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High Fidelity is an energetic finally-growing-up-when-you're-30-something story complete with stupid decisions made for no apparent reason, an eclectic group of aimless friends, a handful of bad break-ups and, at some points, strikingly honest internal monologues. For audiences who liked Avenue Q and Rent, this is another tribute to being young(ish) and foolish that will have you humming a tune as you walk out. (My favorite song in the show, for the record, is "9% Chance".) In High Fidelity, traditional ideas of on-stage Broadway behavior are tossed out to make room for more expletives than a 50 Cent song and a narrative that is every bit as edgy and fun and nostalgic as it was meant to be when Nick Hornsby first wrote the novel.
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There inevitably will come a time in your life that the obligation of the season will prompt the dreaded, but necessary, gift for someone you can’t stand. It may happen every holiday, because that person could be your mother-in-law, your boss, your sister, your college buddy’s obnoxious kids or your best friend’s wife.

Don’t fear, you can use this opportunity to your advantage. All it takes is a little creativity and some fore-thought. Think about what you would give to someone you care for, and then do the exact opposite. Focus on what they love - to hate.

1) For repeated pleasure, the gift that keeps on giving is the magazine subscription – to whatever they hate the most. If your father-in-law’s favorite holiday rant is about how all those g*d-damn [insert racial category here]’s are ruining the g*d-damned neighborhood, make sure he’s on the mailing list for whatever group supports them wholeheartedly. Donations in his name to The American Association for Affirmative Action would go over well, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) could do the trick. Don’t forget the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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Jay-Z and Beyonce have built a duo that has the hip-hop world begging for more. And according to Page Six, we all may just get what we want. Rumors of a weekend wedding abound, as Beyonce is planning a four-day 37th birthday celebration for her beau, which many believe is really a union in disguise.
Perhaps each day represents a year that the couple has been dating. Insiders say that the wedding may take place in Anguilla at a five-star resort with Moorish villas, Page Six reported.
Jay-Z’s newest album may need all the press it can get, as reviews have been less than stellar. So a wedding right about now would get the two the coverage Jay needs to push “Kingdom Come” up the charts. Since its release on Nov. 21, reports have bubbled up in all the celeb mags that a November wedding was set to go.
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From the left to the right, The Daily Show to Bill O’Reilly, The White House to your neighborhood school and church, Christmas is under attack. Maybe it all started with cutting God out of the Pledge of Allegiance, but this country that was founded on a Judeo-Christian tradition is moving farther from its roots. But, thankfully, maybe people are starting to realize that this country was also founded on the values of religious freedom.

Of course a heathen is always the person that doesn’t subscribe to exactly the same ideology as you do. So this year, avoid all the dogma and ceremonialism that abounds this time of year and stay out of the debate. Find something to do that doesn’t tie into the same belief system that 77 percent of the country does, and maybe you can just enjoy the season instead of worrying about why.
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I’m the first to admit it; I’m clueless about football. I used to think the Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl were something you kept in the china cabinet. But in recent years, come New Year’s Day somehow I’ve ended up sitting in front of the TV watching these games with whomever I’m dating. Well, in between trips to the kitchen for more snacks and Gatorade to recover from the night before.
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I’d love to say this is from “News of the Weird,” but I don’t mean to say the participants are weird, just the event itself. The Blind World Cup is just that, the best of the world’s blind players competing for the Cup. Unbelieveable. Deadspin.com has included a photo of some of the players vying for the ball, and though it may look normal, it’s filled with small pieces of metal so the players can hear it.

The BBC reports that the normal rules of football have been adapted for the blind version of the game. Instead of 11, there’s five players on each side. So for those that thought the normal game of soccer was getting too many by the goalie, this version of the game allows them to see. Cheaters.
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This week’s news has been full of stories of woe from celebrities, most notably those named Michael. The reigning favorite would have to be Michael Richard’s racist rant at the Laugh Factory last week, reported by TMZ. But let us not forget Michael Vick gave a bunch of fans the finger Sunday. And Michael Jackson? Well, he’s always drawing some kind of negative attention to himself.

So what’s happened over the years with a Hebrew name that stood for “he who is like God?” Or is that the problem, have we deified celebrities with so much star power that they are really starting to believe that they resemble the omnipotent?
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It ain’t nothin’ but a G-Thang baby. Snoop Dogg has taken it back to the streets with the release of “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment,” yesterday. He’s going back to his roots for real, even bringing back Dr. Dre for some of that old time flair. With Dre producing three tracks on the album and even spitting a verse on one of the songs, it’s sure to please those old school Dogg fans.

Snoop, back from a five-year hiatus, released the album with a cover colored blue, representative of his Crips affiliation. It’s a throwback to the days of “Gin and Juice.” Today, it’d be more like “Collapsible Baton and drug charges.”
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This weekend's Yale/Harvard football matchup left onlookers with the thrill of their day, a good old-fashioned streaking.

Tradition has a way of repeating itself, and this year was no exception. People at the ol' Ivy's like to get naked. It must be a release from all the studying and cocaine. Or maybe it's because of the coke. Who knows.

I mean most college kids get naked regularly, just with fewer people in the immediate vicinity. Not at the Yale/Harvard game, however. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMI3-bI0WJo. Thank god for YouTube.

Reportedly an MIT student, this guy took the advice of Frank Ricard in "Old School" and started his own "We're going streaking!" Just as in the movie, he ran naked alone, which makes it so much stranger.
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Katie Holmes snapped out of her Scientology induced coma midway through her wedding ceremony to Tom Cruise Saturday evening in Italy.

“I thought the personality test and the alien stuff was weird, but hey it’s Tom Cruise, so I thought I could get over it.”

When Cruise toasted the capacity crowd of Ewoks, Furbies, Keebler elves, ALF and even the 3 robots from Mystery Science Theatre, Holmes finally had enough.
“I was about to sip the red Kool-Aid and I don’t know, something just clicked," she said. "I’m about to marry a whack job."

At that point, Holmes made a b-line for the escape pod. She hopped over ALF and hesitated when Chewbacca let out a sorrowful cry. Stormtroopers immediately blocked the escape hatch but Holmes was quick to employ her ceremonial light saber and disposed of them.
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