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Oh . . . My . . . God
“Child prodigy”? Like Hell.
By Clay McNear
Published: November 29, 2007
Akiane is God’s personal painter. So Akiane believes. Akiane’s 13, and some have called her a child prodigy. Perhaps that’s why Akiane has a bloated sense of...
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Brave Nu World
Korn vocalist goes it alone
By Adriane Goetz
Published: November 29, 2007
Remember when nu metal first blew up? All of a sudden, every high school burnout, slacker, and social pariah started sporting dreadlock pigtails, spooky contact lenses, and DIY...
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Girl's Night In
Who needs friends? It's the Suns, man.
By Lilia Menconi
Published: November 29, 2007
Notice how your best gal pal broke the solemn sanctity of girls' night and ditched you for the past couple of weekends? Either she's laying the groundwork for a healthy social...
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Harold and Mod
How a mad scientist pushed photography into the future
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 29, 2007
Science and art are not mutually exclusive, and never have been. Don’t believe us? Then how else can one explain the work of Harold E. Edgerton, whose “Seeing the Unseen:...
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High-Tech Art at SMoCA
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 29, 2007
Science and art are not mutually exclusive, and never have been. Don’t believe us? Then how else can one explain the work of Harold E. Edgerton, whose “Seeing the...
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North Stars
Feeling Minnesota at Marquee
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: November 29, 2007
Besides being known for its ginormous mosquitoes and quirkily homespun Americana, the great state of Minnesota has proven to be a phenomenal birthplace for musical greatness....
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Twisted Sisters
By Clay McNear
Published: November 29, 2007
The title of Katie May's Black Sheep Gospel refers to a trio of itinerant sisters -- an actress, a lesbian, and a religious zealot -- who return to the fold to watch their...
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The Glass Menagerie
NPR personality presides over a cast of odd characters
By Peter Breslin
Published: November 29, 2007
Unless they spew right-wing propaganda, mind-numbing sports analysis, or shock-jock talk à la Howard Stern, it’s hard for radio hosts to snag the attention of a vast audience....
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Billy Club
Good rockin' tonight at the Blooze Bar
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: November 29, 2007
For the Valley to become a truly phenomenal megalopolis, our fair city needs to get some things right, like a championship-contending NFL team and some municipal officials with...
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Head Game
By Clay McNear
Published: November 29, 2007
National championship? Bah. Rose Bowl? Humbug. As every ASU Sun Devils fan knows, any Devils coach -- in this case, Dennis Erickson -- who doesn't whip the University of...
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Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland
Here’s yet another reason not to live in Duluth
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 29, 2007
Ah, winter. This is why we live in the Valley, right? Daytime temps are in the 60s. The sun is shining. All this means, uh, what? Additional coffee drinking? Yes. Eating...
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The Canary Effect at the Heard Museum
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 29, 2007
At the very least, The Canary Effect -- a powerful documentary that explores abuses wrongly absorbed by Native Americans during both historical and contemporary times -- will...
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Cheesecore
The Devil's music with a laugh track
By Adriane Goetz
Published: November 29, 2007
Why is it that the heaviest bands often have the goofiest names? There’s a definite trend within the grindcore, hardcore, and death-metal scenes demanding cheesy names,...
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The Ghosts of Kitschmas Past
Seventh Avenue boutique brings out the vintage goodies
By Sloane Burwell
Published: November 29, 2007
It's that time of year when every single party guest has overdosed on spinach dip, mini franks, Chex Party Mix, and other cloying holiday treats. And that's not the worst part....
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Oh, Brooooother
Your car's not the only star at new auto-pampering emporium
By Leslie Barton
Published: November 29, 2007
A car scrub with Wi-Fi and a fresh-food restaurant might seem overkill, but we're talking about the Scottsdale Auto Salon, which offers an express wash and imported beers for...
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From Husk 'til Dawn
Check out the hardcore corn at Memorial Plaza
By Lilia Menconi
Published: November 29, 2007
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, right? We have to wonder if the same philosophy applies to politics. If the anti-immigration folks chose to chow down on some...
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Battle Royal
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 29, 2007
Remember the human tussling involved in that child’s game King of the Hill? Does that mean that the King of the Track Invitational will showcase a bunch of mechanized bullies...
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Swim. Bike. Run. Booze.
By Clay McNear
Published: November 29, 2007
Swimming. Biking. Running. Ouch. We can manage sitting if we don’t have to get up too often for more Pabst, so kudos to those participating in the challenging Anthem Holiday...
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Eye of the Needle
Artist uses spools of thread and other optic tricks to make us see
By Julie Peterson
Published: November 29, 2007
When we were kids, we'd stare closely at newspaper photos until we saw the uniform black-and-white dots pop out. Or approach the TV screen to admire the beensy red, green, and...
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Route $66
eye lounge takes extreme measures at 6x6 sale
By Nina Carapetyan
Published: November 29, 2007
Have you ever found yourself conspicuously avoiding cracks in the pavement or neurotically measuring the distance between the eyes of every person you meet to gauge their...
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