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reasons to be pretty' takes a deep look at obsession with beauty

March 10

"reasons to be pretty," a 2009 Tony nominee for Best Play, allows the audience to witness the aftermath of a seemingly innocuous remark made by a young man about his girlfriend's looks. By cataloguing the struggles of four friends and the breakdown of their relationships, playwright Neil LaBute offers a realistic commentary on the tiresome shallowness of certain lifestyles and relationships and also, more generally, on the American obsession with physical appearance.

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Mitchell Geller | Makes It Rain

March 9

I'm not eager to admit it here in my column about hip-hop, but I like girls. I like some from afar and some close up. Sometimes I tell them, sometimes I don't. They're great to hang out with and talk to, they know cool stuff that guys don't know, and on the whole, they smell good and they're nice to look at. Girls are cool people.

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Top Ten | Things James Franco Is Doing Right Now

March 9

James Franco is not only the busiest man in Hollywood, but the busiest man in the world. Every day the news brings us word of new Franco projects. From higher learning to acting high, the man does it all. As Tufts rallies to win a visit from Franco and the world premiere of his new film, "Your Highness," the Daily Arts Department would like to present the top ten things that James Franco is doing right now. Literally. As you read this.

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From the Office of the Tufts Daily

March 9

Dear Ke$ha,

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Restaurant Review | Shabu-Ya brings shabu-shabu fun to Harvard

March 9

Unenthused by the trek on the Orange Line to Boston and the long wait that described Q, Chinatown's new Mongolian hot pot restaurant reviewed in the Daily last Wednesday? Just move a little east in cuisine and six stops closer on the T.

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Winds, dragons and Shanghai: Mah Jongg isn't just for your grandmother anymore

March 9

"One bam."

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Event Review | At Boston ICA, experimental filmmakers show what it means to break conventions

March 9

Watching experimental film is a bit like reading poetry that uses abstract sounds rather than complete words. There's certainly something lurking beneath it all, but without the benefit of concrete meaning to latch onto, the experience is akin to diving headfirst into murky water with only a slim chance of reorienting yourself accordingly.

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Theater Preview | 'Three Days of Rain' offers laughs and rewarding emotions

March 9

"Everything is tolerable if we just talk about it."

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Boston Restaurant Week heads into full swing

March 8

If you're sick of the dining halls and have reached the point when none of the options at the Mayer Campus Center are appealing anymore, the next week and a half before spring break offers a chance to get a taste of something different through Boston Restaurant Week.

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Greek mythology latest subject for the A.R.T.

March 8

This isn't your parents' Greek mythology. The American Repertory Theater's (A.R.T.) production of "Prometheus Bound," a new rock musical adapted from the Greek myth of the titan Prometheus, challenges notions of traditional musical theater, storytelling and social justice.

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Eazy now, Dre, Part II: 'Detox' and beyond

March 7

This article is the second in a two−part series on hip−hop. Yesterday's installment focused on Dr. Dre's most recent single, "I Need a Doctor." Today's article examines Dr. Dre in the context of the changing face of hip−hop.

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Former Oasis members join forces once again

March 7

Oasis fans, listen up: Oasis is back. Kind of.

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ICA features emerging artist Mark Bradford

March 7

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA), located off the Silver Line on Boston's waterfront, is all too often forgotten because of Tufts' partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The architecture of the building, successfully created to be a compromise between artistic reflection and civic space, includes two 9,000−square−foot galleries, multiple film viewing rooms and a waterfront cafe — all overlooking the harbor through entirely clear, glass walls.

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Lykke Li's latest mixes bright and weary sounds

March 6

Swedish singer−songwriter Lykke Li opens her second album, "Wounded Rhymes," with a larger−than−life drumbeat and a retro organ. Although a newcomer to the indie scene, Li has already proven her mettle with "Youth Novels" (2008), a glittering pop record that mixed sleek production with dark subject matter. Li has refined this dynamic in her latest effort, bringing her music to a more enticing, engaging level.

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Bethenny' rolls further downhill after marriage

March 6

For its second season, Bravo's "Bethenny Getting Married?" has transformed into "Bethenny Ever After," using this tagline: "Bethenny Frankel got married and then had a baby. Now comes everything after."

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With film and performance, 'Utopia' a novel take on an old form

March 3

Film may be a half step behind music as a rapidly traded digital commodity, but the medium is well on its way toward an irreversible evolution. As film stock gets replaced by zeros and ones, the classic experience of a night at the cinema recedes into the past. What remains is a web−based market for instantly accessible art, but only a fragmented online community with which to share it — we're oversaturated with content but can no longer tap into the common film−going experience we once had.

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The Ivy Look' gives brief history of East Coast preppy attire

March 3

Buried within the book "The Ivy Look" is an Oscar Wilde quote that sums up its intention: "To me, beauty is the wonder of wonders. It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances."

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Top Ten | Ways to choose your March Madness bracket if you only read the Arts section

March 2

It's the first week of the third month of the year, March. So apparently sports? Something? March Madness? We like alliteration. If you insist on betting money on sports (which, apparently, is illegal), but you only ever open to the Arts section, the Daily Arts Department is proud to present the top 10 ways to arrange your 2011 March Madness bracket.

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A comic comes home, considers his success

March 2

The Tufts Daily recently had a chance to speak with comedian Eugene Mirman about the nature of fame, his Boston roots, his body of work — which includes stints on HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" (2007-9), Adult Swim's "Delocated" and, most recently, Fox's "Bob's Burgers" — and his Tufts connection.

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Theater Preview | 3Ps brings Spanish countryside to Tufts with 'Yerma'

March 2

Eliza Doolittle informed us in "My Fair Lady" (1964) that the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. But in the case of "Yerma" (1934), written by Federico Garcia Lorca and performed by Pen, Paint, and Pretzels (3Ps), the Spanish countryside remains dry and barren.