COOL DRY PLACE
Senior moment: Stars of ‘Young@>Heart’ in the spotlight
By PETE BLAND
of the Tribune’s staff
Steve Martin can talk. And even if it means putting down his cigar and breaking off a different conversation with a neighbor that involves "lying and telling dirty jokes," he’ll jump at the chance to swap stories with a new acquaintance.
GAME OVER
Story in ‘GTA’ takes gamers’ breath away
By PAUL DZIUBA
The "Grand Theft Auto" series doesn’t have a good reputation outside the gaming world: It’s known as a game where morals are nonexistent and the player is allowed to buy - and choose to kill - hookers. The bad news is that this line of thinking is sure to continue with "GTA IV," which is a shame because those people too absorbed in decrying this game’s amorality are missing not only a great game but also an excellent story.
MUSIC
Death Cab for Cutie cuts CD
By JOHN KOSIK
of The Associated Press
Making the jump from an indie label to a major one can spell disaster, and many a fan heralded the demise of Death Cab for Cutie after their unfairly criticized Atlantic debut, 2005’s "Plans."
Gavin DeGraw doesn’t wanna
be another singer-songwriter
By ERIN CARLSON
of The Associated Press
NEW YORK - The term "singer-songwriter" makes Gavin DeGraw cringe.
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‘My Blueberry Nights’ serves
tasty tunes, crust of thin acting
By SCOTT A. MAY
You’d think musicians would make natural actors, given their propensity for lyrical emoting, but more often than not, the exact opposite is true. Add pop vocalist Norah Jones to the long list of crossover disasters, making her acting debut in the thinly scripted drama "My Blueberry Nights."
Mission sort of accomplished
"Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?" It’s a question to which Morgan Spurlock probably never really intended to find the answer.
Yawn racer
In adapting the 1960s Japanese anime television series, writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski have created a noisy, overlong, mind-numbing extravaganza that seems tailor-made for nobody but themselves and their twisted sensibilities.
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Always, always politically incorrect,
Bill Maher talks how he will miss Bush
By MICHAEL HAMERSLY
McClatchy Newspapers
To say Bill Maher is politically incorrect is about as much of an understatement as is possible. In fact, the wry comedian was so politically incorrect regarding Sept. 11 that ABC canceled his show, "Politically Incorrect." Seems Maher disagreed with the popular sentiment that the suicide bombings were an act of cowardice, and the ensuing uproar sealed his fate.
