These days even your average Joe Magician on America's Got Talent can whisk behind a contraption and pop up behind you four seconds later. Sure, we "ooh" and "ah" (or squeal if we're Brandy) but...
This month, actress and comedian Amy Sedaris-the creator and star of the cult TV show Strangers with Candy-released her zany but informative guide to entertaining, I Like You: Hospitality Under the...
Frosted with luscious images of opulence and youthful antics, Marie Antoinette is a sweet concoction-light in dialogue, but heavy on the visual. In the manner of a sugary treat, the film relies...
It can't be easy being saddled with the "local hero" tag, but few people in this day and age merit the distinction as much as Portastatic's Mac McCaughan. As indie rock fans no doubt know,...
The beaches of Normandy conjure images of the American landing on D-Day or a luxurious vacation in the French countryside. Art aficionados may also recognize the coastal region as the place where...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. No adage could prove truer of Youth Document Durham: A Five-Year Retrospective, a photography exhibit opening this week at the Center for Documentary...
The tone of Badly Drawn Boy's new album is set in the first seconds of the introductory track-halfway between smoky crooning and pop exultation. The rest of Born in the U.K. stays velvety and...
Casino mogul Steve Wynn recently made a a multi-million dollar boo boo. But his financial misfortune didn't fall along the lines of a Trump Taj Mahal fiasco. The Las Vegas developer happens to be...
If you can only see one band at Troika, make it the Mountain Goats. Arguably the most popular band to play at the festival, the Mountain Goats-a moniker of singer-songwriter John Darnielle-have...
After cutting a debut EP in 2000 that caught the attention of everyone with an ear for dark pop, Washington's Two Ton Boa called it quits. Their promised LP never came out, and their growing...
Sure, the frontman for electro alt-rock outfit Mute Math could just plant himself behind his Fender Rhodes piano instead of strapping on the guitar-shaped keyboard and careening about the stage...
Take a 17th century proto-feminist nun, a professor enamored with body language, and a stage that is a larger-than-life piece of paper, and what you get is a House of Desires. Although this...
Situated in a historic Durham home complete with veranda and wooden rocking chairs, Four Square is a picture of classic Southern hospitality. But diners expecting to see biscuits and sweet tea on...
It would be a lie to say Durham has a thriving music scene. But that doesn't mean it's not trying. For years now, Durham has been attempting to move out of the shadow of its neighbor-former indie...
Fairgoers be warned: the ride "Get Twisted" may seem like oodles of scream-inducing fun. It's not. In fact, the seemingly innocent little fellow tucked into the farthest corner of the state...
Let's not beat around the bush-Diddy doesn't deserve to be successful. In fact, he doesn't even deserve the 200 words devoted to him on this page concerned his upcoming album, Press Play....
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 is a thoroughly well-built-if slightly simplistic-fighter game based on the Japanese anime of the same name. Fans of the original may remember thinking it was a solid game...
Living Group offers prizes for artists Arts Theme House is calling for submissions for its Young Artist Showcase event in December. Freshmen and sophomores are invited to enter visual arts, music,...
Twice as many Americans can name American Idol winner Taylor Hicks as recent Supreme Court appointee Samuel Alito, according to a poll by Zogby International. Pathetic, no? In this revered system...
In 2003, Robert Randolph and the Family Band jokingly titled their second release Unclassified, in a facetious attempt to describe the group's genre-bending sound. Their second proper studio album...
