It's reasonable for a Tufts student to expect to encounter Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" in an English class. But what about on the dance floor?
Every year there are several Disney movies worth spending that $10-per-ticket fee to enjoy. Last year, "The Princess and the Frog" and "Up" shared that title, and 2008 saw "WALL-E" take the cake. In their own special ways, these films warmed the hearts of millions of adults and kids alike.
It's Sunday night, and your housemate with the car just announced this is the only time in the next six days he's going to have time to go grocery shopping. So you hop in, go to Shaws — or Stop & Shop or Market Basket — grab a cart and head over to the produce aisle.
With a gun in nearly every scene and nine shots fired on stage, Torn Ticket II's "Assassins" certainly promises to be explosive.
Many shows took a break last week in honor of Thanksgiving, so besides the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, there wasn't a lot of new content to cover. However, networks took advantage of the lull in programming to make some announcements concerning new and returning shows.
E!'s new reality series, "Bridalplasty," premiered last Sunday, displaying a heated competition between 12 brides vying for free plastic surgery procedures. WTF, world? It seems the apocalypse must be near.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Dean's Gallery through Jan. 7 is featuring artwork loaned by the Weisfield family. The collection of 14 pieces created between the 1840s and 1990s is eclectic in subject matter due to its artists' varying nationalities.
It's 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and I'm currently sitting in a Dunkin' Donuts in Logan Airport. My flight doesn't leave until 6 p.m., but unfortunately, I have an unhealthy obsession with arriving early. I follow a very strict pattern whenever I go to the airport: I always fly Jetblue, I always arrive at least three hours early, I always carry both my driver's license and my passport, and I always dress in comfortable clothing.
This article is the latest edition of "Second Chances," a recurring feature looking at TV shows that deserve a second chance from viewers. Their ratings may be low, but the quality is high, so if you tuned out early on, here's our case for why you should give each show another try. This time: "Community."
Five years ago, hip hop boss Jay-Z was so fixed on signing Rihanna, his newest discovery, that he refused to let her leave his office until she signed with his Def Jam label. Jay-Z deserves to be commended for his incredible foresight, as Rihanna has become one of the premier pop stars of our time.
Kanye West's teeth are diamonds. But actually.
It's been a mere 11 months since Ke$ha's first album, "Animal," skyrocketed her to success, and Ke$ha's fame train isn't showing signs of slowing down anytime soon. With the Nov. 19 release of "Cannibal," Ke$ha continues to entertain and live up to her wild reputation: infectious beats, synthesized melodies and Auto−Tuned vocals combine to create the very definition of "catchy," and listeners, regardless of musical preferences, will find themselves involuntarily toe−tapping and head−bobbing in time with her songs. With her sophomore effort, Ke$ha does not disappoint.
Japan's history with tattoos has taken many turns since they were first popularized there in the 18th century. Since then, tattoos have moved from ubiquity among both the upper and lower classes in the Edo period to complete taboo status after their illegalization in the early 20th century, when they were relegated to members of the yakuza, or the Japanese mafia.
Contrary to what drug companies may hope, there's not a lot that's sexy about selling erectile dysfunction medications like Viagra.
Nicki Minaj is not your everyday rapper. To begin with, she is female, which is not only unusual in the male−dominated rap world but also what makes this album so exciting. The prospect of a female rapper with chops and lasting ability has been offered many times before, but except for a few (Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill), they have all faded into obscurity. Though "Pink Friday" is by no means a classic rap album, it is a solid debut effort by Minaj and, more importantly, it gives us hope that she will be here to stay.
Do you know what your hands do while you sleep? In her new three−part play, "The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East," Naomi Wallace asks us to consider the consequences of our actions regardless of whether we are aware of them or not.
As the Horvath family celebrates the holidays, its members' conversations and thoughts are stuck on a tragic event from a decade before — the gruesome murder of the family's then−20−year−old daughter. While it is clear that the topic is ever−present, this holiday season, a new concern reawakens past grievances.
"This show feels really intimate … like I'm touching you in a weird place," frontman of the emo band Say Anything, Max Bemis, said of the group's Nov. 8 concert. Though he was on stage in front of hundreds of fans at the House of Blues, the performance indeed felt personal, like the singer was serenading each one of us.
Wednesday night's episode of "Law & Order: SVU" focused on the prominence of date rape and underage drinking on college campuses, an issue that is finding its way to the forefront of the non−collegiate public consciousness. TV and film actor Christopher Meloni, who portrays the charismatic Detective Elliot Stabler, and Executive Producer Neal Baer took part in a roundtable phone interview to discuss the significance of the episode and its subject matter.
Everyone knows Gnarls Barkley, and if they don't, they've at least heard a version of the musical collaborators' hit song "Crazy." And yet, until the song "F**k You" went viral on YouTube this past August, no one seemed to know Cee Lo Green.
