Hoof 'n' Horn holds its first 24-hour play with 'High School Musical'

Colleen Hoover: Booktok’s most divisive author

YouTube reviews, bluntly titled “i read the 5 most popular colleen hoover books so you never have to” and “i read 3 colleen hoover books and my life has been changed... for the WORST,” beg the question: what makes the work of Colleen Hoover so controversial?

It's about Thyme: New Chef's Kitchen eatery spices up students' lunch options

“Did you hear?” asked my friend, their voice drenched with enough solemnity to suggest an asteroid might be inbound, “that a new restaurant opened in the kitchen above Il Forno.”

Chagall at the Chapel: Beautiful and powerful

Beneath the Duke Chapel’s stained glass, amongst the cold walls of gray stone and warm pews of richly dark wood, a collection of pieces of art — fifty in total — are on display. 

Sixty-three years after the Greensboro Sit-In, the International Civil Rights Museum Center & Museum blueprints an equitable future

However, the museum not only immerses viewers in a past filled with oppression, but also celebrates Black people’s progress and achievements such as the Mutual Life Insurance in Durham and creative enterprises like Motown Records.

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship recruits a new cohort

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program centers on increasing representation from minority groups in arts, humanities and social science faculty of higher education institutions through “undergraduate research funding, mentorship, peer support and loan repayment for Ph.D. programs.” 

Spirit in the Land opens at the Nasher Museum

In the Nasher Museum of Art’s newly opened “Spirit in the Land” exhibition, artworks by 30 artists question the belief that humanity and nature are distinct entities.

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The feeling of home

My sister and I like to joke that moving has become a hobby for our parents. 

'Looney Tunes' is the best to ever do it

“Looney Tunes” has evolved throughout the latter half of the 20th century to become a cultural icon and the epitome of animated greatness. 

Fragmented identities and other things lost in translation

Being funny in a second language is hard. That was one of the first facts I realized after coming to Duke as an international student. 

Chapel Hill's Kipos Greek Taverna is a place to relax

The atmosphere of Kipos is a blend of rustic and elegance, embellished with nostalgia.

Hurt and intimacy in Park Chan-wook’s 'Decision to Leave'

2022's South Korean Oscar-nominated movie is a viscerally emotional, destabilizing romantic thriller with an ending that you’ll never be able to forget. 

Introducing Pure Vegan Cafe, a hidden gem in Erwin Terrace

If you are ever curious just how varied and tasty vegan food can be, Pure Vegan Cafe awaits on the lower back side of Erwin Terrace.

Lil Yachty made a psychedelic rock album and it’s pretty good

“Let’s Start Here” is Yachty's fifth studio album and as the name implies, it marks the beginning of a new era — one that came out of nowhere. 

Carolina Theatre opens Black History Month with ‘February One’

As I walked to the theater, groups of Durhamite high schoolers journeyed to the showing too, many equal in age to the “Greensboro Four” at the time of their heroics. Middle and high school students populated the theater floor to learn and commemorate a piece of regional history. 

A Spoiler-Free Review of ‘The Last of Us,’ HBO’s newest must-watch zombie apocalypse series

Nonetheless, due to the strong acting of Pascal, Ramsey and many well-regarded actors in recurring roles, I feel confident that “The Last of Us” will not flop.

Q&A: Allison Chen on Stage at Swift and balancing a student-influencer life

Recess staff writer Arnav Jindal recently sat down with Allison to discuss her journey to content creation, Stage at Swift and life at Duke.