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When are we going to get tired of Kanye?

(03/22/24 12:42am)

“Kanye” and “controversy” belong next to each other in the dictionary. Ever since his Hennessy-fueled interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs, a miasma of public odium and megalomania — and a string of tour de force albums — have reinforced Kanye’s reputation of being both polarizing and staunchly influential. One wonders whether he wields this power to wreak havoc strategically — or if he’s half-adamant, half-unaware of his tendencies. Perhaps both.


I can't get no satisfaction at the Grammys

(02/19/24 3:21am)

It’s rare for people to focus on the positive and leave it at that — the 66th Annual Grammy Awards were no exception. With sublime performances from Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish, a dominating sweep by women in every major award category and powerful comebacks from veteran artists Billy Joel and Joni Mitchell, some people have claimed that this ceremony eclipses any in recent memory. 



Review: Trapped 'Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell'... and inside the Duke Screen Society Theater

(01/30/24 6:00pm)

“The existence of faith is ambiguous.” These are Thien’s words, a Vietnamese man in his early thirties living a life of meaningless comfort in Saigon — hanging out with friends, soliciting erotic massages — until one day a brutal motorcycle accident leaves him traumatized. This, along with the death of his sister-in-law in a car accident days later, presses Thien with existential questions.