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Beat the Bookstore closes over lawsuit

By By Ana Breton and By Ana Breton • November 9, 2007

Its doors are locked. The company phone has been temporarily disconnected, and the owner has not been seen for days. Questions are surfacing about why the 1300 E. 200 South branch of Beat the Bookstore was closed last week without prior notice to its customers or corporate offices.

Five events better than prime time

By By Danny Letz • November 9, 2007

Thurs., Nov. 8 to Sat., Nov. 11 International Documentary Association Docuweek Tower Theatre (876 E. 900 South) Various times $8 In conjunction with the International Documentary Association and the Salt Lake Film Society, the Tower Theatre will host a number of acclaimed films to celebrate the history of documentary filmmaking.

The Word: Chronicle’s guide to the SLC music scene

By By Makena Walsh • November 9, 2007

Nov. 9 De La Soul 23rd Floor of the Wells Fargo Building (299 S. Main Street) 7 p.m. $40 The influence of this seminal hip-hop group can be witnessed everywhere from the rock 'n' roll sampling on a Trick Daddy song, to a vignette-heavy Eminem album. Its debut record, 3 Feet High and Rising, fundamentally changed the nature of hip-hop after its release.

The Drop: Chronicle’s guide for the music store

November 9, 2007

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold Warner Brothers Records Two out of five stars Love 'em or hate 'em, pop metallers Avenged Sevenfold know how to write a solid rock song. The Maiden-influenced power metal of "Afterlife" and "Lost" make this skill epically clear as M.

The Winter’s Tale’ becomes a fairy tale

November 8, 2007

The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen are not the typical research materials one reaches for when approaching Shakespeare, but for the U theater department's guest director Michael Barakiva, these are ideal sources of inspiration. Barakiva, Israeli-born, Jersey-reared and a New Yorker since graduate school, has spent the past four weeks in Salt Lake City running rehearsals for Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale.

Rookie Almond falling in line for the Jazz

By By Jason Peterson • November 8, 2007

Morris Almond stepped out of the Utah Jazz locker room, nodded to the security guard and walked briskly down the hallways underneath the $50 seats lining the EnergySolutions Arena's lower bowl. Remaining cool and collected, Almond was running late to meet his parents outside the stadium, but the Jazz's latest rookie graciously spared a few minutes of conversation.

Illusionist to enchant Abravanel Hall

By By Christie Franke • November 8, 2007

Fans of the movies "The Illusionist" and "The Prestige" take note: a magician is coming to Salt Lake City. Lyn Dillies, a professional illusionist, is performing with the Utah Symphony on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 at Abravanel Hall. Dillies has been performing magic since childhood, when she watched magicians such as Bill Bixby on television and played with tricks bought from stores to wow friends and family.

Losing life, home more important that losing wallet

By By Ryan Shattuck • November 8, 2007

I lost my wallet on TRAX a few weeks ago. Like any regular mature adult, I absolutely flipped out upon realizing that I didn't know where my wallet was. I took my apartment apart to see if it was there. I tried to remember how much money was in my wallet (I think we all know the answer to that).

Classes help students overcome test anxiety

By By Jane Stringham • November 8, 2007

If Scantron sheets prompt your palms to sweat and number two pencils provoke panic attacks, help is on its way through Student Survival Workshops. The Learning Enhancement Program at the U will host a workshop about test anxiety Friday from 10 a.m. to noon in OSH room 105.

Give us anything but nuclear

By By Joseph Bateman • November 8, 2007

The facts are in -- global warming is real. We can now move the debate to focusing on finding the solutions. If you read a paper or turn on the television, nuclear power is being presented as the savior to our climate crisis. This myth originates at the mouths of lobbyists and companies such as General Electric (which owns NBC) within the nuclear industry.