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Show TeenExaminer OnTho Not The news page written by and for s E3 duZZ!!iZ3Z! i0 WeberDavis teens S' il i1 mi awkA fP Phonei $4214 i 7764m TtJUfSdi. JufytO, 1M7 I j f-- From sultnj tins to perfect mils T1 JJJ lMU' sa -- nurvid a ik- TXIiAstlic a. - By JANNA KAY JENSEN MELAftHE GAITCIP and IX Checking out IVIen In Black extravaganza By SCOTT STEPHENS IX, aKTrcpofvfuri The movie In combines the quick wit and enthusiasm of Will Smith with the stone-face- d but even more hilarious humor of Tommy Lee Jones, all smashed together, making the movie very funny,, and very fun to watch. This comcdysci-f- i extravaganza is about a New York City cop (played by Smith, also the star of last year's blockbuster Independence Day) who is recruited into the highly funded yet unofficial government agency MiB (Men in Black) by a secretive and very d agent named K (played by Jones, actor extraordinaire, who has starred in many movies, including The Fugitive and Batman Forever"). ;The gruesome twosome battle throughout the movie to keep Universal Peace and Order, tackling renegade aliens, monitoring extraterrestrial life on Earth and erasing plenty of peoples memories while they're at it. The movies main villain is an alien shifted into Edgar, a fanner (played by Vincent D. Onofrio, from Strange Days and Ed Wood). 'This intergalactic comedy has another good reason to see it: Dr. Laurel Weaver (played by Linda Fiorentino, best known for her role in John Dahls Unforgettable). Weaver is a medical examiner drawn into the world of MiB through a couple of strange and puzzling deaths. , e Men In Black is a very movie that doesnt try to cram too much material into too little time. Its d full of great special effects with amazing alien makeup work. ;This movie is great for teenagers with a sense of humor, but its full of scary aliens and is lightly sprinkled with adult language, so it might not be suitable for kids under 12 or 13. Its well worth the price of admission. ; The only thing I didnt enjoy about the movie was that I had to sit through 20 minutes of advertisements for Coke, gigantic, Target and super-dupe- r, Blimp tubs of popcorn, and they could have used a government joke in there. . If you really like the movie you can also buy the book and visit the web site at www.meninblack.com, which includes a Men In Black sweepstakes, MIB screen savers, a career profile of Men In Black actors, plus an MIB training center and other cool info. : Men In Black is rated PG. -- Scott Stephens, who will be a ' sophomore at Northridge High School in the fall, enjoys playing basketball, tnountain biking and perfecting the Guilty pleasures of the By KELLY ZIEGLER IX correspondent well-dresse- Suntanning summer sunshine allows us to be rid of the garishly white glow we radiate during the chitly winter months. But nothing comes without a price. . Tanning gives the skin a golden glow that makes us look healthy and active. However, those rays radiating from the sun, or tanning booth, may be contributing to premature wrinkles, aging spots, cancerous lesions and cell damage, just to name a few long-tereffects. While teenagers dont often worry about these problems, the choices we make now will affect our future looks and health. Dr. Stephen Thomson, from the . Rocky Mountain Plaza Clinic in Ogden, says the effects are something to think about. Tanning outdoors, or even indoors in a tanning salon, presents the same detrimental effects, he said. Despite those effects, tanning has grown so popular over the years that small businesses are profiting from obsession. According to 1994s Tanning Trends magazine, more than 28 million people shed their clothes to bombard their body with rays that bronze their skin. Since then, the numbers have only increased. Are tanners aware of the potential risks and dangers that sunbathing may m well-mad- jam-packe- already-perfe- ct body. (His words.) The nV$i Bottom i! - mm. More than 2,000 video stores in the U.S. also have tanning booths. COPY vij Iff? is a guilty pleasure for g 1W cause? Apparently so. A recent graduate of Weber High, Ashlee Gardner, said, If you excessively tan its definitely bad because it can ruin your skin or cause cancer." However, Sarah Stevenson, also a recent Weber High graduate, added, I think its nice to go once in awhile and get a little color in your skin, but not on a consistent basis. I really don't go very much because its so expensive. Protect yourself When tanning outdoors, several precautions cited by physicians and tanning salon employees should be followed. Thomson advised, Protect as much as you can. Use sunscreens at all times. SPF 13 is adequate, but there is some evidence that higher SPFs provide better protection. Trent Christoferson, an employee at Sun Palace in North Pointe Shopping Center, mostly deals with indoor tanners. But Christoferson had some advice for outdoor tanners as well. We highly recommend sunblock for outdoor tanning. Its a completely different ball game. Using a tanning bed Tanning beds simulate the suns rays and allow patrons to control exposure time, and can give a person a deep tan even in the winter months. Tanning units have been popping up around the country, and locally, the Ogden-Nort-h Davis yellow pages lists 42 tanning salons in the area. Tanning units have been added to beauty salons, where one can tan while waiting for a haircut or manicure; health spas, where tanning beds can be used while wailing for the Health Rider to become vacant; and even homes, where one is free to tan at his or her leisure. Over the years tanning units have become safer for patrons. In a 1993 newspaper article, Cheryl Stone, the public relations director for California Tan Scientific Research Center which sells indoor tanning supplies, said tanning beds in the early 80s were infamous for causing deep bums and purple-hue- d skin, because of the use of mainly UVB rays, which are shorter and faster ultraviolet rays. However, use beds introduced in the mid-8mainly UVA rays (longer ultraviolet rays), which are believed to be less detrimental to the skin. Stone advises extremely people who usually bum outdoors not