4A / ENTERTAINMENT / WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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By Dave Green
Difficulty Level ★★★
9/01
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3 9 7 5 8 4 2 1 6
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BEYOND THE GRAVE
Answer to previous puzzle
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*COMIC IDS BY PRIGG HENDERSON*
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Ian Vern Tan
Nicholas Sambaluk
REALITY
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Gregory Brothers' remix
Back in the olden days, people became stars by having talent and catching a big break.
His impassioned, anger fueled interview — in which Dodson colorfully promises to hunt
Then came reality television, and suddenly people could become stars by participating in televised singing competitions or finding out, on camera, What Happens When People Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real.
Suddenly, the Internet is offering regular people all-new ways to become superstars, and they really don't have to do anything at all. Well, except somehow catch the attention of the Gregory Brothers, the YouTube sensations also known as the "Auto-Tune the News" may
The group — Brooklyn-based brothers Michael, Andrew and Evan Gregory and Evan's wife, Sarah — are best known at the moment for making a star out of Antoine Dodson, a 24-year-old Huntsville, Ala., man who was interviewed on a local television channel about a sexual assault against his sister.
down the perp — was (perhaps inappropriately) aired at great length by the station, and video of the news story went viral nearly immediately.
The group had already made a bit of a name for itself with its "Auto-Tune The News" web series, in which the techno-savvy brothers take footage of politicians from news programs and speeches and feed it through an auto-tuner to create a song.
Then, the Gregory Brothers got
ahold of it.
Hilary Clinton andnow Antoine Dodson — into "unintentional singers"
The Gregory Brothers, who now have a pilot in the works for ComedyCentral, first caught my attention when
The program turns the subjects
- Barack Obama, Sarah Palin.
A few weeks later, Dodson's interview hit the Gregory Brothers' radar, and they turned it into a hip-hop song and video that's catchy and hilarious.
The video, now called "Bed Intruder," took off, and was viewed by more than 7 million people in just 10 days.
"Bed Intruder" the song was recently ranked as the Billboard Hot 100's most popular song across every genre by radio airplay, sales and online streaming. It also became one of iTunes' top sellers.
videotaping the appearance of a double rainbow.
they made a catchy, hilarious tune out of the Double Rainbow Guy, a man who famously became excessively excited while
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SOMEBODY SOMEONE this is a job
The Gregory Brothers' C o m e d y Central pilot will apparently show the brothers in action, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how they
take a ridiculous news story or YouTube video and turn it into an even more ridiculous song.
MOVIES
'Machete' rips into theaters
Danny Trejo, the craggy-faced, tough-guy character actor who has appeared in almost 200 movies and TV shows, was in the middle of an autograph session in London in 2007 with director Robert Rodriguez to promote the release of "Grindhouse" when he encountered an unusually devoted fan.
"This guy came up to me and lifted his shirt, and he had a huge tattoo of (me as) Machete on his back," recalls Trejo, who usually
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
plays villains in movie who get blown away by the hero. "He asked me to autograph it and then said he was going to have my signature permanently tattooed. That's when I turned to Robert and said 'You better make this movie, and you better make it good.'"
At that time, "Machete"—the story of a Mexican Federale who fights corruption and drug dealers with the eponymous blade—wasn't a real film. Rodriguez had directed a fake trailer for the movie that was shown during the three-hour "Grindhouse," an epic homage to 1970s exploitation pictures.
in which the taciturn hero must avenge the bloody murder of his family by a drug kingpin (Steven Seagal) and bring down a corrupt senator (Robert De Niro) who wants to build an electrified fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
On Friday, their wish will be granted when the feature-length "Machete" opens in theaters. The movie is a cheerfully gory, hyperviolent and grandly funny satire
Instead of a mere over-the-top spoof, though, "Machete" is also a "real" movie, with characters who aren't necessarily aware of the film's comedic undertone, such as Jessica Alba's U.S. immigration agent or Michelle Rodriguez as a lunch-truck vendor with a secret side job. Much as with "Sin City", in which he rounded up an all-star cast on the basis of a scene he had shot, Rodriguez used the fake "Machete" trailer to lure the likes of De Niro, Seagal, Don Johnson (as a vicious border patrol agent) and Lindsay Lohan.
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 5
You feel pressure at work to manage multiple tasks in a tight time frame. Focus on what you have and avoid discussion of impractical ideas.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Address practical details of construction. Your imagination has already taken you a long way, and now you need to cut to the chase.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Match your actions to your thoughts. You have plenty of those to keep you busy all day. If you get stuck in one activity, just switch to another.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Mentally, you've already moved on to the next project. In the real world, you need to stick with today's tasks just a bit longer. Be patient.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Make yourself feel better by taking care of small things on your to-do list. Checking items off allows you to perceive progress. Boost optimism with chocolate.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Give extra thought to each communication today.Words can jump
out unexpectedly if you're not careful. Think before you speak
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Internalize all the info coming to you from both practical and mystical sources. Intuition supplements practical action for results.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Your primary focus is on group activities. Pay attention to both household and family concerns. A surprise party may be in order.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Social obligations have you in a tizzy. Family members want to go in several directions, and you manage the schedule. Write it all down.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Every part of your psyche wants to aim high and meet big goals. You accomplish this through careful attention to details. Check your logic.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Someone else's finances might become an issue for you as you prioritize. You may need to make up for delayed anticipated income.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Your favorite people deserve extra attention now. You may not fully understand their needs at first.
Clear questions and sensitivity clue you in.
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ACROSS
1 Boom times
4 Punch
8 Otherwise
12 Greek cross
13 Spicy cuisine
14 Timid
15 Gorilla
16 Put some of the blame on
18 Eye shade?
20 Indivisible
21 Undo a dele
24 Unpaid bills
28 Begs
32 — gin fizz
33 Frequent soccer score
34 Peter and the Wolfe?
36 — budge
37 Tom-tom, e.g.
39 Understood
41 Refuge
43 Tool storage building
4 Blue- veined cheese
5 Resistance unit
6 Upper limit
7 Narc's measure
8 Hosts
9 Meadow
10 Collection
11 Manage, with "out"
17 Third party abbr.
19 Immig- grant's study (Abbr.)
22 "... — saw Elba!
23 Contractual provisions
44 Vast
expanse
46 Commandeer
50 Tool
55 Shad product
56 Crumbly cheese
57 Mediocre
58 Throttle
59 Vacillate
60 "My bad"
61 Type squares
DOWN
1 Hexagonal state
2 Hemingway sobriquet
3 Canal zone
Solution time: 21 mins.
Yesterday's answer 9-1
25 United nations
26 Author Morrison
27 Membership
28 —
-European
29 Actress Sorvino
30 Asset
31 Former frosh
35 Detec-tives
38 Lose
40 Egos' counter-parts
42 Get a glimpse of
45 Early pulpit
47 Incite
48 Wander
49 Cribbage scorers
50 Conditions
51 Kitten's comment
52 Sch. org.
53 "Xanadu" band, for short
54 Siesta
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