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Get your 'Money' back

Katherine Heigl takes a shot at playing Stephanie Plum in a movie that's dead on arrival

by James Sanford

In 1991, Kathleen Turner attempted to turn Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski thrillers into a franchise; unfortunately, the dream died the minute the dismal debut, “V.I. Warshawski,” began to unspool for audiences. A similarly sorry fate awaits Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum, the bounty hunter who has strutted through 17 novels, but probably won’t make it to her second movie, once fans snooze through the slapdash “One for the Money.”

 
 
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Self-portrait

Pulitzer winner documents his cancer battle in “Not As I Pictured”

by Cristina Toscano

Friday, Jan. 26 — Pulitzer-winning photojournalist John Kaplan tells his story of his battle with cancer on WKAR-TV’s World channel at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday.

 
 
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A star vehicle gets hijacked

Glenn Close's subtle work is upstaged by the bolder Mia Wasikowska and Janet McTeer in 'Albert Nobbs'

by James Sanford

Over the years, we’ve seen many characters cross-dress in the movies for various reasons. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis pretended to be female musicians to escape gangsters in “Some Like It Hot.” Dustin Hoffman went dowdy to become a soap opera diva in “Tootsie.” Barbra Streisand concealed her femininity to become a Talmud scholar in “Yentl,” while Julie Andrews disguised herself as an upscale drag queen in “Victor/Victoria.” And let’s not forget Jaye Davidson playing “The Crying Game.”

 
 
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Lansing casino: A closer look

MSU indigenous law expert shows a little more confidence in Lansing’s ability to bring in a casino, but serious doubts remain

by Andy Balaskovitz

Thursday, Jan. 26 — When Matthew Fletcher examined the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act a little closer this week, he thought, maybe the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians can open an off-reservation casino in Lansing.

Matthew Fletcher

 
 
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Watch, laugh, text

Laugh Out Loud Short Film Fest comes to Celebration Cinema and NCG Eastwood

by Adam Ilenich

Thursday, Jan. 26 — It’s a common experience among moviegoers to notice that one guy who uses his phone throughout the entire film. Well, maybe it’s not always a guy, and maybe she’s only occasionally checking her phone — but it’s still annoying when, quite frankly, you’d rather be paying attention to the on-screen kiss.

 
 
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1/25/12 Show

by City Pulse Radio

Wednesday, Jan. 25 — Guests include Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero; Bill Castanier and Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Dan Young and Baby Gaga of Spiral Dance Bar; Douglas Sills, star of "The Addams Family"; and poet Bob Hicok.

 
 
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The gamble

Reconfiguring the Stadium District and how a pair of attorneys came to believe in bringing a casino to Lansing

by Andy Balaskovitz

Some legal experts dismiss the Lansing plan because of ongoing federal litigation between the Bay Mills Indian Community and the state in which the Bay Mills Community tried opening an off-reservation casino with money from its self-sufficiency fund. The case is before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

 
 
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It's a safe bet lobbyists and flaks will be big winners

by Kyle Melinn

Turning a Lansing Center parking lot into a casino floor won’t happen overnight. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero understands that, which means getting the public’s support is almost as important as getting a judge’s support for the Sault tribe’s unproven legal theory that would allow a casino here.

 
 
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Word on the street

What do you say about a Lansing casino?

by Allison M. Berryman and Adam Ilenich

City Pulse interviewed nine individuals in downtown Lansing Monday to get their reaction to the city’s announcement of bringing a tribally owned and operated casino downtown. Here’s what they had to say.

 
 
News

Former local Dem Party chair running in 68th

by Kyle Melinn

Griffin Rivers, the former chairman of the Ingham County Democratic Party, announced Tuesday he was running for the open 68th House District seat being vacated by term-limited Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing, at the end of the year.

 
 
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Advancing hybrids

MSU researchers are working on car engine technology that could reduce vehicle weight by 1,000 pounds and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 90 percent

by Brian Bienkowski

Cooking-pot-sized generators could replace most of what’s under the hood in hybrid cars, which would mean lighter, cheaper, cleaner and more efficient vehicles.

 
 
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Act globally, think locally

by Terry Link

Although we do occasionally think of those who struggle in our own local community, a sustainability worldview believes we are linked to everyone as one human family, sharing one single planet, with one common future.

 
 
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Eyesore of the week

by Allison M. Berryman

The dismal collection of trees and fallen branches scattered across the front lawn do the city of Williamston a favor by concealing this abandoned house from the frequently traveled Grand River Avenue.

 
 
Arts and Culture

Creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky — and singing?

Morticia gets in touch with her inner diva in the 'Addams Family' musical

by Jon James

Sara Gettelfinger, who plays Morticia Addams, says the script plays up the morbid humor in the family’s relationships, tendencies, activities and connections to the outside world that has made the franchise so popular since the comics debuted in the 1930s.

 
 
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Share and share alike

Renovated East Lansing Food Co-op hosts a grand reopening celebration Sunday

by Joe Torok

The East Lansing Food Co-op is looking good these days, thanks largely to extensive renovations that took a year to come to fruition.

