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When I arrived at the Orpheum at 9 o’clock last Tuesday I was met by a surging mass of humanity 2000 strong. The groans that echoed over the heads of the Death Cab for Cutie fans while they waited in line for the tickets to be gathered carried over to the inside experience. Sadly, grief was matched only by sedation when the band finally made their way onto monochrome stage.The press and the pulpit gave their piece to the fluttering of gossip about the group as early as 1998. Within just a few months of the release...
...Earl.” And nobody should watch it.This “show” deals with the life of some guy whose “Name is Earl.” He is a terrible citizen, terrible husband, and terrible character. One day, he buys a scratch-off ticket and wins 100,000, only to be immediately hit by a car, losing the ticket. In the hospital, he’s watching Carson Daly, who claims that he owes his success to “karma.” Inspired, Earl decides he can right his life by making...
...left-wing smear, but Rusty Paul, Reed's predecessor as Georgia G.O.P. chairman, acknowledges "a lot of very nervous people around waiting for other shoes to drop." Allies of his chief rival in the primary have circulated a memo among local Republicans warning that having Reed on the ticket could jeopardize incumbent Governor Sonny Perdue and the G.O.P.'s legislative majorities...
...year. In light of this summer’s announcement that the Fugees—comprised of Wyclef, Pras, and Lauryn Hill—have reunited, Wyclef will certainly stir significant interest.And, from the looks of things, students’ interest is already piqued. During the first hour of ticket sales, which began at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, 612 tickets were sold ($16 for students, $23 for non-affiliates) from the Harvard Box Office. Considerable buzz about the performance seems to be percolating campus, so, if all continues to go well, Wyclef will have been a solid investment...
...corporately operated Kendall Cinema to air “The Future of Food” or “The Roost,” much less back to back. It is for the sake of this quirky individuality, for this independent soul, that the Brattle needs salvation. With falling ticket sales and rising operating costs, the theater must raise a colossal $400,000 by the end of the year to keep their lively catalog in the projectors and real butter on their popcorn. In conversations with Harvard students, faculty, and alumni, managers from competing area film venues, and the directors...