to use the tanning beds at all; those with darker complexions should start slowly, and gradually increase exposure time. Christoferson says Sun Palace employees always caution customers. If a person with red hair and blue eyes walks in, we recommend they take tanning very conservatively or consult with a doctor due to their low pigment level. On the other hand, See TANNING6 Rock n rolls latest demon and ad campaign ever to target heroin. correspondent However, National is an Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President Michael Grene told Rolling Stone repulsed that because of the magazine adults and in latest outbreaks worried heroin-relate- d rock n roll drug of parents busts, the academy was teenagers war on the first-evdeclaring from the very has Heroin drugs. popularity beginning. number caused the of And now heroin-relate- d emergency room rock n rolls latest folly, heroin, has many of visits to go up more than 150 percent since 1990, according the industiys stars shining six to Rolling Stone. feet underground. Drugs always reflect the era Many organizations blame in which they achieve their heroins climaxing numbers on hype. In the late 60s and 70s the rock industry, saying LSD was the drug of choice. industry officials have done Heroin, todays trend, has nothing about stopping its use. claimed many lives in the rock Ginna Marsten, from the industry and will definitely be the haunting drug of the 90s. Partnership for a Drug-Fre-e Band members from America, told Newsweek, We observe pop culture making Sublime, STP, Depeche Mode, this drug - which is very lethal Blind Melon, Nirvana, Hole, - look glamorous. The Skinny Puppy and the association has launched an Smashing Pumpkins have all extensive counter attack to dealt with the pain caused by show teens the danger of the the needle. substance. It is the largest print Kurt Cobain of Nirvana By JACOB PARKINSON TX. It gained teenage popularity and almost godly status after his suicide in heroin-influenc- 1994. ed Cobains decade-lon- g romance with heroin died with er a common Romeo and Juliet story-boo- k ending. They couldnt be together: Cobains body couldnt take the abuse, and his mind couldnt live without heroin. His suicide brought heroin out from under the viaduct and ghetto and into mainstream teenage society. After his death, many 0s fair-skinn- ed ... eempwts fi.in Ilol tummer dajv sizzling, sexy, moonlit nights. Ahh ... summer. Hut a problem arises - how should you change your makeup scheme to fit the summer mood and still look like a teenager? Here are a few helpful hints teen from those magazines to ensure you don't turn red in the face from a makeup faux pas. First and foremost arc the eyes. The eyes arc the gateway to the soul, and to make ilmsc first encounters memorable, be sure to use lighter, softer colors in eyeshadows. Resist the temptation to wear the gaudy, trendy colors of the 90s (like blues, pinks, oranges, greens) and stick to the classic neutral shades that never go out of style. Also, be certain to have different tints of these same colors and use them to shadow the lid of your eye, and always remember to blend, blend, blend. One of the biggest mistakes made by the general teenage population of makeup wearers is misuse of eyeliner. When you go out to purchase your liner, make sure you know what look you want to achieve. Pencils arc ideal for a softer image, crayons are easier to blend, and liquids provide a more defined line for a glamorous appearance. Make sure when you apply eyeliner that your tip is not dull, or face the pains of thick, overbearing lines. To apply: First place the tip of the liner on the outside comer of the top lid. Then, with a fluid motion, gently swipe - leaving a light line that conforms to the shape of the eye. With a cotton swab, blend the comers for a more seductive look. Plucked eyebrows are definitely in. Forget the reports that natural brows are more popular, because the fact is that brows are always in. They make a statement and can bring a makeup job together. The trick is to follow the line that already exists and always pluck from the bottom. Use your pencil eyeliner to bring out light eyebrows. More is not always better, and in the case of blush, this is especially true. We were not all cheeks bom with like Joan Crawford or Greta Garbo, so dont try to make well-defin- well-defin- See BEAUTY6 heroin use sub-po- p teenagers looked for a more stable leader. As leader of one of the other most popular bands, Billy Corgan was the answer but even his band, the Smashing Pumpkins, saw the damage done by the needle. On July 1 7, 1 996, Corgan aw'oke to the news of traveling keyboardist John Melvoins death and drummer Jimmy Chamberlains arrest for drug possession. Both had been using heroin the night before, when Chamberlain woke up around 3 a.m. to find Melvoin unconscious. Melvoin later died at a New York hospital. Five days later the Pumpkins released this statement: For nine years we have battled Jimmys struggle with the insidious disease of drug and alcohol addiction. It has nearly destroyed everything we are and stand for ... We wish (him) the best we have to offer. The Pumpkins decided they no longer wanted to associate with the drug, or have the drug associated with their name, and kicked Chamberlain out of the band. Billy Corgan later Fold Rolling Stone about Melvoins death, saying: It was not the final straw. It was the final brick in dealing with Chamberlains drug problem. Corgan faced the drug abuse, and he showed that it would no longer be tolerated. The rock industry was not going to stand for the interfering drug abuse. Many other bands are trying to clean up their image. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam recently told Spin Magazine that Pearl Jam members are cleaning up their act. Its a trend, but its a good trend that theyre cleaning up their image. Hopefully, this drug-fre- e trend in the rock n roll world will continue, and rock will no longer be deemed a heroin ad campaign pointed toward the teenage population. Jake Parkinson, who will be a senior at Bountiful High School, plays six musical instruments and likes to go out on his board. |