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Trivia game a poor excuse for entertainment

Abel Horwitz | November 16

by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo I sat down to take a sober look at "Who Rules?" and regretted it immediately. "Who Rules?" is a trivia game that's played by answering multiple choice questions on your television. In the same vein as "You Don't Know Jack," the popular late '90s take on the video game quiz show, "Who Rules?" comes complete with a sassy host and some random questions.

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Look deep into my wrists

November 15

by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Rusty Z said some hypnotists use the long induction process to hypnotize people. Comedian and certified hypnotherapist James Zingelman, whose stage name is Rusty Z, grabs people's wrists. "If we hypnotized with a watch it would take forever," he said.

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Alumnus to screen warped comedies

Joe Buffaloe | November 15

by Joe Buffaloe Daily Lobo Within us all breathes the ability to love and the desire to strap the objects of our affection to a wall with masking tape. This is the world of local filmmaker Aaron Hendren, a 33-year-old Albuquerque native who recently graduated from UNM and will be screening three short films at Cinema Cafe in Santa Fe on Tuesday.

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Another album to spark the ol' Beatles debate

Daniel V. Garcia | November 15

by Daniel V. Garcia Daily Lobo I distinctly remember a party at which my substance-laden friends brought up the topic of the greatest band in the world. Of course, arguments broke out, and the conversation continued for at least four hours - mind you, these were dedicated musicians whose love of music was matched only by their love of inebriation.

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A merry, merry Hanukkah

Debra Au | November 15

by Debra Au Daily Lobo Pop quiz: Name five Christmas songs. Easy, right? Now come up with five Hanukkah songs, and the "Dreidel" song doesn't count because everyone knows that one. No cheating. That's what I thought. You couldn't even think of one.

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Graffiti art draws mature audience

November 10

by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Self-taught artist Derick Montez said everything he learned about art, he learned from a spray can. He put together a show, "Wall Scrawl," for 17 artists inspired by graffiti. It opens Nov. 18 at the Downtown Contemporary Art Center.

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Gangster movie worth every cent

John Bear | November 10

by John Bear Daily Lobo "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" defies expectations in two ways. One, it doesn't suck outright. Two, while it is by no means "Citizen Kane," it does contain one moment of expert filmmaking: 50 Cent's big jail-house, shower-room fight scene.

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Play redefines younger generation

Lesley Bell | November 10

by Lesley Bell Daily Lobo 50-year-old men write plays about people in their 20s. And some people in their 20s are sick of it. UNM student Kristen Simpson cites these plays about 20-somethings written by 50-year-old men as one of her inspirations for writing her most recent play, "Let it Get to You," part of the Words Afire Festival.

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Plays stray from family norms

Maria StaianoDaniels | November 10

by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo Alternative relationships are on sale this weekend. You can get five for the price of one at Gorilla Tango Comedy Theater. Gorilla Tango will present "Men, Women, and Robots: An Evening of Short Plays" Friday through Sunday as part of the Words Afire Festival.

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Basking in glow of Battle of the Bands

November 10

by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Local band Your Name In Lights had a goal to play the Warped Tour, said singer and guitarist Mario Rivera. They entered a contest for the ninth Battle of the Bands through music executive Ernie Ball's Web site. Ten thousand entered.

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War-time film close to reality

Scott Albright | November 8

by Scott Albright Daily Lobo Despite the exaggerations depicted in most war movies, "Jarhead" portrays the culture of the Marine Corps fairly well. I know this because I was a Marine. Being a machine gunner and having served two deployments in Iraq, I can say this movie represents the types of personalities inside the Corps.

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Lost scraps find way to publication

John Bear | November 8

by John Bear Daily Lobo Davy Rothbart stood on a rooftop in San Francisco, the wind streaking past the receiver on the phone, causing his voice to fade in and out. He was hanging out at a friend's house, taking a moment to talk about "The Lone Surfer Tour," on which he is promoting his book of short stories, "The Lone Surfer of Montana," and Found Magazine, a publication that is in essence a collection of handwritten notes, lists and letters lost by one person and found by another.

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Drag queens hit the stage for charity

November 3

by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo P.J. Sedillo said we all dress in drag. "If you're a lawyer, you're wearing drag to work," said Sedillo, known onstage as Fontana DeVine. "It's a suit and a tie. If you're going for a job interview, that's your drag for that day.

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Musician finds strength to play on

Daniel V. Garcia | November 3

by Daniel V. Garcia Daily Lobo The nuevo flamenco sounds of Hector Pimentel can be heard wafting through the desert air like the smoke from a sage smudge stick. Like green chile and adobe homes, the Pimentel name is a cultural mainstay of New Mexico. About five months ago, Mr.

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Indian Ocean's pure emotion

Scott Albright | November 3

by Scott Albright Daily Lobo Indian Ocean will bring the sounds of melodic emotion to New Mexico. The band features Susmit Sen on acoustic guitar, Asheem Chakravarty on tabla, percussions and vocals, Amit Kilam on drums and Rahul Ram on bass guitar and vocals.

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Challenging standard theater

Maria StaianoDaniel | November 3

by Maria Staiano-Daniel Daily Lobo Playwright Elana Greenfield likes to write plays that defy the rules of genre and force the audience to pay closer attention. Tricklock Company will present two of the visiting UNM professor plays, "Nine Come" and "Possessed by a Demon: Two Tales of the Devil," at Rodey Theater this Friday as part of the Words Afire Festival.

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'Shopgirl' uncomfortably good

John Bear | November 3

by John Bear Daily Lobo People are afraid to be alone. They will seek out affection in whatever less-than-perfect form in which it may present itself. They will cling to someone who reciprocates with indifference or settle for their second choice. "Shopgirl," based on the Steve Martin novella of the same title, deals with this often complex and decidedly uncomfortable subject.

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Bizarre band has garage-rock feel

Christopher Sanchez | November 2

by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo The prelude to Power Lloyd's new album instantly reminded me of the first pornographic film I stole from my father's oak dresser drawer. Trumpets politely squeal for 34 seconds and finally lay to rest when the voice of a '50s sports commentator says, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the album.

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Eclectic album a lyrical mosaic

Daniel V. Garcia | November 2

by Daniel V. Garcia Daily Lobo There comes a time in everyone's musical mood when they get a hankering for Bob Dylan-esque lyrical landscapes Ö la "Subterranean Homesick Blues," whether he or she knows it. In the same vein, we all get a twinge of nostalgia for some punk-forerunner music, like MC5 - admit it, you do.

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Punk band's been accused of worse

John Bear | November 1

by John Bear Daily Lobo Warren Oakes, drummer for Against Me!, like most other musicians, doesn't like to pigeonhole his music by labeling it. "Some people say we are a punk band," he said. "We've been accused of worse." He said whenever possible they try to avoid sounding like other bands.