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Every Inch a Winner
By Martin Barna | September 7, 2001What is most striking about John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch is not the story of a down-on-his-luck transsexual, nor is it the message that sexual orientation is a fluid...
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The Moor Shoots Hoops
By Martin Barna | September 7, 2001The decision by Tim Blake Nelson to direct Brad Kaaya's screenplay for the film O is neatly summarized by the following quote from the third scene of the third act of William Shakespeare's Othello:.
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Unmagical Realism
By Bodkin Vachon | September 7, 2001Rodolfo Abularach's new exhibition at the Duke Museum of Art is a highly repetitive visual feast, infused with a thin layer of meaning and thought only at is conclusion.
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Striking Out
By Alexandra Wolfe | August 31, 2001The first 10 minutes of Kevin Smith's newest film, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, epitomize why the last of the writer-director-actor's "View Askew" or "New Jersey" films is both so good and yet...
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Is This Our Duke?
By Cary Hughes | August 31, 2001Durham's Manbites Dog Theater Company is presenting a production of Kenneth Lonergan's This is Our Youth.
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Björk Bares All
By Kelly McVicker | August 31, 2001There is really only one way to listen to Bjsrk's new album: lights off, candle lit, lying naked in bed, staring at the ceiling with your soul bared to the secrets being shared.
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Calling All Cleos
By Martin Barna | August 31, 2001I wanted to know what the future holds for me. I made the mistake of asking Miss Cleo.
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One in a Million
By Beth Iams | August 31, 2001Aplane crash in the Bahamas last Saturday night ended the life of 22-year-old singer and actress Aaliyah Haughton, one of the most innovative artists in today's hip-hop landscape.
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Cursed Comedy
By Martin Barna | August 31, 2001You are getting sleepy. You are getting very sleepy. Watch the frantic man. Listen to him worry.
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Closer Than You Think
By David Walters | August 31, 2001Better than Ezra is back--and completely schizophrenic.
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Bad Catch
By Faran Krentcil. | August 31, 2001Don't place any bets on the success of this summer's baseball movie, Summer Catch. It's boring, it's brainless and it's all been done before.
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Clueless in Cyberspace
By Recess Staff | August 31, 2001Recess logged on and tuned in to automated IM Buddy "SmarterChild." Though created as a resource for info-tracking, this cybersmarty doesn't have ALL the answers.
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Tara On...
By Recess Staff | August 31, 2001Film star and sex kitten Tara Reid wants more than a slice of American Pie. Outspoken and uninhibited, she's got a mouthful for everyone, though her opinions may be tough to swallow.
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Bubbling Over
By Cary Hughes | August 31, 2001The commercials and previews for Bubble Boy really haven't done justice to this meaningful comedy, a spoof on the situation of the real-life "Boy in the Bubble.
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Powerhouse Production
By Cary Hughes | July 18, 2001By now, you've probably heard the buzz about The Producers, Broadway's record-shattering sensation. Winner of 12 Tony Awards, the show is sold out for the next year and onward, prompting the...
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When Lemurs ruled Earth...
By Martin Barna | July 18, 2001Later this summer Tim Burton's remake of The Planet of the Apes hits theaters. We know the story: man lands on an "unknown" planet and discovers that apes, not humans, are the dominant species....