Unsolicited advice for the masses
(04/19/02 4:00am)
Wear sunscreen.
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Wear sunscreen.
After two dozen issues and a year of late nights, you'd think I'd have something profound to say about entertainment. But that's just it--I don't.
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Recess editor Tim Perzyk talked to Duke physical education instructor Lua Fabbri about her passion for Capoeira and the captivating art of "transcendent living."
After revelling in the televised melodrama of Olympic curling and ice dancing, my friends and I decided to try a different spin on spring break: Salt Lake City.
As if Mike Tyson's ear-biting exploits weren't dramatic enough, the Fox television network brings us Celebrity Boxing, Hollywood-style smackdown with a ringful of B-list all stars. You know how this must have happened: In its never-ending quest to lower the bar for primetime programming, Fox looked to cable's paragon of profundities: MTV. Some smarmy young executive was watching late-night reruns of the music network's past-prime Celebrity Deathmatch and in a rare moment of inspiration thought to himself, "Wouldn't that be cooler if they were real?!"
Today is election day for DSG hopefuls, and after a month-long parade o' politicized whoring, the inevitable barrage of ballot snafus will be welcome closure to Duke's annual production of D.C. in Durham. If you've stumbled through the Bryan Center or lingered near a bulletin board, you've probably waded through campaign flyers--the Charmin Ultra of the undergraduate electoral process. We'd offer a "best and worst" list of these pathetic support pleas, but the predictable dearth of the latter yields only the following:
aul Oakenfold. John Digweed. Barbara Brown? In the name game of electronica, "Misstress Barbara" may not rest among techno's inner circle, but the Sicilian-born Canadian DJ is spinning clubgoers into a tizzy from LA to Ibiza. On her new studio mix, Relentless Beats Volume 2, Misstress Barbara further perfects her high-impact house style in a frenetic set low on miscues and replete with infectious samples.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>If you think ringing in the new year means downing a bottle of Tosti with a dozen drunken strangers, think again. January 1 isn't the only day for clean slates, resolutions, and new beginnings. Asian cultures have long celebrated the lunar new year, which coincides with the first new moon of the Western Gregorian calendar. Always occurring in late January or early February, the beginning of the lunar year relates to the twelve-year zodiacal cycle observed in East Asia, in which animals characterize annual units. (2002 is the Year of the Horse.) The cultural roots of lunar new year celebrations are centuries old. As legend has it, villagers in a small Chinese community once faced an evil monster who wreaked havoc on their city. The terrified villagers devised a plan to thwart the creature, hanging red banners outside their homes and igniting firecrackers to ward it off. Their successful scheme banished the demon from the village, and the ensuing revelry became the basis for lunar new year celebrations. Today, Asian cultures sponsor "spring festivals" to mark the transition, and Asian communities around the world organize elaborate events in honor of the new year. At Duke, the Asian Students Association has done much the same, and their massive annual event is only a week away. But if you've enjoyed your campus-flyer vocabulary lesson, you may already know that. The theme of this year's celebration, "Definitions," prompted a creative and educational promotional campaign on East and West campuses. ASA peppered flyers at bus stops and meetings places with dictionary definitions of words like "lubber." (It's a noun meaning "clumsy fellow.") But the underlying concept strikes deeper than SAT brainteasers. "We came up with the theme with the idea that Asians or OAsian-ness' is constantly trying to be defined by Asians and non-Asians alike," said senior and ASA president Jin Park. "This theme is meant to convey that not one definition can encompass what it means to be Asian." ASA's organizational efforts reflect that diversity of perspectives. Dance routines, martial arts performances, and a capella pieces featuring over 150 students form the core of the Lunar New Year ("LNY") presentation. From traditional choreography to contemporary pop vocal stylings, the free event promises an impressive variety of performances. But LNY is more than a night of stimulating entertainment. "Lunar New Year is an opportunity for us to share our culture as well as celebrate our new year with the Duke and Triangle Area communities," said Christina Chang, ASA vice-president of cultural affairs and producer and coordinator of the event. "As LNY encourages self-expression and creativity, we give students a chance to truly utilize their inner creativity as well as giving them another voice on campus." That voice has grown significantly louder since the first LNY celebration in 1992. For eight years, students and community members celebrated LNY in the Bryan Center's Von Canon Hall, which accommodated only 350 guests. In 2000, ASA moved the event to Baldwin Auditorium and hosted LNY's accompanying dinner at the Marketplace. Attendance more than doubled, prompting a move to the event's current venue, Page Auditorium. Friday, March 1, LNY will return to West Campus charged with the same expectations and energy that characterized its considerable growth. Months in the making, the event's preparation rests on the efforts of over 100 ASA committee members, who began their planning in April 2001. "The time and effort put in to this event is just tremendous," Park said. ASA members grapple with promotional campaigns, menu-planning, performance preparation and a host of other technical responsibilities. The dedication and commitment underlying ASA's efforts stem from strong cultural connections. "For the Asian-American community, I think LNY is a symbol of the Asian heritage that our parents have passed down to us and one way of preserving that heritage as well as sharing it with our peers," Chang said. Ultimately, Park hopes the sharing process will stimulate the campus as a whole. "[LNY] is [the Duke community's] chance to experience the culture and traditions foreign to them," she said. "But at the same time, they are able to see just how similar we are. After all, the Asian-American culture is a part of the American culture."
Rhythm and boom will stake their claim on Page Auditorium this Sunday, as On Tap, Duke's resident tap-dancing troupe, hosts its annual spring concert in the largest performance space on campus.
ne of the finest restaurants in Chapel Hill isn't on Franklin Street. Aurora, an upscale Italian eatery formerly nestled in trendy Carrboro, is a hidden treasure just off Highway 54. With neo-Mediterranean flourishes and classic interpretation, the dishes are exquisite and reasonably priced for their quality.
If any doubts persist about the flat-lining of Michael Jackson's music career, the Gloved One's resurrection/comeback effort, Invincible, puts every last one of them to rest. Overproduced from start to finish, Invincible epitomizes the stale character of late '90s pop-hop-fusion studio creations. Laced with driving beats, trite lyrics and overpowering bass lines, Invincible is Jackson at his worst: catchy but uninspired, listenable but predictable, desperate to please but devoid of any modicum of artistic risk-taking.
Whatever happened to "Kill a Commie for Mommy"?
nyone in search of justification for Mariah Carey's month-long sojourn in self-help need look no further than Glitter. If bad acting is contagious, this misguided demi-thesp should be quarantined.
After last weekend's record-smashing telethon to benefit victims of Sept. 11's tragedy, it was only a matter of time before the music community rallied to the fundraising cause with a hitlist tribute collaboration, and the smorgasboard product has arrived.
In the wake of this week's tragic events, entertainment may be just about the last thing on our minds. The innocence of our luxuries--laughing heartily in a movie theater, dining out with friends or curling up with a good book--seems somehow adulterated. Obsessing over celebrity gossip, prognosticating about the fall film season and indulging other pastimes in the sphere of soft news stand naked in their triviality. The horrors of the past week have immobilized our great nation in a surreal freeze frame, and the entertainment community is no exception.
In the rush to cover last Tuesday's attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the nation's major news sources grappled with journalistic dilemmas: How best to document the developing story? What ethical boundaries should be observed? Television news divisions arrived at various conclusions, and the onscreen outcomes produced several successes and failures.
Think your earning potential's through the roof? Ever wonder about your real net worth? A new website lets you put your opinions to the test.
"Real people. Real issues." Real World?
Not long ago, "two-step garage" would have meant a country jitterdance in the shed behind the John Deere. Times have changed.