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Author, visual artist and DJ Kid Koala comes to Charlottesville

By Will Williams | April 5, 2007

"Have you heard? Kid Koala is coming to the Satellite Ballroom!" "Kid Koala? Is he coming with Captain Kangaroo?" "Um, no." "Well who is he?" "He's, like, a DJ." A DJ, turntablist and visual artist, Kid Koala is one of the most exciting names in hip-hop (and various other musical endeavors). Born Eric San in Vancouver, he is now based in Quebec and signed to Ninja Tune Records. One of Koala's most recognized qualities is his exhausting productivity.

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Trans Am to Charlottesville

By Ryan Murphy | April 5, 2007

Trans Am's quirky synth-driven rock has led to album after critically acclaimed album. Their success began with their self-titled debut in 1996 and has continued with their most recent release, Sex Change, which hit stores in February.

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The darker side of Sandler

By Sarah Robinson | March 29, 2007

Reign Over Me, a movie directed by Mike Binder, is the story of Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler), a man who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder brought on by the death of his family in the Sept.

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'Shooter' hits close enough

By Robert Molster | March 29, 2007

Shooter stars Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger, the best marksman in the United States. After being abandoned on an aborted mission, he goes into exile with his dog.

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Springfest Fever

By Stephanie Garcia | March 29, 2007

After spending months bundled in layers of scarves, mittens and hats, slogging through snow, ice and slush, University students have welcomed with open arms and popped collars the changing of the seasons.

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"We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" appeals to all passengers on the boat

By Mike Szlamowicz | March 29, 2007

The cover art of Modest Mouse's fifth album is telling: a hot air balloon carrying an anchor. In forging their fifth full-length, Isaac Brock and company must have felt multiple weights hindering their musical ascent. Pulling them from all sides were their low-fi fans, craving a return to basement recordings, desolate lyrics and trademark jam sessions to close out tracks; radio listeners, expecting another "Float On" to lift their spirits from early spring doldrums; and Epic Records likely hoping for another well-received and popular album to follow up the band's 2004 breakthrough, Good News for People Who Love Bad News. None of these disparate factions will be completely thrilled with We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, the third major-label release of the Washington-born indie rock outfit.

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Aging mutant ninja turtles

By Samantha Oddi | March 29, 2007

I had a nightmare about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a child. I admit that it sounds ridiculous, because the Turtles are champions for good and not evil, but I still found it horrifying enough that I have never been able to forget it.

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Star-and-gender crossed lovers in Shakespeare adaptation

By Anne Hart | March 29, 2007

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy thinks girl is dead and kills himself. Girl awakes, discovers boy and kills herself. Though it perhaps does not have the happiest ending, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has met ongoing success and continues to be, arguably, his most well-known play. It is has survived many adaptations, including the recent Oscar-winning short film West Bank Story.

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To find a Mockingbird

By Stephanie Garcia | March 22, 2007

Capturing a life, never an easy task, has been the mission of biographers for decades. Being able to portray the trials, tribulations and triumphs of an individual is a challenge that few authors are able to face and conquer.

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Beyond the bookstore

By David Moltz | March 22, 2007

T he 13th annual Virginia Festival of the Book began yesterday, attracting famous authors and avid bookworms from around the country to Charlottesville.

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Interview With Sonia Manzano

By Jeannette Williams | March 22, 2007

tableau: What inspired you to begin writing books, specifically children's books? Manzano: After writing for Sesame Street for so long, I wanted to write something that didn't have a cognitive skill attached to it you know.

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