We are all familiar with the somewhat overdone sports-triumph movie, a genre steeped in the American tradition of competition and in our innate desire to root for the underdog.
As much as the rest of the world hates our politics and our manners, they very truly love our bad music.
A ringing phone has to be answered," the narrator of Phone Booth reminds us.
So, we all know that Duke ain't a hipster's paradise, but that doesn't mean that you're not among the interminably cool.
Yes, Scottish Flamenco does exist, and Mi Gente is about to prove it. Enter the premiere of a freshly founded Duke tradition.
The White Stripes as pied pipers. It's amazing how easily we fall into step behind Jack and Meg White, although it's not clear they drop their smirking grins long enough to notice.
Driving by Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh on a Sunday afternoon, you'd think there was a huge traffic jam and a lot of angry people honking in frustration.
In a world of crumbling curbs and muddied gravel lots, nestled among gray trees yet to show the greening buds of April, lay bright bursts of color where one would only expect the wear and tear of...
If there are two elements missing from contemporary mainstream cinema, they are nuance and ambiguity.
As March Madness was kicking into full swing, I thought I would one-up my bracket competitors by taking the ol' PS2 for a whirl to see how it would fare in picking the tourney winners.
F*ck. S*ck. Bl*w. He hit me with all three within the first minute of our conversation.
If you are expecting tutus and Tchaikovsky, you might want to reconsider.
My radio show on WXDU happened to be during the very first hours of war, so I sent out an email to the station's listserv asking for song suggestions of an appropriately bomby nature.
So the Oscar red carpet never rolled out. That's okay. Nicole and Catherine couldn't strut their stuff this year, but you still can.
Don't worry. The New York scene is back to normal.
How do you milk two movies before they're even released?.
"That thing is going to warp your mind and destroy your life," my mom yelled, as she wrenched the clunky, gray Nintendo GameBoy from my eight-year-old hands.
Once you see the piece, it becomes clear that nature is Chris Drury's inspiration.
John Fate and Steve Reil are just two normal guys - who get laid a lot.
