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Another week, another remake of a hit Japanese movie. First we had Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez tangoing their way through a tepid Americanization of the comedy "Shall We Dance?"

Grass-roots campaigns and public involvement always have been a part of politics, but this election season has witnessed the rise of a new political player: the blogger. When CBS News relied on questionable memos for a report on President Bush's National Guard service, bloggers fired the shots that brought the story down.

If local singer-songwriter Jim Boyd wasn't his own booking agent and promoter, he might have fired himself by now. He's already considering dropping himself from his own label.

Lars Von Trier is … strange. His 2000 film "Dancer in the Dark," starring the incomparable – and equally strange – Bjork, proved that. As did 1998's "The Idiots," 1997's "The Kingdom" and 1996's "Breaking the Waves."

In the wake of 9/11, will human beings choose the chaos of hate or the order of compassion? "I Heart Huckabees" chews on that very big mouthful for two hours of strangeness. It's so personal that writer-director David O. Russell is probably the only person who understands what he's after. But despite everything, I enjoyed it.

Q: I have feelings for this young lady, but she doesn't know it. I see her every now and then when she comes to her grand-

Good Charlotte is officially a pop band. Not that the TRL-happy quartet hasn't always been pop, but its expected brand of pop always has been hyphenated with clear-cut punk.

Three controversial documentaries will screen this week in Spokane. "Libby, Montana" (2:04, at left) will show at 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Sunday and Monday at The Met ($9, $8 for students, seniors and military). "Unconstitutional" (:66), the new film produced by "Outfoxed" director Robert Greenwald, will play on Monday at 7 p.m. in the courtroom at Gonzaga Law School, 721 N. Cincinnati; also in the GU Law School courtroom, "Hijacking Catastrophe" (:70) will screen at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both GU screenings are free. -Dan Webster, The Spokesman-Review

I've said this before in a column: My 2 1/2-year-old son really likes SpongeBob SquarePants. My wife blames it on me, but really, he likes the little square dude. It's about the only thing he sits still for (raisins no longer tickle his fancy).

I cast my general election ballot this past Monday, along with the few dozen good people of Florida able to find electronic voting machines that weren't spitting out the Daily Double results from Hialeah. The biggest differences I see between me and the Floridians is that I know how to fill out a ballot and I'm reasonably certain Jeb Bush won't keep my vote from being counted. Plus, I'm rarely troubled by hurricanes, shark attacks or sightings of Katherine Harris' silhouette against the moon as she takes

What it is: The Swiffer line of housekeeping products includes gadgets for sweeping, mopping and dusting. They're cheap, easy to use and – best of all – feature disposable cleaning surfaces. What it's all about: The Swiffer Sweeper was the first product to debut – picture a broom with a flat, foot-long swivel head rather than bristles. Swiffer cloths (electro-

After five years as a band, The Shirkers is finally headlining its first local show tonight. What's taken so long?

How much do you remember about these forgettable bands? 1. You'll never forget the song and the dance it spawned, but do you recall who sang "Macarena"?

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