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Pop Princesses all sex, no talent
Poor little Ashlee Simpson. Caught lip-synching on national television. What's a no-talent hack living in her no-talent hack sister's shadow to do?
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Funky rubber bracelets help student projects
Those rubber bracelets now come in more colors than yellow. Wrists are donning colors of the rainbow: green, pink, yellow and blue.
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Theater, music depts. debut 'Carousel'
For the first time, MSU Department of Theatre and the MSU School of Music will collaborate to bring Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's classic "Carousel" - a musical that embodies and challenges dance, opera and music. "This is not your typical happy-ending musical," said Melanie Helton, director and assistant music professor.
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'Halo 2' lives up to original, offers endless hours of gun-blazing fun
I stepped onto the digitized soils of "Halo 2," a virgin to the game series. During my sophomore year (I am now a senior), I can recall being kept up to unholy hours by the shouts of fellow Mayo Hall residents playing "Halo: Combat Evolved," the game's predecessor.
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Renée Zellweger fails to make character relatable, believable in 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'
Bridget Jones, the endearingly flawed singleton, captured our adoration on both page and screen more than three years ago.
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Fire at will
It's 3:30 p.m. on a Monday, and Adie Helfenstein has some time - and people - to kill before his 7 p.m.
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Celebrity hoopfest benefits charity
More than 300 screaming fans gathered Saturday at Eastern High School's Don Johnson Fieldhouse to fawn over a few of their favorite celebrities.
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Young artist to show comics
At 8 years old, Layne Toth has accomplished things people three times her age might admire. The aspiring Lansing comic book artist has been featured in Time Magazine, enrolled in art classes at Lansing Community College and won contests.
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Hollywood actors to play hoops on campus
South Complex director Joshua Gillespie and Make A Difference Foundation, a locally-based nonprofit organization, are hosting the Hollywood Hoopfest "Hoop for Hope" basketball game on Saturday.
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Band rocks with crazy carnival sounds
The last time we heard any sort of reference to "ditty" in the music business, it was when Paperboy delivered his one-hit wonder, "Ditty," to the masses in 1992.
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Creole Gallery to host various ethnic music
Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St. in Lansing, will host Jeff Haas Double Quartet and The Phoenix Ensemble at 8 p.m.
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Instrumental musical duo to play church
Musical duo Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen will play at 8 p.m. today at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing, 855 Grove St. Reid has been playing clubs, festivals, street corners, cafes and a variety of other venues over the last 30 years.
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Opera house to host Broadway, jazz music
The Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. Bridge St. in Grand Ledge, will host the Singers on The Grand as they perform "Legends of Broadway & Jazz." The group will perform this weekend at 7:30 p.m.
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Local stand-up competition to be held at Connxtions today
Local comedians have braved the lonely stage of open-mic night with a sweaty brow. Now they must test their wit for another battle of laughs. Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 N.
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'The Incredibles' fly into deep, edgy adult humor
How many 10-year-olds want to watch a middle-aged man sadly realizing he no longer has a 32-inch waist?
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Rock your body
Welcome back to "Rock Your Body," The State News fitness and nutrition column. Each week, we hit up our local experts with some questions and pass on their wisdom to you. But before we get to the goods, we thought we'd tell you a little bit about who'll be giving you advice. Tom Ostrander: Tom is the owner of Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.
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'Polar Express' entertains despite creepy faces
The classic Christmastime story "The Polar Express," known for its enchanting illustrations and touching message to believe in Santa Claus, is now engaging its readers on the silver screen. After years of reading the book to his children, actor Tom Hanks decided "The Polar Express," by Chris Van Allsburg, would make a good movie. The book tells the story of a young boy who had mixed feelings about the existence of Santa.
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Off the pages
Grand Rapids, Mich. - A brooding black steam engine stands waiting on a dark, cold night. The passenger cars lined up behind it glow with yellow lamplight and children's laughter.
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Plane crash play divides sexes
A mother has been grieving over her son's death for seven years. The seven years of grieving makes her grief look like a pointless obsession of a woman who has lost her mind. "The Women of Lockerbie," presented by the MSU Department of Theatre, revolves around a mother, Madeline Livingston, who lost her son in the crash of Pan Am flight 103. After all these years, she still wanders around a forest in Lockerbie, Scotland, where the crash took place, to find the debris of her son's body.
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Interns toil at night to create play
When the lights are off and most people go to bed, BoarsHead Professional Theatre's interns begin working into the early morning hours, exploring their hidden talent on stage in a series they call Dark Nights. For the past few years, theater interns at BoarsHead, 425 S.