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Will Ferrell has been in the funny business long enough to polarize audiences. He blows up every profession he parodies like a balloon and lets his movies deflate them, from news anchors (“Anchorman”) to NASCAR drivers (“Talladega Nights”). With “Semi-Pro,” Ferrell targets a pre-NBA American Basketball Association in the ‘70s. Cue the funky soundtrack, jive talk and retro fashions. His bumbling showman character Jackie Moon is advertised as the main character, but in actuality the comedy is passed between over a dozen comedians on the ensemble team. Moon owns the Tropics, an ABA team based in Flint, Michigan, that he bought with the money from being a one-hit wonder on the radio. When the ABA and NBA announce a merger, the Tropics’ only chance for survival as a team lies in proving they can win enough games and fill enough seats to be taken seriously. Moon invents plenty of giggle-worthy gimmicks, from a tropical half- time dance to wrestling a bear, but how will the Tropics win games? Training the team falls to Monix (Woody Harrelson), a championship benchwarmer from the Celtics. Harrelson’s half of the story is dramatic, as he tries to reclaim some of his lost glory from years past, as well as the heart of his former lover (Maura Tierney). He and Ferrell take turns leading the movie as dark-comedy coach and light-hearted mascot, respectively, with cameos from across the humor business. A partial list of the scene-stealers includes Will Arnett, Rob Corddry, Tim Meadows, Andy Richter and Matt Walsh. Their scenes will generate as many college-oriented T-shirts as any involving Ferrell. The combination would be genius if not for the sketch-comedy and dramatic legs of the movie tripping each other. The funny parts occur on sets that could have been used for “Saturday Night Live” skits, which means the laughs are delivered in a line of small bites, compared to the more elaborate or fantastical set-ups of Ferrell’s past works. Harrelson’s subplot lends the movie heart, but not enough in its limited run time. Andre Benjamin’s “Black Coffee” character deserves more screen time instead, but it feels tacked on due to underexposure. What do three stars say? Two or less would condemn a comedy, and four or more would mean it was a gut- buster—three looks like a “meh” by comparison. Bad comedies are often funnier as self-torture than one that is only “kind of” funny. Make no mistake: “Semi-Pro” would be as strong a comedy as past Ferrell movies, except it’s not his to own. He’s happy to let his name draw an audience, but the movie (like the Tropics) scores based on team effort. PAGE 5 TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008 Dr. Ruth Westheimer will be in the Russell House Ballroom today at 8 p.m. to talk about sex. For over 25 years, Dr. Ruth has been defying all social norms with her self-titled show and many books. She is known predominately for her all-around bluntness as well as for her jokes and good advice. Dr. Ruth now an 80-year-old psychosexual therapist, began to lead the way in media psychology with a short 15-minute segment that aired at midnight in 1980 on WYNY-FM (NBC) in New York. It then graduated to an hour-long show where people would call in to Dr. Ruth, as she became known. The show proved to be successful, and from there the doctor became available in all sorts of ways: books, television, newspapers, a Web site and even games all around the world. Listeners are encouraged to ask questions in order to get the information they are looking for. In return, Dr. Ruth will inform you of all you need to know as respectfully as one can. The presentation, “Sexually Speaking with Dr. Ruth Westheimer,” is anticipated to be informative, interesting and eventful. All are free to ask questions, sit back and just take in the information or come by after the show and purchase all you need to know in her book, “Sex for Dummies.” The event is free to USC students, faculty and staff, and no tickets are required. Be ready to “ask Dr. Ruth.” When Liz Enthusiasm was asked to join Freezepop in 1999, she was cool to the idea, and a bit suspicious. “I had never been in a serious band,” said the singer-lyricist born Jussi Gamache from her home in Boston. “I wondered, `Why is this guy getting in touch with me? I’m a graphic designer, not a musician.’ “ “This guy” was Kasson Crooker, Freezepop producer- vocalist-programmer The Duke of Pannekoenen, and he was part of a fairly well-known Boston alt-rock trio called Splashdown. And though Enthusiasm, a 1994 Boston University grad, was “happy” doing graphic design for her alma mater’s alumni publication while working on a master’s degree (which she got in 2000), she eventually signed on with the Duke’s electro- pop outfit. What helped Enthusiasm overcome her standoffishness? First, she found out that Crooker’s call was arranged by her roommate, Sean T. Drinkwater, Freezepop synthesizer player-programmer- vocalist The Other Sean T. Drinkwater. “He and The Duke knew each other from the Boston music scene,” said Enthusiasm. “He answered the phone when Duke was trying to reach me. That was back in the days when we didn’t have cell phones.” Though Enthusiasm claimed “joining a band is something I never aspired to,” she admitted, “I always had fun on stage in the [hobby] bands I was in, especially a cheesy `60s- style girl group that played original music.” At first, Freezepop was just “a fun little side project” that was run out of the Duke’s Yamaha QY-70 battery- powered sequencer. “Then, we were kinda like, `Let’s see what happens. Let’s do this and this and see how big we can grow,’” said Enthusiasm. Two self-released albums — 2000’s “Freezepop Forever” and 2004’s “Fancy Ultra-Fresh” — helped turn Freezepop into a major player in video-game soundtrack circles. Since 2001, Freezepop’s music has been included on such hit music- heavy games as “FreQuency” and “Karaoke Revolution” (both used “Science Genius Girl”); “Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3” (“Stakeout”); “Rock Band” (“Brainpower,” “Super-Sprøde”); “Guitar Hero” (“Get Ready 2 Rokk”) and “Guitar Hero II” (“Less Talk More Rokk”). Now Freezepop is trying to connect to a wider audience with a new album of catchy, `80s-tinged synth-pop, “Future Future Future Perfect,” which was released on Sept. 25 on a label, Cordless, distributed by Rykodisc. “So far, video games are the main way people hear of us,” says Enthusiasm. “But we’ve gone way beyond initial expectations.” And, no doubt, it hasn’t hurt that Crooker is audio director at Harmonix, which makes “FreQuency” and the “Guitar Hero” series. “We’ve been told by some people, `You guys don’t even play guitar. What are you doing in this game?” said Enthusiasm. “I don’t know if we really have a good answer to that. On the first [“Guitar Hero” soundtrack], we added a guitar part to our song. Until they make a `Keyboard Hero’ game, we are limited in our options.” Although she doesn’t write music, Enthusiasm pens almost all of the lyrics. “I try to keep them lighthearted, but not overtly jokey. Then I give them to the boys and they move things around and make things fit...We walk a line. We want it to be fun, but not novelty music.” Freezepop succeeds brilliantly on “Pop Music Is Not a Crime,” which calls to mind the infectious confections of M (“Pop Muzik”), Lipps Inc. (“Funkytown”) and The Buggles (“Video Killed the Radio Star”). Enthusiasm denies Freezepop intended to echo those `80s synth acts. And for the lyrics, “I was thinking, `What do I write a song about now? Where do I go from here?’ I’ve always struggled with [writing]. I’m not one of those super-prolific people. I was poking fun at the fact that most of our songs are not about heavy subjects.” Maybe heft isn’t Enthusiasm’s strong suit. But the synth-pulsed “Less Talk More Rokk” and the revved-up “Brainpower” are surely worth 100 intellectual exercises. The former, sung in an inviting yet insistent coo, was inspired by a sweltering summer basement party in Boston. On “Brainpower,” Freezepop sounds like The Donnas gone disco. “We jokingly refer to it as our punk- rock song,” says Enthusiasm. “It’s a true story. I did get drunk and say that Brainpower would be a really funny name for a band!... It’s also a cool thing to shout at shows.” “Thought Balloon” is a decided change of pace, a positively charming tune about a tongue-tied single pining for another, while “Do You Like Boys?” is provocative in its sexual ambiguity. “It’s a cover song,” said Enthusiasm of “Boys.” “It was written by friends of ours in the Danish band Si Senor. They have a guy singer, but the song works with either gender.” “ere are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.” – Nikolai Gogol Sex doctor visits USC Dr. Ruth Westheimer comes to Russell House, answers questions, gives tips on how to ‘do it’ Sarah Bartoletta THE DAILY GAMECOCK Courtesy of MCT Campus Dr. Ruth, a.k.a. sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, is back with an updated edition of “Sex for Dummies.” Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] Courtesy of MCT Campus Will Ferrell steps into some short shorts for his role as ABA basketball player Jackie Moon in “Semi-Pro.” ‘ Semi-Pro’ hit- or-miss comedy Ferrell advertised as star in latest film, fails to outshine equally talented ensemble Thomas Maluck MOVIE REVIEWER "Semi-Pro" ★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ Freezepop enthusiastic about new album Indie band connects to audience with ‘80s-tinged synth-pop’ CD Len Righi MCT Campus SAN JOSE, Calif. — What’s a movie without popcorn? According to a new economic analysis, it would be a lot more expensive. As one price goes up, the other comes down. So rather than cursing the cost of your next bag of buttered popcorn, take