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Hirshhorn exhibit showcases sculpture of new millenium

By Josh Kramer | October 30

"The Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas" Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Smithsonian Institution Independence Avenue and Seventh Street S.W. Open through Jan. 7, 2007 Free Grade: A "The Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas," featuring nine international sculpture artists, opened last week at the Hirshhorn Museum on the mall.

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Ellis' new 'Planetary' comic hollow departure from series

By Todd Matthy | October 30

In the world of comics, one of the most creative, respected and popular writers is Warren Ellis. For years Ellis has written comics from "John Constantine: Hellblazer," for DC Comics Vertigo to "Ultimate Fantastic Four" for Marvel. Ellis also received praise for his series "Transmetropolitan," the story of an outlaw journalist named Spider Jerusalem in a future where man, aliens and other creatures live together.

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Professor speaks language of film

By Greta Wicklund | October 30

Long ago in Peru, students ranging in age from 17 to 41 called the young Jeffrey Middents "Sir." Long Island-born Middents' first job at age 17 was struggling to teach English to Peruvians from "horrible textbooks." He did not foresee a future in the teaching profession, thinking instead that he wanted to be a chemical engineer.

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HÂsker DÂ singer spins at D.C. dance night

By Hilary Crowe | October 30

The name of seminal '80s post-punk band Hsker D is also Danish for "Do you remember?" This is a question many older fans of the band's lead guitarist and singer-songwriter Bob Mould may be asking in the wake of his latest project's eponymous release, "Blowoff.

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Novel fuses literature, physics

October 30

"Schr?dinger's Ball" By Adam Felber Random House 226 pages Grade: A- Schr?dinger's cat ranks among the greatest of geeky punchlines. Of all the thought experiments modern physics has provided, none has been as celebrated, mis-explained and mocked as this hypothetical, unseen feline who exists in a state of simultaneous life and death, until he is observed.

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Beiser reinvents classical music

By Vanessa C. Mueller | October 26

Maya Beiser has been playing the cello since her childhood on a Kibbutz in Israel. "Everybody where I grew up started to play an instrument," Beiser said. Originally, her teachers wanted to teach her to play the violin, because they immediately recognized her special talent and good sense of pitch.

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Sackler uncovers ancient Bible texts

By Shauna Ruda | October 26

"In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000" Sackler Art Gallery Smithsonian Institution 1050 Independence Ave, S.W. Open through Jan. 7, 2007 Free Beneath the streets that lead to the Washington Monument lie what are believed to be some of the most sacred documents in history.

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Strong casts, cool style brighten the Trailer Park

By Chris Patriquin | October 26

We feel bad after throwing so many bad movies at you last week, so to make up for it, here are four fantastic movies and only one terrible one. Can you guess which is which? "Bobby" MGM Release date: Nov. 17 This is quickly turning into a theme, but the sheer size of this cast is amazing, so much that it's difficult to keep track of them all as they flash across the screen.

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British rapper crosses pond

By David McNamara | October 26

Lady Sovereign, the self-proclaimed "biggest midget in the game," lived up to her name last week when the video for her single "Love Me or Hate Me" hit number one on MTV's "Total Request Live." With a new album dropping on Oct. 31 and a U.S. tour that will make a stop at D.

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Cellist astounds D.C. crowd

By Drew Richardson | October 26

The three main stages at the Kennedy Center exhibit world-famous operatic performances, masterful examples of theater and dance and some of the finest classical musical concerts in the world. However, on the top floor of the building is the lesser-known and more intimate Terrace Theatre.

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Rainfall ends sexual drought

By Blair Bryant Nichols | October 26

Like all ancient cultures, the Egyptians were at the whim of Mother Nature for control of their agriculture. They would wait all year, sometimes several years, for enough rain to flood the banks of the Nile, making the soil nearest the banks rich enough to support their crops.

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Amos Lee rocks for Darfur

By Madalyn Wasiczuk | October 26

As Amos Lee stood on stage Saturday night at the 9:30 club, he was joined by over 20 other artists, hundreds of fans and people around the world raising money and awareness as a part of MySpace's Rock for Darfur event. The first chord struck deeply with Lee's audience.

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Metalcore bands stumble at 9:30

By Jeff Lambert | October 26

There is something desperately wrong with American metalcore. The fusion genre, which blends elements of metal and hardcore punk into blisteringly technical, mosh-worthy anthems, is in a period where it is struggling to find itself. Every Time I Die and Atreyu personified this identity crisis Monday night at the 9:30 club.

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Trippin' over Midwest heritage

By Benjamin Lozovsky | October 26

Ah, the Midwest. The enduring heartland, the center of our collective consciousness, the bowels of western civilization. This amorphous blob of space, plopped down in the middle of our country like an obese man confined to a living room couch, has come to represent different things to so many different people.

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'Saw' killer hungry for a third helping

October 26

"Saw III" Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman Starring Tobin Bell, Angus MacFayden Rated R Opens tomorrow In 2004, "Saw" gripped and terrified horror fans everywhere with an eerie evolution of the genre that spoke to audiences on a violent, relentless and psychological frequency.

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Stores offer gourmet foods on college budget

By Mia Steinle | October 26

One can only romanticize collegiate poverty for so long. Sure, a stockpile of Ramen noodles seems quaint in August, but once cold temperatures set in, it's time for comfort food, and that may mean shelling out some comfort dollars, too. Luckily, several D.

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Larynx takes holiday in play

By Pamela Fernandez | October 26

One pianist and two actors are all that writer-director Jean-Lue Annaix needed to create a successfully simple yet entertaining musical at the Katzen Arts Center. In "Heart's Accord," Jean-Paul Legrincheux (Fabrice Redor) spends his days spelling out his repugnance of the world and the human race.

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