced to leave Austria, marry Louis XVI and rule an unfamiliar nation at the mere age of 16.


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Lens Crafters

The leaves have begun to change color, the air is crisp and it's not uncommon to see a sweater or two around.


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Gorgeous Georgie

Out for a night in Charlottesville, Alice and Laura Reynolds stop by a restaurant for dinner. Inside, a customer recognizes them.


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'Employee of the Month' was over-promoted

After 15 years of standup, two recorded albums, MTV's "Tourgasm" and being named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2006, Dane Cook finally manages to land a leading role in Employee of the Month.


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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.