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Sharers feel, fear crackdown
by Bryan Sayler in Feature
European officials dealt a painful blow to criminals everywhere with last month's Operation Ark Royal-a daring series of raids and arrests in Britain and Amsterdam.
But the crimes in question weren't exactly the standard sort. The contraband seized was more akin to Dell than dope, and the alleged criminals look more like that sweaty kid from history class than characters from a Guy Ritchie film.
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Political 'toonster "KAL" draws Sword on Rubenstein
by Claire Finch
Editorial cartoonist Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher proves generations of preschool teachers wrong by creating cutting political cartoons that illustrate how words (and in this case drawings, too) can be far more painful than sticks or stones-at least as far as the ego is concerned.
Seniors band together for Betrayal
by Andrew Hibbard
For most seniors, writing a paper to graduate with distinction is burdensome enough. Three theater students, however, decided a paper was not their style and decided to do a performance. These three seniors-Ross Buckley, Davis Hasty and Madeleine Lambert-are performing Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's Betrayal under the direction of theater studies professor Jody McAuliffe.
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Troika leaves, locals rally to the rescue
by Andrew Hibbard
Having a nationally-known headliner can help any local band grab attention, but sometimes things do not work out as planned.
Such is the case with this Friday's show at the Duke Coffeehouse. Originally the finale for the Troika Music Festival, the show was cancelled due to booking complications with national bands.
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Academy-nominated Kahn invades Griffith Theater
by Braden Hendricks
Two-time Academy Award-nominee Nathaniel Kahn will visit Duke tonight to screen his most recent documentary Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject). Joining the acclaimed filmmaker will be Fleisher himself, a world-renown pianist who lost the use of his right hand for many years before reversing the effects of his neurological condition with a combination of massage therapy and botox injections.
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Thanksgiving treats that won't bust the beltline
by Brittany James
Thanksgiving is the holiday of food-when calories don't count and indulgence is the name of the game. If ever there was a time to splurge, this is it. Tables strain under massive feasts large enough to feed your average army and belt buckles are tested to the very limit.
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Sold-out Spektor haunts Duke
Bryan Zupon
by Bryan Zupon
Regina Spektor's eccentric musical stylings will come to Duke this coming Monday with her highly anticipated concert in Page Auditorium, sponsored by the Duke University Union. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter arrives on campus after what many would consider a breakout year-the fact that tickets to the Page concert sold out in less than a day speaks to her wide appeal.
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South meets East at Brown
by Braden Hendricks
Combining two different cultural phenomena and presenting a stark yet thought-provoking juxtaposition, Southern Expressionism and the Spirit of Zen is now on display at the Louise Brown Art Gallery located in the Bryan Center. The exhibit features photographs by award-winning photographer Paul Dagys.
