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The Sublime Charms of Netflix's 'Lady Dynamite'
By Drew Haskins | June 22, 2016By now, it’s old news that Netflix is absolutely crushing its foray into original television content.
By now, it’s old news that Netflix is absolutely crushing its foray into original television content.
“Hamilton: An American Musical” is a name recognizable to nearly every ear. Most Americans today are divided into two camps: those who don’t understand what all the hype is about, and those who would give their left arm to see the show on Broadway.
In one of the most turbulent, amusing, and even sassy American presidential elections of all time, it’s not surprising that social media has exploded with political activity—from lighthearted jokes to angry tirades on both sides.
Tired of the radio's summer smash hits? Did you realize you can actually stop feeling JT's new single or that seems like "7 Years" more accurately describes how long the song has been on track lists?
This past May, “Pet Sounds” passed the 50-year mark since its release in 1966, and with the passing of this milestone, the concept of critical artistic value in popular music turned 50 as well.
59 million people can’t be wrong: it’s a delightful YouTube video. The unremittingly charming Jimmy Fallon invited pop star Ariana Grande to "The Tonight Show" to play a whimsical game of “Wheel of Musical Impressions.” The Floridian pop starlet is game.
On Monday, we were fortunate enough to see “A Stray,” which premiered at SXSW. Directed by Musa Syeed, the film centers on a Somalian refugee (Oscar-nominated Barkhad Abdi) in Minneapolis after he is kicked out of his home and picks up a stray dog.
“Don’t Think Twice” is the second film written and directed by comedian Mike Birbiglia, and the film had its world premiere in Austin, Texas at the South By Southwest Film Festival.
The Chronicle was able to catch director Josh Locy’s new film “Hunter Gatherer” at its premiere at SXSW.
Sometimes we catch ourselves wishing there were more celebrities at South by Southwest. We instantly feel ashamed, but almost can’t help ourselves.
Naureen Khan, Trinity ’10, a former local and national news editor for The Chronicle, has gone to write for publications such as National Journal and Al Jazeera after her time at Duke.
Edward Sharpe is dead. That is what every fan of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros might be thinking after seeing the cover of “PersonA,” the band’s latest album.
With the end of the academic year just around the corner, Recess was feeling a little nostalgic and decided to look back at some of the little known facts from our childhood TV shows.
With their third full album “Human Performance,” New York garage rock outfit Parquet Courts has produced their most varied and interesting album to date. In their first release since last year’s bizarre and borderline sadistic “Monastic Living” EP, “Human Performance” finds the band returning to its punk roots.
At first, it was just another out-there idea. What if, somehow, the two of us could go to the South by Southwest film festival over Spring Break?
On March 25, 2015 Zayn announced his separation from the intensely popular boy band One Direction and exactly one year later, on March 25, 2016, the world was blessed with the release his first solo album, Mind of Mine.
“The Characters,” Netflix’s newest original series, is a bold gambit for the streaming service.
“I’ve been working all my life, but I wonder/How does it feel to be rich? How does it feel to just live?” sings Kamaiyah on “How Does It Feel?,” the first single from her brand new debut mixtape A Good Night in the Ghetto. The answer to her question may appear sooner than she thinks.
It’s [insert late winter month], and you know what that means. That’s right, America’s scowliest, coldest, power hungriest family has returned!
When the most important active recording artist in hip-hop unexpectedly drops a new track, we listen. When he drops eight of them, we stop and stare. Kendrick Lamar—alias Cornrow Kenny—has had one of the most impressive years in memory.