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14 Tres equivalent
15 Clinton’s birth
name
16 Bush spokesman
Fleischer
17 Part of DAR:
Abbr.
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19 *Site of
preserved
ancient gaucho
weapons?
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24 Cut (it)
27 Blitz
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pollutant
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bauble
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Tallahassee
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seat?
45 Canadian
sentence
enders?
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Let the Dogs
Out” band
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princess
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reprised fairy
tale?
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way ... and when
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parts, a hint to
the answers to
starred clues
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of old
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Beef, an indoor
football team
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baskets than
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appeal encl.
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77
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say”
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choristers
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53 Blend
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56 Function
57 Mandatory item
58 It can be natural
59 Vex
60 Agnus __
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The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com
Climactic sounds
MUSIC REVIEW
“Fifty Shades of
Grey” a sensuous
soundtrack
By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY
Daily Arts Writer
I spent an hour this weekend sit-
ting in awe of my iTunes visualizer
as per usual, but this time it was
different. I was
also sitting in
awe of the amaz-
ing
diversity
and talent pres-
ent on the slow,
sultry and ulti-
mately
immer-
sive
“Fifty
Shades of Grey”
soundtrack.
I
was in awe of the
classic sounds of
Annie Lennox, Frank Sinatra and
The Rolling Stones as well as the
freshness of Laura Welsh, Jessie
Ware and Skylar Grey. A plethora
of A-list musicians and up-and-
comers came together to form the
soundtrack seamlessly, with each
song leading perfectly into the
next, leaving listeners with a true
sense of the story of Anastasia
Steele and Christian Grey.
The album opens with an Annie
Lennox cover of “I Put A Spell
On You,” which was originally
released on her cover album, Nos-
talgia, this past fall. The opener
does exactly as promised; its repet-
itive piano notes and Lennox’s
smooth, soulful delivery reign
listeners in immediately. Moving
from the classic to the contem-
porary, newcomer Laura Welsh
sails through a catchy up-tempo,
“Undiscovered.”
Its
beat
will
immediately have listeners tapping
everything: feet, fingers, truly any-
thing that isn’t nailed down.
Next comes the two lead sin-
gles, “Earned It” and “Love Me
Like You Do,” which I have spo-
ken highly of previously. Wedged
between the two is “Meet Me In
The Middle” by Jessie Ware, this
track gets its merit from the pro-
duction. Several instruments take
turns and work together to lie
perfectly beneath Ware’s vocals
(which are fantastic).
Beyoncé has two tracks, remix-
es of “Haunted” and “Crazy in
Love,” both of which have been
teased in trailers. No amount
of remixing or remastering can
make “Haunted” better than the
original. That being said, Michael
Diamond did a nice job of turning
the track into soundtrack materi-
al. It focuses on beats that slither
above the original bass line, rath-
er than resting solely on it. The
new version of “Crazy in Love”
is unexpected. Even the snippets
in trailers did not really allude
to what the full version would
be. The “uh ohs” are much more
jagged and explicitly murmured,
transforming
seduction
into
blatant sexuality. The orches-
tra is overpowered at times by a
hard-to-identify clicking sound.
Not what was expected, but not
entirely bad either.
The soundtrack’s largest dis-
appointment by far was Sia’s
contribution (or lack thereof).
“Salted Wound” is completely
forgettable. The power she is able
to exhibit while maintaining such
grace should have been an asset,
but instead it was ignored. The
lyrics are nearly unintelligible
and lack any emotion within the
crooning delivery.
The remastered versions of
“Beast of Burden” and “Witch-
craft” by The Rolling Stones
and Frank Sinatra, respectively,
are simply fabulous. Neither
song immediately shouts “Fifty
Shades,” but in conjunction with
their fellow tracks they flow
seamlessly. “Beast of Burden”
paints a picture of dinner inside
Mr. Grey’s Seattle penthouse.
With every listen, “Witchcraft”
works its way deeper into the
story. Lyrics like “I know it’s
strictly taboo / When you arouse
the need in me / My heart says yes
indeed in me / Proceed in what
you’re leading me to” narrate the
story beautifully, while Sinatra’s
finesse adds polish.
