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ARTS RECOMMENDS
In this feature, Daily Arts writers will give their endorsements
for the arts you need to experience to help you deal with current events.
"All I Want is Everything"
In the third novel of Cecily Von Ziegesar's best-
selling series "Gossip Girl" - which the CW drama
of the same name is based upon - Serena van der
Woodsen and Blair Waldorf have made nice for the
sake of a merry Christmas and a glamorous New
Year. Full of vacation troubles and delicious make-
up, break-up drama, "All I Want Is Everything"
-> lives up to its name.
LITTLE, BROWN AN COMPANY
Habits & Contradictions
- Schoolboy Q
With the uninhibited abandon of a mixtape but
the top-notch production value of a studio album,
Schoolboy Q's second full-length release is a loose-
limbed and versatile work that further solidifies
Q as a rising rap star. He's much stronger than the
various guest spots throughout the album, but Hab-
its & Contradictions is an impressive hip-hop proj-
TOP DAWG c in Qs signature dark, intense voice.
"Singin' in the Rain"
"'Pitch Perfect" might be the current musical
sensation, but let's take it all the way back to 1952,
r when the best musical ever made - and one of the
greatest films of all time - hit the theaters. "Singin'
in the Rain" splash of colorful music, spectacle
and the ever-charismatic Gene Kelly is at his abso-
Ay .lute best. It's a moviethat willnever failto wrap you
J in aglorious feeling.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
"The League"
Yes, the NFL is in full swing and fantasy foot-
ball has turned many the fan into a strung-out
wreck. But surprisingly, the faux-sport is a lot ...
funnier... than one would expect. "The League,"
entering its fourth season tonight, is a side-split-
ting, semi-improvised comedy about a close group
of friends - and how they sabotage one another
for fantasy glory.

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"Ludo Bites" follows the
stories of celebrity cook Ludo
Lefebvre, described by Anthony
Bourdain as being "dangerous"
and by Sam Sifton as having
narcotic food. Neither of these
men miss the mark - Ludo is a
notorious and ruthless cannibal
and murderer, known as well for
his cuisine as for his drug-laced
creme brulde.
On the cover, we see his
prized bracelet made of tinted
human teeth while he carefully
sets greens upon fileted human
rump steak.
Ludo constantly must go from
town to town across America,
making "pop-up restaurants"
as he channels "Sweeney Todd,"
luring curious passersby in with
the promise of food before drug-

ging them and turning them into
his next dish.
His entertainment lawyer
wife, Kristine, mediates any and
all legal disputes pertaining to
his unsightly habits, allowing
him to roam from California to
New York and gain the praise of
critics and cultists alike.
Most recipes use code like
"foie gras" and "Gruyere" for
"human fatty liver" and "eye-
balls."
Well-written, with gleeful
descriptions of deception and
decapitation, Ludo's murder
memoir disguised as a run-of-
the-mill cookbook may leave you
wondering what you're being
served next time you hit Five
Guys.
-JULIANAIDAN

JUDGING
A BOOK
BY ITS
CO*VER
Daily Arts writers go
against the famous
idiom, choose a
random book and
make assumptions
about its contents
based on the cover art.

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In 2004, Southeast Asia was
struck with disaster when a tsu-
nami claimed the lives of thou-
sands and
displaced
more. And
because TheIImpossible
Hollywood
is nothing anerBras
if not pre-
dictable, thisDecember, a movie
capitalizing on global tragedy is
comingto a theater near you.
"The Impossible" would per-
haps be slightly less alarming if
its aim were to truly capture the
turmoil of those days through
the eyes ofthe communities torn
apart by the disaster.But mostly,
it looks like it's just about white
people defeating odds.
Naomi Watts and Ewan
McGregor arenour perfect little
European family with two boys
and plenty of happiness to go
around. But their quaint resort
vacation takes an ill-fated turn
EF
There's a reason why Seth
MacFarlane will host the
Oscars this
year: His
unwaver-
ing abil- Family Guy
ity to make
daring, "RatingsGuy"
"contro FOX
statements
by way of farce and charm is
unmatched. So what's his tar-
get of the week? Somewhat
ironically, it's the television
industry.
When the Griffin family is
selected by the Nielsen Compa-
ny to use a device that monitors
their TV viewing habits, Peter
threatens to tank the rankings
of certain programs, unless they
spice things up to his liking.
Suddenly, Mad Men duel
with light sabers and COPS tote
banana guns. When a mob of
angry Quahog viewers attacks,
Peter runs to the Producer's

when the tsunami strikes. viving, and nary a shot of the
The trailer is not only heavy- region's actual inhabitants.
handed in its slathering of emo- "The Impossible" aims to
tional cues, but also gives away make you feel, but mostly just
most of what's to come ... which glosses over aserious event
is mostly just a lot of footage of with a shiny coat of Hollywood
this beautiful European faim- romanticism.
ily running, searching and sur- -KAYLA UPADHYAYA

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'ISODE REVIEW

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Guild to restore faith in the the works, New Jersey freaks
small screen. are "in," Dick Wolf makes the
The day is saved when J.J. same "Law and Order" six
Abrams develops a show about times and everyone left makes
an alien who goes back in time a talent show. Sound familiar?
and encounters a koala bear Basically, a Darth Vader Don
in an eastern European town, Draper doesn't seem so far-
15 workplace comedies where fetched now, does it?
people talk to the camera are in -CARLYKEYES

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