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‘Sickest’ bring child’s play to AU

By Maggie Hollander | November 8

Before the band Forever the Sickest Kids performed in the Tavern Friday, Nov. 6., the band members talked with The Eagle. Guitarist Marc Stewart and keyboardist Kent Garrison discussed the band and its relation to — among other things — karate and snuggies.

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‘Days’ celebrates years

By Olivia Harrington | November 8

“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.” For 16,702 days, the honeyed voice of Macdonald Carey has echoed those famous opening words into households across the country. First aired on Nov. 8, 1965, the daytime soap opera “Days of our Lives” has continued to impact the lives of audiences for generations.

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Duo complete ‘full circle’

By Kim Auron | November 8

The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is known for their innovative and provocative plays, and they certainly haven’t disappointed anyone with their latest production, “Full Circle.” The play is both thought-provoking and captivating, keeping the audience on their feet throughout the performance.

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‘Eccentric Soul’ compose history

By Katrina Casino | November 8

Most bands travel with their own instruments and their own music, looking to gain a name and promote their latest record. The Eccentric Soul Revue may be looking to promote their releases, but they’re traveling with something different — music’s history, and they’re bringing it to the 9:30 club this Tuesday, Nov. 10.

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New film goes outside ‘the box’

November 8

Imagine that with the press of a button, you could easily have $1 million. But there’s a catch. If you press that button, someone, somewhere in the world will die. You don’t know who it will be, but it will be a total stranger. Still sound worth it?

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Action videogame takes players beyond ‘borders’

By Michael Conte | November 8

Ever since “The Elder Scrolls III” and “Grand Theft Auto III,” the idea of a great open-world, first-person shooter has seemed like the natural progression of video games from linear to nonlinear in the minds of many. But the idea is far easier said than done, and the mixed success of open FPS games like “S.T.A.L.K.E.R.” and “Far Cry 2” have questioned whether this is actually a smart direction for the medium.

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‘Fourth Kind’ footage lacks sound proof

By Maise Hooper | November 8

Just weeks after the release of the terrifying “Paranormal Activity” comes “The Fourth Kind,” a sci-fi thriller with a large budget, claiming to have real footage of alien encounters.

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‘Young’ rocks sans Strokes

November 8

Though one may not have remembered him from his 2003 singles “The Remedy” or “You And I Both,” after Jason Mraz’s monster hit “I’m Yours” hit the airwaves last summer (despite originally being released in 2005), one would be hard-pressed to find someone who hadn’t heard of the breezy, island-sounding musician. Two years of touring led to Mraz’s latest release, a live CD and DVD combination of his most recent stop in Chicago.

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Natural sounds carry nostalgia

By Ryan Tanner-Read | November 8

In the recent documentary “It Might Get Loud,” Jack White of the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and seemingly endlessly multiplying projects, builds a guitar with little more than a piece of wood, some string, a coke bottle and an amplifier.

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Truth about tanning beds should deter any sun-lover

By Kelly Barrett | November 8

The temperatures are dropping. The sky is starting to get dark at 4 p.m. Our glowing summer skin has faded away. And many of us are missing the sun and longing for our tan to return.

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Old ‘footage’ proves funny

By Bryan Koenig | November 4

Funny corporate training videos and bizarre home videos will be screened at the Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse’s film festival Saturday. The 90-minute compliation is described as “a guided tour through our collection… [from] thrift stores and garage sales.”

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Scrooge re-animated in ‘Carol’

November 4

To movie buffs out there, the name Robert Zemeckis is equal to cinematic legend. For those who may not recognize his name, maybe this one sounds more familiar: “Forrest Gump.” If even that film doesn’t quite do it for you, how about “Cast Away,” “Back to the Future” or “The Polar Express?” These films are among the many Zemeckis wrote, directed and produced. He’s worked with the best actors and directors out there, including both Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg (multiple times), as well as Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie, with his films grossing over $1 billion worldwide.

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Taking Back Sunday reborn on ‘New Again’

By Maggie Hollander | November 4

Taking Back Sunday, known for hits like “MakeDamnSure” and “Liar (It Takes One To Know One)” are trying to become the title of their most recent album, “New Again” — sort of.

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PHB show deserves a ‘hand’

By Katrina Casino | November 4

The Phenomenal Handclap Band are from at least three different decades, not in terms of age, but in terms of style. And not just fashion sense; though this would be true, too, each of the eight members seem to have stepped out of a different era of rock ‘n’ roll in how their sound.

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Brit rockers cut ‘monkey’ business out

November 4

They’re loud, they’re English and they rock hard. They are Sheffield, England’s finest: the Arctic Monkeys. If you don’t know who they are, it’s about time you got caught up.

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Director strays from ‘gentleman’ roots

By Amrita Khalid | November 4

With his new film “Gentlemen Broncos,” Jared Hess (of “Napoleon Dynamite” acclaim), feeds his camp-hungry audience the same formula of true weirdness as his last two efforts. Only this time, he does it with a certain dose of crassness that could only be warranted in the world of science fiction. According to Hess, between the two films, he’s been able to showcase different sides of his own childhood.

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Time abroad flies fast

By Tamar Hallerman | November 4

MADRID — A few weeks ago, the air was getting crisper and the city’s few deciduous trees were starting to change color when I started feeling a familiar pang of yearning in the depths of my stomach. It uncontrollably arrives at random moments throughout my day: my mouth starts to water and the waistline of my jeans tightens. I’d promised myself to not let it get to me while abroad, but....cheeseburger season had undeniably arrived.

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