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MOVIE/ART/LOCAL/U.S./FRENCH/WEB NEWS

MOVIE NEWS - Bolt and Twilight. The dog who acts like he's a superhero and the vampire who acts like he has a heart.

ART NEWS - 11/21, 6 PM - Roy Blount Jr. at the Margaret Mitchell House -MMH-

11/22, 1:00 PM - The LIVE transmission of Berlioz’s "La Damnation de Faust". Initially, I thought this was really cool, a live, HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera. Unfortunately, since it's projection related, it has to be in a performance space more suited to movies than live music, so it's at Regal 24 instead of the Woodruff Arts Center. -regal- -MET-

LOCAL NEWS - Donate food to Hosea Feed the Homeless and Hungry this week so we all have something for which to give thanks! -hfhh-

11/20, 7:30PM - Tech plays Miami at home in the 'hood. Watch out for those crazy engineer tail gaters! -ga tech-

11/20, 7:00 PM, Park Tavern - Firefighter Bachelor Auction (sounds hot...'nuff said.) -aff-

11/21, 8:00 PM, Bill Hallman - Local clothing store celebrates 18th Anniversary with free cocktails and local designers! Hilarity ensues -billhallman-

11/21, 7-9, Cypress St. Pint and Plate - Metropolis "Thirsty Third Thursday" continues at the new incarnation of "Toast". Meet early in the lobby or see you at "Cypress" (behind the Biltmore).

MUGGER! Midtown Neighbor's Association and Midtown Blue are asking us to all be on the look-out for a man who has been mugging people near 10th and Piedmont. Until they catch him, don't wander around alone in the dark! -mna-

..and Baton Bob is back! He was sighted baton-ing outside Outwrite following the "No H8" demonstration last Saturday. Welcome home, BB!

U.S. NEWS - It' a divisive week for gays in the U.S., with marriage being granted to all couples in Connecticut and being annulled for some in California. Come on W., here is your chance at a legacy! Make the issue go away by allowing every U.S. citizen to choose someone that they want to make a life with and support for their entire lives - with whom they can be a pillar of their community - and allow them to share/pass on their economic resources for that mutual support. Guarantee that right cannot be refused ANY American at a federal level, and then let states decide on what level their local government should violate the separation of Church & State by granting other special rights to the beneficiaries of religious ceremonies.

Come on, W, choose! Would you let everyone benefit equally in an atmosphere of mutual support and love? Or would you have the government choose which religious ceremonies dictate fiscal policy and personal rights? What would Jesus do?

FRENCH NEWS - Front page of lemonde; Obama is considering many former member of the Clinton administration for posts in his government.

WEB NEWS - With money, space, and peace of mind always an issue, being more zen is a good way to go.