Just when did it become so cool to hate the newest R.E.M. record?

Allen Street Grill, 100 W. College Ave., will feature John Pachence (231-4745).

"Tell me what you don't like about Nip/Tuck."

I don't like flies. And I don't like mushrooms, mold or cats.

There are a handful of great stories in rock 'n' roll -- Syd Barrett's wild ride into madness, whatever exactly happened to former Rolling Stone Brian Jones, Sid and Nancy -- and, strange and sad as most of them are, they don't tend to turn out well.

Ah, if only all history textbooks could be this entertaining.

Going into Ladder 49 I'll admit that I couldn't possibly ignore the comparisons in my head between what this movie appeared to be and what Backdraft was 13 years ago.

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