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The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine -


By David Enders
Daily Arts Reporter
The Michigan Daily: Congratulations, you've been ran-
domly selected from 40,000 students to be in Weekend, Etc.'s
random student interview. Will you participate?
Random Student: Sure.
TMD: What's your take on Christmas? Does it suck or
not?
RS: It definitely does not suck, because Santa is awesome.
TMD: Did you like to sit on his lap when you were a lit-
tle kid?
RS: Yeah.
TMD: Are you going sit on his lap this year?
RS: If I'm feeling saucy.
TMD: What's better? "A Garfield Christmas" or "A
Charlie Brown Christmas."
RS: Charlie Brown for sure.
TMD: Are you headed home for Christmas?
RS: No, I'm going skiing.
TMD: Where?
RS: Breckenridge (Colo.)
TMD: What is the most painful injury you've ever sus-
tained skiing?
RS: I broke my hip. The chairlift ran into the support post
and we fell 22 feet.
TMD: And you're going to go skiing again?
RS: Of course. I've been going skiing for 15 years.
TMD: Did your friends make fun of you for breaking your
hip? Isn't that kind of a grandma injury?
RS: When you fall 20 feet and you land on your side,

you're going to break something.
TMD: Did you sue?
RS: Yeah.
TMD: Did you win?
RS: It's still in court, actually.
TMD: What's your roommate doing for Christmas?
RS: Nothing. Because he's worthless. He's from Detroit,
the worst city in the world.
TMD: Would you celebrate Christmas if you were from
Detroit?
RS: Probably not. I'd be too depressed.
TMD: Have you ever been to Detroit?
RS: I was there for a Red Wings game.
TMD: Are they going to win the cup this year?
RS: If hey don't it's pretty embarrassing, because they
have all those good players.
- UNCOMFORTABLE PAUSE -
TMD: If you had to eat Christmas dinner at Taco Bell,
what would you eat?
RS: I'd probably get a gordito, or whatever they're called
... No, that's at Panchero's ... I'll take a gordita.
- ROOMMATE IN THE BACKGROUND: What the
Fuck? -
TMD: Do you ever read the Daily?
RS: Some of the crime notes are pretty funny.
TMD: And finally, what's the worst thing to get as a stock-
ing stuffer?
RS: That's a tough question. I don't really like candy
canes, those suck.
TMD: Was that a pun?
RS: No pun there.

YONI GOLDSTEIN/Daily
Kana's atmosphere is almost as interesting as the food.
Kana' s offers uniqule
French-Asian taste

11:30 P.m.
Edward Scissorhands Burton in his pre-
suck phase. State Theater. Midnight.
MUSIC
Jesus Jones Right here in Ann Arbor,
right now in 2001. The Blind Pig, 208
S. 1st St., 10 p.m. $10 ($12 under 21)
996-8555.
Bomb Pops Minnesotans pop indie
style. Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, 10 p.m.
$4 483-6374.
Donkey Punch Their shirts are funny.
T.C. 's Speakeasy, Ypsilanti 10:30 p.m.
$3 483-4470.
THEATER
"The Grapes of Wrath" See Thurs.
"The Grand Duke" See Thurs. 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m.
"Spinning Into Butter" See Thurs. 2
p.m. and 7 p.m.
"Stop Kiss" See Thurs. $25.
A LTERNA TiVES
"A Matter of Degree: Abstraction in
Twentieth Century Art" See Thurs.
"Japanese Fisherman's Coats of Awaji
Island" Exhibit features the Japanese
folk textile tradition of these pat-
terned, handcrafted coats. UMMA, 525
S. State. Free. 764-0395.
Sunday
CAMPUS CINEMA

The Man Who Wasn't There See
Thursday. State Theater. 2, 4:30, 7 &
9:30 p.m.
Sidewalks of New York See Thursday.
State Theater. 2:30, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:15
p. m.
MUSIC
Paul Geremia The blues with guitar,
harmonica, and piano,uso basically the
blues the way you like it.. The Ark, 316
S. Main St., 7:30 p.m. $12.50 761-
1451.
Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings Knowledge
is KING! The Firefly Club, 207 S. Ashley
St. 5 p.m. $7. 665-9090.
"Open Mic Side Show" If you have no
talent just sit and watch. T.C.'s
Speakeasy, Ypsilanti 9 p.m. $2 483-
4470.
THEATER
"The Grapes of Wrath" See Thurs. 2
p.m.
"The Grand Duke" See Thurs. 2 p.m.
"Stop Kiss" See Thurs. 2 p.m. $20.
ALTERNATIVES
"A Matter of Degree: Abstraction in
Twentieth Century Art" See Thurs.
"Japanese Fishermen's Coats of Awaji
Island" See Sat.
Monday
BOOKS
CAMPUS CINEMA
Amelie See Thursday. Michigan
Theater. 6:45 & 9:15 p.m.
Serendipity See Sunday. Michigan

By Darren Ringel
Daily Arts Writer

Just past Main Street on 114 W.
Liberty Street is the Ann Arbor's
best kept secret for the mid-range
dining experience. This restaurant,
Kana, provides a French-Asian
fusion style of cuisine that is unique
to all of Ann Arbor.

