2008 Woodie Awards
With an accent that could only be characterized by a deep-rooted Scottish upbringing, KT Tunstall couldn't sound farther from the typical pop starlet.
"Ladies, I'm here for you. Are you here for me?" Trey Songz asks his adoring crowd during Friday's performance at Thompson Hall. As if the high-pitched screams and giddy voices aren't enough, the backstage walls lined with frantic and impatient girls after the show make the answer a clear "yes.
Georgia O'Keeffe once said, "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." Art, then, encourages a healthy ambiguity and interaction with the viewer - a concept which is not always translated through cordoned-off sculptures and glass-encased paintings in museums.
"I'm talking about women who are not sexy and sensational, but who are toughing it out," Maureen Corrigan says. Although this may sound like a pitch for the newest reality television show to hit the primetime lineup or an upcoming adventure movie, Corrigan is far from being a big-time television producer or film director.
Main Street is the hot spot for the fall's latest runway trends in Newark. Thanks to UDress Magazine's second annual fall fashion event held in the Trabant Multipurpose Room on Saturday, 46 models were able to strut down the runway, representing an array of shops and stores found locally in Delaware.
Robert Redford's latest film, "Lions for Lambs," is not an average war movie. The story has all of the key elements - a journalist questioning her job as a purveyor of truth, a senator making unpopular decisions that could worsen a bloody war and two young infantrymen in danger of being captured by the Taliban.
For Vince Vaughn, who has found his niche somewhere between frat-boy vulgarity and off-the-wall sports comedy, tackling the family genre is a big departure.
Many rap fans were told to meet Cam'ron, a veteran and beloved Harlem rapper, in front of Harlem's Apollo Theater late Wednesday night. They showed, as a combination of Hip-hop heads, Dipset (the name of Cam's crew) faithfuls and New York hipsters received their copies of his new 38-track, double-album mixtape, "Public Enemy #1," out of a pink Range Rover.
In its time, Duran Duran was the epitome of the '80s. The feathered hair, glittery suit jackets and theatrical nature of the band are what audiences love and remember about favorites like "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio.
It seemed like Alicia Keys came out of nowhere with her breakthrough debut album "Songs in the Key of A Minor," proving the title of "musical prodigy" isn't just a label.
Breaks are common. They are a simple, low-stress way to halt a troubled relationship and waltz into the world of singledom, right? Wrong. By proposing a break to your partner, you think you're getting it all - a little freedom, room to breathe and the assurance your significant other will still be waiting after you've had the chance to let your hair down.
Bags are an essential part of my life. They're helpful when I carry my groceries out of the supermarket. They're needed for holding my books, pens and breakfast when I go to class. They're a safe haven for my keys, wallet, cell phone and other random items.
American author James Norman Hall once said, "Loafing is the most productive part of a writer's life." If Hall was indeed correct, approximately 12,000 television and film writers are currently experiencing their peak levels of productivity en masse. As of 12:01 a.
