Long before Wednesday-night jazz (and wine), the name Mary Lou Williams meant much more at Duke. Few students are aware that Williams was not only a noted jazz musician and composer, but also...
Gabriela Montero would have one hell of a college essay. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Montero started playing the piano at just 18 months. She began lessons at age four, participated in her first...
VH1 has cornered the market on reality television. With shows like Rock the Bus, Sober House and Confessions of a Teenage Idol, they have made it difficult for other channels to compete. Genius has...
The Bird and the Bee's new album Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future is caught between the past and the present. It attempts to capitalize on pop music's newfound nostalgia for jazz and soul while...
Everyone knows the Bible says homosexuality is wrong. But if pressed, how many people could point out the chapter, the verse, the proof of this sentiment contained in the Book of books? And really,...
Despite its name there is nothing remotely fresh about New in Town. Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. star as unlikely sweethearts in this formulaic romantic comedy. Zellweger plays Lucy Hill,...
A few weeks ago, I found myself having the best sex of someone else's life. Listening to the enthusiastic noises of my partner and watching him indulge himself in the opportunity to have a naked...
Drawing on his standard pallet of Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" (although thankfully light on the saxophone), Bob Dylan acoustic balladry, some Tom Waits-esque distorted vocal blues and his...
Horror films of the past decade fall into two camps: torture porn and Asian-inspired. Falling into the latter category, The Uninvited would be better named The Uninspired.
