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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Arts Arts in America: Triumphant Return!

Posted by MEGAN SELING on August 29 at 15:10 PM

Most of the juicy arts news has already been covered here, here, and here, but here are a few more headlines that you can probably live without but I’ll share them with you anyways.

Jessica Simpson is ordered to shut up. Hooray!

Not everyone is afraid of Tom Cruise’s insanity. Boo!

Stephen King is up for a Quills. Whatever a Quills is.

Also, Brendan Kiley knows French and suggests the French Project.

The French Project
(MUSIQUE) About 100 years ago, a British jackass named EV Lucas wrote that “Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.” The French Project calls bull-merde on that by playing songs (from Serge Gainsbourg to Prince) completement en français. Featuring Erin Jorgensen (marimba, accordion), Charles Smith (autoharp), Basil Harris (bass), and Sara Edwards (guitar), it’s a little sleazy and a lot romantic, and je m’appelle totally looking forward to it. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873. 9 pm, $5.) BRENDAN KILEY

Lastly, let the countdown begin. The new season of Nip/Tuck starts in exactly one week. Does anyone else love this show? Because I do. And I’m not ashamed (okay I am a little ashamed) to admit it.

Yay for art!

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Posted by Will in Seattle | August 29, 2006 3:31 PM

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A preemptive comment on that Suggests: I insisted, against the sage advice of two co-workers, to include the line: "je m’appelle totally looking forward to it."

"People will think you're an idiot," they said.

"It'll be funny," I said.

They were right. This week, several people have tactfully tried to tell me that "je m'appelle" means "I am called" and not "I am."

"I know," I say. "It's a joke."

Then their faces get a pinched look, a depressing combination of empathetic embarrassment and pity. Everyone: Je suis désolé.

Posted by Brendan Kiley | August 29, 2006 3:32 PM

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Yay Nip/Tuck!

Also, Tom Cruise getting financed by a cash-strapped amusement park mogul? HILARIOUS!

Posted by Soupytwist | August 29, 2006 4:06 PM

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Actually Brendan, if you want to get technical je m'appelle means: I call myself. Kickin it reflexive verb stylie yo.

Posted by snail | August 29, 2006 4:14 PM

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Actually it means I myself call, not I am called.

You need better advice.

You could have said Je m'appelerai or Nous nous appelerions or Je ne m'appele rien - now that would have been funny ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | August 29, 2006 4:55 PM

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oh, and I wasn't disagreeing with Snail.

Posted by Will in Seattle | August 29, 2006 5:35 PM

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I love Nip n Tuck. All that blood and psychosis.

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