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ENTERTAINMENTpage 15 Technique • Friday, January 16, 2004 • 15 Two Bits’ New Bits Bull’s-eye in the sky! Our resident sage recounts his New Who knew that jumping out of a ENTERTAINMENT Year’s brouhaha in Baltimore. Does plane could bring home the gold for your celebration stack up? Page 18 Tech? Page 28 Technique • Friday, January 16, 2004 Purchase discounted Stiller in a rut, but Along Came Polly Ferst Center tickets By Jason Allen Staff Writer Take advantage of the Ferst Cen- ter’s “One Day Sale” for students After catching the ubiquitous trail- and staff. Students with a current er for Along Came Polly before near- BuzzCard can purchase two tickets ly every theatrical release during the for only $15 each. Faculty and staff past two months, my sensors told receive 50 percent off any two tick- me that Universal was uber-hyping ets. The sale lasts from 9 a.m. to 7 this latest effort from Ben Stiller p.m. Jan. 17. and Jennifer Aniston in order to Geek Love to play through Jan. 25 Along Came Polly Horizon Theater company adapts ttttt Katherine Dunn’s cult-classic nov- Starring: Ben Stiller, el into a stage performance of Geek Jennifer Aniston, Alec Love. The show runs through Jan. Baldwin 25 with ticket prices ranging from $12 to $15 cover for a lousy product. Simply highlight every single gag in a win- Forget to make ning preview and hope for the best Friday night plans? in the January film wasteland. I was wrong. The High Museum is hosting Stiller’s straitlaced Reuben Fef- Friday Jazz. A $15 admission price fer never lives on the edge because, lets you into the Robinson Atrium as a New York City risk analyst, he to eat, drink and mingle among the constantly calculates the odds of a Photo Courtesy Universal Studios more sophisticated in Atlanta. Of Along Came Polly centers around Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) and Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston). Feffer is a risk course, smooth jazz dabbles the back- See Polly, page 16 analyst and as a result leads a rather mundane, sheltered existence. That is, of course, until Polly comes along. ground. Jake’s Westside offers more Peach drops on city, marks start of 2004 By Kathryn Shoemaker than just unusual ice cream Contributing Writer By C. Jason Mabry make Jake’s an even better spot. The majority of Tech students Senior Staff Writer The eating area has a few hun- will spend four to five years for the dred books for those contemplating most part ignoring that they live in Jake’s Westside is the third Jake’s a quiet lunch or board games for the major city of the South. In an in Atlanta and a welcome addition socializing with friends. The new- effort to not go back on a New Year’s to west Midtown. Located a few est addition comes in the form of resolution to make the most of liv- blocks northwest of Tech, Jake’s of- free internet, devoid of annoying ing in the downtown area, it was fers a quality student atmosphere pop-ups, perfect for studying over a imperative to attend one of the larg- with unique ice cream flavors, a wide meal. est events of the Atlanta winter sea- range of breakfast, lunch and din- In the morning, Jake’s serves a son: the Peach Drop at Underground ner foods, books, games, free inter- variety of breakfast bagels, muffins Atlanta. net and of course, caffeine. and cereals to go with a wide selec- The massive party this year host- The café and ice cream parlor is a tion of caffeinated beverages (hot, ed 145,000 people for over 16 hours very friendly locale with a great, laid- cold and tea-based). The real food of revelry. It was televised in Atlanta back environment. The development comes out later in the day. The kitch- and even syndicated to over 30 cit- is fun, but not flashy, and feels like a ies across the Southeast. Besides be- college hangout. Unique touches See Jake’s, page 17 ing an event that those of us who leave Tech for other less populous cities might regret missing, the Peach Drop has everything a college stu- dent could want in a party: no cover charge, live entertainment and DJs, ease of attending and lots of college and mid-twenties people from schools like Tennessee and Clem- son (the Peach Bowl was the same week). Park on East Campus, prefera- bly ER51 (the old R01) and walk to the North Avenue Marta station. Though, late night Marta travel is usually not something that a 5’2” female should engage in, the in- creased police presence and the fact that 99 percent of the riders were Photo Courtesy Diane Kirkland going to the same place made for a Atlanta rings in