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'50 first' a tame effort for Sandler

Have you seen the preview for "50 First Dates"? After the advertising blitzkrieg for the romantic comedy, chances are that you already know the film is about a veterinarian in Hawaii who falls for a girl with short-term memory loss and thus has to win her over every day.

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Gamers get 'chance' at tournament

Nearly 100 Michigan residents might go to jail, pass go and collect a small fortune this weekend. The Comprehensive Therapy Center in Grand Rapids is sponsoring its seventh annual Monopoly tournament to help pay for a summer program for children with special needs.

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Book encourages cultural tastes

Maria Clara Jaramillo Velasquez sold everything she owned to come to America two years ago. The quick decision to escape from Colombia came after threatening phone calls and killings of co-workers occurred.

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Sequel a cut below original 'Barbershop'

There's just something missing with "Barbershop 2: Back in Business." The original "Barbershop" was such a breath of fresh air, a comedy about the everyday life of an inner-city barbershop faced with foreclosure that was so funny and so touching that you just couldn't help but love it. All the principle characters return for the sequel.

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Mmm longevity

Fifteen years ago, "The Simpsons" was the most notoriously corrupt family since the Corleones, drawing flak for being irreverent and immoral from religious fundamentalists to former President Bush.

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Yellow family creates bond

Although I've expunged many seemingly significant events from my memory, including the birth of my sister, my first day of school and gross number of weddings, funerals and holiday gatherings, I remember Dec.

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Ingram Hill reminisces

When the first few chords of Ingram Hill's new album, "June's Picture Show," began, I was expecting big things from this rock group I had never heard of before. Sure enough, when lead vocalist Justin Moore opened his mouth, I couldn't help but smile.

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Theater happenings

· With last week's dismal theater schedule keeping us locked up indoors - apart from the national tour of "Urinetown" - the coming 14 days will provide enough entertainment to keep theater goers busy through March.

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New releases

BLUES"Keep It Simple," Keb' Mo', Sony. Guitarist Keb' Mo' released his first album in 1994, featuring all original work, and two Robert Johnson covers.

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Studio 'Murders' album

After listening to the opening track on Incubus' newest release, "A Crow Left of the Murder..." I kept skipping track to track in search of another song that rocked.

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'Urinetown' makes splash at Wharton

There isn't a review in the world that could do "Urinetown: The Musical" the justice it deserves. The winner of three Tony Awards opened at the Wharton Center on Wednesday night, and from the first few lines of the musical, audience members kept laughing. The first scene shows Officer Lockstock, played by Tom Hewitt, waltzing out into an industrial-looking set filled with ladders, multiple levels, cages and dark black walls.