Tuesday, April 28

Lift your head to “˜The Philosopher Kings’

Leticia Chavez's day begins in the lobby of Hedrick Hall, where she works her way up seven floors, emptying the garbage cans of each lounge and laundry room before the crack of dawn, as students sleep soundly in their bunks. Read more...

Photo: Oscar Dantzler, a staff custodian at the Duke Chapel at Duke University, is featured in the upcoming documentary “The Philosopher Kings.”




Screen Scene: “Looking for Eric”

When a movie opens with a strong, stand-alone line, it becomes sort of like the film's thesis. A line like this establishes the essence of a film before we know anything about it. In "Slumdog Millionaire" we had "It is written," followed by Jamal Malik fulfilling his destiny. Read more...



‘Daria’ brings sarcasm back to DVD stands

Sitting around on the couch Sunday night in a post-"Pretty Wild" stupor, my friends and I surfed channels as we discussed the full-frontal nudity in the episode, the mother's attempt at pole dancing in front of her daughter's date and the hit band Wicker, when something on TeenNick stopped us dead in our tracks. Read more...


Independent student theater ensembles act out

Color & Light Theatre Ensemble, Act III Theatre Ensemble and Hooligan Theatre Company are hardly underground theater endeavours "“ from "Sweet Charity" to "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," their presence on campus is apparent. However, as little as three years ago, only one of these ensembles was in existence. Read more...

Photo: Dancers rehearse for Act III Theatre Ensemble’s production of “Sweet Charity” last February. The show’s cast and crew were completely made up of students.