 
 
Arts and Culture

Cutting to bedrock

Photographer Curtis Miller brings his spare vision of the Great Lakes to Lansing Art Gallery

by Lawrence Cosentino

Many of the pictures, on display at Lansing Art Gallery through February, record Miller’s solo backcountry trips to the shores of Lake Superior in the off-season. With no human in sight, sheets of ice build into massive crags, push colorful beach rocks into black walls and scour the casual footprints of summer to a blank slate of bedrock.

 
 
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Not for lovers only

Two actors show off the many comic faces of love in Stormfield Theatre’s ‘Romantic Fools’

by Alyssa Firth

Rich Orloff’s play depicts the perils of blind dates, regular dates, marriage and even orgies. This “PG-15” play, as Roznowski describes it, features 12 sketches with actors Roger Ortman and Lisa Sodman taking on multiple roles.

 
 
Arts and Culture

Head games

'The Boy in the Bathroom' simply doesn't wash, despite sweet love story

by Paul Wozniak

Imagine the question “to be or not to be?” stretched into a 90-minute musical, and you have the essence of “The Boy in the Bathroom.”

 
 
Arts and Culture

Theater with a mission

'The Exonerated' exposes the price we pay when the justice system fails

by Robert Sancrainte

After dealing with the anguish of seeing someone she knew mistreated by the justice system, Thatcher decided to do what she could to publicize how death penalty cases have been mismanaged over the years.

 
 
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Takin' it to the streets

Poetry in Motion program rolls out on CATA buses

by Bill Castanier

Capital Area Transportation Authority buses traversing mostly along campus routes and down Michigan Avenue will host a moveable feast of poetry, with each bus showcasing interior placards with lines of poetry from 13 poets, including Michigan State University Professors Anita Skeen and Diane Wakoski.

 
 
Food

Crunch time

Augie's broasted chicken is worth clucking about

by Joe Torok

The promise of broasted chicken is that it is moister, tastes better than other chain chicken shacks and has less fat and fewer calories than other fried chicken — though, as one of my dining companions pointed out, that’s a bit like saying you smoke light cigarettes because they’re better for your lungs.

 
 
Arts and Culture

A shot at the Super Bowl

MSU graduate’s Doritos spot makes it to the finals

by Cristina Toscano

In the spot, a bratty youngster brags that he has a bag of Doritos that he won’t share. A disgruntled grandmother uses a little ingenuity — and a willing infant — to turn the tables on the mouthy kid.

 
 
Arts and Culture

New in town

Bradly's Home and Garden

by Jon James

Antlers and armoires, feathers and flowerpots, burlap totes and bark wastebaskets: Could one store have them all?

 
 
Arts and Culture

Turn it down

A survey of Lansing's musical landscape

by Rich Tupica

Flashclash, a poppy dance music group, brings its signature mixture of ‘80s-influenced pop tunes and modern indie-rock to Mac’s Bar Thursday.

 
 
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Writers with issues

Bonnie Jo Campbell kicks off a series devoted to authors addressing Michigan life

by Bill Castanier

Wednesday, Jan. 25 — Michigan State University associate dean and writing professor Edward Watts wants to make the Midwest less of a flyover zone when it comes to literature. Watts, who has long been teaching the works of Midwest writers, is the driving force behind a series of three events featuring Michigan writers who delve into political socio-economic issues.

 
 
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Missing mom

A children's classic comes to life in “Are You My Mother?”

by Allison M. Berryman

Wednesday, Jan. 25 — P.D Eastman’s classic tale of one baby bird’s desperate search for her mother is brought to life in the original musical “Are You My Mother?,” as part of the Wharton Center’s Act One Family Series.

 
 
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Acclaim and shame

The Academy Award nominations include some solid choices and some mystifying slights

by James Sanford

Tuesday, Jan. 24 — There has never been — and will never be — a flawless crop of Academy Award nominations. But this year's roster, which was announced Tuesday morning, has more than its share of astonishing omissions.

 
 
Web - News

Kids in the Hall

A pair of parkland proposals to appear on August ballots

by Andy Balaskovitz

Monday, Jan. 23 — If at first you don’t succeed, try again. And again. And again. The fourth time was the charm for the Bernero administration's effort in getting a ballot proposal through the City Council that asks voter permission to sell off an old golf course and adjacent park in Lansing Township.

 
 
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Lansing casino video

City releases an aerial-view video on the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino

by City Pulse Staff

Monday, Jan. 23 — The announcement of the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino at the Lansing Center today featured a 90-second video of what the casino would look like from an aerial perspective.

 
 
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Lansing casino: '3-fer'

Unveiling the next phase of entertainment development in Lansing: A downtown casino

by Andy Balaskovitz
Courtesy illustration

Monday, Jan. 23 — Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero will unveil plans this morning for a tribal casino in downtown Lansing, a major economic development project meant to create jobs, fund the Lansing Promise education fund and turn the city’s convention center from a “loss leader” to “profit center,” he said.

 
 
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