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Theater Studies show premieres new play written by Duke professor

(09/02/14 7:43am)

This year’s Theater Studies Department main stage season looks like it will be off to an explosive start. In November, the department will present the premiere of a new play, "The Perfect Detonator," which follows Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, as he reads Joseph Conrad’s "The Secret Agent." In the process, Conrad’s fictional tale of a 19th century anarchist bomb plot in London will intersect with Ted Kaczynski’s real life bomb plots in the United States.


Music Review: Avett Brothers

(09/27/12 8:07am)

Few contemporary folk bands have the following of the Avett Brothers. Their banjo-filled, lyrically-intricate songs have put this North Carolinian quintet in the same realm as Mumford and Sons in terms of recent popularity. Their last album, I and Love and You, landed the Avett Brothers a gig at the Grammys performing with Bob Dylan and Mumford and Sons. Continuing with their rising stardom, their new album, The Carpenter, released on September 11, made its way to number four on the Billboard Top 200.


Film Review: Arbitrage

(09/20/12 7:06am)

Ever woken up from one of those anxiety dreams where you imagine you get a bad grade on a test or forget to turn in a paper? Arbitrage is like one hundred minutes of nightmarish unease. Is it a comfortable experience? Doubtful. Is it a powerful experience? Certainly. To quote one moviegoer, “Oh, man. After that, I just want a massage.”