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By Kevin Lincoln | July 8, 2008At Mount Zoomer, the sophomore effort from Montreal giants Wolf Parade, is as schizophrenic and disheveled as its bizarre album cover.
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...
Back in the summer of 1997, three bright-eyed teenagers dominated the airwaves with the infectious pop song "MMMBop."
While students scramble to squeeze in last-minute papers, memorize a Rolodex-worth of biology note cards and work through old problem sets, breaks are in dire need, and staying on Duke campus just...
I can tell you that correct Chronicle style forbids first-person ledes, but this isn't the Chronicle-this is recess.
Although I'm a proud member of the Class of 2008, I had my first article printed in recess all the way back in October of 2002.
88 Minutes confirms many stereotypes often associated with Hollywood.
These are the last words that I will write for the Chronicle.
Hello world. This is Alex Warr writing, and, to quote a beloved editor of yesteryear, we've never met. There are several reasons for this. It could be my heterosexual life-mate Varun usually uses...
On the evening of April 24, caricatures will come to life, figuratively speaking. The Art of Political Satire successfully weaves together the media of sketch comedy and political cartooning....
Kissing Ali Locker the summer after sixth grade. Beating Mario Golf. My Bar Mitzvah. The first time I saw Mariah Carey on a tire swing in the "Always Be My Baby" video. In no particular order,...
The tagline says, "Terror has evolved," but the new thriller, The Ruins, is really just more of the same old, same old. Adapted from a 2006 novel of the same name by Scott Smith, The Ruins follows...