Eclectic fest offers music lovers a nonstop party
Global indie acts bring life to upstate New York at 2009’s All Tomorrow’s Parties NY.
Childish antics follow through to adulthood
Sunday night, I was happily procrastinating in front of my computer. An oral presentation due Monday, hundreds of pages of reading and a new episode of Glee all sat in my lap, chaotic and demanding — but my eyes were right on an open, even more commanding presence: Facebook. There I was, buried in the […]
Staged reading reveals play’s potential
School of Theatre professor debuts latest work at Scene Dock Theatre Sunday.
Marshall alumnus returns to ’SC with sweet treats
After two years of waiting, Gudu Husson finally delivers students their 21 choices.
Repetition keeps memes afloat
Remember when it was all about Pig Latin? In eighth grade, speaking the language made you opular-pay. You could eat unch-lay with the ool-cay kids, and no one would tell you to am-scray. You may have thought you were participating in a secret club, but you were really just participating in culture. And you were […]
In your headphones
Muse, The Resistance Warner Bros. Length: 54 min. Now available Anyone looking for Muse’s signature soaring vocals and epic dynamic swells will not be disappointed by its newest release, The Resistance. That being said, after the album leads with “Uprising,” a bustling call to arms against the proverbial “they,” it follows with track after track […]
Indie film fails to find comedic identity
Though White on Rice’s deceptive title suggests a stereotype-ridden culture comedy, this indie flick is an equal opportunity workplace of family, romance and slice-of-life humor.
Award-winning actor reaffirms genius potential
Few words mean less today than “genius,” which casual overuse has seriously devalued over time. Like “brilliant” and “awesome,” “genius” is cheap praise, and too often it is mistaken for simple intelligence. That’s why I humphed noisily and rolled my eyes when I overheard some woman say that the man whose performance we were about […]
Film evens out melodrama before it all goes Bad
It takes a confused director to make a film like I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Tyler Perry, who is the world’s most bankable drag queen as the legendary and legendarily crass old woman Madea, seems to be just that type of person. Perry, the famous filmmaker whose review-proof films are consistent hits within […]
Workplace gossip nears modern tabloid sensationalism
When a number of people are confined to the same workspace, the office rumor mill starts churning out gossip at a rate that puts professional blabbermouths like Perez Hilton to shame. While the gossip is occasionally made up of harmless, passing comments like, “Oh dear God, did you see what so-and-so wore to that meeting?” […]