The Chronicle

Duke might not be the first name in film schools but it has come a long way since 1973. Just ask Ted Bogosian.

There is something rotten in the state of hip-hop.

Margaret Lazarus, an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, conducted a presentation and discussion of Oscar-winning documentaries last night in Griffith Theater.

Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen may very well be comic geniuses.

For giants, these guys seem awfully plain, but don't judge them by their meek appearances.

It's Hostel set at a yacht club. Imagine two young, more effeminate Patrick Batemans that have a special taste for upper-middle-class families.

America's forefathers are commemorated by having their names and faces forever plastered on dollar bills, mountains and of course their rock band, the Presidents of the United States of America.

It's safe to say that fame has not changed Rick Ross. The boastful style, the drug-motivated rhymes and the endless lists of expensive, shiny objects that were present in Ross's 2006 debut album, Port of Miami, are all offered up again in his 2008 follow-up, Trilla.

Snoop Dogg, finding time to record a ninth album despite his commitment to appearing in every stoner comedy in the last 15 years, is easily the most self-aware, larger-than-life rap figure of his generation.

The Durham Arts Council offers visual arts enthusiasts a chance to view quality works ranging from established painters to up and coming artists.