Parents of morose teenagers be warned: the next big trend in films for young adults could make the mood at home even darker. Vampires, werewolves and boy wizards are out; dystopia is in.
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Fat Freddy’s winning formula
I’ve been waiting for the new album by Wellington’s Fat Freddy’s Drop for a long time. The new album, Blackbird, which was released in June, is their third studio album and the first studio album since 2009.
Album review: Fat Freddy’s Blackbird
I’ve been waiting for the new album by Wellington’s Fat Freddy’s Drop for a long time. The new album, Blackbird, which was released in June, is their third studio album and the first studio album since 2009.
Preview review: Smaug is unleashed
There’s not much Hobbit in the teaser for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Instead, this first appetite-whetter for Part Two of Peter Jackson’s epic J.R.R.
Russia, Vodka, Price Cuts and Alcoholism
Russia has made an unofficial New Year’s resolution: this year, it’s time to cut down on the booze.
Next Time You’re in Rome
Want a backstage pass to the gladiator games? Then join a behind-the-scenes tour of Rome’s Colosseum, taking in the underground chambers where the ancient city’s famous warriors prepared themselves for battle.
Nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran
Days after Iran revealed the existence of a second uranium enrichment facility, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency paid the country a visit.
U.S. to Iran: Prove your nuclear program is peaceful
Top U.S. officials say the underground nuclear facility that Iran revealed last week is illegal and likely intended for military purposes
‘Basketball Diaries’ author Jim Carroll dies at 60
Poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll has died at age 60. Funeral arrangements are pending
A Brief History of the Fat Acceptance Movement
Amidst all the other tumult, causes and revolutions of the 1960s — race, sex, war, feminism — the fight of the fat is a historical footnote.