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Grad student depicts Christian comics in new mockumentary

By Taryn McKinnon | March 29

Imagine a Christian version of the hit show "Whose Line is it, Anyway?" featuring games such as "Jesus Freeze" and asking the audience to provide suggestions such as "favorite Biblical city." It's not the newest release from the Evangelical TV network. Instead, it's the basis for AU grad student Daniel Jones and Dann Sytsma's film "Comic Evangelists.

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'South Side Stories' sets poems to song

By Tara Abell | March 29

Often students stuck in a boring literature class let their minds wander. As the professor rambles on about symbolism, they start to think about what they are going to have for dinner, whether that person they met at Clyde's will call and what tremendous drama will occur during tonight's episode of "Grey's Anatomy.

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Honors student explores musical alternative for senior capstone

By Drew Richardson | March 29

While most seniors in the Honors Department slave away over their 50-page plus capstone papers, College of Arts and Sciences senior Danielle Giusto is working on a different type of project. Giusto is majoring in music with a concentration in vocal performance, and instead of a paper, she is presenting a recital as her honors project.

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'Most Wanted' reporter savors catching criminals

By Bryan Koenig | March 26

"America's Most Wanted" is one of those shows everyone knows. It turned hunting down criminals into a national pastime, telling the tales of fugitives' crimes and letting audiences call in tips. By no means has the show been futile in its efforts. To date, "America's Most Wanted" is responsible for capturing 923 fugitives from the law.

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Sake Club serves ambiance, variety

By Jen Turner | March 26

Sake Club 2635 Connecticut Ave., N.W. (202) 322-2711 $20-$30 per person Grade: B- There are two kinds of restaurants for the average student: those with wallet-friendly prices and substantial portions, and those reserved for birthdays, good dates and when parents come to town - where the prices are usually higher, the food fancier and the chances you can get mozzarella sticks at 2 a.

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No frills, quick service highlights of Greek eatery

By Andrew Gardner | March 26

Zorba's Caf? 1612 20th Street N.W. (202) 387-8555 $7-12 for an entree Grade: B+ Sometimes there's a reason the classics are just that - the classics. Zorba's Caf? in Dupont has served D.C. since 1984 and has apparently figured out a winning formula.

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Professor injects accessibility, feminism into Shakespeare

By Ali Goldstein | March 26

Department of Performing Arts professor Caleen Sinnette Jennings admitted that the first time she read "Hamlet," it turned her off. The phrase "to be or not to be" repelled her. Many years later, she developed an appreciation for the play's language when she began teaching it, but the characters remained inaccessible.

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'DOUBT' wows with exceptional writing, acting

By Vanessa C. Mueller | March 26

According to John Patrick Shanley, the author of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "DOUBT," there are two predominant ways of dealing in America. "There is the culture of doubt, and there is the culture of dogma," Shanley writes. This is the challenge he presents to audiences in his theatrical tour-de-force.

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Death of Captain America pains fans

By Todd Matthy | March 26

You've heard about it on "The Colbert Report," but not from an analytical or personal perspective, which is why this comic review is taking a different format this week. The issue at hand is indeed "Captain America #25," or "The Death of Captain America." Marvel Comics' "Civil War" miniseries has come to a conclusion and the Marvel universe is a very different place.

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Black Lips steal show from Ponys

By Hilary Crowe | March 26

For having brought D.C. bands as lauded as The Ponys and The Black Lips onstage Saturday, the Black Cat seemed all too empty. But after music devolutionists and professional pansies Panthers finally vacated the stage, more of the District filed in to see the Lips' kiss-off to decency and The Ponys take on reviving punk.

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Legendary RPG comes to Game Boy

By Eric Ford | March 26

"Final Fantasy VI" returns for its swan song on the Game Boy Advance. "FFVI," called "Final Fantasy III" when it first appeared in the United States for the Super Nintendo, was one of the best role-playing games of the 16-bit era and arguably one of the best titles in gaming history.

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Music notes

March 26

ximer "ximer" (Kaploof Entertainment) Sounds like: Something you might hear on '80s or '90s soft-rock radio. Grade: D Al Nakari, the songwriter behind the electronic dance pop of ximer, thinks he's a pretty clever guy. If he didn't, he wouldn't have named his act by reversing the word "remix.

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'Elsinore' explores women's roles in 'Hamlet'

By Ali Goldstein | March 26

Ophelia's first appearance in "Elsewhere in Elsinore" immediately establishes just how different the play will be from "Hamlet," upon which it is based. Shoulders back and voice strong, the commanding Ophelia in "Elsinore" starkly contrasts with the desperate and enigmatic Ophelia who traipses, shadow-like, through "Hamlet.

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Sandler gives emotional performance in 'Reign'

By Michael Carusi | March 26

The idea of two people rekindling a long-lost friendship is nothing new to Hollywood, but Mike Binder's latest film will resonate with audiences in a way that few films of such a story line could ever achieve. Binder brings together a stellar cast, realistic problems and current events to craft the superb "Reign Over Me.

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Bland comedy fails to 'Rock' audiences with laughter

By Bryan Koenig | March 22

It may not be a tale as old as time, but films about married men and the temptation of extramarital activities make up one of the most broken-in genres of Hollywood. "I Think I Love My Wife" was recently added to that list. Chris Rock directs the film and also stars as investment banker Richard Cooper in his happy (albeit boring) marriage.

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Actor continues to give serious roles a 'shot'

By Mike Carusi | March 22

After walking a beat in Boston as a foulmouthed but honorable state police sergeant in "The Departed," Mark Wahlberg will take to the silver screen once again on Friday as a retired military sniper. Wahlberg plays Bob Lee Swagger in the upcoming movie "Shooter," based on the novel "Point of Impact.

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Transfer student helps Big Easy in tough times

By Erika Crable | March 22

National tragedies have a way of starting New Yorker Daniel Hyman's semesters off on a bad yet motivational foot. He remembers the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during his freshman year of high school and Hurricane Katrina during his first year of college in New Orleans.

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