Feature Channels: Arts and Entertainment

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Professors from Butler University and University of Manchester (England) have compiled a book of essays that look at the role of religion in the long-running series "Doctor Who."

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If you think the Hunger Games novels are too violent for their intended young readers, try re-reading classic children’s books from the past, according to the author of a new book. From Snow White to Tarzan of the Apes to Harry Potter, literature for children and teens has always been awash in violence and murder,

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On Oct. 30, 1938, a radio adaption of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” sent many Americans in a panic over a potential Martian invasion. On Oct. 30, 2013, Binghamton University will be at the national forefront of a day of events designed to not only bring “The War of the Worlds” back to the public consciousness, but also to discuss the lessons learned from the production and live media, in general.

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A Connecticut College senior asked 100 fellow students – all men – why vaginas are important to them. The resulting video, posted to YouTube, is a powerful, provocative and sometimes awkward 8-minute piece that has sparked conversations about vaginas, women, sex and consent on college campuses across the country and even across oceans.

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Benjamin Hafensteiner, a professor of chemistry at the University of Rochester, didn’t plan on starting the fall semester as a star in a viral video, but that’s exactly what happened. And in true fashion, Hafensteiner turned it into a teaching moment.

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A University of Iowa law professor researches freedom suits, legal actions largely lost to history that were brought by slaves against their masters in hopes of gaining their freedom.

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Breaking Bad is wrapping up this week and with Walter White's life collapsing around him, it begs the question: Is "Heisenberg’s" science up to snuff? We put that question to some of Dalhousie's scientific experts.

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The popularity of the undead has led to a new, creative teaching platform in UA’s department of telecommunication and film.

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A Kansas State University professor is using 'The Office' to help students understand economic concepts.

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A new TV season starts in a few weeks, and a business that uses prediction market methodology pioneered at the University of Iowa can offer some insight as to which shows will survive to a second season.

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Edgerton says Breaking Bad is great, but nowhere near as influential as The Sopranos was.

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A new University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College study explores the evolution of hip-hop from party music into a political platform.

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Chicago emergency medical experts are preparing for an increase in anticipated substance-abuse cases this weekend due to the Lollapalooza festival. “Ecstasy as well as heroin use are on the rise in the Chicago area, and people coming from out of state will bring their preferred choice of recreational poison,” said Christina Hantsch, MD, FACEP, FACMT, toxicologist at Loyola University Health System.

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Will Newman, a rising senior at Hamilton College, is working with Burke Library’s Special Collections to organize the manuscripts and other writings of poet Agha Shahid Ali so that they are accessible to scholars, ensuring that Shahid’s legacy at Hamilton lives on.

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Spotify. Pandora. iTunes. YouTube. We are constantly bombarded with a seemingly limitless amount of new music in our daily lives. But why do we keep coming back to that one song or album we couldn’t get enough of in college? New research from Washington University’s Olin Business School shows that although consumers say they prefer to listen to unfamiliar music, their choices actually belie that preference.