This weekend marks the premiere of Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka’s The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope at Duke.
You may think that a middle-aged man dressed in a really bad Captain America outfit might be something ironic. Alas, it is quite the contrary: it’s a thing of beauty.
We didn’t give Joe College Day much coverage this year. And there’s a reason for that.
Sufjan Stevens’ The Age of Adz recalls the debut of Radiohead’s Kid A exactly a decade ago—it is that much of a dramatic stylistic shift and is equally broad in scope as the seminal 2000 release.
If you identify yourself as a “Deadhead,” or even if you have no idea what that term means, you have probably been exposed to music created or influenced by classic rock band the Grateful Dead.
The experience of watching is weirdly postmodern, voyeuristic and anticipatory.
What makes this indie band so flawlessly satisfying is their daring consistency over the years, churning out silky smooth sixties pop melodies that are soaked with signature soft vocals.
Many of us prefer thestrals and three-pointers to thoroughbreds, but the recent movie Secretariat is well worth the watch.
Initially, 3D wasn’t part of the plan. A third movie wasn’t part of the plan. Most of the jokes weren’t part of the plan.
Amy Caron is a mad scientist—at least in her most recent work “Waves of Mu,” a two-room immersive experience exploring the complex and controversial nature of mirror neurons.
Director Mark Romanek shows his prowess through suggestive imagery and dialogue, never telling the viewer the whole truth.
