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Sexuality and espionage dominate teen movie

By Robyn Abzug | March 24

From the outside, "D.E.B.S." looks like the general teenybopper's dream: cute teenage girls in short plaid skirts, girl power to the extreme, catchy music, bright colors, a one-dimensional plot and an all-encompassing romance. On the inside, the D.E.B.S.

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Love, tragedy in 'Afterplay'

By Molly Norris | March 24

The Studio Theatre's "Afterplay" imagines what would happen if two characters from separate plays by the same author met in a Moscow caf?. Irish playwright Brian Friel delicately documents the dashed dreams of two down-and-out Russians first realized by the great Anton Chekhov.

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'Old Crow' medicine cures what ails the 9:30

By Chris DeWitt | March 24

The Old Crow Medicine Show, a bluegrass six-piece band based out of New York City, knows how to put on a show. In the years before they were signed to a record label, the band traveled the country as street performers. They cut their teeth the way they were meant to cut: On the hard life of modern-day minstrels.

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Out of context

By Jen Turner , Marissa Newhall , Erie Meyer and Becca Armendariz | March 24

"No, really. It was right there...Yeah, I know, it was right next to the toilet on the ground... I guess they couldn't wait... No, I don't think it was an accident because it was a really neat pile... It bothered me all week long." - Potty problems, as expressed by a highly audible cell phone conversation on the shuttle __ The proprietor of Dupont Circle's Larry's Ice Cream shop is on a diet.

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Lessons from down under

By Vanessa Mueller | March 21

"Our Country's Good," the newest performance by the Department of Performing Arts, ran from Wednesday until Sunday and addressed a host of issues: Power struggles between races, classes, social rank and gender. The show also raised questions about whether to punish or reform prisoners as well as the nature of art and the nature of justice.

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Taste of home from afar

By Colleen McCarthy | March 21

Every February, my family gathers to celebrate the holiday of holidays, the crowning event of the post-Christmas/pre-Easter season. President's Day sweeps through our household with a gust of perplexing joy. At universities near and far, we try to explain ourselves to incredulous friends and scurry home, where an Americana-themed cake has appeared and a turkey has laid down its life for the cause.

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Aussie embassy files complaint

By Jen Turner and Melinda C. Hall | March 21

Publicity for a play set in the 1700s about colonial Australia's history of convicted criminals and officer organization struck a nerve at the Australian Embassy, causing the Department of Performing Arts to take down the original posters and put up different ones.

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Music Notes

March 21

Music from various artists

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Simplistic drama not cream of crop

By DAVID LEWIN-ROWEN | March 21

Passion, fear, love, weakness, lust, self-destruction and, ultimately, death: We never tire of watching these human emotions played out, from classic Shakespeare plays to the soap operas and reality TV to which we are so addicted. When "Survivor 47: The Moon" and "Swiss Idol: The Hunt for the Yodel" become too much to handle, try some classic American theater drama.

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They might be teachers

By L. Russell Allen IV | March 21

At an impressionable young age, many of us may have heard our first non-Raffi album. And for some, it was "Flood" by They Might Be Giants, and it was magnificent. They Might Be Giants taught us all sorts of life lessons about Turkish history, pet rocks and how racist jokes are never, ever funny.

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Video Game Newsbits

March 21

Nintendo talks future at conference: Nintendo's next console, codenamed "Revolution," will be backward-compatible with the GameCube and will feature wireless Internet access, said company President Satoru Iwata at this year's Game Developers Conference. Iwata also announced that Nintendo will launch a free wireless Internet service for its latest handheld.

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New Boyle flick 'Millions' fails to deliver

By Neal Fersko | March 21

While Danny Boyle succeeds in making the more complicated aspects of his newest film work quite well, he neglects to build them on a solid enough foundation.

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Allen's new film falls short

March 21

Yes, Woody Allen is still making movies. And while most agree that his latest flicks haven't been at the same level as earlier classics "Annie Hall," "Sleeper" and "Play It Again Sam," Allen continues undeterred with a new movie just about every year. "Melinda and Melinda" is his latest, and while it has some great acting performances and a clever premise, the film lacks the polish to be memorable.

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For student band, bluegrass is greener on AU side

By Chris DeWitt | March 21

Sometimes things just fall into place. And sometimes you need to push real hard to finish the puzzle. As I have previously explained, this column is devoted to the first-hand documentation of the birth and growth of a bluegrass band. We have a timeframe and a deadline.

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Stephen Kellogg and Sixers mix old with new

By KATE DRIZOS | March 21

In the arithmetically impaired footsteps of the now-defunct trio Ben Folds Five, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers are a three-man outfit with an unfathomable amount of energy and an infectious love for their job. The band combines an unassuming rock and alt-country sound with improvisational and intimate stage shows for a unique and consistently memorable live experience.

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Hit List

March 21

1. www.pheer.com When religiously checking the Black Cat and 9:30 club websites gets a little too tiresome, check this out. It lists all music shows in the Va./Md./D.C. metro area, covering everything from your everyday high school hardcore band to the next big deal in town.

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'Real world' opportunities

By LEANA ZBOROVSKY | March 21

Seniors hate being asked what they are doing after they graduate. It seems to be an automatic question, as if being a senior means the next step is a corporate job and getting out into the "real world." The whole world can be an office - why be confined to a cubicle? In "Delaying the Real World," recent Yale graduate Colleen Kinder introduces some college graduates who have done almost anything but trade in their sweats and jeans for a business suit.

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