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FreeRice.com hopes to educate, entertain, save

Allison Reilly • December 7, 2007

Bemuse means to bewilder. Unwitting means ignorant. Monomania means obsession. Bemuse, unwitting and monomania put together means 60 grains of rice. Every time a word is correctly matched to its definition at FreeRice.com, 20 grains of rice are donated through the United Nations to help end world hunger.

Atonement proves to be a beautiful tragedy

Landon Burris • December 7, 2007

If the film Atonement (Universal Studios, Dec. 7) were to be described in a single word, it would be "brilliant." The film, which is an adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel of the same name from director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice) is a tragic story of lost love and the effect that a single decision can have on others.

The garbled ‘Wicked’ could use a magic pick-me-up

KATIE LEWIS • December 7, 2007

There's only one reason to see Stephen Schwartz's "Wicked," and it isn't the plot, choreography, lyrics or cast. The Fabulous Fox Theatre's current run (through Sunday, Jan. 6) of the Broadway blockbuster is carried by Carmen Cusack's singing voice. Without it, the musical is nothing but an average evening at the theater.

Museum and theater present extended blonde moment

Matt Wilhelm • December 7, 2007

Since the 1950s, the idea of the blonde bombshell has become an inescapable element of American pop culture. "Beauty and the Blonde," a new exhibit at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on the Washington University campus near the Skinker MertoLink Station, examines the image of the blonde from early advertising and entertainment media to the art world's often avant-garde response.

Unique film adaptation takes The Golden Compass to new heights

George Caputa • December 7, 2007

From the moment The Golden Compass begins, director Chris Weitz makes no secret about the complicated nature of the story. Based on the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, it is an epic tale of a little girl, Lyra Belacqua (newcomer Dakota Blue Richards), who lives in Jordan College of Oxford in a parallel universe.

Controversy follows fantasy film

Kelley Dunn • December 7, 2007

The plot seems simple enough-a story about good versus evil. The real complexity behind The Golden Compass (New Line Cinema, Dec. 7) lies in one question: Is the evil in the film actually meant to represent something else?

OneRepublic’s Dream, a nightmare

Kristin Mommers • December 7, 2007

Dreaming Out Loud (Mosley Music/Interscope, Nov. 20) is a breath of fresh air, soaring straight from the Rocky Mountain lungs and instruments of OneRepublic. The debut album from the Colorado band has been referred to by Rolling Stone as "The Fray x Rob Thomas + 'Grey's Anatomy' rock.

Let Me Explain: Not enough ado about something

KATIE LEWIS • December 7, 2007

The Great American Kiss-Off has begun. Let me explain. We (and when I say "we," I mean this newspaper's target audience: 20-something co-eds) put such an emphasis on bumping uglies that we forget an important part of it: kissing. And kissing can be awesome.

Darling ‘Kiss Me Kate’ has its way with the Rep

Kelley Dunn • December 7, 2007

The girls in today's society go for classical poetry; so, to win their hearts, one must quote with ease, Aeschylus and Euripides-or, if you're more of a modern-day thinker, Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis unveiled its newest production at 8 p.

Juno births a winning comedy

Landon Burris • November 30, 2007

This holiday season, audiences will be treated to a comedy that is as unexpected as the pregnancy it centers around. Juno (Fox Searchlight, Dec. 14), from director Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking) and first-time writer Diablo Cody, is the story of 16-year-old Juno McDuff (Ellen Page, Hard Candy), an offbeat high school student who just found out that she is pregnant.

Attention aspiring actors: Auditions!

Kelley Dunn • November 30, 2007

Shakespeare wasn't lying when he said "All the world's a stage." For the next few weeks, at least, all of Saint Louis University will be, as auditions are held for SLU Theatre's spring season and for feminist group Una's upcoming V-Day shows. Two shows will be performed as a part of V-Day: "The Vagina Monologues" and "A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer.

Decking the Cupples House halls

Derrick Neuner • November 30, 2007

'Tis the season for the tannenbaum. Saint Louis University will have its own outdoor Christmas tree for the first time this year. The tree is located outside the historic Samuel Cupple's House on campus. The lighting of the tree will take place on Wednesday, Dec.

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