the new year Georgia style by dropping a giant peach. The safe ride. The ride itself was worth annual ceremony at Underground never ceases to be a must-attend event. going out for, a medley of trendy cloths, with jeans, old football jer- of people. The main party is right on both sides and people milling seys and of course the occasional by the peach, though earlier in the around and talking among them. plastic hat. night the stage had the highest den- This is perhaps the prefect place to Underground is located at the sity. wait for midnight, where the music connection of the lines, but by fol- On a normal night Underground is background noise so you can talk, lowing the flow of the crowd, it was has the reputation of a rough crowd, but the atmosphere is full of all that By Peter Jensen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS hard to get lost. After stepping out which is really too bad because Ken- is great about a low-key pub with- Although Jake’s is famous for their unique ice cream creations make sure of the terminal, the whole street ney’s Alley is awesome. Picture an to try a sandwich or salad while cozying up next to the inviting fireplace. seemed to come alive with crowds indoor atrium with bars and pubs See Peach, page 17 16 • Friday, January 16, 2004 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Q.E.D. Original Comic Strip by Brian Lewis ([email protected]) of his existence, content to reside reason it’s a formula. It works if Stiller infuses insurance man room urinal pep talks. Hank Azaria Polly from page 15 safely in the suburbs with his beau- done properly. The ensuing court- Reuben with the same lovable charm turns on a hilarious English-man- tiful new bride, Lisa, played by De- ship of this onscreen pair follows he brought into other successful ro- gling foreign accent as the enor- catastrophe happening to him ev- bra Messing. Reuben’s 50-year plan mantic comedies such as There’s mously buff and scantily clad islander ery day. Avoid sidewalk grates. goes awry somewhere on day one of Something About Mary and Meet the who seduces Lisa on the beach. How- They’re not secure. Never eat the the marriage, when his wife is caught “His wife is caught Parents. ever, the standout Philip Seymour mixed nuts at the bar. You surely with her scuba diving instructor doing He’s mastered the well-inten- Hoffman steals every scene he’s in know that only one in six people the horizontal tango, swim flippers with her honeymoon tioned, sad sack that you want to see as Sandy Lyle, Reuben’s best friend wash their hands after using the re- flailing about in the air. scuba diving instructor succeed no matter how badly he’s and repeatedly self-described “wing- stroom. The bowl of cashews you’re A devastated Reuben begins to screwing up dinner or getting tongue- man.” Not usually one for the jok- nursing there contains the germs of rebuild his protective bubble but doing the horizontal twisted. Aniston doesn’t do much er-sidekick role, Hoffman embraces many, many, many customers who eventually runs into former mid- tango, swim flippers beyond channeling her free-spirit- every pratfall and offers wince-in- fingered through earlier. Think about dle-school classmate Polly Prince, ed Rachel Green from Friends, but ducing relationship advice. He grasps that. who is now a catering waitress. This flailing about...” apparently that gig’s worked out for past fame as a child star and Reuben places every major deci- spark from the past gives him hope, pretty nicely for her on NBC, and it alternates his wardrobe mostly among sion he makes into a computer soft- even if she is the total opposite of his fits perfectly here, as well. an extensive collection of crotch- ware program called the Riskmaster highly structured personality, and the expected script arcs, but I con- The impressive supporting cast hugging sweatpants. 3000. This tightly wound ball of the romantic comedy formula grad- stantly had a goofy grin on my face includes Alec Baldwin as Reuben’s Take a date. Expect a crowd- nerves has eagerly lined up the rest ually kicks into high gear. There’s a and often laughed out loud. blunt, insensitive boss prone to bath- pleasing good time. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, January 16, 2004 • 17 crowd had more patriotic feelings Peach from page 15 however, so while LDS POW Ron “Don’t You Forget About...” Simple Minds Young, Jr. threw the switch to let out the smoke. the peach drop, the crowd chanted By Erich Hansen images of big hair and the early days mainstream sound.

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