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ENTERTAINMENT / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
As romance increases, you discover that changes are possible with very little strain. Everyone is on the same page and looking forward to the possibilities.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7
Adapting plans to suit the desires of group members requires listening to their feelings and consulting a partner. Allow change for greater results.
Public speeches raise questions about how to proceed at work. Huddle early to assess possibilities and choose the direction. Act with passion.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Enthusiasm matters at work. You sense a powerful emotional undercurrent. Some anxiety could prevail, but can be resolved with practical tactics.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a 6
You desire imaginative, idealistic projects. By enlisting the help of an associate, you make greater progress than you would alone. Their enthusiasm moves it forward.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
An outsider poses a problem concerning their feelings. Ask questions that get to the heart, rather than dwelling on surface issues. Then try several options.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Someone at work has emotional drama. Instead of pushing them away, draw them in and encourage them to tell the story. This moves things forward.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Take every opportunity to listen carefully to someone special. Then research details to find the perfect gift, based on what they say. Spend wisely.
Today is a 9
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21)
You're on fire and creative, but the words don't always come to express it. Don't worry about that. Just dive into the project with gusto. Talk about it later.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
Today is an 8
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Although you've focused energies on your own interests, you're thinking of others at the same time. In the process you discover multiple ethical alternatives.
Imagine independence and it's yours. You have the chance today to move into a stronger social position, as you express compassion both at work and at play.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
You get lucky today when you ask the perfect question. Others leap at the chance to provide the answer. Team enthusiasm generates the best ideas! Now they own it.
New York City style Kansas practicality.
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LITTLE SCOTTIE
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COOL THING
MONKEYZILLA
Blaise Marcoux
Kevin Cook
MUSIC
Bruno Mars' knowledge of music gave him fame
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Bruno Mars' original game plan was like many aspiring singers': Move to California, get discovered, get signed, release a record, tour the world.
The Honolulu native eventually got the record deal and tour, but they didn't come about the way he wanted. Before he was able to step out with his debut album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," he first had to prove his mettle producing and writing songs for others.
He co-wrote and can be heard on Bo.B.O's "Nothin" on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire," two espe
"I was frustrated, waiting around to work with producers and writers. Then I said, 'I can do that. I don't need anybody else', so I started writing and producing tracks."
"I said that was my art — my music. They offered me 20 grand. That's all it cost to sell out," he says of the song titled "Lost," which he says went "double plastic. It wasn't a great song. I wrote it when I was
Another label impressed by his songs approached him and wanted one of his productions for boy group Menudo.
"It's easier when you understand more about what you're doing. It's like a football player knowing the rule book in and out and knowing the sizes of the pads you wear when you go into the field," he says. "You have to know every detail about your craft, and when I was younger I didn't know. And I'm still learning every day."
cially ubiquitous songs this year, and also lent a hand to Cee-Los "Forget You."
"It opened my eyes. I was able to learn so much before putting out my first album. I got to work with other artists, and it laid the groundwork for me to be ready and put some real songs together," he says.
17 and I didn't know what to write about.
Atlantic finally took a chance on him.
Mars claims reggae, Michael Jackson and doo-wop among his influences. He calls doo-wop "just straightforward love songs — so charming and simple and romantic."
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ACROSS
1 "Mamma Mia" quartet
5 Silent
8 Federal agent
12 Tide type
13 Exploit
14 Entice
15 Lofty
16 America's uncle
17 One side of the Urals
18 Central
20 Trite
22 Extinct kin of the kiwi
23 Always, in verse
24 Door-frame piece
27 Woman's garment
32 — Dhabi
33 Astros' score-board abbr.
34 Rowing need
35 Profli-
38 Urban blight
39 Police officer
40 Hostel
42 Great emotional upset
45 Rough
49 Inning trio
50 Sheepish remark
52 Layer
53 Spool
54 Right angle
55 Family
56 Between jobs
57 "— the season ..."
58 Half the divorce settlement
Solution time: 25 mins.
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DOWN
1 Opposed to
2 Kidney or fava
3 Ointment
4 Poise
5 Handle-bar, for example
6 NAFTA signatory
7 Note to the staff
8 Open areas in the forest
9 Pizza topping
10 Met melody
11 Spruced up
19 Therefore
21 Floral garland
24 Leno's prominence
25 Lawyers' org.
26 Sweet variety of wine
28 Internet giant
29 Broadway offerings
30 "7 Faces of Dr. —"
31 Work unit
36 Muss up
37 Spinning rate (Abbr.)
38 Grab
41 "Forget it!"
42 Actress Spelling
43 Regretted
44 Help a hood
45 Anger
47 Burn some-what
48 Sea flock
51 "The Coastster"
Yesterdav's answer 12-2
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: DURING THE TIMES
THAT MY TAILLESS PET RODENTS GET
EUPHORICALLY ELATED, I CALL THEM GIDDY
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Today's Cryptoquip Clue: D equals O
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MOVIES
'Jackass 3.5' film due next March
"Jackass 3.5" will launch in March as a series of short online videos, each less than 10 minutes in length and featuring a single over-the-top stunt by Johnny Knoxville and his crew. One or two videos per week will be released for a few months. By summer, Paramount will stitch the videos together into a full-length "film" that will be released on digital platforms and DVD.
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — Paramount Pictures will release a digital sequel to its surprise hit "Jackass 3D" after weighing a full-blown theatrical release.
Paramount pushed a similar Internet release strategy in 2006 with "lackass 2.5," a sequel to the "Lackass 2" movie. After "Jackass 3D" had a surprisingly strong $50.4-million opening weekend at the box office, however, studio
executives briefly considered turning "Jackass 3.5" into a traditional movie before ultimately adopting the Internet plan.
"The content created by the Jackass team is ideal for digital distribution because it's a series of stunts that are then collected into long-form," said Paramount Digital Entertainment President Thomas Lesinski, who is overseeing the project.
Most of the footage for "jackass 3.5" was shot simultaneously with the segments used in the 3-D movie. Paramount also produced new scenes in Europe in October.
Paramount spent several million dollars to make "Jackass 3.5," which is currently being edited and split into short segments. The studio plans to finalize a deal with a distributor such as Hulu or YouTube to premiere the short videos online starting in March with advertising support.
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