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Editor's Note

After a two-year upswing in the quality and tenor of summer reading, 2011 will mark a step backwards for Duke freshmen.


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Sandbox

I look at myself in the mirror several times every single day, sometimes for embarrassing lengths of time.


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I Am Number Four

Disney has bought and produced this same story hundreds of times. Unless you’re a tween who hasn’t yet been drowned by these tales of high-school drama, you might as well stay at home and watch the...


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Interview: I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four, a film based on the novel by Pittacus Lore, tells the story of a small group of aliens sent to Earth to protect it from invasion by another evil alien race. Recess’ Andrew...


Presented by Duke Performances, the Abbey Theatre of Ireland will perform Mark O’Rowe’s violent play Terminus.
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DP hosts Irish Abbey Theatre

Presented by Duke Performances, this weekend marks the Abbey Theatre of Ireland’s first-ever performance in North Carolina and first U.S. tour in more than 10 years.


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Sandbox

I couldn’t care less about the Grammys, which actually surprised me this year by bestowing their “prestigious” Album of the Year distinction on Arcade Fire, a tremendous band represented by Durham...


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Gnomeo and Juliet

There is something inherently charming about garden gnomes—their diminutive stature, their shiny, pointy hats, not to mention their flair for finding travel tickets at reasonable rates.