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Video Game Reviews

February 23

Reviewers discuss their opinions on the newest digital entertainment releases, including Gamecube's '1080 Avalanche' and computer package 'Savage: The Battle for Newerth'

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When in Rome

By Blair Payne | February 23

Last night I happened upon my day planner, buried underneath my school books. I opened it up and saw that Jan. 19 was the last date crossed off, the day that I left for Rome. It took me a minute to get over the initial shock of realizing that I haven't even thought about time management since I've been in Rome.

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Music: Gossip thrills Black Cat with raw rock

By Jen Turner | February 23

The night of Tuesday Feb. 17 was one of off-the-beaten-path indie rock, bluesy foot-stomping bursts of sound and amazing vocal talent all around. The Gossip took the Black Cat stage by storm, igniting the eager crowd with its unique brand of raw, dirty rock 'n' roll.

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'Straight Plan' rips off 'Queer Eye'

By Michael Vallebuona | February 23

Comedy Central's "Straight Plan for the Gay Man" might have seemed like a good idea on paper. Its concept is an obvious and inevitable rip-off of Bravo's "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy": A fraternity of straight comedians - the so-called "Flab Four" - help a gay man achieve his dream of becoming a pot-bellied, beer-guzzling booty worshiper.

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Incubus hatches new ideas

By Garrett Karrberg | February 23

From its first full-length album "Fungus Amongus" to the recently released "A Crow Left of the Murder," Incubus' main strength is writing songs as fresh as they are excellent.

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CD Reviews

February 23

CD reviews from the Eagle's music desk, including The Proclaimers, Pleasure Forever, Broken Social Scene, The Crystal Method, Enrique Iglesias, and the Barbershop 2 soundtrack.

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Festival of France affair flops

By Noah Epstein | February 23

The Kennedy Center, as part of a special two-month "Festival of France," presents the American debut of "Les Sublimes" by Compagnie Hendrick van der Zee. With Guy Alloucherie as the artistic director, and person whose life the narrative is based on, this French production unintentionally raises an important question: How experimental can a show get before it no longer is art? After enduring "Les Sublimes," the answer to that question is quite a lot.

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Thai-riffic Tenley restaurant

By Michael Menachem | February 23

As Tenleytown is gradually sprouting apartment buildings, a Best Buy and new restaurants, one cannot miss the colorful sign of Neisha across from the Metro, on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Albemarle.

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Web Sights: Porn for the rest of us weirdos

By Michael Vallebuona | February 23

Think porn is just for middle-aged businessmen and your perverted roommate? Well, you're probably right. But Fleshbot.com - a daily Web magazine with links to amateur cam girls, sex blogs, smut, vintage erotica, celebrity candids and hardcore video - seems to believe otherwise.

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Men in the fashion world: Dapper is as dapper does

By Dwaun Sellers | February 23

Throughout history, women may have been credited for sparking trends, but it's typically men who are the driving force behind the designs. Major fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Chanel, Burberry, Dior, Gucci and countless others are currently headed by men. So it's baffling why the average man is not targeted more in terms of fashion advertisements and magazines.

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The Freshman: Feb. 19, 2004

February 19

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Weekend Hotspots

By Costa Caloudas | February 19

Music and amusements around D.C. for this weekend post-Valentine's, post-Presidents Day weekend.

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Not Quite Wrong: Feb. 19, 2004

By Ross Nover | February 19

Ross Nover's Not Quite Wrong for February 19, 2004: unreliable journalistic sources

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Haiku Circus: Feb. 19, 2004

By Ken Sakamoto | February 19

Ken Sakamoto's Haiku Circus for February 19, 2004: Bitter chicken.

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Sex & Sensibility: Stranger things have happened

By Allison Weil | February 19

It all started on a public bus in D.C. It was around 8 p.m. on a weekday, and I sat down with my books and tried to occupy myself by staring out the window. A man around my age got on the bus and strategically placed himself in the seat across from mine. Our eyes connected for a split second, and then he spoke.

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Invasion of the blog: The net's pseudo-soapbox

By Brady Williamson | February 19

Since the dawn of time, man has yearned to express himself. Sumerian cuneiform tablets, Egyptian papyrus, Gutenberg bibles - all these testify to the inborn need to share one's knowledge with the world and to tell others of the deep philosophical insights gained over the course of a life.

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The Rusty Nail: A serious look at the silly SC elections

By L. Russell Allen IV | February 19

This has always been my favorite time of the year. Why? Because it clearly paints me as a hypocrite. I spend a lot of time making fun of these elections, but I always end up getting carried away and helping someone put up posters or wearing illegal campaign stickers within the apolitical walls of TDR.

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