Twelve years ago, Carbon Leaf, a Richmond, Va.-based quintet, first combined two words on the bus ride back from a rafting trip to create a makeshift, then eventually permanent band name.
In the flippant world of Lord of War, where the ch-chings of a cash register cheerfully replace the sound of gunshots, remorseless violence reigns supreme. Or at least it should.
Forget everything you know about the ice cream man. In lieu of candy-red cherry and day-glo orange popsicles, Loco Pops offers flavors like hibiscus flower, pomegranate and tamarind.
On Sex and the City, Candace Bushnell's fictional alter ego Carrie Bradshaw agonized over what tone to set for her debut book.
Raleigh's The Rosebuds can be utterly precious.
Restaurantre view Grasshopper Local chef Charlie Deal is in the process of opening three highly anticipated restaurants in the Triangle, the first of which is the Asian-fusion Grasshopper. Located...
The inaugural season of Fox's The OC captured the hearts of a nation divided. We were introduced to Ryan Atwood, the tough kid from the wrong side of the tracks, his best friend Seth Cohen,...
The New 007. The newest ex-Special Forces agent to spawn the latest action film franchise, Mr. Transporter 2 shocked critics everywhere by taking the cake at this weekend's box office.
In a distant land far, far away, the sky pours sheets upon the unforgiving grind of pavement, the shimmering skyscraper walls reflect only the apathetic shadows of the masses, and the garden...
Correction: This article should have noted that the film won the Working Films-sponsored content+intent=change award..
His wit and penchant for politically punchy prose make his column a must-read in the Triangle’s alterna-artsy weekly The Independent.
The Nasher Museum of Art, like the old Duke University art museum, allows students to be involved not as volunteers or as visitors, but as security guards.
The same beauty, vivaciousness and infectious energy that characterized 2002’s City of God also appear in Fernando Meirelles' follow-up work, the lushly realized Constant Gardener.
The infamous ‘aristocrats’ joke, said to be the dirtiest joke imaginable, has become a rite of passage in the stand-up comedy world—a secret password that is only revealed to...
Broken Flowers is a tale of human existence, at turns slow and boring, at others strikingly emotional.
With its third release, the Vancouver-based indie-pop ensemble The New Pornographers finally seem to have learned what makes critics putty.
Those of you awaiting another album like College Dropout, don’t hold your breath. Those of you ready for a redefined Kanye West, you can exhale now.
