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Traveling Gourmet brings AU a taste of Morraco

By BY ARIEL AMANTE | October 18

BY ARIEL AMANTE Eagle Contributing Writer About fifteen students gathered in The Marketplace kitchen at 6 p.m. on Tuesday to cook and eat a traditional Moroccan meal as part of the Traveling Gourmet program. The School of International Service and International Student Services co-sponsored the event, a feat that brings International and American students together to cook and eat an international meal each month.

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SAINTS AND SOLDIERS: A

By Jason Alredge | October 14

"Saints and Soldiers" offers a great mix of war and brotherhood. Fans of war films like "Platoon" and "Saving Private Ryan" should include "Saints and Soldiers" in their repertoire. The movie, which was very successful at several of the major film festivals across the country, features both the combat of war and a strong connection to the people fighting in war.

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Writer/director describes process of award-winning film

By Neal Fersko | October 14

An interview with now award-winning filmmaker Shane Carruth reveals his experiences creating "Primer" and his explanation of the film's strengths, weaknesses and meanings.

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Caught with Your Pants Down: Condoms, use or lose

By Connie Hess | October 14

If you can't talk honestly with your partner about protection, are you mature enough to be having sex? Communication is key in the decision to use condoms. For every type of sex. Every time.

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Beastie Boys sabotage GMU

By Costa Caloudas | October 14

On Friday, in Fairfax's Patriot Center, the big screen showed an unsuspecting hot dog vender in the concession stand, only to take off his work-uniform and reveal himself as Mix Master Mike, the DJ for the evening. He made his way to the stage, and quickly mixed, sampled and scratched his introduction - a sample of sue-happy Michael Buffer's trademark call, "Lets get ready to rumble." And out came the main event.

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Living 'La Vida Buena'

By Lindsay Bernier | October 14

"Album of the Year" - an ambitious boast, or a heartfelt concept? In the case of the Good Life's recent release, the latter is fortunately true. "Album of the Year" tracks a full year in a couple's lives, month by month. When the first Good Life album, "Novena on a Nocturn," was released in 2000, it seemed like another songwriting outlet for Tim Kasher, who is also the frontman for Cursive.

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SHALL WE DANCE: B+

By Christina McGee | October 14

"Shall We Dance?" fits the mold of your standard romantic comedy. It is slightly predictable, but director Peter Chelsom hits the nail on the head with the balance between romance and humor. Chelsom also assembled an all-star cast including Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon.

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Well made indie sci-fi film confuses, entertains

By Neal Fersko | October 14

This is sci-fi without plot exposition, a Discovery Channel special gone horribly wrong. In the end viewers have to piece together what they understood and take away their own conclusions. Still "Primer" took the indie scene by storm this year. Shot on gritty 16 mm film with a scant budget of $7,000 by Writer/Director/Composer/Editor/Star Shane Carruth, it won the coveted Grand Jury Prize for Drama at the Sundance Film Festival and a national distribution deal with Thinkfilm.

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Bar Brief: Tom Tom

By Jason Alredge | October 14

Tom Tom is a decent place for a beer and music, but not a great place to hang out and play video games. Many people line up Thursdays to get inside, because you can buy eight drinks for just $10.

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Wizard's Lair

By Danny Friedman | October 14

Danny Friedman's Wizard's Lair for October 14, 2004.

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TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE: B+

By Daniel Longino | October 14

While Parker and Stone's puppets explode, bleed, puke and do it doggy style, there is an overall tone of complete seriousness that makes the whole thing work. "Team America" is the easily most offensive film of the year, and has on onslaught of very hilarious material and will please any fan of "South Park."

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Out of Context

By Dan Zak and Jen Turner | October 14

Some things the Scene staff noticed since last issue.

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Good Charlotte rocks Rockville

By Emily Zemler | October 14

Literally hundreds of teenage girls were waiting in line outside Tower Records in Rockville, Md. Some of them had been there for more than 15 hours. If it was the '60s, I could have sworn the throngs of screaming girls were waiting for the Beatles. But the handmade "I Heart Benji" T-shirts and the pink studded belts revealed differently.

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Rilo Kiley packs 'em in at Cat

By Emily Zemler | October 14

Selling out a show at the Black Cat is a good sign for an indie rock band. The venue may be relatively small, but it's harder than one would think to coax all the indie hipsters in D.C. into the same room for one whole night. Rilo Kiley now has that distinction.

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Nerdspeak

By Carrie Moskal | October 14

Carrie Moskal's comic Nerdspeak for October 14, 2004.

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Not Quite Wrong

By Ross Nover | October 14

Ross Nover's comic Not Quite Wrong for October 14, 2004.

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Peter Chelsom gets over the remake fear to film 'Shall We Dance?'

By Christina McGee | October 14

With the opening of his latest film, "Shall We Dance," director Peter Chelsom said he has come "full circle" from his first film, the romantic comedy "Hear My Song." Chelsom most recently directed "Serendipity," another successful romantic comedy. Chelsom hopes "Shall We Dance?" will prove to be another success in this popular genre.

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