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Falling Star

There is an absolutely bizarre scene at the 25-minute mark of Mark Walhberg's new film, Rock Star.


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Getting Down with DUI

DUI. Driving Under the Influence, right? Nope. A group of 10 guys with an oh-so-clever name that do improv at Duke University? Yes, sort of.


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Much OBliged

It's a rare and beautiful thing when the words of an artist expressed through song so accurately reflect the feelings of the common listener.


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Human for Sale

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.


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Cerebral Experimentation

There can only be one reason why no one is screaming about how many Grammys the group Restiform Bodies will be raking in next year--no one really knows what genre to place them in.


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Japanese Jolt

Armed with a Casio, glow-in-the-dark face paint and some ridiculously gigantic headgear, Japanese trio eX-Girl will take on the lazy indie-rock scene at Go! Studios in Carrboro next Tuesday.


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Every Inch a Winner

What is most striking about John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch is not the story of a down-on-his-luck transsexual, nor is it the message that sexual orientation is a fluid...


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The Moor Shoots Hoops

The decision by Tim Blake Nelson to direct Brad Kaaya's screenplay for the film O is neatly summarized by the following quote from the third scene of the third act of William Shakespeare's Othello:.


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Unmagical Realism

Rodolfo Abularach's new exhibition at the Duke Museum of Art is a highly repetitive visual feast, infused with a thin layer of meaning and thought only at is conclusion.


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Striking Out

The first 10 minutes of Kevin Smith's newest film, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, epitomize why the last of the writer-director-actor's "View Askew" or "New Jersey" films is both so good and yet...


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Björk Bares All

There is really only one way to listen to Bjsrk's new album: lights off, candle lit, lying naked in bed, staring at the ceiling with your soul bared to the secrets being shared.