AWOLNATION’s
“I’m
On
Fire” and The Weeknd’s encore
“Where You Belong” fall amongst
the
more
forgettable
tracks.
“Where You Belong” does not
come close to the bar set by The
Weeknd’s “Earned it” while the
cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m
On Fire” simply never delivers.
AWOLNATION, best known for
“Sail,” deserved a more climactic
(pun intended) track.
Finally, the two most recent
iTunes-official tracks: “One Last
Night” by Vaults and “I Know
You” by Skylar Grey. “One Last
Night” is reminiscent of a tiny sad
piano on a person’s shoulder, but
less sarcastic. It yearns for more
and more, but never gets what it
is asking for; however, it certainly
gives listeners what they needed.
Skylar Grey comes in strong on
“I Know You”: She holds her own
and leaves listeners wanting more.
Now, in the spirit of full dis-
closure, the soundtrack does
end with two beautifully crafted
scores by the amazing Danny Elf-
man. It is hard to really under-
stand these tracks without their
visual counterparts, but they are
indeed promising to say the least.
A soundtrack aims to be indic-
ative of a films story, and “Fifty
Shades of Grey” does exactly that.
It mesmerizes; it has a strong cli-
max; it’s saturated with smooth
seduction. If the actors in the
film match the talent present on
its soundtrack, it will surely blow
viewers away.
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
“This contract ... is binding.”
Movie theater merits
By REBECCA LERNER
Daily Arts Writer
“Do you want to go to the mov-
ies?” The phrase echoes through
American culture, evoking imag-
es of awkward teenagers making
date plans, friends organizing
an outing and families having
wholesome fun. For decades, a
trip to the movies was a staple
of the American experience. But
lately, that staple has begun to
come undone.
Fewer Americans are seeing
movies in theaters. While movie
prices increase, the number of
tickets sold has dropped nearly 11
percent between 2004 and 2013,
according to a report from the
Motion Picture Association of
America. Speculated causes for
the jettison of the movie theater
range from online streaming to
rising prices to overall laziness.
There is certainly something
to be said for unwinding with a
movie in bed or on a couch with-
out having to face weather or
other people. After an exhausting
day of dealing with the approxi-
mately 40,000 people on this
campus, it can seem like a gift
to fall into someone else’s world
without even leaving your bed-
room. If I’ve learned anything
from the enlightened reflections
of my peers on the app Yik Yak,
it’s that college students are more
than happy to use sites like Net-
flix and Hulu as fodder for our
procrastination.
Theaters are hoping to prove
there’s more to the experience
they offer than meets the eye
by making not the movie, but
the actual theater, the center of
attention. To distinguish them-
selves from the comfortable
atmosphere of a home, many the-
aters are becoming increasingly
high end with reserved seating
and gourmet food. Over winter
break, walking into the my child-
hood movie theater was a shock
to my nostalgic system. It was
transformed from my quaint,
dirty and cheap theater to a bou-
gie hell with waiters serving your
choice of prosciutto and melon
balls or puff pastry kisses. Upon
arriving and being introduced
to the iPads that would be seat-
ing us as opposed to an actual
human being, my technologically
impaired parents were ready
to get out their flip phones and
reject the experience altogether.
We decided against popcorn that
cost almost as much as the tick-
ets and finally got into our seats,
which the iPad had so kindly pre-
pared for us.
But then came the most impor-
tant part– the unity of a theater.
A bed or couch just can’t repli-
cate the experience of a room full
of excited strangers who quiet
down when the lights dim or the
joy of an entire theater crack-
ing up at the same joke. When
Seth Rogen’s newest movie, “The
Interview,” was available for
streaming, he described his ideal
situation for it’s viewing with the
tweet: “I need to say that a come-
dy is best viewed in a theater full
of people, so if you can, I’d watch
it like that. Or call some friends
over.” The shared emotions of
everyone in the theater contrib-
utes to the intensity of the highs
and lows that film can achieve.
While watching a movie in a
familiar setting is nice enough,
there is beauty in the anonymous
cover of darkness of a theater
where you can laugh, blush or cry
if you need to.
