2008 Woodie Awards
The Chronicle's Sports Blog
Adding nutrients, color is "super"
by Brittany James in Recess
"Our Western diets are literally killing us." This sentiment, expressed by Dr. Steven G. Pratt, author of SuperFoods Rx, has gained momentum in recent years in response to skyrocketing obesity rates and unhealthy lifestyles.
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.
Top super foods
by Brittany James in Recess
Blueberries, one of the most nutrient-rich foods available, include everything from reducing risk for cardiovascular disease to slowing down the aging process in their extensive repertoire of benefits.
Sanford, Raynes explore split families
by Jessie Tang in Recess
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.
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.
Crouch chats on changes, legacy
by David Graham in Recess
When I was 10, 12, 13, you know, I went over there one day, and they were listening to Coltrane's My Favorite Things, which had just come out, and no one had heard anything that sounded like that before. So I started going back there, and they told me about the music.
Frank tells secrets of PostSecret
by Nancy Wang in Recess
The "most trusted stranger in America," according to the Knoxville News-Sentinel, is a 42-year-old small business owner whose love for sharing other people's secrets has propelled him into the spotlight.
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.
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.
Editor's Note 8: stress'n it
by Varun Lella, Editor in Recess
Between the classes, the independent study, the internship, the extracurriculars and the job search, I feel like I am steadily going crazy. Yet, this is the arduous path most seniors seem to face year after year.
Into the wild
recess film
by Janet Wu in Recess
I find myself perpetually on the brink of trudging off into the forested distance-midterms be damned.
Eddie Vedder
recess music
in Recess
Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder takes a quieter vocal route in the soundtrack to Into the Wild.
Penn, Hirsch head Into the Wild
recess film
in Recess
SEAN PENN: The quickest answer is Jon Krakauer's book. I bought the book and I found myself reading it cover-to-cover twice.
T.I. swagger
featured review
by Kevin Lincoln in Recess
T.I. has swagger, and he's not going to let anyone forget it.
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.
Lady Chatterley
recess film
by Braden Hendricks in Recess
Lady Chatterley is one of few recent films that steps gracefully away from exorbitantly expensive computer-generated images of, say, giant robots or battling armies.
Across The Universe
recess film
by Janet Wu in Recess
If you chop Julie Taymor's Beatles-inspired musical into its 33 individual tracks, you would have a treasure trove of superbly psychedelic mini-music videos. But as a story-oriented whole, Across the Universe is more feeble than funky.
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.
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.
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.
The Pipettes
recess music
by Jessie Tang in Recess
Fun, flirty and fantastically infectious, the U.K.-trio The Pipettes' debut album, We Are The Pipettes, delivers retro-pop with a brand new wrapping.
Jennifer Lopez
recess music
by Andrew Hibbard in Recess
J-Lo. Jenny from the Block. The former "niffer" of Benniffer. All of these are names for America's favorite singer/dancer/actress/entrepreneur: Jennifer Lopez.
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.
Radiohead
recess music
by Stefanija Giric in Recess
Radiohead have been able to do whatever they want to for years, mostly because whatever Thom Yorke touches seems to turn to gold.
Common Ground Theatre sets off Firecracker
recess arts
by Andrew Hibbard in Recess
In the small town of Brookhaven, Mississippi, orphan Carnelle Scott dreams of being crowned Miss Firecracker in her town's Independence Day beauty pageant.
