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For artists such as eminem and papa roach, nice could be the next big thing
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Quelling the rage
As they get a little older, music's wrathful rappers are softening their voices. Is that niceness we hear in those lyrics?
Hip-hop hits home
The rap world, once pumped up in vitriol and gangsta thuggery, softened up after Sept. 11.
Film
Love, lust and literary detectives
The film adaptation of Possession, based on A.S. Hyatt's Booker-prize winning novel, is streamlined for impatient tastes.
Top 5 movies
1. Sunshine State -- Maverick filmmaker John Sayles casts his sharp eye on Florida's economic development and the bulldozing of the state's personality.
Also opening
Those pop-up advertisements that irritate Internet users are still preferable to what Stephen Dorff finds on the Web in FearDotCom.
Family movie guide
The Family Movie Guide should be used along with the Motion Picture Association of America rating system for selecting movies suitable for children.
Video/DVD
'The Rookie' majors in restraint
The Rookie (G)
DVD: Treasures from Tarantino
Tuesday's release of the 10th anniversary DVD of Reservoir Dogs, plus collector's editions of Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown released last week, offer the most comprehensive peek yet into the cinematic style of Quentin Tarantino.
Rewind: The outsider who's still 'in'
Elliott Gould's film characters reflected an era of questioning and social upheaval, but his wry, cynical humor assures his welcome in any generation.
Pop
Team pop trivia
This week's winner: Chuck Perry of Largo knew that country music legend Dolly Parton wrote the classic Jolene. Hats off -- and a Weekend T-shirt -- to you, partner!
Pop: down the road
Radiators -- 8 p.m. Sept. 6, Bourbon Street, New Port Richey. $15 advance, $20 at the door.
Dine
Long live the evolution
Evos, the cutting edge, healthful fast food restaurant, needs to continue to evolve to stay ahead of the competition.
Food events
August Wine Dinner -- 5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Kelly's for Just About . . . Anything, 319 Main St., Dunedin.
Get Away
Getaway: hot ticket
Travel back in time
Getaway: down the road
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (Sept. 21) 7:30 a.m. Straub Park, downtown St. Petersburg waterfront. To register, check www.komentampabay.com. $15 registration fee.
Art
At the museums
An American Anthem: 300 Years of Painting from the Butler Institute of American Art -- Through Sept. 8, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota.
The unexpected twist
Art exhibits in Dunedin surprise the viewer by skewing traditional assumptions about human relationships, physical being and the natural order.
Stage
Stage: hot ticket
Ensemble prepares classic treats
Stage: down the road
Cat -- The Alley Cat Players stage Trace of Arc by Ali Smith Sept. 6-22 at Silver Meteor Gallery. $5 and $7.
Night Life
His bottom line: There's a punch line
The comedian Bill Engvall makes sure his stories have a point.
