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Helsinki builds a house of rock

By Chris DeWitt | October 13

The stage at the Black Cat was crowded before the band even came on. With 33 instruments (everything from trombones and keyboards to zithers and novelty noise makers), there was precious little room in which to fool around. When the members of Architecture in Helsinki finally hit the stage, they were all business - the most fun, entertaining and danceable business around.

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Flaming Lips to scorch the Vegas strip

By Neal Fersko | October 13

There is something cosmically unfair and maybe a little un-American about Halloween falling on a Monday this year. The burden, henceforth, falls on the activities of the weekend before to provide a degree of mischievous fun and a sense of the fantastic. Looking at the lineup of the first Vegoose musical festival in Las Vegas, there's a fair amount of dress-up on the lineup to make for the scheduling flap.

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Escort service tempting, but is it kosher to bang for bucks?

By Blair Bryant Nichols | October 13

When I was little the only movie I remember not being allowed to watch was "Pretty Woman." I don't know if it was the sex scenes, the adult language or simply the situations it involved, but it was deemed too mature for my 13-year-old friend and me to watch.

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Out of context

October 13

"Whenever I'm sad, I drown my sorrows in panties and ice cream." -A girl riding the shuttle to Tenleytown Sunday night on her addiction to comfort food and Victoria's Secret sales. Grinning like a yak in heat, an AU student riding the shuttle last week told his companion "Well you know, when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.

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Kanin play 'Born' again

By Molly Norris | October 13

A capitalist pig comes to Washington towing along his mistress. The twist? It's set in the 1940s, meaning gorgeous costumes, sassy one-liners and big-band music. With Arena Stage's production of "Born Yesterday," it also means snappy acting and brilliant attention to detail.

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Professor makes students laugh and learn

October 13

School of Communication adjunct professor Doug Hecox confirmed one undeniable fact for students and readers: his new book, "Graze Expectations," is fun to read on the toilet. "According to what readers are telling me about the book and where they read it," Hecox said, "apparently I'm improving bathroom literacy.

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Orlando's acting blooms

By Robyn Abzug | October 13

"Elizabethtown" marks Orlando Bloom's entrance into the 21st century in a funny, touching and well-constructed movie. The plot begins when young shoe designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) loses his company nearly $1 billion dollars with one disastrous product launch.

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Moore earns 'Prize'

By Andrew Gardner | October 13

Julianne Moore knows how to choose her projects. When she was offered a role in director Jane Anderson's feature-film debut, "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio," those involved in the project knew she could make it a great picture. True to this philosophy, Moore's latest is a fine movie, worthy of its place among her vast body of great work.

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'Domino' topples over

By Chris Patriquin | October 13

D is for "Domino." Unfortunately, it's also for "dreadful," "dreck" and "drivel." Tony Scott's latest foray into film is all these things and more. The acting is so-so, the story is ridiculous and the cinematography is dated. Theoretically, "Domino" tracks the life of famed bounty hunter Domino Harvey (Kiera Knightly), an ex-model who left her job in order to pursue a career that better fit her personality.

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Things the University should make with the remains of that tree on the quad

By Josh Kramer | October 13

1. Free printer paper for the whole campus for a year 2. Ben Ladner effigy to remember his greatness 3. Tree fort/office extension for use by the Battelle-Tompkins staff 4. Trebuchet for feudal warfare against GWU, Georgetown and Catholic 5. Lifetime supply of bats for the currently batless softball club 6.

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Horoscopes

By Tamara Brown | October 13

Aries (March 21 - April 19) You may feel as though you are ready to shed your outermost layer and really come into your own this week. So strip off your clothes and start that nudist colony. Convince your roommate to join and enjoy your naked bliss. Lucky dance: The Macarena.

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Wallace and Gromit's first full-length film is a jolly good romp for all ages

October 6

Clay has never looked so good. Wallace and Gromit, English man and dog stars of three acclaimed animated shorts (including two Oscar-winners) are back in their first feature length film, "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit." As expected, the film is brilliant. In "Were-Rabbit," cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his constantly bemused dog Gromit head a security business to keep the town's fruit and vegetable gardens free of varmints.

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Classic movie theater survives

By Jessica Alter | October 6

The Avalon Theatre won't stop showing movies anytime soon. There once was a time when attending the theater to see a film was an experience. One would don his or her finest garb and take in the atmosphere of the movie venue for all that it was worth. However, with today's large, corporately owned movie theater chains, the classic simplicity once attributed to seeing a film has nearly been eliminated.

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Pacino teaches McConaughey a few life lessons

By Sarah Alsgaard | October 6

"Two for the Money" makes something very clear: Matthew McConaughey suffers when Al Pacino is around to show what real acting should look like. McConaughey plays Brandon Lang, a cocky football player who receives a career-ending blow to his leg during a college game.

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Out of context

October 6

"Like a fat cat purring when you stroke his mane/Like the top dog riding on the gravy train." - Baron von Bling An angry AU affiliate composed and recorded a song dedicated to the current scandal sweeping campus. The above lyrics are just a sample of what the jam offers.

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Semenex: the new drug guaranteed to make you taste delicious

By Josh Berg | October 6

This summer I worked for a man named Jamie Bufalino. He wrote a sex column called "Get Naked" for Time Out New York and I was his intern. I started out my employment at the Third Annual New York City Fetish Marathon (I'm going to write about that scene here, in D.

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By Tamara Brown | October 6

Aries (March 21 -April 19) This week, your friends will be super-supportive of every decision you make. You'll think you're flying high above your network of congenial buddies until the weekend, when you find yourself unable to make bail. Lucky reality show: "Breaking Bonaduce.

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