Locally to Globally

What's Hot, What's Not in entertainment

Issue date: 3/5/07 Section: Culture

Globally

Hot
Harry Potter gets naked on stage
Daniel Radcliffe is taking the world by storm this week with his role in the Peter Shaffer production “Equus.”

Radcliffe plays the part of Alan Strang, which involves stripping down to his skivvies, simulating sex and smoking right on stage for a packed West End audience.

The 17-year-old star decided on the role to mix up the way the world has seen him after portraying the popular boy wizard Harry Potter for more than half a decade. However, this attempt at reinvention is proving to be a great success, with already $3.1 million in advance ticket sales.

Radcliffe hopes the role leaves a lasting impression for future opportunities to keep from becoming a victim of type casting.
Radcliffe will make his next appearance this summer in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” hitting theaters July 13.

Not
Beyoncé victim to hepatitis
Not only can Beyoncé add Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model to her resume, she might be able to say she has Hepatitis A.

Apparently, a member of the Wolfgang Puck Catering service at the event unveiling the swimsuit issue was diagnosed with the virus afterward, having served 13 other events that same month.

Any guests who ate the sushi and raw vegetables were asked to seek medical attention to receive vaccinations, while Wednesday last week marked the final day attendees of the party could receive the treatment. You must receive the vaccination within 14 days of coming in contact with Hepatitis A.

There is no word on whether Beyoncé received the vaccine, but here’s hoping she did, for Jay-Z’s sake and because no one likes a fecally contaminated dream girl.

Locally

Hot
Downtown Boise’s booming
Boise’s downtown scene continues to thrive with two new additions: Urban Outfitters and the new hookah bar, Babylon.
Urban Outfitters opened last Wednesday, adding a new variety of clothing to the shopping scene away from the festivities of the mall. Located on Front Street, the store offers a taste of the unique style, which will hopefully add some flavor to Boise’s style.

For those non-shoppers, check out Babylon, located above the Main Street Bistro at Sixth and Main Streets. The hookah bar offers an eclectic atmosphere with couches and an array of choices for smoking with over 20 flavors. Along with projectors displaying music videos on the walls and low lighting, Babylon offers a relaxing break from the crazed partygoers of the weekend.

Not
The wrath of the lost keys
If there is anything that can ruin a night out, it’s losing your keys.

When it’s late and all you want to do is go home, the last thing you need is finding yourself without your keys, creating a night full of stress and turmoil.

Let’s not forget how expensive it can be to get a new pair of keys when you don’t have a copy to go from. After calling several locksmiths around the area, the average price to replace one key is about $100 and that’s not the end of it when you have a different key to open your door and another one for the ignition.

Here are some words of advice I should have listened to a long time ago: make a spare. And I don’t mean one - at least five. It may sound OCD, but trust me, having more options is always better. Even give one to a friend you trust, because you never know when the wrath of the lost keys will come into your life.

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