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‘Honest to God, we were operating with the Lonely Planet Guide to Iraq-literally, the hippie’s guide to Iraq. We set ourselves up for not knowing what hit us.’

– Former U.S. Ambassador Barbara Bodine, on the doomed reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

The Lines of a Teenage Hand

Independent.com‘s resident palm-reading expert, Batya Weinbaum, examines a teenaged girl’s hand and explains how the the lines there can differ from those on the hand of an older person.

Up With People Concert

The three Colwell brothers behind the legendary musical act Up with People — which has played Super Bowl halftimes, Carnegie Hall, and

D Is for Droll

Tenacious D. At the Arlington Theatre, Tuesday, February 13.

Fusing the power of Kyle Gass’s mighty guitar and actor Jack Black’s theatric vocals, Tenacious D introduced a homemade brand of mock rock with its eponymous release back in 2001.

The Uses of Enchantment

Bridge to Terabithia

Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Zooey Deschanel star a film written by Jeff Stockwell and David Paterson and directed by Gabor Csupo.
Consider the high-concept studio pitch: A child escapes from traumatizing experiences into a rich fantasy world of monsters. The child then defeats the monsters, simultaneously clearing up pesky problems back home.

A Mother Runs through Them

The Memory of Water. At Alhecama Theatre, Friday, February 16. Shows through March 11.

Shelagh Stephenson’s The Memory of Water is a difficult play that offers multiple opportunities for actors to shine. The show, which won the Olivier Award for best new comedy in 2000, has since gone on to attract attention for its strong, character-driven exploration of three sisters’ feelings at the death of their mother.

Quote of the Week

‘Putting it simply, it’s just plain uninformed.’

-Community Environmental Council’s Tam Hunt, on Robert Kennedy Jr.’s support for a liquefied natural gas plant proposed for the Santa Barbara Channel.

Singing Seim’s Praises

manfred_eicher.jpg Joe reports that the fourth annual Portland Jazz Festival boasts a celebration of the prolific German jazz label, ECM records, as well as the North American debut of saxophone sensation, Trygve Seim, the “real coup of the festival.”

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