I’m no stranger to scary stories. At eight years old, my dad introduced me to the twisted mind of Edgar Allan Poe and ever since then I’ve been utterly intrigued by all things dark and mysterious.
Comedians. Cars. Coffee. One would think it impossible to ruin these three almost universally appealing things. But Jerry Seinfeld manages to ruin all three in his Internet show, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”
This past Wednesday, short story writer and mystery novelist Lauren Groff performed a book reading as part of a series sponsored by the English department. Though the excerpts were not entirely captivating, the experience offered valuable insight on the writing process.
“Portraying the Golden Age,” currently on display at the Fralin Museum of Art, is an understated but inspiring exhibition that highlights intricate portrait-style art from the Netherlands.
“Black Sails,” the new hit show on Starz, cruised into viewers’ homes late January and has quickly become one television’s newest shows-to-watch. The pilot episode was the most popular debut on Starz since the channel’s inception, and a second season has already been announced.
British indie rock back Bombay Bicycle Club finally released its fourth album, “So Long, See You Tomorrow,” to well-deserved critical acclaim.
The University Programs Council teamed up with Intramural-Recreational Sports and the University climbing team last Thursday to bring “Reel Rock 8” to Newcomb Theater. The film, a compilation of four documentaries, follows climbing’s most daring athletes as they escape the conventional world and seek refuge thousands of feet in the air with only a rope, a few hooks and sheer willpower.
This self-loathing, sexually frustrated, closeted boom operator was my introduction to the actor who would turn out to be one of the most talented and successful thespians of our generation: Philip Seymour Hoffman. The inarguably premature death of Hoffman at 46 years old on Sunday, Feb. 2 has many movie lovers recalling memorable performances from the star’s 22-year career.
Bruno Mars may only be 5-foot-6-inches tall, but at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, he proved that he is a giant in his own right.
Growing up happens like a thunderstorm. It’s not a steady hum that moves in lockstep with the second hand, but a nocturnal headrush of self-laceration, scatterbrained recollection, and cognitive mapping, followed by a testing period.
I should’ve known that seeing a movie called ‘Labor Day’ at the end of January was asking for trouble; and yet I still subjected myself to the film’s utter nonsense.
Listening to indie-folk band The Hundred Acre Woods’ 2011 self-titled EP immediately before diving into their latest release may have been a bad idea.
Three years ago my friend received two tickets to see a relatively unknown indie band, Young the Giant.
After the promotion for “That Awkward Moment,” starring Zac Efron and up-and-coming stars Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller, I felt compelled to see what exactly was so awkward about the story of three twenty-somethings living in New York City.
Print is everywhere — it spells out the Bodo’s menu board, constitutes the reading assignments spat out by HP Deskjets everywhere and fills the pages of The Cavalier Daily print editions appearing in distribution boxes every Monday and Thursday.
From his humble beginnings in small-town Nebraska, singer-songwriter Logan Vath began his music career shortly after leaving the Navy by performing in coffee shops and at open-mic nights across Norfolk, Va.
Many people dream of traveling adventurously through the world, whether by backpacking Europe, going on a safari in Africa or driving across the United States.
On a very chilly Thursday night, the floor of the Jefferson quickly filled in anticipation as the Cults, a mirthful indie pop band from New York, prepared to take the stage. The duo caught the attention of countless major music blogs in 2010 when they posted “Cults 7’‘,” a three-song EP on their Bandcamp website.
Emily Franklin is an acclaimed photographer who hails from Metro Detroit. In 2013, she received her Master’s in Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University and she currently teaches photography at her alma mater.