comfort in the fact that it subsidizes your ticket — and helps fill seats, say researchers at the University of California-Santa Cruz and Stanford University. Moviegoers aren’t being gouged at concession stands, the researchers conclude. Rather, the high cost of snacks helps keep ticket prices down, which allows more people to attend. The researchers’ analysis — based on data from thousands of showings at 43 multiplex theaters in 30 cities in a five-year period — shows why a couple of hours in the dark with Daniel Day-Lewis costs only twice as much as a box of Milk Duds. They say that some die- hard film buffs will watch movies — and eat popcorn — no matter what the cost. But for many of us, the ticket price matters. We’ll skip the snacks, thank you. “The theater owner has two choices. He can make money through admission tickets or he can make money through concessions,” said UCSC economist Ricard Gil. “If he wants to make money on the ticket, that may deter a lot of people from coming in. “So instead he charges a higher total price on people who are willing to pay for the whole movie experience,” said Gil, an enthusiastic consumer of both movies and snacks. “And he’s able to charge a lower price for the guy who can barely afford it.” If movie popcorn were free, Gil estimated, each ticket could cost at least 25 percent more — boosting the price of a $10 show to $12.50. At that price, families might stay home with their DVDs and Jiffy Pop. Courtesy of MCT Campus Boston synth-pop band Freezepop, from left, The Other Sean T. Drinkwater, Liz Enthusiasm and The Duke of Pannekoeken, releases new album. Popcorn’s cost helps keep movie ticket prices down Cinema lovers pay fair charge for night out at theater Lisa M. Krieger MCT Campus Diane Bondareff / Associated Press Actor Steve Zahn uses his credit card to buy popcorn. Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected]
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Will Ferrell has been in the funny business long enough to polarize audiences. He blows up every profession he parodies like a balloon and lets his movies def late them, from news anchors (“Anchorman”) to NASCAR drivers (“Talladega Nights”). With “Semi-Pro,” Ferrell targets a pre-NBA American Basketball Association in the ‘70s. Cue the funky soundtrack, jive talk and retro fashions. His bumbling showman character Jackie Moon is advertised as the main character, but in actuality the comedy is passed between over a dozen comedians on the ensemble team.
Moon owns the Tropics, an ABA team based in Flint, Michigan, that he bought with the money from being a one-hit wonder on the radio. When the ABA and NBA announce a merger, the Tropics’ only chance for survival as a team lies in proving they can win enough games and fi ll enough seats to be taken seriously. Moon invents plenty of giggle-worthy gimmicks, from a tropical half-time dance to wrestling a bear, but how will the Tropics win games?
Training the team falls to Monix (Woody Harrelson), a championship benchwarmer from the Celtics. Harrelson’s half of the story is dramatic, as he tries to reclaim some of his lost glory from years past, as well as the heart of his former lover (Maura Tierney). He and Ferrell take turns leading the movie as dark-comedy coach and light-hearted mascot, respectively, with cameos from across the humor business.
A partial list of the scene-stealers includes Will Arnett, Rob Corddry, Tim Meadows, Andy Richter and Matt Walsh. Their scenes will generate as many college-oriented T-shirts as any involving Ferrell. The combination would be genius if not for the sketch-comedy and dramatic legs of the movie tripping each other.
The funny parts occur on sets that could have been used for “Saturday Night Live” skits, which means the laughs are delivered in a line of small bites, compared to the more elaborate or fantastical set-ups of Ferrell’s past works. Harrelson’s subplot lends the movie heart, but not enough in its limited run time. Andre Benjamin’s “Black Coffee” character deserves more screen time instead, but it feels tacked on due to underexposure.
What do three stars say? Two or less would condemn a comedy, and four or more would mean it was a gut-buster—three looks like a “meh” by comparison. Bad comedies are often funnier as self-torture than one that is only “kind of” funny.
Make no mistake: “Semi-Pro” would be as strong a comedy as past Ferrell movies, except it’s not his to own. He’s happy to let his name draw an audience, but the movie (like the Tropics) scores based on team effort.
PAGE 5TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008
Dr. Ruth Westheimer will be in the Russell House Ballroom today at 8 p.m. to talk about sex.
For over 25 years, Dr. Ruth has been defying all social norms with her self-titled show and many books. She is known predominately for her all-around bluntness as well as for her jokes and good advice.
Dr. Ruth now an 80-year-old psychosexual therapist, began to lead the way in media psychology with a short 15-minute segment that aired at midnight in 1980 on WYNY-FM (NBC) in New York. It then graduated to an hour-long show where people would call in to Dr. Ruth, as she became known.
The show proved to be successful, and from there the doctor became available in all sorts of ways: books, television, newspapers, a Web site and even games all around the world. Listeners are encouraged to ask questions in order to get the information they are looking for. In return, Dr. Ruth will inform you of all you need to know as respectfully as one can.
The presentation, “Sexually Speaking with Dr. Ruth Westheimer,” is anticipated to be informative, interesting and eventful. All are free to ask questions, sit back and just take in the information or come by after the show and purchase all you need to know in her book, “Sex for Dummies.” The event is free to USC students, faculty and staff, and no tickets are required. Be ready to “ask Dr. Ruth.”
When Liz Enthusiasm was asked to join Freezepop in 1999, she was cool to the idea, and a bit suspicious.
“I had never been in a serious band,” said the singer-lyricist born Jussi Gamache from her home in Boston. “I wondered, `Why is this guy getting in touch with me? I’m a graphic designer, not a musician.’ “
“ T h i s g u y ” w a s K a s s o n Crooker, Freezepop producer-vocalist-programmer The Duke of Pannekoenen, and he was part of a fairly well-known Boston alt-rock trio called Splashdown.
And though Enthusiasm, a 1994 Boston University grad, was “happy” doing graphic design for her alma mater’s alumni publicat ion while working on a master’s degree (which she got in 2000), she eventual ly signed on with the Duke’s electro-pop outfi t.
What helped Enthusiasm overcome her standoffi shness?
First, she found out that Crooker’s call was arranged by her roommate, Sean T. Drink water, Freezepop synthesizer player-programmer-v o c a l i s t T h e O t h e r S e a n T. Drinkwater.
“He and The Duke knew each other from the Boston music scene,” said Enthusiasm. “He answered the phone when Duke was trying to reach me. That was back in the days when we didn’t have cell phones.”
Though Ent hus ia sm c la imed “joining a band is something I never aspired to,” she admitted, “I always had fun on stage in the [hobby] bands I was in, especially a cheesy `60s-style girl group that played original music.”
At fi rst, Freezepop was just “a fun little side project” that was run out of the Duke’s Yamaha QY-70 battery-powered sequencer. “Then, we were kinda like, `Let’s see what happens. Let’s do this and this and see how big we can grow,’” said Enthusiasm.
Two self-released albums — 2000’s “Freezepop Forever” and 2004’s “Fanc y U lt ra-Fresh” — helped turn Freezepop into a major player in video-game soundtrack circles. Since 2001, Freezepop’s music has been included on such hit music-heavy games as “FreQuency” and “Karaoke Revolution” (both used
“Science Genius Girl”); “Dance Dance Revolut ion ULTR A MI X 3” (“St a keout ” ) ; “Rock Ba nd” (“Brainpower,” “Super-Sprøde”); “Guitar Hero” (“Get Ready 2 Rokk”) and “Guitar Hero II” (“Less Talk More Rokk”).
Now Freez epop i s t r y i ng to connect to a wider audience with a new album of catchy, `80s-t inged synth-pop, “Future Future Future Perfect,” which was released on Sept. 25 on a label, Cordless, distributed by Rykodisc.
“So fa r, v ideo games a re t he main way people hear of us,” says Enthusiasm. “But we’ve gone way beyond initial expectations.”
A nd, no doubt , it hasn’t hur t that Crooker is audio director at Harmonix, which makes “FreQuency” and the “Guitar Hero” series.
“We’ve been told by some people, `You guys don’t even play guitar. What are you doing in this game?” said Enthusiasm. “I don’t know if we really have a good answer to that. On the fi rst [“Guitar Hero” soundtrack], we added a guitar part to our song. Until they make a `Keyboard Hero’ game, we are limited in our options.”
A l t hou g h s he do e s n’t w r i t e music, Enthusiasm pens almost all of the lyrics. “I try to keep them lighthearted, but not overtly jokey. Then I give them to the boys and they move things around and make things fi t...We walk a line. We want it to be fun, but not novelty music.”
Freezepop succeeds bril l iant ly on “Pop Music Is Not a Crime,” which calls to mind the infectious
confections of M (“Pop Muzik”), Lipps Inc. (“Funkytown”) and The Buggles (“Video Killed the Radio Star”).
