Balram Halwai is an entrepreneur, murderer and unusual success. In Aravand Adiga's first novel, The White Tiger, Balram is strangely determined to recount his rags-to-riches story in a series of...
In Love vs. Money, R&B singer The Dream (Terius Nash) attempts to follow up the success of his 2007 release, Love Hate. Already a proven musical presence, the Dream co-penned Rihanna's smash-hit...
Movie after movie, Hollywood invites its audience to suspend its disbelief. But Nicolas Cage as an MIT astrophysics professor and savior of the world is just too much. This is the premise of...
In 2002, American journalist and Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and gruesomely murdered while working on an investigative piece in Pakistan. His last moments, caught on...
Dr. Drew of Sober House, Celebrity Rehab and Sex... with Mom and Dad released a book Tuesday called The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism Is Seducing America. I haven't read it, I got it on...
Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino drive around in their van. They play music. They are also from Brooklyn. Is that what D.I.Y. stands for? You might have heard their hit song "Yea Yeah" remixed by...
Tonight John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats plays a solo show at the Duke Coffeehouse. John Vanderslice will open. A Durham resident, Darnielle began playing under this alias in 1991, writing and...
Peter Klaven never learned the art of "bro-ing out." Peter (Paul Rudd) is the kind of guy who drives a Volkswagen and makes up phrases like "Totes McGotes." It's no surprise when Peter realizes he...
Durham's quirky Manbites Dog Theater is thriving in the recession. As strange as that may sound, the group has actually brought in more donations this year than last year. Through its participation...
Standing in the smoke-filled pandemonium of an Istanbul nightclub, I nursed a drink that tasted worse with each sip. As my Spring Break eased into its final hours, I danced awkwardly to the...
At a school where everyone's dream job is consulting, it's hard to justify pursuing a career in the arts. But Kevin Gray, Trinity '80, did just that, ditching the pre-law track for stage success....
Yes, Handsome Furs is a Wolf Parade side project. Now forget this connection. With their second album Face Control, Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry have earned the right to stand on their own. The...
Some UNC and Duke students might have their eyes focused on Greensboro this weekend, but the best battle will be taking place on East Campus. The Duke Coffeehouse is the site of swing dance...
Only weeks before the 11th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is set to begin, The New York Times, one of the Festival's two biggest sponsors, has pulled its support. The announcement came...