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Downton Abbey

The British are coming! Masterpiece Classic's Downton Abbey, the Golden Globe-winning period drama, has captivated viewers in the U.K.


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Alcatraz

J.J. Abrams, creator of Lost, finds yet another way to challenge the minds of U.S. television viewers in his new Fox show Alcatraz.


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Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries has completely captivated me from the moment I sat down and watched it in my first-year dorm.


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Toddlers & Tiaras

With the hit reality show Toddlers & Tiaras, TLC has taken a small segment of society and placed it in the spotlight for all to see.


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Merlin

I discovered the BBC's TV series Merlin by accident. While flipping through shows on Hulu, I happened to see a link with a picture of a dark-haired boy on it.


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C-ville spring concert preview

With spring on the horizon and a new semester in full swing, touring musical artists will soon perform at local venues such as The Jefferson Theater and John Paul Jones Arena. The country music genre seems an overwhelmingly popular choice in the John Paul Jones Arena line-up of visiting bands this spring.


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Get in step with latest in

A Dance with Dragons, the most recent book in George R.R. Martin's hefty A Song of Ice and Fire series, offers the most extensive plot in the series by far.


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The Black Keys ignite

If anyone can prove that rock isn't dead, it is unquestionably The Black Keys. With The White Stripes dissolved and the veneer on The Strokes slowly peeling away, music fans can take solace in the gritty, garage-birthed blues rock of The Black Keys, a charged sound which can touch both your soul and the top of the Billboard 200.


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Hometown Heroes: Sean Patrick Thomas

You may not recognize Sean Patrick Thomas's name, but odds are you would recognize his face. The versatile actor has appeared and starred in a number of hit movies and television shows, including Save the Last Dance and Reaper (CW). Just as notably, Thomas once graced the hallowed halls of the University as a member of the Class of 1992. The son of Guyanese immigrants, Thomas was raised in Wilmington, Del.


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A spark of Pinterest

Time magazine rightly included Pinterest.com in its "50 Best Websites of 2011" column. I would also cast it under the "50 Best Procrastination Devices of 2011." With its unlimited supply of intriguing ideas, Pinterest can keep someone, specifically me, occupied for hours.


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Year of the

A true cinematic thriller which keeps your heart racing as fast as your mind, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo fills your veins with adrenaline from the opening credits.


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Bet on this

Steven Spielberg's War Horse is an old-school epic, and it comes with both the good and bad characteristics attached to that label.


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One of the most controversial political figures in British history graces the big screen in the biopic The Iron Lady.


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An extension of the classic Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice, Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James, places Austen's characters in the midst of a murder mystery.


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Happy Endings

A little part of every '90s nostalgic cried when the cast of Friends walked out the door of that apartment we had grown to know so well.


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Chuck

With only two episodes left in its fifth and final season, Chuck has filled the inner nerd in its faithful audiences.

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Indieheads is one of many Contracted Independent Organizations at the University dedicated to music, though it stands out to students for many reasons. Indieheads President Brian Tafazoli describes his experience and involvement in Indieheads over the years, as well as the impact that the organization has had on his personal and musical development.