Forrest Gump director concocts 3-D Carol characters

Put on your 3-D glasses and watch Scrooge (Jim Carey) attempt to poke your eye out. If that doesn't work, there's always a Red Rider BB Gun.

Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

Robert Zemeckis confesses to his obsession with time travel.

Scene That: Amelia

Amelia Earhart's new biopic crashes and burns. Michelle Welch and Jessen O'Brien give the damage report.

Model shows that ideas and idealism shape Chicago

The Chicago Architecture Foundation's exhibit examines the ideological conception of the city.

STD (Stuff to Do) November 6 - November 12

Werner Herzog's new film comes to campus early and Howard Zinn speaks about The People's History.

UT shows that these Things take time

UT's 6th week show The Shape of Things addressing the uncertainty of the future and how people change over time.

Chicago Manual of Style—11/3/2009

When fear imposes on fashion

Scene That: Where The Wild Things Are

Michelle Welch and Elisabeth Sanders give their take on Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are."

STD (Stuff to Do) 10/30/09 - 11/5/09

UT does Soc and film documents rabbits living inside the Berlin Wall.

Brew up frightening fashion in a fix

Cheap, crafty costumes for the time crunched

Siskel Center revisits tragic romance

All That Heaven Allows, Far from Heaven, and Ali:Fear Eats the Soul will all be showing at the Gene Siskel Film Center this November.

Chicago Manual of Style—10/27/2009

Fashion films for rainy days.

Play 'em off, Rock Cats: Acro-Cats celebrate feline fancy

I can haz moozik? The Rock Cats have an impromptu jam session before a show.

Courtesy of Samantha Martin

Chicago's most talented cats perform acrobatic feats and rock out.

Storm details Katrina's lasting legacy

Jane Fulton Alt's photograph, "Mardi Gras Warehouse," is part of her exhibit, "After the Storm," at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Jane Fulton Alt

Photographer Jane Fulton captures the devastation of Katrina in New Orlean's Lower Ninth Ward.

Hardcore Curriculum—10/20/2009

Bromance and casual sex

Chicago Manual of Style—10/20/2009

Behind blackface lies the ugly side of fashion

Japanese puppeteer returns to campus

Nori Sawa combines Czech and Japanese influences in his puppetry.

Forget Twilight: Sci-fi tradition holds strong

The sci-fi and fantasy genre seems to have been in decline recently, but these authors are keeping it strong

Hardcore Curriculum—11/3/2009

What to do when you're privy to your roommate's sex life

Craving Bacon? Gastronomy gets gluttonous

Bacon is the herald of culinary indulgence.

Asian hip-hop reaches its Summit at the U of C

The Asian Hip Hop Summit performs on campus this Saturday.

Creepy Chicago: Hitting up the city's haunted houses

Michelle Welch braves The Fear and Chronicles of the Cursed all by her lonesome.

Yours, Hypothetically—10/27/2009

To The Girl in the Reg Whom I Spied Hiding Her Danielle Steel Behind Proust

Freak's fact-checking fails on climate change

Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's new book Superfreakonomics gets it wrong when it comes to global warming, but fulfills its purpose in other chapters.

Hardcore Curriculum—10/27/2009

Cracking the sacred bro-code in the sake of getting some action

STD (Stuff to D0) 10/23/09 - 10/29/09

Night of the mummies and the "Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop"

Amelia plays up pandering patriotism

With plaid and leather, Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) was the precursor to modern hipsters.

Ken Woroner

Amelia Earhart's fascinating and inspiring story is turned into a dull film.

Steppenwolf's music animates Mango Street

Rachel (Christina Nieves, left) and Esperanza (Sandra Delgado, right) are on the lookout for rug thieves, a common problem on Mango Street.

Peter Coombs

Incorporating lively music and numberous monologues, the Young Adult division of Steppenwolf Theatre puts on a faithful rendition of the classic Chicago novel.

Looking beyond the Life of the Mind, Kid Savant seeks electronic existence

Kid Savant is an electro-rock group from Chicago, with one of its band members majoring in political science here at the U of C. The Maroon discussed making it big and balancing academics and extra-curriculars with the drummer.

The Redmoon rises over Rockefeller with Hunchback revamp

Redmoon Theater is bringing its critically-acclaimed re-imagining of The Hunchback of Notre Dame to Rockefeller Chapel.

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Fight Bartlett boredom with these handy food blogs

Want to take a break from the dining halls and exercise your culinary skills? Here's a list of helpful food blogs.

PRIDE 2009 all this week

Queer and Associates offers a bevy of fun events from the 17th to the 25th as part of PRIDE 2009.

Hardcore Curriculum

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Wanna see the original Grey Gardens?

For those awaiting the premiere of HBO's Grey Gardens on Saturday night, the original 1975 documentary is now available on youtube in its entirety.

"Mobsters, Monsters, and Swords!"

CEAS's spring quarter Friday Noon Film series provides Japanese B-movie bliss.

Jackson's comeback not a thriller

Yesterday Michael Jackson announced one more comeback before retiring permanently from performing, but does anyone really care?

Who watched the Watchmen? Advance reviews are in!

Devoted fans of the graphic novel may be miffed about the changed ending, but critics say overall the film stays loyal to its source. For nonreaders, strong acting and striking cinematography are sure to please.

The Oscars have been outsourced

As expected, Slumdog Millionaire triumphed with 8 Oscars. But there were a few surprises in the mostly predictable telecast.

Stuff to do

The Good Soldier

November 6th 2009 at 08:15 PM

Power of the People with Howard Zinn

November 7th 2009 at 07:00 PM

The Shape of Things

November 7th 2009 at 08:00 PM

Joe McPhee's Survival Unit

November 9th 2009 at 08:00 PM

UBS 12x12 talk with Haptic and Lisa Slodki

November 10th 2009 at 06:00 PM