Enthusiasm denies Freezepop intended to echo those ̀ 80s synth acts. And for the lyrics, “I was thinking, `What do I write a song about now? Where do I go from here?’ I’ve always struggled with [writing]. I’m not one of those super-prolifi c people. I was poking fun at the fact that most of our songs are not about heavy subjects.”
Maybe hef t isn’t Enthusiasm’s strong suit. But the synth-pulsed “Less Talk More Rokk” and the revved-up “Brainpower” are surely worth 100 intellectual exercises.
The former, sung in an inviting yet insistent coo, was inspired by a sweltering summer basement party in Boston.
On “Bra inpower,” Freezepop sounds like The Donnas gone disco. “We jokingly refer to it as our punk-rock song,” says Enthusiasm. “It’s a true story. I did get drunk and say that Brainpower would be a really funny name for a band!... It’s also a cool thing to shout at shows.”
“Thought Balloon” is a decided change of pace, a positively charming tune about a tongue-t ied single pining for another, while “Do You Like Boys?” is provocat ive in its sexual ambiguity.
“It’s a cover song,” said Enthusiasm of “Boys.” “It was written by friends of ours in the Danish band Si Senor. They have a guy singer, but the song works with either gender.”
“Th ere are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.”
– Nikolai Gogol
Sex doctor visits USCDr. Ruth Westheimer comes to Russell House, answers questions, gives tips on how to ‘do it’Sarah BartolettaTHE DAILY GAMECOCK
Courtesy of MCT Campus
Dr. Ruth, a.k.a. sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, is back with an updated edition of “Sex for Dummies.”
Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected]
Courtesy of MCT Campus
Will Ferrell steps into some short shorts for his role as ABA basketball player Jackie Moon in “Semi-Pro.”
‘Semi-Pro’ hit-or-miss comedy
Ferrell advertised as star in latest fi lm, fails to outshine equally talented ensemble
Thomas MaluckMOVIE REVIEWER
"Semi-Pro"★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩
Freezepop enthusiastic about new albumIndie band connects to audience with ‘80s-tinged synth-pop’ CD
Len RighiMCT Campus
SA N JOSE , Ca l i f . — W hat’s a movie without popcorn?
A c c o r d i n g t o a n e w economic analysis, it would be a lot more expensive.
As one price goes up, the other comes down. So rather than cursing the cost of your next bag of buttered popcorn, take comfort in the fact that it subsidizes your t icket — and helps fill seats, say researchers at the University of California-Santa Cruz and Stanford University.
Moviegoers aren’t being gouged at concession stands, the researchers conclude. Rather, the high cost of snacks helps keep t icket prices down, which allows more people to attend.
The researchers’ analysis — ba sed on dat a f rom thousands of showings at 43 multiplex theaters in 30 cities in a fi ve-year period — shows why a couple of hours in the dark with Daniel Day-Lewis costs only twice as much as a box of Milk Duds.
They say that some die-hard film buffs will watch movies — and eat popcorn — no matter what the cost.
But for many of us, the ticket price matters. We’ll skip the snacks, thank you.
“The theater owner has two choices. He can make
money through admission tickets or he can make money through concessions,” said UCSC economist Ricard Gil. “If he wants to make money on the ticket, that may deter a lot of people from coming in.
“So instead he charges a higher total price on people who are willing to pay for the whole movie experience,” said Gil, an enthusiast ic consumer of both movies and snacks. “And he’s able to charge a lower price for the guy who can barely afford it.”
If movie popcorn were free, Gil est imated, each ticket could cost at least 25 percent more — boosting the price of a $10 show to $12.50.
At that price, famil ies might stay home with their DVDs and Jiffy Pop.
Courtesy of MCT Campus
Boston synth-pop band Freezepop, from left, The Other Sean T. Drinkwater, Liz Enthusiasm and The Duke of Pannekoeken, releases new album.
Popcorn’s cost helps keep movie ticket prices down
Cinema lovers pay fair charge for night
out at theater
Lisa M. KriegerMCT Campus
Diane Bondareff / Associated Press
Actor Steve Zahn uses his credit card to buy popcorn.
Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected]
Inside the Box ◆ By Marlowe Leverette / Th e Daily Gamecock
PhD ◆ By Jorge Chan
HOROSCOPES
6 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008
Whiteboard ◆ By Bobby Sutton / Th e Daily Gamecock
the sceneUSC
ACROSS
1 Pluck
5 Periods
9 Garlic-basil sauce
14 Gernreich of
fashion
15 Book before
Nehemiah
16 Effective use
17 Aid in a felony
18 To __ a phrase
19 Yearned
20 Howie Mandel's
choice?
