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Ambush at Channel 5: One TV type gets a dose of her own hidden-camera-style investigation and finds it "uncool"
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How Not to Be a Rap Star
Flying high on Ecstasy, Grey Goose and his own hype, Paul Mussan blew through 100 G's in six months.
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A college drop-out abandons a lucrative tech career for a life of inner-city poverty – and hopes to save an urban school district from oblivion
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Kansas City’s Corona Cantina #1 still has some problems to work out, but we’ll raise a few bottles to the concept
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PB&J Restaurants Inc. comes to the rescue of Union Station’s historic Harvey House Diner
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Ambush at Channel 5: One TV type gets a dose of her own hidden-camera-style investigation and finds it "uncool" (22)
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Kansas City’s Corona Cantina #1 still has some problems to work out, but we’ll raise a few bottles to the concept (15)
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No one feels sorry for Councilman Terry Riley as much as Terry Riley (7)
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How Not to Be a Rap Star (6)
Flying high on Ecstasy, Grey Goose and his own hype, Paul Mussan blew through 100 G's in six months.
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Here's a bit more on why a journalist might be curious about Councilman Terry Riley (4)
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Body of War
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Semi-Pro
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Be Kind Rewind
Michel Gondry attempts to celebrate DIY filmmaking but comes up short, stale and flat.
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Patterns of Abuse
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Daily Briefs: Big 12, Crack Toddlers, Pervy News Writing
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The Other Basketball Tourney, Day Two
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SXSW: N.E.R.D. = G.E.N.I.U.S.
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New Innate Sounds Crew Tracks, Parties
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An election-season essay from one of America's greatest playwrights.
By David Mamet
Even though he said very little during his turn as the villain in Lethal Weapon IV, Hong Kong star Jet Li stole the show. His calm, assured presence and seemingly superhuman agility make most American action heroes look like muscle-bound wimps. His latest Hollywood flick, Romeo Must Die, works best when it capitalizes on Li's remarkable assets. He clobbers more bad guys with a firehose than Sylvester Stallone or Jean-Claude Van Damme can with loaded machine guns. Li uses his lethal skills in a routine story about a gang war between black and Chinese gangsters. The outcome of the battle is obvious because of silly red herrings, and Li's romance with a black don's daughter (moonlighting singer-model Aaliyah) is sadly anemic. The supporting cast is unusually strong, especially with Delroy Lindo (The Cider House Rules) as a thoughtful godfather and Isaiah Washington (True Crime) as his suave but ruthless enforcer. While the action is consistently rousing, one wishes the script were as energetic and galvanizing as its star is. (R) Rating: 5
