THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
A recipe for financial frustrations or emotional sensitivity.
Take it slowly with comfort food and good company. Add some homemade lemonade.
Don't force anything.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 9
Exceed expectations. As Dr.
Seuss would say, "Oh, the
things you can think!" Figure
out finances. They don't have
to be stressful. You might find
some money.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Listen to an elder. Learn new skills and attract new friends Make sure you keep your schedule, and your promises. Reward yourself with a fun evening.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Don't let your phone disconnect you from being with your friends in person. Separate fact from bias. Make sure you understand the request before moving forward.
Leo (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a 7
Today is a 7 Don't believe rumors until you've checked the facts. The Full Moon and Jupiter are both in your career house, bringing new, expansive opportunities. Craft some plans.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
You're the star of your own adventure flick. What rivers will you cross; what mountains will you climb; what evil will you vanguish? No formulas. Redefine "success."
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Stay objective, even as others lose their emotional rationality Listen to the context of what's going on, rather than the content of the words spoken.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Find the right partnership and play your cards well for a possible income increase. Don't go crazy while shopping. Just get the basics. Hang on to those chips.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
You're entering a yearlong power phase in your career, so expect a raise in status and income (but don't count those chickens yet). Smile, and keep providing great service.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Love is more important than money now. Refrain from impulsive actions. There could be some disagreement regarding priorities. Compromise is golden.
Aquarius (jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
You're incited to want to find out more. Pay special attention to the details, and build a solid foundation. Choose a partner with complimentary skills.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Amy is a 7
Changes are for the better.
The learning is great. Now's
a perfect time to write letters
beneath the moon. A solution
to an old problem becomes
obvious.
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ACROSS
1 Hardly hirsute
5 Teeny bit
9 Frat-party item
12 Reed instrument
13 Unembellished
14 A Gabor sister
15 Prop in a Gidget movie
17 Shrill bark
18 Takes the helm
19 Saunter
21 Opposite of 30-Down
22 Crooner Iglesias
24 Not barefoot
27 Anderson's "High —"
28 Frilly
31 Debtor's letters
32 Towel designation
33 Fish eggs
36 “Characers Welcome” network
37 Probability
38 Pop
40 Hairstyle
41 Boston newspaper
43 Plant of the mint family
47 Grazing area
48 Pub target
51 Listener
52 Notion
53 Pleased
54 Conclusion
55 Under the influence
56 Longings
DOWN
1 Employer
2 Touch
3 Traditional tales
4 Protect
5 Biblical prophet
6 Afternoon social
7 Bobby of hockey
8 Hero’s reward
9 QWERTY, for one
10 Satanic
11 Stare stupidly
16 Chum
20 Wire measure
22 Beam supporting a ceiling
25
Triumph
26 Motorboat feature
27 So
29 Massachusetts cape
30 Opposite of 21-Across
35 Center
37 Study of eggs
39 Made over
40 Slight touch
41 Jane Lynch's show
42 Tilt
43 Remain
44 Crooner Jerry
45 Persia, now
46 Tosses in
49 Big bother
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
Born Aubey Drake Graham, the artist saw his rise to rap royalty happen almost overnight. The product of a major-label bidding war following the success of his self-distributed mix tape, 2009's "So Far Gone" — which yielded hits "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful" — he was already on a nationwide headlining tour before his debut, "Thank Me Later," dropped. The disc opened to critical acclaim and a cushy No. 1 spot last year after selling 447,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Drake cautious with new album
MUSIC
"But my music has never been about that," he continued. "It's never been about the listening party that everybody came to. My music has always belonged to the people."
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
"I feel like the generation that's digesting music right now, they are so easily swayed by opinion that's put forth prior to hearing the music. I just want the world to have their own experience with it simultaneously, rather than being led in a direction," he said from a booth in the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "It's sort of a silly thing because you miss out on a lot of press opportunities that way.
Drake could have employed a surefire strategy of platinum producers, staggered singles and aggressive promotion to help ensure that his new album, "Take Care," would avoid the sophomore slump. Given the pump and hype the 25-year-old has amassed over his abbreviated career, such an assault was certainly expected. Instead, the Canadian rapper-singer has taken a decidedly low-key approach to rolling out his new disc.
He recorded "Take Care" largely in his own home studio in Toronto instead of New York or L.A., offered no advance listens and restricted both his live performances and press — something only rap veterans such as Jay-Z and Kanye West can pull off these days. No matter how popularrap's newest star may be, the move is risky.
Even a co-sign from Lil Wayne, who inked Drizzy to his budding Young Money empire through Cash Money Records/Universal Motown, didn't look like it would add cred, as the label head was in prison when Graham launched in 2010.
Yet as an artist operating in a fickle genre that depends largely on street credibility, Graham hardly looked like a sure bet. First off, he's from Canada, just like Justin Bieber, and the country is hardly known for producing great MCs. He was also raised in a middle-class neighborhood practicing the Jewish faith, has never been arrested and before his music career was known as Jimmy Brooks, a soft-spoken character from the teen drama "DeGrassi: The Next Generation."
With a host of Grammy nods, top 10 hits, guest verses, writing credits and an in-demand touring schedule, the unlikely artist unquestionably delivered.
When pressed on his new, less-than-aggressive approach and how it might be detrimental to sales, he quickly asserted it had everything to do with pleasing himself and not others — something he revealed he didn't do with his debut album.
"To be 100 percent honest ... I wasn't necessarily happy with 'Thank Me Later'. People loved it (but) I just knew what I was capable of with a little more time," he said. "I'm very confident in 'Take Care', I definitely made the exact album that I wanted. Will it appear that way to the world? I'm not sure, because its definitely different."
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Eddie Murphy resigns 2012 Oscar hosting gig
In a statement Wednesday morning Murphy said, "First and foremost I want to say I completely understand and support each party's decision with regard to a change of producers for this year's Academy Awards ceremony. I was truly looking forward to being a part of the show that our production team and writers were just starting to develop, but I'm sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job."
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak added, "I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well." Murphy stars in Ratner's new film, "Tower Heist."
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The Academy Awards ceremony will be held Feb. 26.
Sherak and his academy team, including recently appointed CEO Dawn Hudson, must now scramble to find both a new host and a new producer to help Don Mischer, who was to produce the show with Ratner and is staying on.
Less than 24 hours after Brett Ratner resigned as producer of the 2012 Oscars after making an anti-gay slur, his handpicked host Eddie Murphy has quit.
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