23 Fencing sword
24 Some antibodies
28 Nice guy, he's not
31 China location
33 "To be or __ to be"
34 Nice goodbye
35 Signaled
36 Raison d'__
37 Doris Day's choice?
40 Engendered
41 Final Four org.
42 Of punishment
43 "__ the ramparts..."
44 Track shape
45 Almost not
46 Conductor
Toscanini
48 1976-80
Wimbledon champion
49 Halloweener's
choice?
55 Sticking stuff
58 Sibilant sound
59 Vocalist Fitzgerald
60 Higher one of two
61 Cosmetics
ingredient
62 Biblical twin
63 Inclined to weep
64 Hanks and Brokaw
65 Bird abode
DOWN
1 Alum
2 Local yokel
3 Brainchild
4 Real estate paper
5 Court judgment
6 Allotrope of oxygen
7 Small combo
8 Novelist George
9 Juicy tropical fruit
10 Bad deeds
11 __ Antonio
12 Equal score
13 On its last legs
21 Poppy product
22 Slur over
25 Mean
26 Typical
27 Hard like metal
28 Cash of Panama
29 Worshiper
30 Shunt
31 Of the ear
32 Actress Ward
35 Zany Imogene
36 Undying
38 Closing stanza: var.
39 Separate
44 Solar-system
mobile
45 Hold your __!
47 Pronounce
48 Human chest
50 Confab
51 Metric weight,
briefl y
52 If all __ fails...
53 Lamenter's
comment
54 Like a
drumhead
55 Set down
56 Learn like a
monkey
57 Hot tub
3/4/08
Solutions from 3/3/083/4/08
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for 3/3/08
Concert of Worship - March 22Resurrection Celebration - March 23
www.northsidebaptist.org2005 Song and New Artist of the Year
A r ies Your f r iends are always eager to provide support and good advice. They’re so eager, it may be hard to maintain any privacy. Be patient with them; they mean wel l.Taurus There’s something you’ve always wanted to do, but you were afraid t o t r y. P u t i n y o u r application again. It’s still tough, but now possible.G e m i n i You’r e r e a l l y tempted to jump the fence and take off for greener pa s t u re s . Do ge t out and enjoy the scener y. Don’t burn any bridges.Cancer You’re growing impat ient regard ing a fi nancial matter, but that won’t help. Go over the numbers carefully, even if there are lots of them.
L eo You don’t a lway s have to be t he leader. Sometimes you can relax and let somebody else take care of you. This is one of those occasions.Virgo You’re exceptionally b r i l l i a n t n o w i n a w o r k p l a c e s e t t i n g . There’s more coming in every moment, because people like what you do.Libra They say when you do what you love, t he money will follow. In this case, doing what you love could lead to a raise in your status. It’s a double win.Scorpio Everybody’s got an opinion, and you get to hear them all. Listen p a t i e n t l y, b u t d o n ’ t l e t t he m de c ide how to spend your money.S a g i t t a r i u s I t n e v e r
hurts to have a carefully constructed plan. This is especially true if you’re on a limited budget. Pretend you a re i f you a ren’t .Capricorn Pay attention to what you’re doing on a shopping spree. By using your brains and staying cool, you’ll get more for your money. And you’ll get less that you don’t need.Aquarius You’re especially c h a r m i n g n o w, a n d br i l l i a nt b y a nyone’s standards. Celebrate by getting yourself something you’ve a lways wanted.Pisces You’re doing a lot of think ing in your private time. Don’t have it turn into worries. Help yourself get mot ivated t o d o s o m e t h i n g you’ve been res ist ing.
Today:
SEXUALLY SPEAKING WITH DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER8 p.m., Free with USC IDRussell House Ballroom
LISA PEGHERGUEST ARTIST PERCUSSION RECITAL7:30 p.m., FreeUSC School of Music, 813 Assembly St.
ON BY SEVEN, SAY WHEN, CORSICA8 p.m., $5 over 21, $8 under 21
New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.
VERSEWORKS OPEN MIC NITEPOETRY SHOW8:30 p.m., FreeArt Bar, 1211 Park St.
PERSEPOLIS6 and 8 p.m., $5.50Nickelodeon Theatre, 937 Main St.
ACOUSTIC CAFÉ9:30 p.m., FreeRussell House Starbucks
ON BY SEVEN, SAY WHEN, CORSICA8 p.m., $5 over 21, $8 under 21New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.
