‘Good trash’: ‘Ginny & Georgia’ reveals redeemable cringeyness
By Charlotte Joyner | 7 hours agoIs it enjoyable to watch? Depends. Is it entertaining? Certainly. Would I recommend “Ginny & Georgia” to someone else? Sure, why the hell not.
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Triangle Restaurant Week: Doherty's Irish Pub is affordable and enjoyable
By Zev van Zanten | YesterdayWhile this restaurant may not have the long history of other local establishments, its food and environment more than makes up for that.
Why are there no Jewish holiday movies?
By Zev van Zanten | 3 days agoI come from a religion with a rich tradition of storytelling that dates back millennia and spans continents. Every holiday and every occasion has dozens of stories, for any purpose.
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The “Winter Wonders" exhibit at the 5 Points Gallery is tenuously wintry and absolutely wonderful
By Ali Thursland | 4 days agoThe eclectic mix of art holds a mirror to the heterogeneity of Durham.
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I’m not Elle Woods, and we’re both fine with that
By Audrey Wang | 4 days agoIt took me a lot of time to love being a woman because I was always terrified that I would never be taken seriously as one.
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Reflections on a life lived through social media: The internet can never BeReal
By Arnav Jindal | 4 days agoPeople will always project their best versions and share their highlights.
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Miley Cyrus embraces self-love in new era
By Anna Chen | January 27, 2023The year is 2023, and Miley Cyrus is back.
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Local nonprofit B3 uses coffee to facilitate community across neurotypes
By Ali Thursland | January 26, 2023The name B3, stemming from the organization’s three key values — being, belonging and becoming — speaks to their mission of increasing disability visibility, allyship, inclusion and ultimately, justice.
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Returning to normalcy?
By Zev van Zanten | January 26, 2023However, all of this discussion about normalcy ignores the fact that what is normal is a constantly shifting and hard to define concept.
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'Sigma cinema' and why he’s literally me
By Audrey Wang | January 25, 2023If you go to Letterbox right now and search “literally me,” you’ll find that “literally me” can mean everything from ax-murdering Paul Allen to Huey Lewis and the News to making meth in your RV.
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What Recess listened to in 2022
By Sasha Provost | January 23, 2023Here at Recess, we take our Spotify Wrapped seriously.
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An earnest plea to start HBO’s 'The White Lotus'
By Alex Berkman | January 23, 2023It is also worth mentioning how beautiful "The White Lotus" is.
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Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James visits the Rubenstein Arts Center
By JM Stroh | December 7, 2022This evening, award-winning novelist Marlon James will visit the Ruby for a reading and book signing.
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The Duke Symphony Orchestra brings winter symphonies to Baldwin
By Zev van Zanten | December 7, 2022Three songs have been selected for performance at the concert: Ferenc’s Overture No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 23 (1834), Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 (1894-95) and Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 (1883).
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Netflix’s trivia show ‘Triviaverse’ is uninventive and uninspired
By Zev van Zanten | November 30, 2022I found both the presentation style and the actual content to be very lacking.
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'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is a thrilling ride, but it deeply misses Chadwick Boseman
By Zachary Partnoy | November 30, 2022“Black Panther Will Return,” the credits tell us, in a phrase usually reserved for James Bond. But should she?
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Elon Musk and the no good, very bad social media meltdown
By Jules Kourelakos | November 28, 2022Maybe this is how social media can evolve into something better.
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No longer in the DÖKK
By JM Stroh | November 28, 2022As a respite from midterms and essays, Duke Performances scores once more.
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Getting their bearings: A look into Duke's skateboarding culture
By JM Stroh | November 21, 2022An aura pervades their skateboarding show. A mystique too complex and fluid to firmly categorize or define.
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Explore diverse Southern identity at Carrboro Film Fest
By Katherine Zhong | November 18, 2022The theme of the festival is “New Southern Film,” which seeks to “both celebrate and interrogate Southern culture.”