The Chronicle

Waters offers insight into filmmaking

by Janet Wu in Recess

John Waters is the fine-mustachioed incarnation of a grindhouse film. He lives in a lovingly dirtied domain of the explicit and extreme. He is a double feature of trash and auteurism.

sand box

by Sam Schlinkert in Recess

So simple. So to the point. Indeed, it is fun to do bad things.

Choke: sex, strippers and scams

by Andrew Hibbard in Recess

Chuck Palahniuk belongs to a class of writers raised on film. His novels read at the same cadence of an easily-consumed blockbuster, rife with cleverness and gross-out humor.

Master Cleanse enters lemonlight

by Brittany James in Recess

Every year it seems a new fad diet emerges in the ongoing battle against rising obesity rates.

Sanford, Raynes explore split families

A collection of letters, along with photos of these split families, are a part of Pai, Estou Te Esperando/Father, I Am Waiting For You, a visual documentary now on display on the first floor of the Sanford Institute for Public Policy.

Comedian Dane Cook speaks of women, wackiness

by Staff Interview in Recess

With 17 years of experience, stand-up comic Dane Cook has now made the transition to film, appearing in movies like Mr. Brooks and Employee of the Month. His latest project, Good Luck Chuck, pairs him with Jessica Alba as the cursed guy women date immediately before they find their true love.

Clark Gregg

by Andrew Hibbard in Recess

Clark Gregg is the son of a former Divinity School professor, but he hit the stage and screen instead of the books and has racked up a host of acting credits. Last week, Gregg's first directorial effort-an adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk novel Choke-came out and recess' Andrew Hibbard sat down in Boston to talk to Gregg about it.

New nano: smarter, slimmer and sexier

by Nancy Wang in Recess

Weighing in at a slim 1.3 ounces and available in nine different colors, the fourth generation of Apple's iPod nano ($149 for 8 GB and $199 for 16 GB) has secured its spot as the sleekest and prettiest of the bunch.

Editor's Note 5: Bad

by Varun Lella, editor in Recess

I told Chronicle head honchos David Graham and Sean Moroney that recess would be done by midnight. It is 11:28 p.m. and we have more than an hour's work to do in 30 minutes.

Try a slice of Vanderslice

by Allison Gianino in Recess

John Vanderslice has been around the block. Since breaking into the indie scene as frontman for the now-defunct mk Ultra, he's worked with pretty much everyone, from Spoon to the Mountain Goats to Sunny Day Real Estate.

Oct. 8 DSO concert to honor Pearl

by David Graham in Recess

Sometimes it's enough to play music just to play music-the thrill of the score, the notes swirling in the air, the electricity between audience and performer.

T.I. swagger

featured review

by Kevin Lincoln in Recess

T.I. has swagger, and he's not going to let anyone forget it.

lcd soundsystem

recess music

by Liz Tramm in Recess

With the Sept. 18 release of A Bunch of Stuff, LCD Soundsystem's six-track EP offers listeners a slightly different take on their recent material, mostly in the form of remixes.

mr. woodcock

recess films

by Alex Warr in Recess

Despite rigid pretensions, Mr. Woodcock's hasty climax might leave fans slightly less than satisfied. The latest of this season's "deeper" comedies, Mr. Woodcock offers audiences a twisted morality tale about an ex-fat kid John Farley (Sean William Scott) forced to face his fascist former gym teacher (Billy Bob Thorton).

Sydney white

recess films

by Janet Wu in Recess

There are movies out there that provoke us, that kindle the mind and push the limits of innovative filmmaking with inspired audacity.

Thurston Moore

recess music

by Stefanija Giric in Recess

It's been more than a decade and about a dozen Sonic Youth albums since 1995's Psychic Hearts, the first solo album from SY frontman Thurston Moore.

Joe College Day to ride again Saturday

by Tina Siadak in Recess

As the last remnants of summer fade into the chaos of midterms, Duke University Union's Joe College Day will offer students a chance to say goodbye to their laid-back days in style.

robin thicke

album reviews

by Madeline Perez in Recess

Robin Thicke's new album, Something Else, hardly reinvents the R&B genre. Instead, the 31-year-old singer is intent on bringing music back to the good ol' days of soul and funk.

Animal collective

recess music

by Stefanija Giric in Recess

New York City experimental rock band Animal Collective returns with Strawberry Jam, almost two years after the release of 2005's critically acclaimed Feels.

In the valley of elah

recess films

by Janet Wu in Recess

War, atrocity, psychological turmoil: subjects such as these have long been indulged through cinematic rumination. In particular, the Vietnam sub-genre has led to more than a few cutting examinations of mental debilitation triggered by foreign soil and a landscape of inhumanity.

kanye west

recess music

by Amar Parikh in Recess

A man that people love to hate, but can't help but respect, Kanye West has long polarized audiences with his outlandish ego.

Rogue Wave

recess music

by Claire Finch in Recess

Rogue Wave returns in all its jangly, indie-pop glory with Asleep at Heaven's Gate, its third full-length album.

ben folds

album reviews

by Leslie Griffith in Recess

"A piano's all I got/and I know that ain't a lot," Ben Folds laments wryly in "The Frown Song," the third song on Way to Normal, his first release in three years.

fifty cent

recess music

by Andrew Tunnard in Recess

Bullet holes aside, 50 Cent walks around with a mighty-big chip on his shoulder.

downtown owl

fiction

by Kevin Lincoln in Recess

Chuck Klosterman may have taken up fiction, but even in his first novel he hasn't stopped being a critic.

Union unites with Concert Series

by Nancy Wang in Recess

Unfazed and unaffected by all of the recent debate surrounding the ever-so-nebulous Campus Culture Initiative, the Duke University Union has simply continued to do what it has always done

Bryan Zupon and the Citrus Chronicles

recess tastes

by Bryan Zupon in Recess

Having eaten his way through many of the best and worst restaurants in the Triangle, recess Tastes editor Bryan Zupon ventures into territory strikingly unfamiliar to a devoted food writer.

New boutique turns Brightleaf Square green

Vert & Vogue offers recycled, sustainable clothing, alternative to megamall shopping

by Margaret Baughman in Recess

The thought of "green" fashion conjures images of hemp tunics and yoga sportswear-the frumpy, boring garb of the neohippie, more often seen in the commune than on the catwalk.

Kronos Quartet muses Monk

recess music

by David Graham in Recess

Fewer names loom larger or have more crossover appeal in today's classical music world than the Kronos Quartet. Violinist David Harrington, inspired by composer George Crumb, formed the group in 1973.

Urban artist gives classics new spin

recess arts

by Claire Finch in Recess

Where can you find LL Cool J, sperm cells, Titian and bling all in one place? No, not at some fetishistic porn site, but in the work of contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley.

Centerfest celebrates local art

recess arts

by Nancy Wang in Recess

The 34th annual CenterFest Arts Festival is the largest and longest-running community arts celebration in North Carolina.

Jazz great takes triangle tour

recess music

by Claire Finch in Recess

Most men in their late sixties are busy reveling in their retirement, spending their days playing golf or searching for the perfect assisted living community which their grown children will force them into when they begin having chronic health problems a few years down the road.