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'Nick Jonas' shows smooth transition from sweet to sultry

Long gone are the days of Nick Jonas's Radio Disney chart-toppers and "quiet little brother" persona.

By Celina Jimenez | November 12, 2014

Marina and the Diamonds performing at the Assembly Room in Edinburgh on May 30, 2010. (Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia/Creative Commons)

Marina and the Diamonds lives the dolce vita in new music video

Diamandis is playing a role — if only we could keep up with what role that is.

By Emily Zentner | November 11, 2014

A&E Abroad: Havana nights

Few people need to be convinced of the power of music and the beauty of dance, but when the two are experienced in the pouring rain in a foreign land, the effects are sublime.

By Celina Jimenez | November 10, 2014

(Image courtesy of Libra Films International)

The world of cult films: 'Eraserhead'

I went into this weekend thinking, “Well, at least no movie I watch will be weirder than ‘Labyrinth.’” I have never been so wrong in my entire life.

By William Ruof | November 10, 2014

Casting call: 'Captain Marvel'

Who could play the leading lady in the upcoming Marvel film? Here are five ideas.

By Shane Weinstein | November 10, 2014

Final 'Newsroom' premiere best left unreported

After a disastrous second season, "The Newsroom" is back for a final go, recommitting all its past sins in the process.

By Zachary Heltzel | November 10, 2014

Nolan's 'Interstellar' is a bold, beautiful ride

The acclaimed director's space odyssey may be a bit too ambitious, but it is still a must-see.

By Shane Weinstein | November 9, 2014

The "gravedigger scene" from Hamlet by Eugène Delacroix (1839 ) (Photo Courtesy of DIRECTMEDIA Publishing)

Overdue Book Reviews: What's a young Prince of Denmark to do?

It's just one long, bad day, Hamlet.

By Emily Zentner | November 9, 2014

'Savant - Ascent' provides hair-pulling madness

An addicting elevator ride from hell.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | November 9, 2014

$1 Record Review: Liz Damon’s Orient Express' ‘Try a Little Tenderness’

The lo-fi dreariness of this album is so entrancing that I can’t believe it was buried deep among the stacks of Revolver Record’s vinyl collection.

By Aimee Plante | November 6, 2014

The 7th Annual Visual Communication Design Poster Show and Auction's was held at Old Main on Nov. 6, 2014.

Seventh annual ASU Poster Show raises money, interest in graphic design

The show’s attention resulted in a mass of more than 250 attendees. Beginning at $15 per silent auction and $45 per live auction, nearly any participant had a chance to leave the show with a new decorative piece.

By Aimee Plante | November 6, 2014

Book and movie combine to create more complete Jack Reacher story

Even though the book and movie each have their own leg to stand on, watching the movie along with the reading the book is a far more satisfying way to experience what may be Lee Child's greatest Jack Reacher story.

By Liam Schliesmann | November 6, 2014

Modest Mouse's 'The Lonesome Crowded West' is worthwhile time travel

“The Lonesome Crowded West,” though released in 1997, is still relevant to today’s music scene, helping to introduce fans to Modest Mouse’s unique indie style and signature sound.

By Samantha Shotzbarger | November 6, 2014

Neil Young's 'Storytone' proves Canadian singer should remain unaccompanied

The new album robs Young's music of all of the bare, folksy glory that fans have come to love.

By Emily Zentner | November 6, 2014

Mariachi El Bronx's new album 'III' does mariachi, but little else

What always felt like a quirky gimmick has become one of the band’s biggest exports. With “III,” El Bronx nails the mariachi sound, but does little to go beyond the concept of a hardcore-turned-mariachi band.

By Zane Jennings | November 5, 2014

Horoscopes for the week of Nov. 5–12

Hopeless things, the stars. Bummed by the downright depressing forecast of the stars, your guide has turned to some good ol' fashioned fortunetelling this week. Not to worry, he hasn't skimped on the music.

By Zachariah Webb | November 5, 2014

One human, two robots and B-movies galore

"Mystery Science Theater 3000" was, and still is, a classic.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | November 5, 2014

Alex Zhang Hungtai releases final album as Dirty Beaches

The strangeness from past albums is expanded in “Stateless.” The disillusionment and immenseness present in the background of the previous releases are now brought to the forefront in drone-based synth songs.

By William Ruof | November 5, 2014

‘Vanitas: Contemporary Reflections on Love & Death’ seeks solace in the inevitable

New exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum challenges viewers to reconsider death not as all doom and gloom, but the mother of beauty.

By Zachariah Webb | November 5, 2014

Everything we learned about Marvel 'From Pulp to Pop'

ABC's Marvel documentary gives a sanitized summary of iconic comic book history.

| November 5, 2014

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