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IN BRIEF
'Closer' claustrophobic;
reality soars in 'Daggers'
In “Closer,” Jude Law and Julia
Roberts and Clive Owen and Natalie
Portman fall giddily in love in Lon
don, but don’t be fooled: This is the
furthest thing possible from a date
movie. These inordinately beautiful
people end up doing extraordinarily
ugly things to each other, which is
both breathtaking and brutal to
watch. The latest film from director
Mike Nichols is reminiscent of his
first, “Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?” from 1966, for the intensity
of its performances.
Owen is especially scorching as
Roberts’ cuckolded dermatologist
husband. “Closer" often has the
claustrophobic vibe of a play
(which is, in fact, the basis for the
film), and it closes in on melodrama
toward the end, but not in a way
that’s unbelievable. If these people
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didn’t already have drama in their
lives, they’d have to manufacture it.
“House of Flying Daggers” is the
second film in theaters this year
from Chinese director Zhang Yimou
and provides an interesting compan
ion piece to the first, the Oscar-nom
inated “Hero,” if only because it’s
slightly more rooted in reality. The
characters still soar through the air
with gravity-defying balletic grace,
showing off their eye-popping mar
tial-arts skills, but the leaves on the
trees aren’t a radioactive shade of
fuchsia when they do it.
Both feature love triangles, but
“Flying Daggers” (starring Zhang
Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy
Lau) is a romance wrapped around
an action movie, while “Hero” was
more of an action movie with a bit
of romance tucked inside of it.
Zhang’s latest offering is a dazzling
celebration of style over substance,
cleverly staged and sumptuously
photographed, but in the end little
more than an art-house soap opera.
— The Associated Press
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Taylor’s Bar and Grille is the historic hang-out spot for students, offering music, good food and cheap drinks.
Taylors gauges college partiers
in Bacardi's Red Hot Road Trip
The classic-style bar has been taken over by students
but still retains its storied history and vintage look
BY RYAN MURPHEY
PULSE REPORTER
Taylor’s Bar and Grille has been in
operation since 1922, when Hersch
Taylor and his father Fred started the
business. In the past 80 years, the
bar has changed hands, but the
name has endured.
The inside of the bar looks like a
classic neighborhood tavern taken
over by college students. There is a lot
of wood and a decorative theme fea
turing sports paraphernalia (both con
temporary and vintage) and promo
tional material for alcoholic
beverages. The open-air deck outside
is the preferred hangout for smokers,
while video poker machines just in
side the front door indulge yet another
unhealthy but entertaining vice. For
sports fans, Taylor’s features eight flat
screen televisions and one 10- by-13
foot, high-definition projection screen
with enough sports packages to make
any jock salivate.
At night, the bar offers a variety of
special events. On Mondays, Taylor’s
has football specials such as $1 beers
and half-price food until the first point
is scored. Tuesdays are Karaoke
nights; Wednesdays the bar features
$1 microbrews and Thursdays are
both ‘80s nights and ladies nights. DJ
TekNeek, who spent much of his ear
ly musical career spinning at Taylor’s,
plays hip-hop and takes requests on
Friday nights. Recently, Taylor’s has
been booking live music on Wednes
days and Saturdays. Local bands such
as Savitri, Rhetoric Tuesday and
Eight-Track Liberators can be enjoyed
for a cover, usually about $2.
Music has played a big part in the
bar’s history. Taylor’s has been a ven
ue for the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn,
Robert Cray, Blues Traveler and B.B.
King. After playing on campus some
time in the mid-‘90s, the band Wide
spread Panic performed an impromp
tu acoustic set at Taylor’s.
By day, the^restaurant takes on
the persona o*f a bustling campus
lunch spot. It’s location on the cor
ner of 13th and Kincaid, across
from the University Bookstore,
makes it an ideal place to grab a
meal or get a daily dose of vitamin
beer between classes.
Taylor’s also serves breakfast from
7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and offers items
such as bacon sourdough french
toast, breakfast pitas and scrambles
for $5 to $8.
Tonight Taylor’s will be hosting
Bacardi’s Red Hot Road TTip, a na
tionwide promotional event that pits
colleges across the United States
against each other in a competition
to decide who parties the hardest.
The event will feature games, prizes,
tiny cars and, of course, scantily clad
women. A decibel meter reading will
be taken at a predetermined hour,
and the college town with the high
est reading will be featured in For
Him Magazine.
Like the University, Taylor’s has
acquired its fair share of history over
the years. During the filming of “Ani
mal House,” the bar was frequented
by comedian John Belushi, who al
legedly was inspired to create “The
Blues Brothers” by a late-night Cur
tis Salgado performance.
ryanmurphey@dailyemerald.com
Murphey: Tips should accompany take-out
continued from page 5
the doors about to close should either
turn right back around or see if they
can get food to go.
Speaking of “to go,” a lot of people
do not tip on take-out orders.
Whether they are cheapskates, or un
der the false impression that to-go or
ders simply materialize out of thin
air, it is wrong to think that a menu
item that you would normally tip
20 percent for does not deserve any
kind of gratuity. It still takes a per
son’s time and effort to prepare,
which is what tips compensate.
Finally, the most important part of
a customer’s job is tipping appropri
ately. Contrary to popular belief, $5 is
not the universal tipping amount for
any bill over $30. Fifteen to twenty
percent is appropriate and anyone
that leaves a $10 tip on a $120 tab
should be tarred and feathered.
The unifying theme of all of these
recommendations is to respect the
person who is in the business of serv
ing you. They are providing you with
a great convenience in exchange for
your money and it’s really hard work.
So be classy and let them know they
are appreciated.
ryanmurphey@dailyemerald.com
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Regular Store Hours
December 6-10
Duck Shop at Autzen and
Hamilton Complex (residence halls)
Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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