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Petty Barrages Industry With Shocking Assault

By Michael Abernethy | October 24

Tom Petty The Last DJ 3 Stars You can't please everyone all of the time. This philosophy rings true on Tom Petty's new album, The Last DJ, which is ...

Psychological Thriller 'Ring' Haunts Screen and Viewer

By Duncan Pittman | October 24

Talk about violence on television. Parents might advocate that TV rots your brain, but in the case of "The Ring," the new film by Gore Verbinski, parents ...

Japanese 'Spirited' Defies Animated Boundaries

By Brian Millikin | October 24

"Spirited Away" 5 Stars It took a long time for animated films to get respect in the United States. But audiences and academics still remain cold ...

Action-Packed Jackson Flick Recycles Reliable, Fun 'Formula'

By Elliott Dube | October 24

"Formula 51" 3 Stars Samuel L. Jackson, one of the coolest customers, smoothest operators and hardest-working men in Hollywood, is back to reassert ...

From Basements to Bright Lights

By Nick Parker | October 24

When Skip and Logan Matheny, brothers and founders of the local alt-country rock band Roman Candle, gave their original basement-burned CD to their "History ...

Student Campaigners Must Resign From Executive Branch

By Brian Hudson | October 24

Any student government executive branch officers interested in campaigning next semester must resign by Sunday, said Student Body President Jen Daum. She ...

'White Oleander' Captures Novel's Drama in Rushed Format

By Michelle Jarboe | October 24

"White Oleander" 4 Stars The more extreme the physical beauty, the more trauma and dysfunction is masked by that beauty in the blonde-ridden movie ...

Indie Rock Icon Doug Martsch Struggles With Sentiments, Solo Show

By Grey Huddleston | October 24

Doug Martsch Cat's Cradle Thursday, Oct. 17 3 Stars "Mellow" was the word and the rule Oct. 17 at the Cat's Cradle where indie rocker Doug Martsch, ...

Photo Exhibit Showcases People of Afghanistan

By Jill Spivey | October 23

In a time of war, it is often easy to forget there is a human face to a perceived enemy. The "Faces of Afghanistan" photography exhibit, which runs until ...

Fair Features Folk, N.C. History

By Aaron Freeman | October 22

Around the corner from deep-fried candy bars and a little past the world's largest sewer rat at the N.C. State Fair, you'll find a tent that houses some ...

Dark Jewels Exhibited at Ackland Museum

By Brandon Whiteside | October 21

Beauty is in the subtleties. Such is the fundamental appeal of Dark Jewels, a Chinese ceramics exhibit that debuted Sunday afternoon at the Ackland Art ...

'Sunrise' Gives Glimpse of U.S. Past

By Elliott Dube | October 21

Many Americans are justifiably concerned with what the future holds for the United States. Playmakers Repertory Company is shedding light on the question ...

Gallery Hosts Exhibit of Imperfection

By Natalie Harry | October 16

Standing from a distance, there appears to be a lesion on the wall of the Allcott Gallery in Hanes Art Center. Various shades of red, fleshy pinks and ...

Actors' Intensity Boosts 'Marvin's Room'

By Caroline Lindsey | October 15

"Marvin's Room" Lab! Theatre Sunday, Oct. 13 4 Stars Life is short. And the age-old question of how life should be lived has spawned myriad answers ...

Campbell Meets, Mingles With Fans

By Aaron Freeman | October 14

"Let's pretend we're zombies and start attacking him!" joked a shaggy adolescent to his two wide-eyed friends Friday afternoon. Such was the spectacle ...

UNC Alumnus Exhibits Art at Ackland

By Erin Sullivan | October 14

As most students did their best to stay out of the rain Friday morning, staff at the Ackland Art Museum were busy putting the final touches on a new exhibition, ...

Railroad Earth

By Caroline Lindsey | October 14

Carrboro ArtsCenter Thursday, Oct. 10 Four Stars The recipe for good bluegrass calls for more than just a banjo and a little bit of rhythm. To generate ...

BCC Films Show Comedy, Love, Message

By Tacque Kirksey | October 11

For those who don't know -- and apparently that was many -- poet and actor Sirmums, best known as Poet from HBO's series "Oz," was on campus Tuesday night. Sirmums, ...

Swing Music to Rock Carrboro

By Ashley Harrell | October 11

Swing lovers, magic enthusiasts and anyone who thought the 1940s was a good decade -- cancel your Saturday night plans immediately. Nashville's John ...

British Floetry Defines Poetic Neo-Soul; OK Go Preens for Pop Stardom

By Staff Editor | October 10

Floetry Floetic 4 Stars Coldplay, The Strokes, Starsailor -- they came and conquered the attention of many Americans. But that was rock and roll. ...