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Leisure

Two weeks worth of leisure-time activities

Thursday, Sept 16 Trashcan Sinatras, Roddy Hart, 9:30 Club, D.C. Friday, Sept 17 Lungfish, Black Cat, D.C. This long-running D.C. band continues to appeal to a devoted fan base with their distinctly original variety of slow, deliberate hardcore. Saturday, Sept 18 The Thrills, Black Cat, D.

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The Lists

I will admit that I shamelessly stole this idea from McSweeney’s, a quarterly publication edited by Dave Eggers. That said, these lists are the product of at least 10 minutes of concentrated effort, during which I wracked my brain and tested the limits of my pop-culture knowledge.

Leisure

Better Than Marriage

There’s an odd seasonality to concert schedules. Spring and early summer seem to bring more reunions, like those of the Pixies and Mission of Burma this year, while late summer and autumn bring more bands going on farewell tours and breaking up.

Leisure

Narcissistic visions of sex and politics: The Brown Bunny

Sex can mean love, lust, obsession or even violence and domination. Plenty of movies explore the motives behind sex, but in The Brown Bunny, Vincent Gallo, the film’s writer, director, producer and lead actor, makes all these forces collide within the context of one relationship.

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Narcissistic visions of sex and politics: September Tapes

Forget hybrid cars. Hybrid films are replacing the environmentally-friendly vehicles with a trendiness all their own. An increasingly popular genre, hybrid movies are fictitious films masquerading as reality, often using untrained actors and actual footage.

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When old fashions come back to haunt new runways

They say it takes at least two years for style-changing runway fashions to trickle down the couture ladder to their toned-down, department-store offspring. The trends that appear on the street, recently characterized by ruffles, shoulder-baring tops and hoop earrings, are the diluted and more practical versions of their over-the-top runway cousins.

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M. Butterfly floats like a you-know-what, stings like a bee

The themes that define M. Butterfly seem especially relevant in light of the issues of gay marriage and American arrogance in the international arena at the fore of national discussion today.

Arena Stage’s 2004-05 season opener comes with an inescapable warning.

Sports

Run ’til you’re pretty

Our resident Personal Trainer offers workout advice.

Sports

The Sports Sermon

The Serm has several possible explanations for Tiger’s demise that range from a falling out with swing coach Butch Harmon to a set of sub-standard Nike clubs.

Sports

Georgetown loses D.C. Cup; Maryland looms

Georgetown dropped the final game of the 2004 D.C. College Cup at American University, 2-1.

Sports

New Athletic Director opens up about GU sports, self

The Voice speaks with Georgetown’s new Athletic Director, Adam Brick, about his plans for the upcoming year.

Sports

Georgetown opens campaign with victory on the gridiron

Georgetown wins home game opener.

Leisure

Better than Marriage: Family Jewels

Your my butterfly, sugar, baby

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Critical Voices

The Voice reviews Bjork and Kings of Convenience

Leisure

Striking the chords of compromise

“My brother got this dog named Midnight from a drug dealer,” bassist Justin Shuster (CAS ‘05) said, “and renamed it Roger. We put ‘em together.” And thus was born Midnite Roger.

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Fun for the ritalin generation:D.C. short film festival

The D.C. Short Film Festival offers 37 films this weekend, ranging “from a 56-second horror film to a 23-minute drama,” festival creator Jon Gann said.

Leisure

Promoting architectural awareness

Soup can sculptures, gentrification walking tours and workshops

Leisure

We don’t live here anymore: a wife-swappin’ good time

Adultery is a touchy theme, no?

News

Saxa Politica: Empty beds, empty hearts

October brings to mind images of falling leaves, sweaters, football and … the housing lottery?

News

Olson launches anticipated bias-reporting web site

Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson announced last Thursday the creation of a web site for reporting discriminatory acts on campus.

News

DAC looks to change campus climate

Student leaders hopeful about diversity on campus; faculty debates training

News

ANC Update

No news on the Georgetown flasher

News

D.C. Dems square off Council-at-large position

Evans, Holmes Norton unopposed

News

Medical center lays off 65 employees to cut deficit

Administration cites continuing losses; $5 million in extra savings still needed to meet fiscal year goals

Voices

Carrying On: What’s wrong with being a little childish?

The author reverts to childhood while abroad