The coming years will decide if
we stay in our cocoons, clutching
at our laptops, or if we walk out
blinking into the bright lights,
marching to the beat of the songs
playing in the credits.
SONY PICTURES
This puppy was made for IMAX.
What is love on TV?
By HAILEY MIDDLEBOOK
Daily Arts Writer
February is such an unsexy
month. School is beginning to
get in the “swing of things”
if you’re the cheery type. More
realistically, it’s slapping you in
the face with exams and dead-
lines, and making you cry softly
into your Ben & Jerry’s. On top
of this, the weather — I’ll spare
you more whining — can be
described in three words: nasty
black slush. It gets in your way,
on your pants and into your not-
so-waterproof boots, making
it impossible to wear anything
remotely
attractive
(unless
you’re secretly Blair Waldorf
and have four layers of cash-
mere under your trench coat —
in which case: way to shove it in
February’s ugly face).
If you’re me, it’s a slow trek
to the gym in the mornings,
sweatpants stuffed into salt-
stained boots and running shoes
held aloft for balance. I make it
my mission to hop on a tread-
mill closest to any TV showing
Bravo, the lone drama network
among a dozen ESPN screens.
Without sound or even subtitles,
it’s a stretch to call it watching
TV — really I’m just making up
the story while glammed-up
housewives and sweaty chefs
whirl about the set. My favor-
ites are the shows where body
language is crucial and words
aren’t necessary to know what’s
happening — specifically, dating
shows. Or perhaps better known
as the greatest romantic feat of
the 21st century: a play-by-play
of “real” people falling in “real”
love, for the entertainment (and
even inspiration) of viewers
everywhere.
Our culture is obsessed with
the idea of love — falling in it,
hating it, making it and falling
in it all over again. With every
sarcastic column on how to plan
the perfect anti-Valentine’s Day
“fuck love” party, there’s an
equally popular Tumblr feed
called “Relationship Goals,” dis-
playing the kind of gooey cou-
ple pictures that would make
Nicholas Sparks melt in his
seat. Films like “The Notebook”
teach us that our soulmates are
out there somewhere, pining
away and building the future of
our dreams. “Hitch” dials back
the romantic factor a bit, admit-
ting that maybe our soulmates
aren’t already in love with us —
but if we play the game right, we
can win them over in just three
dates.
Then there’s the world of
TV, where drama and real-
ity clash, and the line between
true romance and acting the
part becomes a hot, complicated
mess. On Bravo’s “Millionaire
Matchmaker,” now in its eighth
season, Patti Stanger is the real-
life version of Will Smith’s char-
acter in “Hitch” — as CEO of the
Los Angeles-based Millionaire’s
Club, she offers her professional
matchmaking services to the
rich and single. Technically,
Stanger doesn’t require her
clients to be millionaires, but
she charges $10,000 for an in-
person lunch date. For the more
money-conscious, a one-hour
Skype chat is just $3,000.
Once a client comes to the
Millionaire’s Club, he or she is
matched with various singles
in the area that meet speci-
fied criteria (yes, “young and
hot” are favorites among these
love hounds), then the couples
arrange to meet for several
elaborate dates, testing the
waters before one — hopefully
— clicks. Stanger says, “We have
an extremely high success rate;
nearly four out of five clients get
into a relationship with our ser-
vice.”
So really, everyone is happy
— the lonely, too-busy-to-date
millionaires land relationships,
Stanger and her Club rake in
clients and cash and viewers
nationwide get to watch the
whole process of love unfold
before them. My question to the
audience, then, is if they real-
ly believe it. Do people watch
shows like “Matchmaker” and
ABC’s “The Bachelor” earnest-
ly, living vicariously through
fairytale-esque dates, because
they trust the pair’s onscreen
confessions of love? Or are they
the more cynical “anti-Valen-
tine’s Day” types who watch for
the trainwreck encounters, like
sports fans who secretly cheer
for NASCAR collisions?
I’d like to think it’s some of
both. Maybe our feelings about
love are like our feelings about
February snow — beautiful and
pure at times, then dirty and
inconvenient at others. And like
it or not, we all have to live with
it.
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