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Indie quartet to connect with students

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | April 3

This weekend, matt pond PA plays in the District not once, but twice, and their Saturday show is an AU exclusive gig in the Tavern. The band is touring in support of "Last Light," its late 2007 release. Though the album garnered mixed reviews, frontman Matt Pond said, "I really care about [this record], and I like it a lot.

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Manga animates Bard's dramas for all ages

By Clare Shepherd | April 3

The words are familiar: Everyone's heard Romeo seduce Juliet on her balcony or Hamlet consider the merits of suicide. The images are familiar, too: Extreme closeups of tears falling down cheeks, shadows taking up half a page and highly stylized features that can only mean Japanese comic books.

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Review: Pictures of a Changing World

By MARLEY GIBBONS | April 3

The Photographic "Pictures of a Changing World" (Galaxia) Sounds like: A drawn out conversation with an autistic music duo Jamey See Tai and Chad Blevins of instrumental band the Photographic have released an ambitiously long debut album lasting 57 minutes.

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Lasers electrify Ghostland performance

By David Grossman | March 31

It's 11:40 p.m. on Saturday night at the 9:30 club, and the backlash against Ghostland Observatory has already begun. A few members of the sold-out crowd have determined that the laser light show that's underway is a bit too intense and have started to make their way toward the exit.

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Spring trends let wardrobes blossom

March 31

Spring is just around the corner, and with it are the fashion trends we've been looking forward to breaking out. This season, wearing bright colors and mixing patterns and textures are going to play a huge part in the newest 2008 fashion trends. Keep it retro Usually it's not okay to want to dress like a pin-up girl, but this spring it is encouraged - a '40s pin-up girl, that is.

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Circuit training avoids routine

By Darcie Piechowski | March 31

Much to my disappointment, I am back at AU and no longer on a beach in the Dominican Republic. I thought that maybe I'd get a chance to relax now that the rush to get in shape for spring break is over, but now is also the time to start getting in shape for summer.

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Japanese religion fuses myriad beliefs, traditions

By Andrew Robinson | March 31

Growing up in Kentucky, religion was an integral part of my life, as it is to many Americans, especially those from the South. My family prayed before every meal, and I went to church twice a week for most of my childhood. Almost everyone I knew was a Christian.

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Malkmus, Vanderslice underwhelm at 9:30

By Chris DeWitt | March 31

In the no-heroes world of indie rock, Stephen Malkmus is the closest thing there is to a legend. As frontman of '90s slacker rock band Pavement, collaborator on the Silver Jews' early albums or as a solo artist with his new band, the Jicks, Malkmus has proven again that he doesn't give a damn about anything.

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Art 'pops' out of frame, into commercial world

By Ali Goldstein | March 31

The Pop Art movement transformed the definition of art. It was once something strictly confined behind a pane of glass - something you could not touch, something far removed from your daily life. However, the Pop Artists revolutionized the nature of art itself.

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Review: 'Stop' to reflect on soldiers' lives

By Bryan Koenig | March 27

Movies of all shapes and sizes are bound to explore an issue as controversial as the Iraq war. While many are going to be mindless action flicks and gory stories of war, some are going to be profound trips into the human psyche. "Stop-Loss" is of the latter variety, a meaningful, albeit chaotic, imagining of the soldier's tragedy and the country's moral vortex.

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'Park' gives haunting take on teen life

By Lindsay Zoladz | March 27

Coming off what some people have dubbed his death trilogy (“Gerry,” “Elephant,” “Last Days”), you’d think Gus Van Sant might have moved on to lighter fare. But not so. His latest film, “Paranoid Park,” is just as contemplative, brooding and ultimately disturbing as his other recent films, but it succeeds in some ways that his previous efforts failed.

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Sing along to hopeful, melodic 'World' album

March 27

Jimmy Eat World "Chase This Light" Interscope Sounds like: Hook-heavy radio rock Grade: B Enjoying the home they carefully carved out for themselves in the realm of power pop, Jimmy Eat World's sixth studio release, "Chase This Light," offers their signature sound in 11 easy-on-the-ears tracks.

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Modern dance troupe climbs to new heights

By Kristen Powell | March 27

It's unusual to see acrobatic feats of modern dance partnered with ladders in any setting. But it is perhaps more unusual to see those displays for free. On Monday, ClancyWorks Dance Company presented "Taking Steps," selections from its impressive repertoire that incorporates the backgrounds of every member, at the Helen Hayes Gallery at National Theatre.

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Beware of booty calls: When sex becomes serious

By Dave Stone | March 27

G. Love said "ain't nothing wrong with the booty call," and he was right when he said, "Everybody want a booty call now and then." It is the best of both worlds: You get laid and you don't have to deal with the strain and pressure of a relationship. This is not to say that we should live our whole lives jumping from one booty call to another.

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Dorm Recipe: Herbes de Provence Chicken Wrap

By Linda Beck | March 27

I love chicken because it is versatile, easy to cook and very affordable. But by itself, chicken can get pretty dull. I usually eat chicken with pasta, potatoes and/or vegetables, but I needed a new way to eat chicken because I was getting bored. I thought I would try placing it in a wrap, but just the usual salt and pepper would not give it a new taste.

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Women's world hidden in Morocco

By Carolyn Phenicie | March 27

Sure, it's a cliché immortalized in Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi," but it's true: You don't know what you got 'til it's gone. While studying abroad this semester, this concept has manifested itself in losses ranging from the trivial, like the loss of Saturday afternoon reruns of "America's Next Top Model" (sometimes you just need a little runway coaching from Miss Jay, or life wisdom from Tyra Banks), to what I experienced on a five-day trip to Morocco in early March: The loss of women in public life.

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'Foxes' outshine 'Trapper' at the Cat

By MARLEY GIBBONS | March 27

"Mr. Skyler Skjelset, please report to the stage for a concert," one of the members of Seattle's Fleet Foxes said jovially between sips of Red Stripe. The darkly painted backstage room at the Black Cat was near full - surprising for a Wednesday night. Though the Portland, Ore.

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