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ENTERTAINMENT / TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
MUSIC
Familiar formula for Swift album
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Three albums into her wildly popular, multi-platinum and globally successful career, Taylor Swift is still settling scores.
Either the 20-year-old singer-songwriter is terrificly thin-skinned or can't bring herself to write about anything aside from her romantic travails, but the "woman scorned" shitk is becoming quite tiresome.
With every new Swift song, a breathless round of speculation — Who incurred her wrath? Will she name names? How many fellas have really wronged her? — obsures the truth about Taylor.
While she has an admitted knack for melody and, very infrequently, a finely wrought turn of phrase suggesting depth beyond boy-hating, Swift has been turning out variations on the same theme (teenage love soured by melodrama) that first catapulted her to fame. "Speak Now," her latest studio effort, is no different.
The latest single, "Dear John," has already set tabloid tongues wagging, as it's a song supposedly about her brief dalliance with Mr. Sexual Napalm himself, John Mayer, whose most clever flourish — vaguely bluesy guitar licks aping Mayer's penchant for same — isn't lyrical.
Liberty Hall 642 Mass St • Lawrence Kansas
Fri Oct 29
Fri Oct 29
Gogol
Bordello
w/ Forro in the Dark
TWO SHOWS!
Nov 12 & Nov 13
Yonder Mountain String Band
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The Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St • Lawrence Ks
Wednesday, October 27th
Tyrone Wells
w/ Andrew Belle / Crown Point
Thursday, October 28th
Cadillac Sky
Oracle Prox, Olasa
Friday, October 29th Chicago Afrobeat Project Roark of Darkness
Saturday, October 30th Frontier Rukus w/The Outfit
Sunday, October 31st
Smile Smile
w/ Hilia Peterson & the Good Deed
Wednesday, November 3rd
Mayer Hawthorne
and the Country
w. Gordon Volkschl
Friday, November 5th (early)
Kina Grannis
w/ Imaginary Friend
Friday, November 5th (late) Brent Berry Band
Saturday, November 6th Band of Heathens Most Shell & the Crashers
Tuesday, November 9 Lotus (FREE SHOW)
Wednesday, November 10th March Fourth Marching Band
Thursday, November 11th The Heavy w/Wallpaper
Friday, November 12th Donavon Frankenreiter w/ Ximena Suñana
Saturday, November 13th Reverend Horton Heat w/Split Lay Rayfield
Monday, November 15th Matt Costa w/ Everest
Tuesday, November 16th Hill Country Review
Monday, December 6th
Lucero w/ Drag the River
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Conceptis SudoKu
By Dave Green
3 1 8 9
5 9
8 7 3
6 2 4
7 4 5 1 2
9 3 1
9 2 4
9 2 4
7 5 6
7 6 8
Difficulty Level ★★
7 2 8 1 6 5 9 3 4
3 4 1 9 2 7 6 5 8
5 6 9 4 3 8 1 7 2
1 7 4 5 8 9 2 6 3
6 3 5 7 1 2 8 4 9
8 9 2 6 4 3 7 1 5
4 8 6 3 9 1 5 2 7
2 5 3 8 7 6 4 9 1
9 1 7 2 5 4 3 8 6
Answer to previous puzzle
LITTLE SCOTTIE
COOL THING
Todd Pickrell and Scott A. Winer
Blaise Marcoux
MONKEYZILLA
ACROSS
1 Gunshot sound
5 Salaman-ders
9 Discover-er's cry
12 Smell
13 Lotion additive
14 Lair
15 Edge
17 Moving vehicle
18 Ivory source
19 Eighth Greek letter
21 Allege
24 Fictional sleuth Charlie
25 Lends a hand
26 Invoice add-on
Dallas NBA'er, for short
They have their ups and down
32 Luau music provider
33 Ready
35 Smile
36 To laugh (Fr.)
37 Sports venue
38 Per-formed
40 Hamburg's river
42 Main-lander's memento
43 Supporters of a cause
48 Picks out of a lineup
49 Regrets
50 Helpless?
51 Shirt shape
52 Disarray
Solution time: 21 mins.
L O A D H E S B E C K
A B R A S I V E Y U L E
B I G W H E E L G R A Y
D A D V R O O M S
S C A L D F A U N
E R N E B I G D E A L
W I T T R E E D B A G
B I G B I G R I D C E D E
R A C Y S A T Y R
B E M A R K A P R
O M E N B I G A P P L E
S I G N A V E M A R I A
S T A Y T E D L O S T
1 Squeezing snake
2 Toss in
3 Thanks-giving mo.
4 Free
5 Chows down
6 Anti-air-craft fire
7 Dress (up)
8 Boils
9 Exciting experience
10 Radiator output
11 Wintour or
Quindlen
16 Fourth O.T. bk.
20 Owns
21 Bivouac
22 Taleteller
23 Plug
24 Lummox
26 Angry
27 Sailor's assent
28 Related
29 TV's "Warrior Princess"
31 Part of a spar
34 Chart format
35 "Summer Nights" musical
37 Disney-owned network
38 Settled down
39 Give up
40 December 24 and 31
41 Privation
44 Payable
45 Male turkey
46 Shade tree
47 Sauce fo dum sum
Yesterday's answer 10-26
10-26 CRYPTOQUIP
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FPR RGGBUAL NJV SPOR, U
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: SINCE A VERY BEAUTIFUL LADY RESCUED THE FELLOW, I WOULD SAY HE'S BEEN SAVED BY THE BELLE.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: J equals O
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
An older mentor or teacher suggests changes that both initiate and provoke your imagination. Allow time for multiple ideas to sort themselves out.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Everyone you know is away from home now. You need to talk but may need to wait for the end of the day. Take care of business in the meantime.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Antique materials for ancient design ideas are just what you need to bring your plan to fruition. There's no reason to reinvent what works.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Antiques or memorabilia capture your attention today. Reminisce with youngsters about times gone by, represented in pictures. Everyone Jaqus.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Circumstances begin to come around to your benefit today. If all the information is in, you don't have to do anything. Others apply the necessary pressure.
2 for 1 admission tonight!!
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is on 8
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
NO. (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Your word carries more weight now.
Consider how you'll mediate between doubts and pressures toward change.
Invent multiple solutions.
Today is # 5
Recall your favorite vacation, and begin
to imagine it in the near future. A change of scenery wonders for your attitude.
Todav is a 7
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Your subconscious knows what to do.
One character in a dream delivers the central message. Separate that from the rest of the dream plot.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
The day starts out upside down. The wrong person is in control, at least, that's what you think. Reserve veto power for another day.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You feel like you've had a responsibility dumped on you. Actually, it's a golden moment for you. Let your brilliant shine.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Associates gather to celebrate an elder's life. Bring flowers or make a speech. Reminisce about your shared experiences to add a personal touch.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Although you have a lot of iron in the fire, attention to household matters is needed. Call in an expert if you must. It saves a lot of time.
Darling, it's like peanut butter and chocolate who would've thought cowboy boots and sundresses would make the perfect combination.
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