We Get Our Kicks Around the Headline, Sunshine

It's a mixed-up, jumbled-up, shook-up world. But it's ours.

TASTE: More Precious Than Gold

International white truffle auction nets more than $50,000

NOISE: Obscure Opening Act of the Week

Coheed and Cambria

OPTIC NERVE: Enigmatic Artifacts

Refugees' paintings honor ancient art of Buddhist caves

Death Has Been Bury, Bury Good to Us

Food, fish and fun at the undertakers' convention

WINK: Your Best Behavior

Your dating self vs. your true self, and other breakup lessons

FEATURE: Signal Faded by Joe J. McGinniss

An excerpt from a novel in progress, set in Las Vegas

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SMALL VOICES

BROTHER BEAR

He's Not Heavy: Brother Bear is perfect fare for children, and that's how it's supposed to be

GRAY MATTERS

Plus, State of the City

HOROSCOPE

Astromat for October 30 - November 5

NOISE: Top Of The Techno Heap

World's No. 1 DJ Paul Van Dyk is doing everything but spinning his wheels

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IN THE CUT

DVDs: That's Not All, Folks

Flood of Looney Tunes coincides with Disney releases

A&E: Alien Nation

A new director's cut of the sci-fi/horror classic prompts an examination of the entire series

LETTERS

Damon Leads the Literary Voting by a Narrow Margin

Backyard Politics

A fed-up neighborhood fights a psychiatric hospital

SOUND: Chumbawamba Fails

Bob Seger is back in the saddle; Cracker is strangely successful

FEEDBACK

The Sirens of TI (1 star)—6, 8, 10 p.m., nightly

NOISE: Waiting for Jacko

Existential dread and the King of Pop

Crank Town

They're lewd, they're crude, they have hands up their backs—they're the puppets of Crank Yankers, Comedy Central's hit phone-prank show. The crazy calls are taped ...

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SCARY MOVIE 3