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Frank Miller's classic hits big screen

By Neal Fersko | March 31

Comic book fans will probably never forgive Hollywood for deflating the puffed-up immortality of their favorite characters. On the big screen, the loose laws of comic book reality are usually downplayed, counting on the average filmgoer's limited suspension of disbelief.

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Book treats 9/11 wounds

By LEANA ZBOROVSKY | March 31

Jonathan Safran-Foer took a risk. In his second novel, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Safran-Foer opens wounds that few authors would be willing to touch, especially in the form of a fictional novel. Through 28-year-old Safran-Foer's creativity and brilliant imagination, readers see the aftermath of the Sept.

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No sudden moves in new 'Stone Age' offering

By Zach Friedman | March 31

Queens of the Stone Age "Lullabies to Paralyze" (Interscope) Sounds like: Whatever is supposed to tide us over till the next Eagles of Death Metal album comes out. B- Dave Grohl is not on this album. Stop asking. He was never in Queens of the Stone Age in the first place.

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Sex talk 101: Which juicy details should parents digest?

By Jessica Bacharach | March 31

Whenever I meet a reader, the second question they ask me after how much sex it takes to be a sex columnist, is what your parents think... Well my ultra-liberal mom and dad are devout readers of my sex column. They sometimes cringe, turn red, sweat profusely and want to call my sister (the rabbi) to reform me immediately after reading, but they are still loyal readers.

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Video game news bits

March 31

Microsoft attempts to buy out competition Microsoft recently told Nintendo and Sony to "go screw" and sent both companies large unnamed sums of money never to make consoles ever again. "I just...I just...don't like competition," said Microsoft head honcho Gill Bates.

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Out of Context

By The Scene staff | March 31

"All of our employees have ten digits." -spokesman for Wendy's International Inc., after a patron discovered a finger in a bwol of chili. Dupont Circle-goers were treated to quite the special treat this week from a prolonged visit from several die-hard Dr.

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Seen Quickies

March 31

12-year-old thinks new Weezer song is 'OK' Middle school student Tiffani McRitardde heard the new Weezer single, "Beverly Hills," on the radio yesterday and decided that she thinks the song is okay. "I thought that once Smash Mouth and Everclear sort of disappeared, there would be no one to fill the void of totally awesome and rockin' jams," McRitardde said.

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The no-sex column: caught

By Dan Mit | March 31

After another night of not having sex, I was again forced to spend some quality Dan-time. Too bad my roommate came home early from class...

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Not even Paquin lends 'Steam' to 'Akira' follow-up

By Daniel Longino | March 31

A young inventor named Ray (Anna Paquin) receives a mysterious and powerful invention called a "steam ball" from his grandfather, Lloyd (Patrick Stewart). But he must protect it from his off-his-rocker dad, Eddie (Alfred Molina), who seeks to use it for his own ambition, in "Steamboy," a visual feast undermined by a bland story.

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Interpol official worst lyricists

By Dan Mit | March 31

Interpol lyrics are officially the worst ever written. The Council for Lack of Lyrical Greatness convened earlier this week and named Interpol the band with the worst lyrics of all time. Steve Crane, a representative of the C.L.L.G. said he backed the decision.

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Movie Matches

By Daniel Longino | March 31

As the film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel "Sin City" hits theaters tomorrow, let's take a look at past movie metropolises and the films that revolve around them. Sordid "City of God" - 2003 If you haven't seen this fantastic film about Brazilian gangs, you are truly missing out.

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Queens of the Stone Age rock the 9:30 club like it's 6500 B.C.

By Drew Richardson | March 31

The Queens of the Stone Age brought their searing sound of big drums and bigger guitars to the 9:30 club on Sunday in support of their third major studio release, "Lullabies to Paralyze." This marks the first major tour without co-founder and former bassist Nick Oliveri, who was kicked out of the band for undisclosed reasons by fellow co-founder and vocal frontman Josh Homme.

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'Tempest' blows into town

By Vanessa C. Mueller | March 31

Directors and actors have continually reinterpreted "The Tempest" and its characters since the play's first performance in 1611. The play has been read as everything from a pastoral romance to a commentary on colonialist policies in the New World, with characters ranging from powerful magicians to Third World revolutionaries to house slaves to rebellious punks to high-tech programmers and back again.

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BBC to remake 'Seinfeld'

By Mark Summers | March 31

After NBC's recent remake of the British comedy "The Office," the BBC announced yesterday that it intends to remake the NBC comedy "Seinfeld." Taking a cue from the U.S. version of "The Office," the BBC is keeping all the main principal characters and jokes from the original "Seinfeld" pilot, but with a few minor cultural changes.

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Late-breaking news: Women actually enjoy sex

By Jessica Bacharach | March 24

I have shocking news you may want to sit down for: Women like sex, too. Yes, I know, you are suddenly feeling faint; but as crazy as it sounds, women are sexual creatures who also love to get laid. Many men seem to be under the impression that men like sex and women have it in order to catch and keep a man, but in fact, the majority of women love sex.

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Superb SUBstance

By John Riley | March 24

Jason Geisinger knows that the entertainment business can be fickle. After all, he's practically married to it. Geisinger is one of five AU students who work for the Student Union Board. As part of SUB, he books musicians to perform for the AU community and takes care of their needs while on campus.

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'60s folk finds eager ears with re-release

By Jen Turner | March 24

Vashti Bunyan "Just Another Diamond Day" Philips / re-release: DiChristina Stair Sounds like: The 30-year-old decision to play folk music instead of going to art school. A- The sense of legitimacy in the music industry seems to have faded away with the recent flux of bad Clear Channel radio stations and television's impious programs reveling in the overspending of the rich and semi-talented.

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