James McAvoy has built himself as a dashing leading man-a British one, no less. But he throws that all out the window in Wanted to tackle the role of Wesley Gibson, a disaffected Chicago accountant...
The eyes of comedy aficionados across the nation turned to Duke when one of its own won the RooftopComedy National College Comedy Competition in May.
On my first day as an intern for the American Dance Festival, I had my first jarring epiphany.
This album is a landmark, the very convincing work of a band making a case for itself as one of the country's best, and-idiosyncrasies be damned-it's a masterpiece.
Have there been challenges with the "Split Scenes" in terms of pairing companies together with similar repertoire?
Duke University Improv (DUI) Who: Duke's best and only improv comedy troupe Why they're a big deal: They were featured in The New York Times Magazine and Sports Illustrated blogs for an Asian...
When I turned 10 years old, I had a big party. It seems like after that, no one cared as much about my birthday anymore (check that. I turned 21 a week or so ago. But never mind that now.). There...
For the Hush Sound, success has come suddenly. Releasing their first record in 2005, the band has gone on to headline tours and support acts such as Panic at the Disco and Fall Out Boy.
Barkley Hendricks captured the spirit of a generation in his iconic paintings.
It is clear that eating healthy hinges on everyday choices-healthy versus unhealthy, what you really want versus what you really need.
At Mount Zoomer, the sophomore effort from Montreal giants Wolf Parade, is as schizophrenic and disheveled as its bizarre album cover.
So far this summer, Hollywood has treated the masses to sexually liberated 40-somethings, an aged tomb raider and a pair of Marvel superheroes. But the most human and affecting character of the...
In modern music, genre names are tossed around so casually that they can pigeonhole any band, and the all-inclusive "indie rock" has become one of the most meaningless phrases in the industry.
Welcome to Duke University. Your new home. The Gothic Wonderland. The home of the Blue Devils. Eruditio et Religio and all that.
Since its inception in 1971 Pilobolus has grown (no pun intended) to become a worldwide phenomenon, featured on 60 Minutes in 2004 and performing at the 2007 Academy Awards.
Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket's fifth studio album, will cast a hypnotic spell over any listener.
If bands' names were accurate descriptors for their sound, the Soulless Dogs' new record Loose Cannonry would be a terribly boring affair.
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is both a hilarious political commentary and a nod to all the reasons why it's great to be a male college student.
Since their good old days with Second City, Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have played their comic genius off one another to great avail, and their performances in Baby Mama are no...
Even a few decades ago, being known as a "college band" was sort of a qualifying prefix; there is a hint of youthful promise, but there are also lower expectations associated with being...
