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:: The same team that brought "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" to SF now takes on twisted satire siblings David and Amy Sedaris' "The Book of Liz," a story about a woman with overly active sweat glands and a dream. See what happens when Sister Elizabeth Donderstock, a hardworking member of a group of religious recluses who call themselves "The Squeamish," leaves the safety of home and her job as a cheese ball maker to try her luck in the big city. What she encounters is a strange world full of boozers, users and funny-talking immigrants.

:: Robert De Niro, 60, has prostate cancer, but his prospects for a full recovery are good. You didn't hear much about prostate cancer not long ago; but it's everywhere now.

:: Grace Slick still showing her paintings, most recently in SF.

:: The 50-year-old housewife across from me manipulates her dildo like Demi working the clay in Ghost. Part of the Best of LA series in the LA Weekly. Seriously, the whole 2003 series is pretty interesting.

:: Fox News declares Bush winner of 2004 Election, says fun new satire site, Dateline Hollywood.

:: Fall Color Guide for Asheville and Western North Carolina

Some say the glass is half empty, some say the glass is half full. I say, Are you going to drink that damn thing or not?