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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Challenge yourself and you will realize your true potential. Work will come easy and you should be able to get a lot completed and still have time for fun. 5 stars

Today is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 241st day of 2008. There are 125 days left in the year.

Madden might seem like the ultimate frat-boy game, but GameStop is hoping to change that.

Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary.

With fall in sight, ABC is inviting viewers to stay home and watch ABC as an energy-saving measure.

The members of local band The Upstarts are discussing their uncertain future in the first moments of "The Up Beat" and one band member says it's plain what the problem is: "The one thing I think we've been doing all wrong is marketing ourselves as a ska band."

OPENING THIS WEEK

Future generations may regard "I.O.U.S.A." as the most important film of 2008.

THEATER

'Comedy Night at Center Street'