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A carefully constructed and thoughtful album, John Mayer's Continuum (Aware/Columbia) deftly grapples with politics, religion and the mistakes lovers make-all while delving deeper into the world of blues and soul.
Beyoncé B'Day Stars: 3/5 When your man is acting out of line, and you need some good old-fashioned girl power, Beyoncé's new album B'Day (Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia) has got it in droves. Beyoncé brings the women-on-top motif to a new level with punchy, take-charge songs inspired by her role in upcoming film Dreamgirls. B'Day is just the thing to listen to while pregaming with the ladies. Loaded with pump-it-up dance tracks (check out "Get Me Bodied"-aka your next ringtone), it is refreshingly low on power ballads. Beyoncé demonstrates an edgier style, especially with current single "Ring the Alarm," a surprising mix of vibrant beats and sirens that is sure to get things moving. With Ruff Ryders' producer Swizz Beatz and rapper Jay-Z (conveniently filling the boyfriend role with token rap interludes), B'Day has plenty of potential. However, not even Jay-Z can pull together the sloppy "Upgrade U." An exercise in lyrical failure, this song is definitely the weakest on the album. It's not just lines like "'Cause that rock on ya finger is like a tumor" (A tumor, Jay? Really?) that induce nausea. Beyoncé's bragging that she can "do for you what Martin did for the people" is also a little disconcerting, especially in a song that's mainly about making her boyfriend look like a baller. Will B'Day change your life? Not likely. But it's got bounce and is definitely worth at least a few 99-cent downloads.
His may not be a household name, but William Greaves has left an indelible mark on the world of documentary filmmaking. With a career spanning nearly 40 years, Greaves has produced more than over 200 documentaries focusing on the African-American experience.
Firewall marks Harrison Ford's return to the big screen after a nearly three-year absence-but make no mistake, Ford wants his fans to know that he's not slowing down. "In the past I have normally done one film a year, and I intend to continue to do it that way," Ford said in a conference call.
Waving banners and chanting "Black issues, American issues," several dozen students and faculty members took to the Main West Quadrangle yesterday to denounce controversial comments made last week by former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett.
Live bands, dozens of vendors, children with balloons and a parade down Main Street-for the most part, it looked like any other celebration held on East Campus. But there was something different about the one on Saturday, and it wasn't just the ruffle-clad drag queens.
Officials from the Center for Race Relations held a town hall meeting Monday night to facilitate open discussion of controversial racial issues the movie Crash provoked among Duke students.
Amid the chatter of students telling tall tales of summers spent interning at corporations, participating in study abroad programs or partying the nights away, there is a student who did something out of the ordinary that “started almost on a whim.”
Triggered by a combination of scheduling problems and concerns related to black tenting, students’ well-being and the increasingly commercial image of Krzyzewskiville, Duke Student Government changed the tenting policy for the upcoming basketball season—and more changes could be on the way.
Sibulele Sibaca, a self-described daddy’s girl and sports afficionado, was inspired to become a representative of loveLife—South Africa’s national HIV prevention program for youth—because of her personal experiences as an AIDS orphan.
Duke University Union, Campus Council and the Last Day of Classes Committee are “Moving On” with Weekend Excursion, a North Carolina-based rock band that will open the LDOC festivities April 27. The band has played in a wide array of locations, including Afghanistan, Korea, Bahrain and Duke in 2003.
Most engineering courses do not occupy class time with playground antics. But in BME 260, students have the opportunity to bring out their inner child.
And then there were two.
As a graduate student, Anathea Portier-Young just wanted a safe, convenient and affordable source of childcare. Unfortunately, that was not something she found readily available on Duke’s campus. She was hardly alone.
Duke University is about to become just a little bit classier.
Headlining “Celebrating Our Bodies Week,” Jamie Lynn DiScala, star of television’s The Sopranos, discussed in Page Auditorium last night her battle with an eating disorder and emphasized the importance of creating a positive body image from within.
The Alliance of Queer Undergraduates at Duke is ready for change. The group has already set into motion a series of reforms designed to improve the quality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer life at Duke by making it easier for students to feel comfortable about coming out.
556 Facebook friends at Duke and counting. Clearly, this achievement establishes senior Anthony Vitarelli as an influential campus leader—that, and the fact that he also happens to be one of this year’s final three Young Trustee nominees.
Tortured by tests, harassed by homework, stressed by social obligations—where does a Duke student turn?
They say that good things come in small packages, and for petite sophomore Adedayo Adeniran, that couldn't be more true. The only female competitor in Campus Council's "Ultimate Hot Dog Challenge," Adeniran defied all expectations Monday night by defeating her 21 larger, more testosterone-infused competitors in only 6:22.
