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(SCENE) Metrospace looking for angry art

(SCENE) Metrospace is going to get a little angry in coming months. East Lansing's alternative art space is looking for artists to participate in an upcoming exhibit exploring the many sides of anger. "Anger is a common emotion that we all deal with, and we are seeking constructive artistic solutions to this difficult theme," a news release from the gallery said.

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Former 'Felicity' star hits big screen

Keri Russell and her famous long, curly hair are probably best known for playing a coed on the WB drama, "Felicity." Now, refreshed and raring to go, Russell will be on the big screen opposite Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible III" next month. In a phone interview with The State News and other media, Russell commented on learning how to assemble a machine gun blindfolded in 13 seconds and jumping off buildings with Cruise.

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Artist donates sculpture to MSU

German-born and internationally renowned artist Caspar Henselmann donated an abstract sculpture to MSU that was installed on the southwest corner of the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building on Tuesday. The sculpture, titled "BP 87," is made of steel and cement.

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So many books so much time

In less than two weeks the nightmare of finals will be over. You will finally be able to cast off your stiff and boring textbooks and curl up with an entertaining novel by the pool or under a shady tree.

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Classic Johnny Depp Western 'jaw-dropping'

"Dead Man" makes "Tombstone" look like a leftover pizza without any cheese. Director and writer Jim Jarmusch's 1995 black-and-white Western is almost too good for words, but I'll type on since we don't print pantomime, and I'm a writer. Johnny Depp, the king of cool, plays the lead role of William Blake — a bookish type from Cleveland looking for an accounting job in the ruthlessly rugged West. Things become violent, as they should, and Blake flees to the woods as an outlaw after a night of passion with the lovely Thel Russell — played by Mili Avital.

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'Silent Hill' not scary

By Justin Kroll For The State News When first playing the video game "Silent Hill" in ninth grade, the one thing I remember about it is being scared out of my mind.

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'Truckers' deliver solid, sincere album

By Erik Adams For The State News Drive-By Truckers certainly picked a good title to represent its latest album. The songs on "A Blessing and A Curse" are a mix of raucous anthems for the night of and regretful ballads for the morning after.

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Five favorites

1 The fifth annual National High Five Day is this Thursday. The holiday originated at the University of Virginia in 2002 when students high fived everyone they saw.

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Internships come true

Kristen Case will spend her summer laughing along with a live audience as David Letterman tells his signature "Top Ten" jokes. Jackie Collens will travel the same halls of the prestigious hotel the Hilton sisters grew up in. Raphael Rogers can still recall his brush with fame when he worked a red carpet premiere. And Nathan Michels graduated after a semester of rescuing people from canyon cliffs. Internships are quickly becoming the way to secure a job after graduation.