A different sort of V-day
By Katie Cole | February 27, 2012I'm not going to lie, when I realized it was time to get off my couch and run to watch the Spectrum Theatre's fifth annual production of The Vagina Monologues Friday, I was not happy.
I'm not going to lie, when I realized it was time to get off my couch and run to watch the Spectrum Theatre's fifth annual production of The Vagina Monologues Friday, I was not happy.
Professor Paul Barolsky brilliantly combines images of Italian Renaissance art with text from the day in his fascinating lectures.
Josh Trank's Chronicle portrays the typical "super powers gone awry" story in a new and clever light.
As an avid Star Wars fan, I will always desperately want to love The Phantom Menace. Unfortunately, the Rolling Stones said it best: "You Can't Always Get What You Want." With the re-release of Episode I in 3-D, George Lucas' 1999 movie is back on our screens and is making the entire sci-fi community cringe yet again. Despite some tantalizing action scenes and blossoming relationships for the romantics, any true Star Wars fan will be disappointed by the movie.
Sports, money and revenge come together with mixed results in HBO's newest drama, Luck, created by Michael Mann and David Milch.
The popular teen drama series Dawson's Creek (1998-2003) featured an abundance of promising teenage actors poised to make their big breaks.
I Just Want My Pants Back, a new MTV series which premiered last August but began airing regularly this February, is the latest show to ruffle the feathers of the watchdog group Parents Television Council (PTC). Focusing on the lives of four post-grads living in Brooklyn, IJWMPB regularly depicts promiscuity and drug use, which, despite the fact the characters are firmly in the realm of adulthood, has the PTC up in arms. The PTC disapproves of a number of shows geared toward youth audiences, including the smash hit Glee (Fox) and Gossip Girl (The CW), mostly because of their references to pre-marital sex, homosexuality or drug use.
I hate having to write reviews of movies like this. Spectacular films are fun to review because I want other people to go see them.
Thankfully. spring is almost here. And that means it is time to "spring clean" our wardrobes. Get ready, everyone.
My love for Dr. Dog's music grew exponentially after seeing them at the Jefferson Theater downtown last year.
Listening to The Fray's latest album, Scars and Stories, for the first time, I realized it didn't seem to include as many potential chart-toppers as their previous works.
The University will be treated to the third annual SingFest Friday, an "Acapellapalooza" featuring a range of the student body's finest vocal ensembles, including the Virginia Glee Club, the Virginia Gentlemen and the Virginia Sil'hooettes. The Virginia Glee Club started SingFest two years ago as "a means for the U.Va.
Tea Leaf Green has been playing by its own set of rules for nearly 15 years.
Music's biggest night of the year rejoiced in the triumphs of its stars - Adele's resurgence, in particular - even as it mourned the painful and unexpected death of Whitney Houston.
Athens, Georgia is known for producing good music. After all, R.E.M., The B-52's, Widespread Panic and other musical greats have all called Athens home at one time or another.
When most people think of country music, they picture beer, women and tractors. Although Dierks Bentley falls victim to some of these country stereotypes with his latest album, Home, he uses them to produce a lively and fun collection of music. The first single "Am I the Only One" held the No.
French duo Air isn't exactly part of the underground music scene, but rather has a niche mainstream audience.
The same names always come up in discussions about the top actors of today - DiCaprio, Day-Lewis, Pitt and the like.
I know what you're thinking: The Voice must be just another American Idol rip-off like every other reality singing show.
The premiere of NBC's new show Smash last Monday was yet another magical product of the United States' longtime love affair with glamour and show business.