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UN center stage in politi-thriller

By Leslie Baldino | April 21

"The Interpreter" is the all-out rollercoaster thriller of the spring. The movie makes the viewer whirl through every imaginable emotion. At times, audiences will jump from their seats in fear, and other times they'll let out a laugh. The movie begins in the fictional country of Motobo in Africa.

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New 'Doom' installment lacks in story, delivers in death

By Jordan Watts and Matt Kent | April 21

"Doom 3," id Software's latest installment of their first-person shooter series, pulls no punches ... almost. Originally released for PC last summer, the new Xbox version looks fantastic. All over-exaggeration aside, "Doom 3" looks as if it were painted by Michelangelo with a brush crafted by a demon.

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The Hit List

By The Scene staff | April 18

1. Jelly Pizza in TDR Presumably the most disgusting thing in the world, TDR offered up an innovative approach to that stone pie we all know and love. Jelly. And cheese. Aptly described as "oddly delicious," jelly pizza was some intoxicated TDR worker's brainchild.

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With warmth comes new fashion hassles

By Arienne Thompson | April 18

Spring is finally here, and in D.C. that's something to talk about. But we'd best enjoy it while we can, because only a few more weeks remain until these idyllic, breezy days turn into a swampy, muggy nightmare. I love summer as much as the next girl, but surviving it in style is a perpetual challenge.

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Ex AV nerd tears up 9:30

By Neal Fersko | April 18

A funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century. In the midst of America's love affair with prepackaged music, from Lou Bega's boppy "Mambo No. 5" to the Backstreet Boys' opus "I Want it That Way," there was a primal scream let out by one of the last original club kids.

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Music overshadows moves in star-crossed ballet

By Jacklyn Shafir | April 18

The Washington Ballet Company's performance of "Romeo and Juliet" was a fun and entertaining adaptation of Shakespeare's most popular tragic love story. Performed at the Eisenhower Theater in the Kennedy Center, the show ran April 13-17. Artistic Director Septime Webre followed a very traditional adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet.

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Todd Solondz plays with words in latest film

By Daniel Longino | April 18

Todd Solondz, the creepy virtuoso of indie film, returns once again to unveil his new set of tragic characters with his latest, "Palindromes." In this chapter of Solondz's films, we meet Aviva, a 12-year-old girl who gets pregnant, much to the horror of her parents.

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Ramblings of a real-life record store clerk

By Ian Maley | April 18

As a clerk at Crooked Beats, a record store in Adams Morgan, I know what it's like to live that "High Fidelity" lifestyle. In reality, I find myself making so many snide comments about bands I dislike, and the music I can't buy, that I feel compelled to say something positive.

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Famously weird director discusses 'Palindromes'

By Matt Rajput | April 18

Todd Solondz, the disturbing mind behind such legendary independent films as "Welcome To The Dollhouse," "Happiness" and "Storytelling," is preparing to once again receive critical acclaim and insulting jeers for his latest movie, "Palindromes." "There's a positive response to all of my movies, to some extent.

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Take a trip to the Emerald Isle at Bethesda's Ri Ra

By Marissa Newhall | April 18

St. Patty's Day may be a blurry, distant memory, mostly of unidentifiable green beverages in plastic Solo cups over a dingy barroom floor. But that doesn't mean festive souls don't crave a frothy Guinness or flavorful Shepard's Pie every now and then. Although impoverished college students are more likely to get sidetracked by the Baja Fresh across the street, more culturally inclined cuisine seekers will benefit from an evening cloistered within Bethesda's Ri Ra, one of seven in a chain of Irish restaurants dotting the nation from Raleigh, N.

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Music Notes

April 18

Nic Armstrong and The Thieves "The Greatest White Liar" (New West Records) Sounds like: The crusty, '60s blues-rock vinyl you find at every single garage sale. B For the most part, the garage rock revival acts that have taken off since 2001 have incorporated remnants of punk, proto-punk, glam, or '80s dance into an exciting hybrid.

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Video game newsbits

April 18

'Quake 4' on the way Activision and Raven Software last week released some new information on the long-awaited first-person shooter sequel "Quake 4." The game picks up after the events of the second "Quake," involving once more a cybernetic alien warrior race called the Strogg.

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The Scottish play

By Greg Wasserstrom | April 18

According to theater lore, uttering the word "Macbeth" inside a theater will bring bad luck or even doom to a production. Inexplicable mishaps have plagued performances after the title of Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition and manipulation slipped from the lips of some unknowing actor.

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The Art of the Female Orgasm: What You Need to Know

By Jessica Bacharach | April 14

While chatting with my girlfriends at Georgetown's swank Mie N Yu, I soon discovered that orgasms had become a rarity, along with nice guys and good Chinese take-out. I was shocked, and I was saddened for my girlfriends who were missing out on sex's grand finale: the orgasm.

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At-a-glance: Tryst

By Genevieve A. Beronilla-Ramos | April 14

"No corporate coffee, no matching silverware." This description is probably what Tryst, an Adams Morgan coffeehouse/bar/lounge, best prides itself on. As its Web site, trystdc.com, proclaims, "We don't have 75 different kinds of trademarked, pre-made caramel-nilla-frapp-a-ccino-supremas.

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Out of Context

By Scene Staff | April 14

"Please don't feed the sorority girls." -Alpha Sigma Phi T-shirt An Open Letter To The Girl Up Ahead In The TDR Tator Tots Line: We can see that you like tots, based upon your insistence on taking 10 minutes to dole out the choicest, crispiest ones for yourself.

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Former House and Senate staff sing Broadway

By Tamara Brown | April 14

The sun beat down through the stained-glass windows, and the audience comprised mostly senior citizens, but the church was alive with the sound of music. The Congressional Chorus, a group made up of former House and Senate staffers, along with several guest performers, presented "An Evening of Broadway" Sunday, a benefit for the Whitman-Walker Clinic.

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