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IN YOUR HONOR - Honor By August, a D.C.-based band, will return to their hometown to play the 9:30 club Saturday night. Despite constant comparisons to fellow hometown act Vertical Horizon, the band has eschewed the same speedy rise to fame in favor of fo

'August' heats up spring music

By Traci J. Brooks · Thursday, March 26, 2009

When D.C.-based band Honor By August faces comparisons to their Georgetown compatriots, Vertical Horizon, the members jump at the chance to set the record straight. "Not that we have anything against Vertical Horizon," Michael Pearsall said in an interview with The Eagle.

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Bourgeois sculpts inner psyche, anxiety

By Ali Goldstein · Monday, March 23, 2009

The first room of the recently-opened "Louise Bourgeois" exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum showcases a golden, curved body dangling in mid-air, arms bent unnaturally towards the figure's angles. Both a highly detailed study of form and movement and a more personal expression of the sculptor's anxiety, the work, "Arch of Hysteria" sets the tone of the exhibit.

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Scene salutes 1987

By Caitlin E Moore and Kristen Boghosian · Monday, March 23, 2009

As the official first day of spring passes, we're all left with little choice but to start stressing about the summer: where we'll live, what internships we're afraid we didn't get and how we'll make money. For three-quarters of the undergraduate class, it can't get any worse.

BURNING BRIDGES - After being shunned and isolated by the rest of society, the president calls on several monsters to save the day and fight against invading aliens. Voiced by an all-star cast, including Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen and Rain
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Third dimension saves 'Monsters'

By Jordan Coughenour | March 23

"Monsters vs. Aliens" is a relentlessly entertaining, 98-minute thrill ride; pure fluff without any of those pesky life lessons that typically accompany movies aimed at the pre-teen set. Sure, there might have been a few mentions of self-confidence and it's what's inside that counts, but if there's any significant point to be made in the movie, it's that 3-D animation has now reached the capacity to be absolutely mind-blowing.

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Movie monuments mark magic

By Jordan Coughenour | March 23

It was the late witching hour of a rainy and moonless night last December. The streets were deserted but for the idle couple staggering home from a night at the bars. My hands were starting to freeze inside my gloves and I was 20 minutes from the nearest Metro station, but none of that mattered.

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'Poets' offers food for soul

By David Lewis | March 23

The food at Busboys and Poets is not its main attraction. If you're a complete foodie looking for a unique food experience, this is not the place for you. There's no sushi, no calamari frite. But if you're looking to (re)discover your inner intellectual/activist/poet/whatever - as well as enjoying a hardy meal - Busboys is the place for you.

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Pomegranates, Crain flirt with freak-folk

March 23

Pomegranates "Everybody, Come Outside!" Lujo Records Sounds like: The orchestral score to a lucid dream Grade: B+ Pomegranates strike the listener with their pop sensibilities as much as their psychedelic song arrangement, which provides us with an album experimental enough to flirt with the avant-garde while being accessible enough to find the record spinning on a dance floor in Brooklyn.

FAMILY AFFAIR - "Sunshine Cleaning," which hits theaters this Friday, stars Amy Adams as a hard-for-cash mother in look for a steady paycheck to pay for her son's schooling. The film has it comedic touches, but its family drama drives the plot into a dark
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'Sunshine' comes through

By Linda Barnhart | March 23

Though more serious than its name implies, good characters and humor help "Sunshine Cleaning" to shine. Amy Adams stars as Rose Lorkowski, a 30-something single mother who finds herself in need of a better job so she can send her troubled son Oscar to private school.

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AU alt. break observes El Salvadoran election

By Lindsey Anderson | March 19

The roosters woke me up far earlier than my watch alarm was set for on Election Day. In El Salvador, the roosters apparently don't follow the American standard of screeching only at dawn. The sun still had hours of sleep before it had to rise, unlike me. Our group of eight AU students - half of the total alternative break group sent to observe the El Salvadoran presidential elections - slowly awoke.

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Bromance breaks comedic 'Rudd'

By Caitlin E Moore | March 19

It's rare in today's era of disposable movies to see a film that literally has an entire theater in the throes of laughter. In Paul Rudd and Jason Segel's new film, "I Love You, Man," the comedy is constant, unforgiving and almost painfully relentless in its successful attempts to keep you laughing.

