July 13, 2004 Online Since 1996 Vol 78 No. 56
The Appalachian | Entertainment
Anchorman doesn't always get it right, but at least he tries

Ryan Finn
Staff Writer

“Anchorman” is a strange creature. It is not needlessly disgusting like a gross-out comedy but neither is it low-key and witty. The humor here, in fact, is difficult to classify at all. It is, as Will Ferrell himself notes in the credit outtakes, overtly ridiculous.

That is to say the film manages to be absurd, silly and just plain goofy without being irritating. It’s definitely not as wildly chaotic as some recent comedies. It keeps its feet on the ground, mostly relying on actors (and not situations) to bring out the laughs.

Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is the biggest name in the San Diego news world of the 1970s. Everyone knows him and loves him. And he loves everyone in return. Ron is pompous, suave and absolutely incompetent as an anchorman. No matter. He’s good enough for this particular 1970s.

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Stiff Little Fingers stick it to the man
David Brewer
Staff Writer

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the angry sound of rebellion and frustration was coming together in the United Kingdom and sweeping the world as punk rock.

Though starting out as a Clash-inspired cover band in Belfast, Ireland, the Stiff Little Fingers would go on to write and record many punk classics.

After their initial success, the band called it quits for several years in the 1980s, only to reemerge to an even bigger following than the one they left behind.

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