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Urban Outfitters’ Bargain Basement may have the cheapest style in the Square, but sometimes it’s a bit hit-or-miss. FM has waded through the leftover XXLs and XXSs to bring you some staples of fall fashion. After you’ve put your T-shirts and polos into winter storage, yet before you’ve recovered those down jackets, you might consider sporting a track jacket. It won’t keep you from safe from wind, rain, or snow—but fashion before function, right? Despite its functional failure, it will...

Author: By Steven A. Mcdonald, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Urban Uncovered | 10/26/2005 | See Source »

...those rites of fall. The weather turns abruptly cool, and you find yourself rummaging through your closet in search of a favorite sweater. And those boots. Where did they go? The basement? And what happened to those nice opaque tights? Did they make it through last winter unsnagged? What are they doing in the drawer with the bathing suits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Closet Obession | 10/24/2005 | See Source »

...wine connoisseurs, the phrase homemade wine conjures up images of the dense, sweet plonk made in some grandfather's basement. Like bathtub gin, amateur vino is long on tradition and alcohol but generally short on finesse and taste. But taking their cues from the microbrew-beer hobbyists of the 1990s, an increasing number of oenophiles are making their own vintages that are not only refined but often also award winning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Grape Expectations | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...same day, when no ransom calls had been received, John and a friend began to search the premises. When they found JonBenet's body, duct tape across her mouth and throat and, according to some reports, a cord around her neck, John carried his dead daughter up from the basement, away from the possible crime scene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHO KILLED THIS CHILD? | 10/20/2005 | See Source »

...there is something lacking; an album, especially today, can’t get by on sonic perfection alone. Well-produced albums abound, bedroom productions snap with digital precision, and even “mix-tapes” (now almost exclusively on CD) don’t have that basement low-fi growl anymore. The talent honed in dozens of dimly-lit teenage bedrooms is spilling out into independent labels, with amateur recordings that have all polish of their big-label counterparts. Even with rising production standards, “The Craft” still sounds positively sculpted. That?...

Author: By Sam D. G. Jacoby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review of the Week: The Craft | 10/20/2005 | See Source »

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