Tracy Turnblad is a hair hopper. This girl spends way too much time on her oversized bouffant, way too much money on hairspray and way too much time thinking about dancing on "The Corny Collins Show." She doesn't care that she's a few pounds overweight or that her family is barely middle class.
Every Saturday night, somewhere in East Lansing, there are red plastic cups half full of beer set up on long tables, waiting for a sober college student to begin a night of throwing ping pong balls and getting wasted. On Sunday, The New York Times had a front-page article on the popularity of beer pong and similar college drinking games, which investigated why students play these games and what effects they can have.
In an effort to increase public awareness, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has declared October Arts and Humanities Month, although budget cuts continue to decrease funding for the arts. Scott Hirko, spokesman for the Michigan Humanities Council, said arts and humanities play a bigger role than most people realize.
One of the Lansing area's oldest television stations will be celebrating its anniversary this weekend.
For Halloween, get original, not skanky. Here are some tips on what not to wear so you don't fall into the "overdone costume" rut: Don't wear your underwear and dress up like a character from "Moulin Rouge!" Last we checked, the point of a "costume" was to put more clothes on. Don't go practically naked for the sake of going practically naked.
By Corinne DeVries, Ryan McCormick, Benita Mehta, Lauren Phillips and Jacqueline WayneGuite The State News Pumpkin Web sites that rock www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/ halloween/pumpplans2.html This site has some fun free pumpkin-carving patterns for those who want a likeness of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison or various other rock stars on their pumpkins. www.rocknrollhalloween.com Check this out if you want tips on how to have a rockin' Halloween party, but everything on the site requires money so this might not be the best if you're on a budget.
Rick McCallum is the producer of "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith," and also many of George Lucas' other intergalactic projects. The German born, 11-time Emmy winner produced the special editions of the original "Star Wars," "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back" and "Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi." McCallum also produced "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace" and "Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones." With the Nov.
The Ludacris and Ciara concert scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday is canceled because of low ticket sales, the Breslin Center announced in a press release Monday afternoon. Full refunds will be available at 10 a.m.
"No Way to Treat a Lady" defies categorization. It's a musical comedy about a murder based on the cat-and-mouse game between a detective and serial killer, and it opened Saturday at BoarsHead Theatre. The musical opened with a glimpse into the unsuccessful lives of Morris Brummel, a low-profile detective in New York City, and Christopher "Kit" Gill, an actor who couldn't even get a call back.
The weather is turning cooler, and the leaves are changing into bright collages. Some days the sky is a brilliant shade of crystal blue.
In a dark and smoky interrogation room, Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) begins her questioning with an FBI agent and flashbacks to the last 36 hours of her life, detailing bits and pieces of her spoiled London childhood.
The Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra will present "Muffitt's Comet" at 8 p.m. today in the Cobb Great Hall at the Wharton Center. The show will feature Timothy Muffitt, who is currently the music director of the Baton Rouge Symphony, a position he has held for six seasons.
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will explode onto the big screen tonight only at the International Center.
One of the United States' oldest and most prestigious dance companies will bring a series of modern dances to the Wharton Center tonight. Founded in 1926, the Martha Graham Dance Company will present many of its works, including "Appalachian Spring." During Martha Graham's lifetime, she studied movement and the expression of emotions to help shape a new dance form — modern.
I will not be going on another blind date for a very long time. After my experience with this strange dating ritual, I refuse to subject myself to the large amount of awkwardness I experienced ever again. It all started several weeks ago when I got a call from a friend who wanted to set me up on a blind date.
"The Gospel" is one of those movies where a viewer enters the theater before the show, and is transported to a totally different place once it starts.
Why?'s quirky indie-pop is hard to place. At times the band sounds like Pavement and later a one-singer Fiery Furnaces.
It all started with PONG, the Atari 2600 and the Magnavox Odyssey 2. Home video game consoles have come a long way since those first clunky systems, and the evolution continues as developers take advantage of the latest in technology. This weekend, top video game industry executives, researchers and government officials will descend on MSU to discuss the future of video games at "Future Play 2005: The International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology." The conference, which started in the Toronto area as the "Computer Game Technology Conference," has expanded its focus for its fourth meeting after new directors took over, said conference co-Chairman Brian Winn, a telecommunication, information studies and media assistant professor. Those involved will be discussing issues affecting the future of the industry, including technology, marketing and policy issues.
Don Jordan: I'll admit that I'm a nerd when it comes to comic books, especially my favorite characters, the X-Men. I know their powers, identities, histories, you name it.
He's the master of suspense. His tombstone inscription reads "I'm in on a plot." And he's made cameo appearances in all of his films, starting with the 1927 release "The Lodger," through his last motion picture "Family Plot," in 1976. Alfred Hitchcock died April 28, 1980 in Los Angeles of natural causes, but his tension-building cinematic masterpieces still resonate with audiences around the world today.