It's globalization, stupid
For many Americans, Sept. 11 was a belated wake-up call after years of hitting the snooze. Globalization came vividly and painfully upon us, proving that threats and opportunities could be imported as well as exported.
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For many Americans, Sept. 11 was a belated wake-up call after years of hitting the snooze. Globalization came vividly and painfully upon us, proving that threats and opportunities could be imported as well as exported.
How aptly titled Wendell Theatre Group's On the Verge is.
Symbiotic relationships seem to occur as much in art as they do in science - take it from Visiting Lecturer of Theater Studies Jay O'Berski, who notes the give and take between Duke's drama community and Manbites Dog Theater, a professional non-profit Durham theater that often uses Duke students and faculty members in its shows. "We give them incredible students, and they provide a great place to perform," O'Berski said.
Performance artist Claire Porter's newest piece, Namely, Muscles, begins to answer one of Shakespeare's most relentless questions: What's in a name?
In the middle of a Billy's Goatee practice, one member shouts out, "Wouldn't it be hilarious if we did this?" The 10 other people in the room turn to look at the girl pounding on her stomach for sound effects and the boy moon-walking across the floor of the Alumni Lounge.
For some, the biggest jive about the Blue Devil Beanery isn't the java but the guys behind the counter serving it. Sam Clowney and Rob Clay--better known to some as "the hot coffee shop guys"--are two intelligent musicians who have come together through the local music scene. Their band Parklife will soon release a CD, but both had major record deals in the past with bands The Veldt and Cravin' Melon. On campus their alternative style and friendly demeanor caused an unauthorized fan club even before playing Few Quad two weeks ago.
He's anti-civil rights, pro-tobacco, anti-abortion, pro-bible. As Jesse now relinquishes his Congressional seat--which has no doubt molded to his contour since 1973--Recess couldn't help reflecting on some of his most memorable quotations of the last 30 years.
Whodunit? Sadly for fans of Victorian literature, Charles Dickens died before he could tell us, leaving his solitary murder/detective novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood unresolved. Putting his pen down forever, Dickens left the title character's disappearance a mystery.
If you still get excited when a package contains bubble wrap, you know you're never too old to turn trash into entertainment. Staying in Durham this fall break? Recess recommends you get in touch with your old, bubble-popping, creative self for little or no cost.
This is not your average Joe.
On the island of Bali, traditional dance captures the spirit of ceremonies and corresponds with religious rituals and family and community events. Music and dance blend with worship at temple ceremonies and serve as an oral history and an expression of beauty and power.
Here's a shocker: Popular icons may be more invention than individual; at times they aren't real at all. Sorry to ruin Simone's punchline for you, but you've already seen it all in the trailer and seen it for yourself enough times outside of the cineplex.
As Van Wilder, the newest film in the National Lampoon series, hits theaters, students paying $7 to the box office and $36,000 to the bursar may wonder if they're getting their money's worth, asking "Why isn't our school more like that?"
In the future, students may be able to order food on points earlier in the day, and in the case of Domino's Pizza, all day long.