| ENTERTAINMENT | Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
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'New Moon' barely delivers on massive hype
[11/20/2009]
The "Twilight" soap opera continues with a lighter, goofier and far less erotically charged sequel, "New Moon," a movie directed by a man and not a woman.
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Reel World Sense: 'Twilight' saga outpaces classics
[11/20/2009]
With the release of "New Moon" comes the rise of a proverbial behemoth.
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'The Gift of Thanks': When gratitude itself can be a gift
[11/19/2009]
"It is a fact of life that people give dinner parties, and when they invite you, you have to turn around and invite them back," Laurie Colwin wrote in her bite-size masterpiece, "Home Cooking," published in 1988. "Often they retaliate by inviting you again, and you must then extend another invitation. Back and forth you go, like Ping-Pong balls, and what you end up with is called social life."
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Lecturer gives spinach dip recipe
[11/19/2009]
This easy Spinach Artichoke dip recipe was contributed by communications lecturer Lacy McNamee.
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Switchfoot finds itself in creation of new album
[11/19/2009]
"I was blown away by how open the band was to trying new things," said "Hello Hurricane" producer Mike Elizondo.
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Uproar's Greenway has big plans, vision for music
[11/19/2009]
Sometimes when a song is powerful enough, it transcends the songwriter when the name of the song becomes more famous than the writer's.
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'2012' delivers realistic special effects, little plot
[11/17/2009]
Roland Emmerich's latest film, "2012," has been out four days and has already come under harsh scrutiny from religious groups, calling the apocalyptic mayhem anything but factual.
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Reel World Sense: Remaking classic films taints originals
[11/17/2009]
The list of Stuff From The 1960s That Doesn't Need To Be Relived just keeps getting longer: Beehive hairdos. Frankie and Annette movies. The Bay of Pigs. Fallout shelters. The Cowsills.
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Annual book sale relies on volunteers, donations to benefit Waco community
[11/13/2009]
With the economy fighting an uphill battle and frugality being a virtue in tough times, the Friends of the McLennan County Library annual book sale comes as an oasis in a desert of harsh conditions.
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Country band Gloriana makes big debut with Swift
[11/13/2009]
Gloriana is a fresh new band that is on a fast-track to success.
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