Intermission proudly presents: The Amazing Flying Writers!

By Michelle Keller and Cynthia Cho
INTERMISSION| I’ll never forget the moment the airplane door opened. A blast of air swept through the cabin, and my breath flew right out with it.

Carrey stages ‘Almighty’ comeback

By Lindsey Gerdes
INTERMISSION| Jim Carrey’s career is on the rebound after the commercial and critical failure of his last movie, “The Majestic.” While “Bruce Almighty” might not exactly answer his prayers (the bad puns are just too irresistible) it is the most solidly comedic work he’s done since 1997’s “Liar Liar.

These ‘In-Laws’ mildly fun

By Michael Baer
INTERMISSION| It is often said that comedy is much more difficult to pull off than drama. Evidence of this may be seen by the fact that most recent comedies seem to appeal to either the lowbrow (with physical stunts and gross-out gags) or the highbrow (comedy with a message and / or a barrage of pop-culture references).

Censorship in the classroom: What would Bush think?

By Anna North
INTERMISSION| If you have an e-mail account, chances are you already know a little bit about the politics of offense. Somebody sends the dorm list an article about bombings in Baghdad, and pretty soon the flames are leaping: Some say it downplays the Iraqi death tolls, others claim it’s an insult to our troops.

Third Eye Blind’s latest is only semi-charmed

By Barrett W. Sheridan
INTERMISSION| Stephan Jenkins writes songs about the things college kids care about: sex (lots of sex), menstrual and lunar cycles, social awkwardness and mixing alcohol with Vicodin.

R. Kelly touches too much of Isley’s ‘Body’

By Jonathan Beard
INTERMISSION| Who are the Isley Brothers?

Manson delivers shock-less rock

By Andrew Nielsen
INTERMISSION| After gaining permission from Annie Lennox to do a cover of the ’80s Eurythmics hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” Marilyn Manson and his band made a video that earned heavy rotation on MTV.

Blur's 'Think Tank' is half-full

By Michael Baer
INTERMISSION| When great bands lose long-term members, the results are generally negative. Aerosmith without Joe Perry and R.E.M. without Bill Berry just werenÕt as fun or as creative, even with their growing eclecticism.

The Rapture is the savior in a city of sin

By Jared Lister
INTERMISSION| Some huge bald guy is stamping my hand at the front door to The Great American Music Hall, and I am thinking, O’Farrell Street has enough sluts, pimps, and exposed genitals to go around.

She shoots, she doesn’t score: Roxy learns to rebound

By Roxy Sass
INTERMISSION| Rebound relationships are bad news. Everybody knows it isn’t healthy to feign recovery from a once-meaningful relationship by finding solace in another prematurely.