2008 Woodie Awards
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Giving a voiceThe play that turned the taboo on its head returns to UMaine for its sixth year
Vagina. Can you say it? Out loud?
In more than 1,150 universities and communities around the world, women will say vagina. At more than 2,500 events, men and women will celebrate the vagina. Throughout the month of February, from Ethiopia to England, Indiana to India, Maine to Mozambique, and Australia to Austria, female sexuality and strength will be praised and admired.…
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New York designer dresses up musicalTwenty-something costume designer Lex Liang sizes up 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
Lex Liang is a difficult guy to get in touch with. That's because the 23-year-old costume designer for the UMaine School of Performing Art's upcoming production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" is also currently designing for two shows in New York City, "Baby Girl" and "Clocks and Whistles.…
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Painter Michael Lewis portrays landscapes in Carnegie exhibit
"This deep and mysterious place is the gateway to all wonders." This quote from "Tao Te Cheng" by Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu was a theme in the statement to the public made by Michael Lewis' art show at Carnegie Hall, which opened on Friday.
"Try to be empty.…
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Boys' Night Out tapped to play for Bumstock
Bumstock's move to the Field House this year is the biggest in a series of major changes that may leave the festival unrecognizable to many. What was once as a two-day outdoor festival with more than a dozen bands and a separate DJ tent has been scaled back this year to five or six bands playing indoors on Saturday, April 22.…
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Harrison fails miserably in 'Firewall'
The main problem with the latest Harrison Ford film "Firewall" is that it lacks originality. The plot is the same old thing that audiences have seen one too many times. Jack Stanfield, played by Ford, works for a security company that protects banks from hackers and criminals.…
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Slow cooker aims to delight
The little tag line does not lie; you really can set it and forget it when you use a slow cooker. Those of you unfamiliar with this piece of magical cookware should familiarize yourselves, especially if you live off-campus. If you live in a residence hall, I'm afraid the slow cooker is off-limits for you.…
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Belle and Sebastian "The Life Pursuit"CD review
Belle and Sebastian
"The Life Pursuit"
Matador Records 2006
I met the Belle and Sebastian folks once. I was a tech monkey for a music festival they were playing in Spain. I didn't know what to tell them, so I bummed a cigarette even though I didn't smoke, and I told them this: "You know, I have a girlfriend, and she's usually kind of sad, but when she listens to your music she hops.…
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Facial scars: The original body mod
I have taken it upon myself to control the English language. Every two weeks or so, I am going to use this column space to direct the way people speak. I'm going to introduce and describe a somewhat-obscure subject and explain how it could be used as a metaphor.…
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Go.
MUSIC
Rebecca Loebe
Java Jive
8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Union Central, Memorial Union
Welbilt
The Frequency
8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16
Memorial Union
Sophomore Owls Battle of the Bands
9 p.m. - midnight
Friday, Feb. 17
Field House
Big D and the Kids Table, Lost City Angels, Nick Name for Richard, Zebuesk
8 p.…
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