Though it is possible to develop a food allergy later in life (my father had his first allergic reaction to shellfish when he was 21) food allergies among adults aren’t all that common, and when they do occur, it is typically related to genetics — meaning if no one in your family is allergic to a food, you are less likely to be. Between 2 and 4 percent of adults are allergic to some food — usually dairy, fish, soy, wheat or nuts.
There’s nothing more essential to a music fan than the rock documentary. Over the years, fans have wanted to get every piece of the musician that they can, and films provide the perfect way to give fans that inside look behind the glamour and into the grit. You get to see rehearsals, tears and music performed live. Even in these days, when barely anyone buys CDs anymore, rock docs are still alluring for all fans of any band. Everyone from the Rolling Stones to Beyoncé has one, and now the White Stripes have one, too.
Finals are coming up. So get ready for long sessions in the library, leaning over your computer in the same position for hours on end, risking permanent change in your spinal cord’s alignment. The books stacked next to your computer will threaten to topple over and take you out of your misery. And you will drink enough coffee to ensure the economy of Colombia stays afloat for the next few months. So let’s get working on those end-of-semester papers.
The conflict at the heart of French drama “The Girl On The Train” is the plucked-from-the-headlines, real-life story of a gentile girl who claims to be the victim of a violent, anti-Semitic attack on the Parisian Metro. Yet the movie is about a lot more — and a lot less.
A review of two albums, "Perfect View" and "Let the Hard Times Roll."
If there’s something a film produced by the contemporary indie genre must possess, it’s a lost soul.
Simple can be grand and, in the case of “City Island,” it is spectacular. It is a film beautiful?in its simplicity and wonderful in its humanity, showcasing all the flaws and shortcomings and wonderful secrets that?constitute?what it means to be human — all for a raucous amount of?heartfelt?laughter.
The Army Corps of Engineers does not have an emergency public safety plan in place for when it destroys the chemical munitions behind Sibley Hospital this April.
The fact of the matter is that The Eagle did not approach the publication of Alex Knepper’s most recent column entirely correctly. For this, we are sorry.
AU's women’s field hockey team made significant gains in the offseason. The team earned the third-highest GPA in the nation.
AU’s Vice President of Campus Life Gail Short Hanson proposed adaptations to the Student Conduct Code that would include such terms as “stalking” and “consent” last week. A group dedicated to improving the university’s approach to sexual assault stood behind this proposal. • One student shares her story as a rape survivor
Hercules, gyros and the Olympics: three Greek things that arguably don’t suck. Unfortunately, the latest Greek mythology movie, “Clash of the Titans” does not live up to those standards. One Scene writer tells readers why “Clash’s” good visuals cannot make up for the incoherent plot.
Thursday is Census Day, the official day on which Americans filling out their 2010 census forms should base their residential and familial information, according to Ben Marcus, Chairman of the D.C. Metro University Student Alliance.
There is a fine line between not wanting the Washington Capitals to win the Presidents’ Trophy — given to the team with the top record in the East — and making sure the team does not collapse down the stretch.
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