http://www.idsnews.com IDS - Weekend Stories © 2007 Indiana Daily Student 5 Everyone in America knows this historical reading of our legend of the “First Thanksgiving.” We find a connection to the past every fall when we gorge ourselves on the same foods the Pilgrims had in plenty during their feast nearly 400 years ago. ... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72093 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT These days, it is hard to distinguish between John Mayer, the great guitarist and solid lyricist, and John Mayer, the Twittering tool-bag. And though past albums prove there’s significant evidence he’s the former, Mayer’s newest album “Battle Studies... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72053 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT You’d think after three separate releases, I’d be tired of paying to watch “Watchmen.” But you’d be wrong. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72052 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Well, no one can accuse Bon Jovi of not being consistent. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72054 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT I stopped buying CDs about two years ago. Ever since, it has taken genuine consideration and something very special to make me even think about dropping the cash for one. New music is so accessible anymore that it just feels like a chor... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72092 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT In 1960s Great Britain, back when rock ‘n’ roll truly was rebellious, several broadcasters went out to sea to transmit the music that BBC radio would not even allow for an hour. They were pirates not because they sailed the high seas, but bec... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72059 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Pre-release expectations loomed so large over Infinity Ward’s sequel to “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” that anything the developers offered up risked damning amounts of criticism. Leave it to the Ward folks to shut (almost) everyone up right out of... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72050 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT It’s nearly time to give thanks again, but we at WEEKEND aren’t as interested in the “traditional” platitudes people throw out around this time – you know, stuff like family, friends or world peace. Instead, we wanted to discuss the important stuf... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72047 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT At this point it’s cliche to say this (and even cliche to say it’s cliche), but Pixar has done it again. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72051 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Wyclef Jean wants to get rich or die tryin,’ but he’s no 50 Cent. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72058 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT While it isn’t difficult to build the food portion of a Thanksgiving menu, beverages are tougher to pin down. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72094 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT When I was 10 years old, we had a big family Thanksgiving in Texas with all eight siblings from my mother’s side. During the celebratory dinner, one of my cousins dangled his napkin over the dinner candles and was so surprised when it caught fire ... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72095 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT After you’ve worked your way through Grandma’s assortment of Thanksgiving confections, you might want to take that extra turkey in the refrigerator and gear up for what’s sure to be a memorable game of “Butterball.” http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72096 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Thanksgiving doesn’t have to force multi-patterned, turkey sweaters out of storage. Oftentimes, the dressing on our bodies is just as important as the dressing on our plates. Follow these simple guidelines to transform your dinner ta... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72097 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba has grown up, and it shows. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72055 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT “Halleluiah, Halleluiah” Flyleaf lead singer Lacey Mosley sings during “Beautiful Bride,” deftly anticipating the first words out of my mouth after the band’s newest album “Memento Mori” finished boring me to death. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72056 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Switchfoot has produced seven albums in 10 years, and I was starting to think the band’s sound was getting stale. Well, I was wrong. Switchfoot delivers with the new album “Hello Hurricane” because of a diversity in songs that still pull the album to... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=72057 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT “Paranormal Activity” might be getting all the buzz right now, but “Food, Inc.” is the scariest movie of the year. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71850 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The “Red Album” was bad, “Make Believe” was worse, and now “Raditude” has set the bar even lower. Weezer officially sucks. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71849 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT “A Christmas Carol” is another in the long line of Robert Zemeckis’ creepy CGI films, coming on the heels of “Polar Express” and “Beowulf.” It is also an unnecessary retelling of the Charles Dickens classic, and Disney’s third remake of the story in ... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71851 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Sometimes, a fictional person is so well crafted they start to seem like a real person. For this week’s foray into the world of literature, WEEKEND staffers brainstorm some of the characters they’ve had the most emotional investment in over the ye... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71866 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT 'Cine'cism: Brian Welk wonders about the appeal of kid's films for adults. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71870 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Scientist J. Allen Hynek identified four kinds of UFO encounters. The first is a UFO sighting, the second is physical evidence of a UFO, the third is contact with a UFO occupant and the fourth is abduction. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71852 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Carrie Underwood has come a long way from Checotah, Okla.Four years after her “American Idol” win catapulted her onto both the country and pop charts, Underwood’s third album “Play On” reinforces her transformation from country sensation to p... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71854 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT An album released from a group of relatively unknown actors doesn’t sound like one you may want to drop the cash for during a recession, but “Glee: The Music, Volume 1” is worth it. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71855 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Norma (Cameron Diaz) and Arthur (James Marsden) Lewis are not faring well in 1976’s troubled economy, but a shadowy stranger with a missing face (Frank Langella) has a nice deal for them: Press a button on a box, kill a stranger and get 1 million dol... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71853 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT TV Surveillance: Cory Barker suggests what to watch during the middle part of sweeps. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71871 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT WEEKEND staffers suggest recently-released books that piqued their interest. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71872 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT “The Men Who Stare at Goats” is an exercise in the absurd. Everything from George Clooney’s performance to the film’s supposedly true plot is almost believable – almost. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71864 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Almost started as a solo project for Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie, but now has morphed into a full-time band on its second album, which comes with a lot to live up to. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71856 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT On his first solo outing, “Phrazes for the Young,” Julian Casablancas – lead vocalist for the tragically hip Strokes – stares critics skeptical of his individual musical ambitions square in the eyes and curls his upper lip into a victorious snarl. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71857 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT People succumb to literary stereotypes on a daily basis. Men are portrayed as cringing at the very thought of reading about family, love and marriage, while women are seen as fainting at the very sight of blood and gore in war and actio... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71873 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Kevin Eldridge, a first-year creative writing graduate student, doesn’t look at attending school for writing as a financial investment. But after writing a short story in third grade titled “Godzilla” and receiving positive feedback from his class... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71874 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Metalheads, perhaps more than fans of any other modern genre, have a reverence for history and tradition, and Slayer’s first five albums, a streak running from 1983 to 1990, are all undisputed classics. With this in mind, it’s easy to see how the... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71858 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT B-sides sometimes mean “bad sides,” but in the case of British singer-songwriter and former Smiths frontman Morrissey, the latest B-side compilation album, “Swords,” should get a “K” for kick-ass. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71859 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT In the latest edition of the WEEKEND Watchers Podcast, host Cory Barker is joined by WEEKEND co-editor Megan Clayton in a discussion about the 'Mad Men' finale and season three overall. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71875 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT dfsddfa http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71876 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Straight No Chaser definitely has a unique sound in its new Christmas album. Even with classics like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells,” the songs show off the a cappella group’s style. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71860 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Say Anything’s third major-label album is the completion of a “Back to the Future”-like trilogy. First album “... Is a Real Boy” is a classic for its wit and heart (like the 1985 time travel-heavy film); the massive, 27-song follow up “In Defense of ... http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71861 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Remember Shwayze? Those guys who gave us a million annoying Facebook statuses from girls about Corona and lime? Well, they’re back and still singing about girls. And parties. And alcohol. http://idsnews.com/news/weekend/Story.aspx?id=71863 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT