Marisha Pessl's debut novel takes us into the world of Blue van Meer, a 16-year-old girl genius who has spent the better part of her life wandering the country with her college professor father....
If you can dispense with the baggage that now comes with a Mel Gibson film, the rewards of Apocalypto are great-Gibson has, simply stated, crafted one of the best films of 2006, and one of the most...
After receiving five Grammy nominations for her 2004 solo debut album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape has secured her position as an R&B, pop and hip-hop artist. The new...
Apart from swilling eggnog and decorating a tree, one of the most popular ways to celebrate the season is by attending a performance of The Nutcracker. Seeing children, mouths agape, watching the...
Who needs chestnuts roasting on an open fire when you can butter up a tub of popcorn? With the best lineup in recent holiday season history, audiences will be able to choose from a buffet of...
When Ed Zwick signed on to direct the film Blood Diamond in 2004, he didn't know he was joining a collective Hollywood crusade. But what has emerged in the last year is a conspicuous influx of...
The Fountain has divided every audience member and critic alike since its debut at the Venice International Film Festival in July. The opposition claims that Darren Aronofsky's third feature is...
Michael Ayers is about to embrace his greatest theatrical challenge yet, taking on not one, but 38 roles in his upcoming performance of Doug Wright's I Am My Own Wife. Ayers, a senior, has...
Incubus' sixth musical creation, Light Grenades is an eclectic mix of indie, nu and alternative rock with a touch of techno. What this album lacks in cohesive power it makes up for by successfully...
Christmas is a holiday that parades cliches. It thrives on white snow, sugary candy and unbridled altruism, culminating in swaying groups of strangers crooning about virgins and bells. Place this...
2Pac's released yet another new CD. Yes, the 2Pac who died suspiciously on a Friday the 13th in 1996 and who has spawned innumerable conspiracy theories ever since. And we've got to hand it to...
Snoop lets us know early on in Tha Blue Carpet Treatment that this record is "deep" to him. There are no dancefloor candy collaborations with Justin Timberlake here (though we do have Jamie Foxx,...
Premature Christmas melodies may have already infested our radio stations, and mistletoe may be starting to lurk over our heads. For the next two weekends, however, Wendell Theater Group, a...
Hold up, wait a minute let me whisper in your ear a bittersweet symphony about my goodies, I know you heard of that! Go DJ, that's my DJ! Go DJ, that's my- Wait. Despite the standard top-40 hooks...
Don't judge a book by its cover-or in this case, an album by its genre. Sure, with Brand New's reputation for whiny voices and chugging power chords, their sophomore major-label release, The Devil...
Rue Cler marks the beginning of what recess hopes will become a lasting trend of quality food and appeal to a range of diners among new restaurants in Durham. Previously, market-driven cuisine was...
There are hundreds of hip-hop albums released every year. Some are terrible, some are good. Some are even great. But then there's Jay-Z, and his most recent release, Kingdom Come. See, the thing...
Catherine Hardwicke seemed like the perfect wildcard for a biblical adaptation. The thought of the dreadlocked hippy from Texas (responsible for Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown) at the helm of a film...
Students have become accustomed to free entertainment from the John Brown Trio, the house band for Jazz at the Mary Lou. Sunday at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Theater, however, concert-goers will pay $25 to...
