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All that glitters is not Gucci

By Rebecca Armendariz | April 7

Spring weather floats in and out of these April days like rubbish on the banks of the Potomac, tempting some to blow their hard-earned snow-shoveling money on name brand and designer duds. However, that wad of cash can be spent more productively with help from the amazing, underpriced new spring lines from the likes of Payless Shoe Source, Target and H&M.

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Movie Matches

By Daniel Longino | April 7

Okay, so even if we forgive "Taxi," Jimmy Fallon's new romantic comedy "Fever Pitch" still looks God awful, even if you're a Red Sox fan. With this new Farrely brothers movie (who have officially "lost it"), Fallon now officially wishes he was Adam Sandler, co-starring with Drew Barrymoore.

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Make me some pancakes!

By Rebecca Armendariz and Chris DeWitt | April 7

The office is on the second floor of a Glover Park office building. In the foyer is a huge plastic short-stack of pancakes. There is a cupboard along the wall filled with everything from Alice Cooper vinyl to videos of Saturday morning cartoons. A hipster's apartment? No, this awesome pad is where local D.

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Find love in apartheid 'Country

By Jason Alredge | April 7

John Boorman does a brilliant job directing "In My Country," even surpassing his 1972 film "Deliverance." "In My Country," couples the subject of apartheid and forgiveness. "In My Country" tells the story of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings that took place in South Africa in the 1990s.

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Totes with the most

By MARY CAMPBELL | April 7

After the sporadic snowstorms throughout March, it might be hard to believe, but spring is here. And with spring comes enlightened moods, itty-bitty garments that we like to call our clothing and spring bags. After scouring fashion and lifestyle magazines and websites, it can be concluded that there are three main designs and three main styles of bags or purses that deserve attention this spring.

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Top Things To Do When It's Beautiful Outside

By Marissa Newhall | April 4

1. Walk the monuments Remember freshman year, when you went to see the monuments at night 37 times in three weeks? It's time to venture out again. This time, go during the day. The experience will be dramatically different; the paths will be peppered with pink blossoms gently waving in the spring breeze, not with shady nighttime characters loitering around the reflecting pool.

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D.C. photographer shoots to transform convention

By Greg Wasserstrom | April 4

Washington, D.C., is where our national identity is housed, protected and put on display for the masses. D.C. has also become known as a city of museums. Large, significant museums, houses of our national history and culture, most of which are free to the public, can be found in D.

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In defense of the 'Caveman'

By KAYLA CARTWRIGHT | April 4

Men were hunters and championed their spears as weapon of choice. Women wandered and gathered and filled their baskets. No, the previous statements are not rehash of early world history. Yes, it is okay to interpret them with a guttered mind. Actually, Rob Becker, creator and writer of the play "Defending the Caveman," would have it no other way.

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Music notes

April 4

The Bravery "The Bravery" (Island) Sounds like: a grittier Killers B In this mix of synthesized and traditional rock instruments, Sam Endicott of the Bravery shares stories of his personal sliminess on the band's self-titled debut - he "can't control himself" and "doesn't have a ring on his finger" (which obviously gives him free reign to nail as many chicks as possible).

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Top ten blooming tunes

By Chris DeWitt | April 4

Imagine, if you will, walking down the mall gawking at the beauty of little pink flowers. What's in your iPod? The following is a list of suggestions for making picturesque things sound that much more enjoyable, making it that much easier to throw your hands (or hat) up like Mary Tyler Moore, enjoy your life and the things in it.

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Gritty Brits show blues roots

By Rebecca Armendariz | April 4

The 22-20's may have only been opening for former Blur-member Graham Coxon Wednesday night at the Black Cat, but to a coterie of cigarette smokers in the front row, they were the only band worth seeing. Glen Bartup, bassist for the 22-20's, resembles a young Jarvis Cocker.

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'Caveman' digs up the truth

By KAYLA CARTWRIGHT | April 4

Men were hunters and championed their spears as weapon of choice. Women wandered and gathered and filled their baskets. No, the previous statements are not rehash of early world history. Yes, it is okay to interpret them with a guttered mind. Actually, Rob Becker, creator and writer of the play "Defending the Caveman," would have it no other way.

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Video game newsbits

April 4

Sony fined $90.7 million, ordered to stop selling hardware A U.S. District judge fined Sony $90.7 million for copyright infringement of Immersion Corporation's "rumble" feature. Sony used this controller vibration technology unlawfully in its Dual Shock controllers for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, and implemented it in several games.

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Video games: 'MLB' instability hurts gameplay

By Brayden Billbe | April 4

"MLB 2006" PlayStation 2 989 Sports B "MLB 2006," a game about Major League Baseball made by 989 Sports, is similar to the mythological Greek Sirens. Both the game and the Sirens look and sound beautiful, but in the end cause one's destruction. The gameplay is fluid, the franchise mode of the game is deep and the career mode is unbelievable.

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Bountiful blossoms

By Marissa Newhall | April 4

There's been a big change in the District. It's pink, breathtakingly beautiful and bursting into bloom everywhere, heralding the long-awaited arrival of springtime. That's right: The cherry blossoms are here, and although a deluge of post-spring break schoolwork may be overwhelming, there couldn't be a better season to experience one of D.

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D.A.R. falls to 'pieces'

By Sarah Arnio | April 4

College students are not typically obsessive Ashlee Simpson fans. They don't go to her concerts because they think she has a good voice but because they want to dance to some pop tunes and have fun with friends. They do own her CD, though. Don't tell. At the Ashlee Simpson show held at Constitutional Hall Tuesday, the expectation was to find a bunch of 'tweens accompanied by their parents, clutching "I Love Ashlee Simpson" posters in their hands.

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Style evolution surpasses fashion staples

By Arienne Thompson | April 4

All these years, I thought I had my sense of style all figured out. But after spending spring break shopping with my sister, I realized that there are a few tricks hiding up my own fabulously tailored sleeves. Since high school, I've relied on the classic cuts of Banana Republic and the inexpensive fun of the Gap to keep my wardrobe abundantly stocked.

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