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Show captures impact on nature

By Jackie Shafir | September 12

The National Academy of Sciences is hosting a new photographic exhibition titled "The Altered Landscape: The Carol Franc Buck Collection." This new display of photographic work is not just a series of random pictures - it's photography with a message. In 1975, a group of environmentally conscious photographers, many of whom are featured in the exhibition, started to focus on "man-altered" landscapes in an attempt to highlight the effect of human presence on the environment.

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Trio of brothers takes on new projects

By Rebecca Armendariz | September 12

The name Hanson evokes many feelings, and whether they're of nostalgia for the first quivers rippling through a set of preteen loins or of hatred for an entity that wouldn't escape Top 40 radio for months at a time is left up to many factors. Either way, the brothers three are back with a new album, a documentary, their own independent record label and a sampler they've put together to distribute with their concert tickets.

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Brooks carries 'Othello'

By Vanessa C. Mueller | September 8

A classic of the Shakespeare cannon, "Othello" is also one of his more difficult works to perform because of the multiple ways to interpret the characters and the intense racial implications of the play. The Shakespeare Theatre tackles it again as the opening performance of its season.

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'Don't Cha' fall prey to cheating hearts

By Blair Bryant Nichols | September 8

I am sure that, like myself, you were all intoxicated with the hit song "Don't Cha" this summer. Without bothering to listen to most of the lyrics, I immediately adopted the chorus as the siren's call to committed boys everywhere that I was too irresistible for them.

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Let's talk tattoos

By Erie Meyer | September 8

As fall leans upon American University, with its lower, shorter and smaller fashions, large numbers of lower backs, ankles and upper arms will be exposed. This season, learn to appreciate the ink on your classmates' bare skin. This collection of AU and Washington Semester students show us their tats and offer insight into their permanent body art.

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Ten for ten

By Marissa Newhall | September 8

1. Oskar Fischinger's Motion Paintings On display Thurs., Sept. 8 through Wed., Oct. 26 at the Goethe-Institut, (202) 289-1200 Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown This exhibit of 52 works draws from both the early Berlin years and later periods of Oskar Fischinger's films and paintings pays homage to this remarkable pioneer of abstract animation.

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Levy and Jackson prove their 'Man'hood

By Jeff Lambert | September 8

Who is "the man?" Is it Eugene Levy's lovable Andy Fidler, the dental supply salesman caught up in a game he never wanted to play? Is it Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson), that same street-tough, quick talking bad boy we all learned to love in "Pulp Fiction"? Is it the Internal Affairs agents who think that Vann killed his former partner? Or perhaps "the man" is inside all of them and indeed everyone? This is the question director Les Mayfield ("Blue Streak") tries to answer in his most recent study of the human drama, "The Man.

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Xiu Xiu wows Warehouse

By Chris Moreno | September 8

Fresh off the heels of their new release "La Foret," Jaime Stewart and Caralee McElroy of Seattle's Xiu Xiu hit the road in support of their new record. Their music is best known for its gentle transitions into chaos that border on schizophrenia. Their D.

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New Top Cow Comics Series

By Danny Friedman | September 8

"Freshmen" Veterans of the first week of a college year know the look of a freshman. Excited, anxious to speak and filled with the kind of pluck that only a semester at AU can drain completely. An arsenal of superpowers is not usually at the disposal of a freshman, but this is not the case for a group of unlikely kids in Top Cow's newest comic book, "Freshmen.

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Out of context

September 8

"I refuse to pay $5 to $6 for a drink that doesn't have alcohol in it." -A shocked student expressing dismay over her meal plan no longer being usable at Jamba Juice. An involvement fair! The perfect time for new students to taste all the fruits that AU student activities have to offer.

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Horoscopes

By Tamara Brown | September 8

Aries (March 21 - April 19) This week, you may feel as though your life is a reality show. So jump in the hot tub, do shots of tequila and threaten to stab your roommate with a fork. Astrologically approved minor: Pornography Taurus (April 20 - May 20) It may seem as though a bird is shitting on the windshield of your life this week.

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Out of context

September 1

"I just really want it to stay up ... Wait! I didn't mean it that way..." - an exasperated Scene staffer, traversing the fall semester's very first production night. Two weeks ago, campus was a barren, featureless social desert; a playground for chirping crickets and a remaining handful of stalwart summer students.

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Dorm decorating on the cheap

By Vanessa C. Mueller | September 1

Being a poor college student is no excuse for having a boring dorm room. Here are some quick and easy ideas to make any room a little more colorful and a little more like home. Magazine collages: Cut up those old issues of Cosmo, Vogue, or Sports Illustrated and tape up favorite photos and witty headlines on those drab wooden closet doors.

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Convenience comes at a cost in the Eagle's Nest

By Erie Meyer | September 1

Walking into the Eagle's Nest invariably brings these three thoughts to mind: 1) That Subway smell is suffocating; 2) This new Mike Jones track makes me want to get down; and 3) Ramen isn't normally this expensive, is it? The third of these thoughts has been verified.

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Quick bites

By Vanessa C. Mueller | September 1

Lauriol Plaza 1835 18th St., NW (202) 387-0035 Metro: Dupont Circle (red line) B Voted best Mexican food in the city by the readers of the Washington Post, this sister restaurant of local favorite Cactus Cantina trumps its sibling on almost every count. The food is notably better and the fajitas del mar are incredible.

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DVD collection worth the 'D'oh'

September 1

Woo hoo! The sixth season of still popular and still Emmy Award-winning primetime cartoon "The Simpsons" is out on DVD, and it's full of classic episodes and extras. In the show's long life, "The Simpsons" has molded the sense of humor of the many who grew up watching it.

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Movie matches

By Daniel Longino | September 1

With the rapper, actor, cat-you-ain't-used-to, comedian slash producer Nick Cannon's new film "Underclassmen" opening tomorrow, the theaters are sure to be packed. Who wouldn't want to see a story about an undercover cop in college? I mean, especially if it's Nick Cannon.

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