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This culinary style, termed Pacific
Rim, is defined by owner/manager
YB as "the best of Thai, Vietnamese,
Chinese and Korean." Because of
this, Kana exudes a maturity in culi-
nary originality and matches their
refreshing flavors with eloquent
presentation.
Kana has been open for six years
at its present location, but it wasn't
until last February that YB took the
necessary steps to evolve the restau-
rant from Korean-style to Pacific
Rim. In doing this, YB has filled
Ann Arbor's void in gourmet Asian-
style cuisine. In addition, YB kept
the prices reasonably low in order to
attract University students and to
retain a more consistent clientele.
The appetizers are around $6, the
gourmet salads are $7 and the
entrees range from $12-$18 dollars.
Due to the quality of ingredients,
accommodating service, cleanliness
and friendly management, the Kana
experience is well worth the price.
My first meal at Kana had many
highlights, all of which have made a
returnvisit incredibly desirable. The
first of these highlights was the
CurriedCrab Cake appetizer, which
had a perfect external crisp and
came with acilantro-lime dipping
sauce that perfectly matched the fla-
vor o f the crab.
The next course was a small
palate-cleansing salad that is includ-
ed withthe entrie. Its sweet-soy
vinaigrette dressing was a great
refresher forthe main course.
Finally, the main courses arrived
and the true test began. The dish I
had was the duck. This dish came
with a tactful presentation of thinly
sliced pieces of duck leaning on
Chinese broccoli that separated the
game from the complementing
mashed potatoes. A wine reduction
sauce, which took ten hours to pre-
pare, was drizzled over the duck
slices to complete this true winner of
a dish.
The next dish I had was Pacific
Rim Salmon. This dish came with
snow peas and red peppers and was
topped with a Thai-basil vinaigrette
that made for a nice match. The fla-
vors involved were enjoyable, but
the one flaw was that the salmon was
grilled, drying out the fish and tak-
ing away from the texture. Usually,
See KANA, Page JAB


Theater. 8:30 p.m.
Eve's Bayou Hey, what the hell hap-
pened to the Kubrick films? Michigan
Theater. 6 p.m.
The Man Who Wasn't There See
Thursday. State Theater. 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Sidewalks of New York See Thursday.
State Theater. 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.

Amelie See Thursday.
Theater. 5 & 8:30 p.m.

Michigan

Serendipity Jesus, who sold their soul
to get this back in theaters? Michigan
Theater. 6 & 8:30 p.m.

MUSIC


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The cast of "Out Cold" got a good laugh after finishing the film.

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The new Line
Chinese Cuisine
Kai Garden s Spciliin
Hong Kong
Hunan &
Szechuan
(313)995-1786t
116 S.Main St.
(Bewteen w. Huron and any
washtenaw) Carryout vegetatian
and reservations dse
accepted.
Open 7 Days 11 am-11 pm

Sai on Garfei
Dine-In & Carry-Out
Vietnamese & Chinese Cuisine
1220 S. University (at the corner of Forest)
Sun-Thur.
E? 1 am to 11 pm
~Fri
11 am to11pm
4-Sat6
11:30 am to 11 pm
' 734 747-7006

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Happy Birthdayj!
Charley's would like to be the first to
congratulate you with a free meal. Just bring
along a friend and proper TD, and select your
favorite entree from our famous menu. It's
just our way ofsaying
rLI-.i nCongratulations
Good and thanks for
Charle's ceelebrating with us.
1140 S. University at Chburch 0 668-8411
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MEXICAN CAFE
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WE DELIVER! Cai 761-6650
'till1 a.m. Sun. - Tues. Cl6-60
'til 3 a.m. Wed. - Sat. 333 E. Huron

Avant Mondays: Steve Rush's Keith
Jarrett Project University dance dept.
musical director leads ensemble
exploring Keith Jarrett's work. The
Firefly Club, 207 S. Ashley St. 8 p.m.
$5. 665-9090.
U-M University Philharmonia Orchestra
Stravinsky's Suites No. 1 & 2 and more
... Featuring 2000-2001 Concerto win-
ning euphonium player Mitsuru Saito.
Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University, 8
p.m. Free 764-8350.
Leonardo's Open Jam Open party, show
your stuff. Leonardo's Pierpoint
Commons, North Campus, 2101
Bonisteel Blvd., 8 p.m. Free.
A LTERNA TIVES
"A Matter of Degree: Abstraction in
Twentieth Century Art." See Thurs.
"Japanese Fishermen's Coats of Awaji
Island." See Sat.
Tuesday
BOOKS
CAMPUS CINEMA
Amelie See Thursday. Michigan
Theater. 6:45 & 9:15 p.m.
The Man Who Wasn't There See
Thursday. State Theater. 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Sidewalks of New York See Thursday.
State Theater. 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.
MUSIC
Kitty Donohoe, Jan Krist Irish American
folk. The Ark, 316 S. Main St., 8 p.m.
$12.50 761-1451.
Risque Dirty pop. Habitat Lounge,
Weber's Inn 3050 Jackson Road 8:45
p.m. Free 665-3636.

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'90s rockers Jesus Jones will be "Right Here, Right Now" at the Blind Pig Saturday night.

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