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Where the hell are Camper Van Beethoven? After an extended hiatus, the quirky pop band from the ’80s are back to prove that David Lowery was better off with CVB than he ever was with Cracker. New Roman Times dropped last week, and with Guided By Voices in retirement, CVB may well be the greatest group of aging indie stars under a three-word band name. Stereo 360 opens. Tickets $18, $20 at door. 18+. 8pm. The Middle East Downstairs...
...just the sermons of radical clerics that brainwash young Thai Muslims. On many of the youths killed on April 28, a 65-page booklet was found. TIME has seen a copy. Handwritten in Malay, the language of Thai Muslims, but using Arabic, not Roman, script, most of the pamphlet consists of repeated exhortations to the "Warriors of Martyrdom." A sample: "Sacrifice your flesh to the last drop of blood ... blood that will trickle down the warriors' bodies and flood the soil in red, reflecting a red radiance across the sky at dawn and dusk, the East and West calling...
...Next is usually a sequel to What Worked. In this skeptical light, Kingdom of Heaven can be seen as a recipe of familiar faces and tropes. Hire Ridley Scott to direct a burly period epic that pits an obscure hero against historical figures (think Gladiator, then substitute the Holy Roman Empire for the plain old Roman one). Cast Orlando Bloom as a young smithy who boldly challenges the nobility and Liam Neeson as the rebel hero's stalwart father figure (as he was for Leonardo DiCaprio in Gangs of New York). Add Jeremy Irons for tone and Eva Green...
SPIN ALLEY IS ONE OF THE WEIRDER VENUES OF MODERN U.S. politics. It is the room where reporters gather after a debate to be serenaded by the respective candidates' handlers and allies. There is a Roman Colosseum feel to the scene: each gladiator is trailed by a lackey carrying a large placard with his or her name in big block letters, so you can track ROVE and LOCKHART working the room. Which was how I found out that John Kerry had won last week's first encounter with George W. Bush...
Sure, specks of light that have emerged along the way. A DVD rental store (albeit one with a limited selection and horribly scratched discs) was definitely in order, and Felipe’s is much appreciated. But these are the exceptions. Even as the Roman Empire was meeting its demise, I’m sure the occasional, delicious taqueria sprouted up. Am I right or am I right...