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La Vie en Manolos: 'Sex and the City' bids farewell

By Rebecca Leffler | February 24, 2004

What a long, strange trip it's been. From Manhattan to the Hamptons to Paris and back, our four favorite single and fabulous-exclamation-point ladies have finally gone out with a bang (and I mean that in all senses of the word). Carrie Bradshaw and company have bid farewell to not only their primetime home on HBO, but also to an unforgettable era of television history.

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DAO play rebuffs stereotypes

By Vivian Chung | February 23, 2004

"Who knows, someone might actually learn something," said Jon Wang, a lead character in the final moments of "Asian-Americana" Saturday night.

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Arthur Miller to preview new play in White River Jct.

By Lindsay Barnes | February 23, 2004

Legendary playwright Arthur Miller will be appearing at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, Vt.

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Sirota and Campbell double over audience

By Antonio Valla | February 20, 2004

It's not every day that a college-age theater group has the opportunity to actually speak with the writer of the play they are producing.

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The Wrap finds a home on Main St.

By Marta Darby | February 19, 2004

The Wrap, which opened its doors Feb. 14, fills a much-needed niche in Hanover's dining scene. With healthy and varied options, ranging from Thai fare to the classic Caesar salad, there is only one catch -- nearly everything on the menu must be wrapped or tossed in a bowl. With speedy service, a friendly staff and a made-to-order style, The Wrap invites customers to unwind.

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Subtle changes in Jones' sound mark 'Home'

By Daniel Colvard | February 18, 2004

Norah Jones can capture a mood, and "Feels Like Home," Jones' sophomore album on Blue Note Records, feels just as comfortable as her first release, "Come Away With Me." Jones's new album sounds just a shade to the Nashville side of her former release, with guests Dolly Parton, Band alumni Levon Helm and Garth Hudson and Tony Scherr (who also played slide guitar in "Lonestar" on Jones' previous album) occasionally turning up the twang, but not to the point where it's that much different than her debut. If anything, "Feels Like Home" may be a homecoming of sorts for Jones, who grew up in the country music-filled air of Dallas, Texas.

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Harris offers new thinking on Blier

By Rebecca Leffler | February 17, 2004

Murder, intrigue, sexy French women and shocking eroticism are just a few of the things that come to mind when one thinks about French filmmaker Bertrand Blier.

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Easy answers are hard to come by in 'Sand and Fog'

By Rebecca Leffler | February 16, 2004

In China, it's the year of the Monkey. In Iraq, it's the year of freedom from Saddam's rule. And in Hollywood, it's the year of the adaptation.

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Glazer '06 becomes a trailblazer with searing beats

By Frances Cha | February 12, 2004

When the beats to your favorite song start booming at a party, it is probably not the serendipitous coincidence that you think it is.

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L.A. Guitar Quartet rejuvenates the classics

By Linzi Sheldon | February 11, 2004

It only seems fitting that a guitar quartet whose sound transcends genres and instruments would be born from the diversity of southern California.

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Salzer '04 looks to turn Hanover from drab to fab

By Rebecca Leffler | February 9, 2004

Let's be honest: Dartmouth is hardly the fashion capital of the world. North Face jackets and oversized sweatshirts are more ubiquitous than a C- in a chemistry class, and many students still think an "ugg" is the sound one utters when slipping on a patch of ice.

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Frenn's Hop exhibition sparks controversy

By Mignon Lamia | February 5, 2004

The Hopkins Center curates new art exhibits all the time, but rarely has one spawned the strong reactions and growing discussion as the paintings of Chawky Frenn shown in the Upper Jewitt Corridor by the Courtyard Caf. Reactions among the student body as a whole have been mixed, but what some deem the controversial nature of the images has led in general to more discussion among the students than shows previously hung in the corridor have.

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Jenkins and Theron make a monstrosity of a film

By Noah Tsika | February 4, 2004

In "Monster," Charlize Theron plays prostitute-turned-lesbian-turned-serial killer Aileen Wuornos, and -- well, I didn't much care for "Sweet November" either.

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Dizzee Rascal transcends genre with 'Boy'

By Caroline McKenzie | February 3, 2004

After the first listen, the whole thing seems a puzzle. How could this bizarre, offsetting hip-hop album, Dizzee Rascal's "Boy In Da Corner," have become such a phenomenon?

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Nathanson and Sanders cajole in Collis

By Frances Cha | February 2, 2004

In one of the most impressive concerts to hit Collis Commonground this year, Matt Nathanson and opener Blu Sanders performed Saturday night to an enthusiastic audience.

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Holland and Co. jam with pleasure in Spaulding

By Linzi Sheldon | February 2, 2004

Twenty-five years after his last visit to Dartmouth, legendary jazz bassist Dave Holland returned to Hanover this past weekend.

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Rock returns to Dartmouth with Friday night series

By Christine Huggins | January 29, 2004

Last spring, Don Stewart '06 and Mat Brown '05 saw two socially dead entities of Dartmouth life -- live rock music and Fuel -- and got the idea to revive them in one fell swoop.

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'Return of the King' leads Oscar nods

By Rebecca Leffler | January 28, 2004

With barely enough time to breathe after Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, that little metallic movie-loving man has snuck up on us once again.

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'Lateral Thinking' showcases '90s art

By Alison Schmauch | January 27, 2004

Upon entering the Hood Museum of Art's new exhibition of art from the 1990s, titled "Lateral Thinking," one is tempted to conclude, "Art today is abstract and conceptual." An arrangement of mostly peach-tinted tiles on one wall near the entrance -- Byron Kim's 1994 "Synecdoche" -- represents the skin tones of the members of the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego. It didn't require a lot of technical skill to create "Synecdoche." As any skeptic about modern art would note, it hardly requires Rembrandt's talent to paint a series of squares in flesh tones. But for all its apparent simplicity, "Synecdoche" does raise a series of complicated questions. Why create such a work?

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Weinberg drums up support for Kerry in Hanover

By Lindsay Barnes | January 26, 2004

Most senior members of a successful organization are known to their bosses by titles like "executive vice president," "assistant general manager" or "deputy to the chairman." Max Weinberg's boss, "The Boss," calls him by the name of "Minister of the Big Beat and Star of Late Night Telly-vision, The Mighty, Mighty Max Weinberg!" Of course, when he's not on the road with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, he has another boss: late night television host Conan O'Brien. But recently, Weinberg has found himself working for yet another big name, Sen.

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