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Benefit concert helps ALS foundation
A cure wasn’t the only thing to sing out for at The Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall on Sunday — there was a birthday to celebrate as well.
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Some exercises prove to be unhealthy, conterproductive
Put down the 300-pound barbell and stop those weird stretches before exercising; they actually aren’t helping your body, an expert says.
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Poehler, Ansari talk 'Parks and Recreation,' peeing in public
Public urination, “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” and being sleazy are topics of interest for Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari.
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Husband, wife team keeps Maru fresh, clean
Not a sushi eater? Don’t worry. Robert M. Song, owner of Maru Sushi & Grill, 5100 Marsh Road, has some comforting words. “We are very friendly to nonsushi eaters,” Song said. “We have many steak, chicken and salad items as well for those who are not quite as used to sushi.”
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Raunchy author Max screens new film
The door opens to a dimly lit room filled with a table and orange vinyl couches. A dog named Murphy happily trots toward guests with his tail wagging. Be he’s still being slightly leery of strangers. The bar is stocked with every kind of booze someone could ask for and the fridge is a smorgasbord of various goodies and snacks.
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Max's vulgar film pathetic, rarely funny
I’m not sure if they serve beer in hell, but they definitely serve buttered popcorn and fountain drinks. Let me clarify, “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell,” a motion picture based on Tucker Max’s novel with the same name, was hell to sit through.
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Book tells how to get 'high' without illegal drugs
James Nestor suggests readers of his book should get high by being stung by a bee or eating some giraffe liver. Nestor, author of “Get High Now (Without Drugs),” compiled more than 175 methods of visual stimulation, lucid dreaming and meditation. Some tactics are relatively normal, such as breathing exercises, but more outlandish methods, such as eating moth larva, are just for fun, Nestor said. Sensory exercises work best when having an open mind, he said.
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10 songs to get you through the week
Some old, some new, all will help you power through the week!
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Barrymore to promote upcoming film in Mich.
Actress Drew Barrymore will visit Bonaventure Skating Rink at 3 p.m. Friday at 24505 Halsted Road, Farmington Hills, to promote her new movie, “Whip It,” according to the rink’s Web site.
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Band's latest CD 'psychadelic'
Listen closely. Trickling down the music stream, slowly and quietly, is Cotton Jones (formerly known as Cotton Jones Basket Ride). With its eclectic folksy vibe and velvet-soaked mood, there’s something psychedelic about the band’s new record. Yesterday marked the release of the third in a series of handmade art-book EP’s from the group, entitled “Rio Ranger EP.”
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Mich. band aims to keep concerts closer to home
Michigan-based band Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) will hit the stage with opening bands Continental Things and I Am The Branch for a CD release concert this Saturday at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St.
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Food and fitness
As the Food Fitness reporter, it’s fitting that I love food. It’s one of my favorite topics to talk about and one of my favorite activities to indulge in. But I have a problem with food. Rather, certain foods have problems with me. I’m lactose intolerant.
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PETA vice president to speak on animal rights
Dan Mathews encourages people to parade around busy cities entirely naked. He also has been in jail more than seven times.
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Alum writes music inspired by East Lansing bar scene
It’s been a couple of years since Scott Barnes has been a regular at the East Lansing bars, but the 2007 MSU graduate hasn’t forgotten his college nights just yet.
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Students don 'Hat and Glasses' for new Web site
Travis Kliemann found a pair of baby blue glasses in the corner of his apartment last year. Little did he know, those glasses would be the beginning of a movement around the East Lansing area.
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Lansing band sets off on Western tour
The twangy pull of a banjo’s strings, the steady strum of a guitar and the ghostly sound of a saw being played with a violin bow combine to perform an impromptu concert on the steps before a group of housemates and friends as they relax in the nice weather and enjoy the music.
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Wharton Center's new lobby to feature home decor, goods on sale, among others
Looking for a good bargain? Head to the Sierra Lobby, formerly known as the Box Office Lobby, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 9-10 at the Wharton Center.
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Study: Weed could protect brain from alcohol damage
Your brain on drugs might not be so bad after all — at least if you’re trying to protect it from alcohol abuse, a recent study found.
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The red carpet
What is the academy thinking? The phrase “Best Motion Picture” nominee will diminish in value now that there are 10 Best Motion Picture nominees; it isn’t as much of an accomplishment to be nominated.
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And the winner is...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to change the rules on us, so instead of nominating five of the hundreds (or more) movies that come out each year, they are putting 10 films up for the chance of winning the coveted award for Best Motion Picture. It also is changing the way in which it elects the winner from that group, making the academy members rank the films in order of best to worst and then figuring out which one, overall, has received the greatest amount of support from members instead of just voting for one and determining the victor by majority.