Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2005
It May Not Be Legal, But Online Gambling is a Hands-Down Hit; Sanders’ Work to Keep Personal Book Purchasing and Lending Private.
Grtst Hts
Theater Review: The Complete Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), Augenblick Theatre
Librarians Protest “Patriot” Games in Winterbottom Investigation
Librarians protest use of book records in police investigations, and support Sanders’ work to keep personal book purchasing and lending private.
News Quirks 06.29.05
Curses, Foiled Again New York City police caught carjacking suspect Darwin David Guity, 18, when he tried to make his getaway by taking a tunnel but couldn’t pay the toll. Police Officer Robert Denaro reported that Guity was stuck in the E-Z Pass lane without a toll tag. He lacked $1.20 for the $4.50 toll.…
Astrology 06.29.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): A reader wrote the following letter to Parade magazine columnist Marilyn vos Savant: “When you’re asleep and dreaming about performing calorie-burning activities such as running, jumping and flying, do you burn more calories in reality as opposed to when you’re dreaming about doing something low-impact?” If you wrote me an inquiry…
Mike Doughty, Haughty Melodic
(Ato Records, CD) Back in the ’90s, Soul Coughing wowed fans with their wordy, avant-jazz-hop. Although they bore something in common with Beck and Cake — also geeky white boys with hip-hop leanings — nobody sounded quite like them. Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty is now elbow-deep in a solo career, which finds him…
Nobby Reed Project, Moonlight Drivin’
(NRP/Living Room Records, CD) Vermont blues-rock institutions The Nobby Reed Project have earned a reputation as one of the area’s top club acts, largely due to their leader’s passionate guitar playing and rugged vocals. The trio’s latest, Moonlight Drivin,’ is another dose of shuffle-blues and no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll. The disc is sure to delight…
THE JACKET**
Adrien Brody stars in this psychological thriller about a vet who returns to his home in Vermont, only to experience mysterious bouts of amnesia. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Keira Knightley costar. (102 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/warner_independent_pictures/the_jacket.html
MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS*
Sandra Bullock is back in action as FBI agent Gracie Hart. This time around, she heads up an effort to rescue close friends who’ve been kidnapped. Regina King and William Shatner costar. John Pasquin directs. (115 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/miss_congeniality_2/
CURSED**
Christina Ricci and Joshua Jackson are paired in the latest from horror legend Wes Craven, the supernatural saga of a brother and sister who develop superhuman abilities in the wake of a mysterious car crash. Shannon Elizabeth costars. (86 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/cursed.html
COACH CARTER***
Samuel L. Jackson stars in the fact-based story of a high school basketball coach famous for benching his entire team due to poor academic performance. Rob Brown costars. Thomas Carter directs. (134 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/coach_carter/
