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Put some emotion into all that 'Lust'

February 14

The Raveonettes "Lust Lust Lust" VICE Records Sounds like: A watered down Jesus and Mary Chain. "Lust Lust Lust," the new album from garage-rockers The Raveonettes, happens to be the most appropriately named album of the year. The record, like its title, is one giant repetition - a monotonous batch of the same song played over and over again.

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Lovely tunes for Love Day

By Kristen Powell | February 14

Holidays are cause for revelry and music. Valentine's Day music, though, can be rather exclusionary for those without someone special. Fear not! The Scene has compiled a list for the Valentine-d and un-Valentine-d among you. For those with a Valentine "Murphy Bed" - Mirah Mirah can sing sweetly about anything, and sadomasochism is no exception.

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Review: Shaw gem serves up stuff of vegetarians' dreams

By Andrew Gardner | February 14

Vegetate Restaurant & Lounge 1414 Ninth St. N.W. (at O Street) vegetatedc.com 202-232-4585 Metro: Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center or Shaw/Howard University (green and yellow lines) Plates: appetizers, $5-$10; entrees, $12-$16 It's not easy being green in D.

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U.S. politics translates into Spanish

By Carolyn Phenicie | February 14

"Te gusta Barack Obama o Hillary Clinton?" The question - "Do you like Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?" - is a common one when I introduce myself to a Spaniard. Of all the similarities between Spain and America I could have anticipated before coming to study abroad in Madrid this semester, the Spanish fascination with the American presidential race was not one of them.

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AU's CS5 takes up residency in GARC

By Rob Natale | February 11

On one gloomy day in early February, three young men make their way into the back room of Letts Residence Hall's first floor and begin to set up and tune their instruments. Band practice will start with or without all five members today. Corey Schneider, a freshman in the Kogod School of Business, turns from his keyboard and cues for drummer Geoff Malloy, a freshman in the College of Arts and Science, and saxophonist Robert Lutz, a freshman in the School of International Service, to begin.

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Stage gets schooled with Disney hit

By Ali Goldstein | February 11

First aired as a movie in 2006, "High School Musical" soared to popularity unseen by previous Disney Channel Original Movies. Then came the sing-along and dance-along versions so that fans could trip over their preadolescent limbs while learning the moves to "We're All In This Together.

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Smithsonian recognizes hip-hop history

By Chris Nye | February 11

If the Smithsonian is the cultural authority it generally is regarded to be, MF Doom's iconic metal mask will one day be displayed next to Lincoln's hat and Kermit the Frog in the American Treasures section of the National Museum of American History. Until then, hip-hop fans will have to be satisfied with the exhibition "RECOGNIZE! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture" at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Vampire Weekend brings the prep, funk

By Kristen Powell | February 11

Vampire Weekend, dubbed "prep rock" by the music industry because of their Ivy League origins, took the stage Wednesday night at the Rock and Roll Hotel donning oxford shirts and cardigans. The preppiest music lovers in the place had to be the band itself, as the audience on the whole was less madras plaid, more camp plaid, as far as stylistic classifications go.

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Stay Stylish: The heart of Valentine's Day: Yellow is the new pink

February 11

Valentine's Day is around the corner, and it can cause a little bit of stress for anyone. Whether you're going out with your long-term boyfriend or girlfriend, new crush or favorite group of friends, you obviously need something to wear. Women, if you are going on that perfect date that every girl dreams about, go for the little black dress.

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More ideas for affordable theater

By Ali Goldstein | February 11

This is the second part of a two-part series on seeing theater on the cheap in D.C. The second act of this feature explores additional avenues for affordable theater going. Last-minute tickets can offer the astute and spontaneous student steep discounts, and free performances are a great way to experience new types of theater.

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TECH BITS

February 11

Yahoo rejects Microsoft's offer Yahoo plans to reject Microsoft's bid to purchase the company for $44.6 billion. The New York Times reported Microsoft is likely to make more offers, seeing Yahoo as a way to compete against Google for online software. People familiar with Microsoft's plans also told The New York Times that Microsoft is planning to court Yahoo's largest shareholders, hoping it will persuade the leadership board at Yahoo.

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'Spiderwick Chronicles' childishly imaginative

By Bryan Koenig | February 11

It's not every day that cute can be flawlessly mixed with ugly, but "The Spiderwick Chronicles" manages to pull it off. Aimed at a younger audience, the film is predictable, childish and more than a little corny. Even so, it is an imaginative escape into the hidden world around us.

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Review: 'In Bruges' restores faith in Farrell's acting abilities

By Vanessa C. Mueller | February 7

When last seen gracing the celluloid of a major motion picture, Colin Farrell's greasy mug was playing Sonny Crocket in the forgettable screen adaptation of "Miami Vice." Since then, the star has landed his body in rehab and appeared to push his career into a state of similar purgatory.

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Crow spreads wings with political album

February 7

Sheryl Crow "Detours" A&M Sounds like: A date with mainstream pop that went awry and ended with Crow slapping it in the face. Sheryl Crow herself probably couldn't have predicted this album as the next step in her career - it is transparently a product of the twists and turns her life has taken in the past few years.

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Artist branches out in Katzen exhibit

By Kristen Powell | February 7

Artist William Christenberry is no stranger to odd looks from store clerks. During a tour of his new exhibit "Site/Possession," which opened Tuesday at the AU Museum, the artist recounted one such instance. "'I have to ask, sir,'" Christenberry recalled the cashier saying, "'What are you going to do with 20 G.

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Audience prompts hilarity at Precipice Improv Theater

By Tyler Budde | February 7

"Well-trained and brilliant? Or really, really foolish?" This statement from the program for Precipice Improv Theater's first performance of a nine-show run Saturday at The Writer's Center in Bethesda captures its essence. Precipice creates full-length, entirely improvised plays using two locations randomly decided by the audience.

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In search of booty: Getting off cums easy with intimacy

By JANE DE BELLEVILLE and JACK RACKAM AND GRACE O'MALLEY | February 7

According to popular logic, the point of having sex is to orgasm, to cum, to get off, show off your "O" face - you get the idea. But what if it isn't? And what happens when you don't? According to the 2000 Orgasm Survey, 72 percent of women have faked an orgasm at some point in their most recent or current relationship, while 24 percent of men admit to the same.

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