By: Georgia Schrubbe

Beyoncé says A diva is a female version of a hustler, and Charleston Ballet Theatre is certainly hustling as it begins its season by showcasing the divas of show business in its performance of Decadent Divas, which opened Oct. 2.    When...

By: Liza Fleury

“They bring the funk like George Clinton from Asheville,” says Brett Sawyer from Folly Beach. He has been a fan of Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band for a few years now and says he catches their shows whenever he can. He was among fellow Booty Band...

By: Chris Marchewka

Tucked among the quiet streets of the eastside, 57 Chapel St. looks like any other home. And it usually is, but the night of Oct. 3 was an entirely different scene. The house was hypnotically lit in gold and purple, front and back, for Studio 57, a funkta...

By: Katie MacNeil

I’m convinced that the world can be divided into two types of people: those who are Muse fanatics, and everyone else who simply know them from “Knights of Cydonia” on Guitar Hero 3.  As someone that falls into the first category, it...

By: Keely Laughlin

Unbeknownst to the average customer in CVS on Wednesday, Sept. 1, directly across George Street in the Communications Museum an eclectic crowd squeezed into room 301 for the free “C of C Rocks” student concert.  Four Charleston acts - Joh...

By: Luke Bernhard

“Extraordanist” Craig Karges charmed the Physicians Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 4 with an awe-inspiring act full of illusions. The event created a fun opportunity for students to spend time with their families during Family Weekend. Karges beg...

By: Brian Sewell

Atheism is not a new thing. For as long as there has been a belief in a god or gods, there have been people to deny it. Yet now there is a movement being labeled “New Atheism.”  It’s a community, however disjointed and spread about,...

By: Kristen Gehrman

I traveled to Switzerland four weeks ago with this idea that Europe would be the epitome of culture. Leaving the land of SUVs, processed food and unsightly suburbs, I thought I was heading to the source of western civilization. However, the longer I spend...

By: Olivia Gossett

Going for a run in Charleston can be an adventure all on its own. Weaving through tourists on the sidewalk, making turns down streets that take you places you didn’t even know existed, and ending up in some unsafe places at night are all part of a b...

By: Luke Bernhard

The Music Farm exploded with energy on Sept. 24 as the aptly-named Perpetual Groove rocked Charleston once again. The Savannah jammers treated the Farm to two full sets, spanning at least three hours, including plenty of tracks from their new album, &ldqu...

By: Luke Bernhard

   It is difficult to label the genre Manic Motion is pioneering, but electro-funk is the closest words can get to describing it. The guys have been changing things up lately, steadily refining their sound while adding much more color, dimension...

By: Sonam Bhimbra

The Ying Yang Twins, D-Roc and Kaine, definitely brought the crunkness to Charleston Sept. 25 at the Music Farm. The Atlanta-based rap duo, known for their booty-bouncing beats and hit collaborations with rappers such as Lil Jon, Mike Jones, and Bubba Spa...

By: Katie Orlando

Vietnam veteran and author Tim O’Brien will speak about his novel “The Things They Carried” at the College Oct. 2. “The College Reads!” program distributed the novel to C of C freshmen over the summer. The College encouraged ...

By: Georgia Schrubbe

In its 26th year, the MOJA African American Heritage festival is still going strong  In Swahili, moja means one, and the MOJA Arts Festival, held from Sept. 24 through Oct. 4, celebrates African American and Caribbean cultures’ harmony with the...

By: Dan Deluca

It's been more than 45 years since the Fab Four first arrived in America, but on 09-09-09 - that's number nine, number nine, number nine to fans of the White Album - another invasion will be under way. And this time, it's virtual. (And digital, too.) On W...

By: Ellen Warren

Man up, ladies. If you want to be fashionable on a budget - who doesn't? - start dressing like a man. For that, look no further than your fella's closet. There's something alluring, even hot, about women crossing the gender highway and borrowing from the ...

By: Chuck Barney

Jay Leno seems like a nice enough guy. Hard worker. Warm personality. He's even amusing on occasion. So why, then, am I rooting for him to fail? Leno, the former undisputed champion of late-night television, returns to our home screens Monday. Only now, h...

By: Kristen Gehrman

Parlez-vous francais? Sprechen Sie Deutsche? Schwyzerduetsch? Parla Italiano?  Switzerland is about the size of Ohio with a population of 7.7 million people who speak four different official languages in countless local dialects that are nearly incom...

By: Brian Sewell

A few weeks ago my roommate Tom and I successfully recreated Hominy Grill’s famous shrimp and grits. Satisfied internally but not mentally, we agreed it was just too easy. If you’re going to bounce around town, indulging in the best of foodstu...

By: Luke Bernhard

This Sunday marks the second annual Charleston Peace Day Celebration Festival at Brittlebank Park from 1-6 p.m. The festival is based on an U.N. resolution declaring an International Peace Day and ceasefire around the world, and its founders hope to promo...