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Bands pay tribute, gain popularity

Four years ago, a group of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill music students came together and asked the one question that all bands ask themselves at some point: "Why don't we just do all...


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REVIEWS

FEIST The Reminder arts & crafts/polydor Leslie Feist is bringing sexy back. On her third full-length album, the silky smooth The Reminder, the Canadian singer/songwriter shows marked growth and...


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Twisted Noodle offers flavorful fare

The new restaurant Twisted Noodle aims to put a new spin on classic Thai dishes. Yet in its quest to stand out, the restaurant neglects several key components in creating an enjoyable dining...


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University seeks a Second Life

Larry Moneta stands dressed in a white Duke T-shirt with jeans and a large belt buckle, rare meeting attire for the Vice President for Student Affairs. The room is blinding white with color posters...


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disturbia

Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window meets YouTube in Disturbia. It may come a bit early, but the paint-by-numbers flick is the perfect summer movie theater fluff that deserves a large bucket of popcorn...


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bright eyes

Cassadaga, Bright Eyes' sixth full-length album, marks a new beginning for the Omaha-based band, and particularly its prolific frontman, Conor Oberst.


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Music Review: Timbaland

Reviewing super-producer Timbaland's second studio release, Timbaland Presents Shock Value, is no easy task. Sure, most of the songs are perfectly produced and executed, from the club-ready "Give...


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Film Review: The Reaping

Those expecting to see an awe-inspiring spectacle of Jesus Christ's eternal love for mankind right in time for the Easter holiday will be sorely disappointed by Passover-inspired thriller The Reaping.


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Film Review: Death Proof

While Rodriguez exaggerates the mainstays of the exploitation genre to the point of parody, Tarantino comfortably modernizes the same customs with his contribution, the vehicular thriller Death Proof.


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Music Review: Kings of Leon

When Kings of Leon released their sophomore album, they proclaimed, "If Youth and Young Manhood was the party, Aha Shake Heartbreak is the hangover." If that's the case then Because of the Times,...


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Hoof n' Horn presents Guys and Dolls

Set in the jazzy New York scene of the gambling age-filled with booze, cards and all sorts of sin-Guys and Dolls is renowned as a musical classic. And this spring, Duke's Hoof n' Horn production...