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indignation

"Indignation" is part of that rarefied class of words that manages to evoke emotions beyond its literal meaning.


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t-pain

Let's give T-Pain some credit-he knows what people want. The man is always on the radio, and his talent is apparent on Thr33 Ringz, his third studio release.


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synecdoche, new york

"Everyone's disappointing once you get to know them." As depressing at it seems, Charlie Kaufman may have never penned a truer line of dialogue than this one from his new film, Synecdoche, New York.


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rafter

Rafter Roberts should be adept at making catchy music. After all, the man is co-founder of Singing Serpent, a company that writes commercial jingles for the likes of Sprint, Toshiba and Target.


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boom boom crash

Durham artist Casey Cook's second installation at Branch Gallery, Boom Boom Crash, tries to provoke the edginess of a feminist manifesto, but the exhibit suffers from overextension and a muffled...


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Singers join with Atlantic for party

The blood-thirsty main character from Stephenie Meyer's book series, Twilight, is riding on the heels of the Potter chronicles to become the tween scene's newest cultural phenomenon, and Duke a...


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love is all

Sweden is the new Canada (which just a few years ago became the new U.K.), churning out dozens of upstart indie-rock groups that have music bloggers buzzing.


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quantum of solace

The action scenes prove top-notch, and though a few of them dip into unrealistic waters, the absence of absurd Pierce Brosnan-era, high-tech gadgets helps to keep the film grounded in a gritty...


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editor's note

It goes without saying-and without Dean of Admissions Christoph Guttentag's corny speech at Convocation ever year-that Duke students do some pretty impressive things, in and out of the classroom.