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In praise of the 'Lummox'
February 13The thought of sharing more than 200 pages with a belching, beer-swigging, football-watching lummox is alarming in the least.
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Angry poetry for the masses
Marissa Jurez | February 12Wilfred Owen once said, "The true poets must be truthful." If ever I have been in the presence of true poets, it has been at an Angry Brown Poets performance. This quadruplet not only speaks truth, but also surpasses the realm of daily thought with profound sagacity.
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'Big Fat Liar' rife with has-been cameos
Dan Meisinger | February 12If you've seen any of the "E-True Hollywood Stories" or Court TV specials on child acting stars, you're aware of the startling epidemic afflicting stars who just couldn't stay cute.
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Angry poetry for the masses
Marissa Jurez | February 11Wilfred Owen once said, “The true poets must be truthful.” If ever I have been in the presence of true poets, it has been at an Angry Brown Poets performance. This quadruplet not only speaks truth, but also surpasses the realm of daily thought with profound sagacity.
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‘Big Fat Liar’ rife with has-been cameos
Dan Meisinger | February 11If you’ve seen any of the “E-True Hollywood Stories” or Court TV specials on child acting stars, you’re aware of the startling epidemic afflicting stars who just couldn’t stay cute.
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Tribute only interesting to Prince fans
Benjamin S. Rogerson | February 7If I Was Prince is a compilation album with various artists giving a unique rendition of a different Prince song.
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Greek Role Reversal
Anna Angeli | February 7Greek dramas are all so typical: the chorus chants, blind prophets stumble around screeching omens and a whole bunch of dudes hang out in togas.
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Olympic games to go platinum
February 7Organizers of this year's Olympiad, which kicks off Friday in Salt Lake City, hope that nightly performances by multi-platinum pop music superstars will give the Games new attitude - and lure more viewers to give ratings a big boost.
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'Fences' repetitive, predictable
Sarah Hunt | February 7The Adobe Theatre's adaptation of a classic, racially-charged play was technically sound but fell painfully short in delivery.
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Film chronicles extraordinary tales of women
Andrew Webb | February 7Working at age 7 and married off by her Bangladeshi family by 12, Selina's existence could have been doomed. But a $60 loan with her future as collateral gave her hope and new life.
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Poet shares his 'Fire of Life'
Angela Williams | February 7Michele Dalton is the walking, talking and singing essence of performance poetry.
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'Places' rife with lyrical immaturity
Simon Trujillo | February 5Generally speaking, healthy quotients of singer/songwriters have a reputation as being highly sensitive but emotionally tattered people.
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Neil Halstead channels Dylan, Bragg on debut
Benjamin S. Rogerson | February 5Sleeping On Roads, the solo debut album from Mojave 3 front man Neil Halstead is a relaxing compilation of folk songs from a very talented singer/songwriter. Each song tells a different story, incorporating the traditional themes of love and remembrance. Halstead's experiences and emotions are found in the lyrics of his songs, while his subtle finger picking is mesmerizing and beautiful.
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Polaroid exhibit surprisingly creative
Emily Sperry | January 31American physicist Edwin Land introduced the revolutionary process of instant photography to the world in 1947. The history of this process and the evolution that eventually formed the Polaroid Corporation is examined in a framed introduction exhibited in Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography, which is showing at the University Art Museum in the Center for the Arts building.
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Gallery features diverse array of faculty artwork
Marissa Jurez | January 31One of the things I've come to appreciate most about UNM's always-under-construction campus is the fact that new places to be discovered always exist amid the nooks and crannies within its often unexplored vicinity.
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COLUMN: Prejudice remains prevalent in U.S.
Laura E. Valdez | January 31Black History Month gives cause to pause and reflect upon African American History in the United States. It's a history that many would rather ignore, because it is an ugly mark on these United States.
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'Grateful Dawg' reclaims music
Benjamin S. Rogerson | January 31Gillian Grisman's documentary "Grateful Dawg" chronicles the friendship and musical partnership between David "Dawg" Grisman and Jerry Garcia from the early 1960s until Garcia's death in 1994.
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Hot shot Strokes show talent
Simon Trujillo | January 31Equipped with long, greasy hair, beer bottles and simple, ebullient tunes shaded in the aesthetic of '60s Brit rock - among other genres - The Strokes' Tuesday night performance at the Sunshine Theater instilled the audience with the fortunate/unfortunate fact that these guys are hotshot rock stars.
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'Sabotage' inspired nonsense
Kenn Rodrguez | January 29When a reviewer says your production "is hysterically funny, but it makes no sense," it's usually a bad thing.
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'Me Times Three' silly but worthwhile treat
Anna Angeli | January 29Complete with the standard plucky heroine, date-from-hell scenes and gorgeous gay best friend, "Me Times Three" is the typical chick-flick in book form. Think Bridget Jones' Diary, with a move from London to New York and Bridget replaced with her Jewish alter ego.