FANBOY FILMMAKER - Zack Snyder took his unique action sensibilities to "Watchmen" after making a name for himself with his remake of "Dawn of the Dead" and his adaptation of another comic book franchise, "300." In crafting his movie, Snyder referred to th
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Director shows geek cred

By Bryan Koenig | March 19

In case you have not seen Zack Snyder's "Watchmen," which garnered an A- from The Eagle, go now - do not pass go and certainly do not collect $200. The film is a work of sheer brilliance on its own and, perhaps more importantly, it is the most faithful adaptation ever conceived and quite probably the most faithful adaptation that could possibly be made.

PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES - AU Shakespeare theater group Rude Mechanicals stages 'Romeo and Julien," a modern adaptation of the classic that makes the title characters in the play's forbidden love story two men.
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AU troupe stages personal 'R & J'

By Ali Goldstein | March 19

Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is perhaps the most iconic love story. Some high schools read "Hamlet," others "Macbeth," but everyone has read "Romeo and Juliet." Even more than our memories of struggling with iambic pentameter, "Romeo and Juliet" shaped some of our earliest thoughts about love.

CAGED IN - Nicholas Cage (above) plays an MIT astrophysics professor who stumbles upon a time capsule that predicts future disasters in "Knowing." Though the fim starts off with a solid plot, the director's attempt to make the graphics beiievable falls sh
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'Knowing' takes time

By Bryan Koenig | March 19

There must be something between Nicholas Cage and really, really weird movies: "Snake Eyes," "8MM," "The Wicker Man," "The Weather Man" and now director Alex Proyas' "Knowing." A solid premise, in the film a time capsule buried in the ground for 50 years accurately predicts every disaster over that time period and even a few that haven't happened yet.

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D.C. rapper breaks 'Ice' with cool beats

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | March 19

Getting noticed is always a challenge for young musicians looking to make a career out of their music. But D.C. area rap artist Ice the Villain is making noise with his direct method of communication with fans and collaborations with fellow area artists. Ice the Villain (Anthony Poole) said in an interview with The Eagle that after moving around as a military kid when he was very young, his family settled down in the D.

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Fashion history repeats on runway

March 19

The Tudor-trend that has influenced designers for years dominated the runways at this spring's fashion weeks, according to The New York Times. This trend has become more popular after films and television shows like "The Other Boleyn Girl, "The Duchess" and "The Tudors" made the distant past somehow chic.

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Top 10 Boy Band Videos

March 19

Our teenage years were during the evolution of one of the greatest types of pop musicians: boy bands. We were lucky enough to experience the cuteness, the danceability and singability and the pelvic thrusts of bands like *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. And if we were really lucky, we got to see them half-naked in concert.

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The week in fun calendar

March 19

Thursday, March 19 Kate McGraw and Ann Tarantino: "Workbook" 6 p.m. WHERE: Gallery at Flashpoint, 916 G St. N.W. METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown (red, green and yellow lines) INFO: Video filming artists McGraw and Tarantino creating improvised art showcases the creative process.

WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN - Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) makes his dramatic entrance in Zach Snyder's adaptation of "Watchmen." The film brings the world of Alan Moore's 1985 classic comic series to life with Snyder's distinct cinematic style and visual
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Snyder 'watches' graphic novel closely

By Bryan Koenig | March 5

In 1985, Alan Moore's graphic novel "Watchmen" deconstructed and analyzed superheroes, setting a new bar that is yet to be surpassed and laying the groundwork for the following decades of comic books. Now, Zack Snyder has managed to tap into that power, deftly adapting the genius that is "Watchmen" into a movie as brilliantly stylized as it is thematically relevant in a time where costumed heroes are inundating the silver screen.

FALLING APART - The storyline of Meredith Grey and Derek Shepard on "Grey's Anatomy" is one of the many examples of how TV producers are trying too hard to keep us entertained. It all went downhill after the third season, when Izzie started sexing ghosts.
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TV series heartaches: jumping the shark tales

By Caitlin E Moore | March 5

It's happened to the best of us: there's that one television show we just can't miss. We skip a class because the season finale is on and just can't bear to wait the 24 hours until it's posted online for fear of seeing spoilers. We own each season on DVD. We believe if we had a man in our lives like the lead character, life and love would be flawless - I'm looking at you, Jim Halpert from "The Office.

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The week in fun calendar

March 5

Thursday, March 5 Black Lips 8 p.m. WHERE: Black Cat, 1811 14th St. N.W. METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: This popular garage rock band heats up the Black Cat with their energetic live show. COST: $15 New York City Ballet with New York City Ballet Orchestra 7:30 p.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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