CULTURE
|
MUSIC
The album length war
By Ben Brutocao | November 27, 2019In January 2018, Migos dropped all 106 minutes of “Culture II.”
RECESS
|
CULTURE
Instagram is getting rid of ‘likes.’ What does that mean for us?
By Derek Chen | November 25, 2019Earlier this year, Instagram began experimenting with hiding the “like” count on users’ posts.
RECESS
|
CULTURE
On the mystery of Agatha Christie and reshaping childhood heroes
By Kerry Rork | November 24, 2019My house is filled with books. Bookshelves on bookshelves, stacks on stacks, basically every corner of the house stuffed to the brim with all the stories I grew up with.
CULTURE
|
MUSIC
Freestyles: Carefully labored effortlessness
By Ben Brutocao | November 20, 2019To many, the term freestyling immediately inspires a vision of the XXL Freshman yearly cypher, prompting nostalgia of Kodak Black’s trouncing of whoever picked that “lil sorry a** beat.”
CULTURE
|
MOVIES
Has streaming brought an end to cult films?
By Amelia Wiercioch | November 18, 2019Many have attempted to articulate the essence of what makes a cult film a cult film.
RECESS
|
CULTURE
5 film and TV franchises that, frankly, need to die
By Ellenor Brown | November 17, 2019Some franchises are better, higher-quality and far more entertaining than others.
CULTURE
|
MUSIC
FKA twigs twists sound and story in ‘Magdalene’
By Stephen Atkinson | November 16, 2019Mary Magdalene is one of the first women history robbed.
CULTURE
|
TV
Hulu’s ‘Looking for Alaska’ is a dutiful and thoughtful adaptation
By Ellenor Brown | November 13, 2019John Green’s 2005 teen novel “Looking for Alaska” is one of the few books I actively remember reading outside of the classroom in middle school, and for good reason.
RECESS
|
CULTURE
We asked you for bite-size stories about love. Here’s what you told us.
By Hannah Miao | November 13, 2019In the spirit of The New York Times’ adored “Modern Love” column.
CULTURE
|
MUSIC
Jeff Goldblum is making sure jazz finds a way
By Jonathan Pertile | November 10, 2019“Jazz, uh, finds a way,” or so says Jeff Goldblum’s Spotify playlist.
RECESS
|
CULTURE
Disney Plus and Generation Z’s insatiable nostalgia
By Skyler Graham | November 9, 2019Scrolling through Instagram, I can never avoid posts asking for a return to the “Old Disney”: the Disney Channel movies and TV shows that defined childhood in the late ‘90s and early 2000s.
CULTURE
|
TV
‘Modern Love’ offers bite-size rom-coms to those seeking a digital dose of feel-good this fall
By Elizabeth Butcher | November 9, 2019Amazon Prime’s newest anthology series, which premiered Oct. 18, follows a string of New Yorkers in search of one connection to make it all worthwhile.
CULTURE
|
MOVIES
‘The Lighthouse’ is a darkly funny and harrowing examination of masculinity
By Sydny Long | November 6, 2019Divorced from visuals and performances, Robert Eggers’s screenplays read like landmark pieces of American theater still studied and performed for their enduring relevance.
CULTURE
|
MOVIES
Wealth and environmental disasters are at the forefront of ‘Parasite’
By Hannah Miao | November 2, 2019If the Palme d’Or and 99% Rotten Tomatoes rating didn't tip you off already, Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” is a masterpiece.
RECESS
|
CULTURE
A petition to the university president: Study away in a rich neighborhood
By Omolola Sanusi | November 2, 2019I am shocked to find that, despite boasting a complex range of study away programs, Duke does not offer a study away program in a rich neighborhood.
CULTURE
|
MUSIC
‘Jesus Is King’ is a refreshing change of pace for Kanye West
By Derek Chen | November 1, 2019The rapper’s ninth album combines the “old Kanye”’s flow and style with the “new Kanye”’s more spiritually-oriented lyrics and production.
CULTURE
|
MUSIC
Surviving as a punk band in the post-punk era: Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World’s new albums, reviewed
By Skyler Graham | November 1, 2019Two bands that had their heyday in the late ’90s and early 2000s both released albums this month.
CULTURE
|
MOVIES
‘Shaun of the Dead’ has its brain and eats them, too
By Megan Liu | October 31, 2019It’s the perfect time to reflect on the thrilling, bloody and witty zombie horror-comedy that is “Shaun of the Dead.”
CULTURE
|
MUSIC
Kim Petras perfects spooky pop with ‘Turn Off the Light’
By Tyler Kopp | October 28, 2019Petras combines last year’s EP with nine new tracks to form the cohesive, tantalizing 17-track album of your nightmares.
CULTURE
|
MUSIC
Looking back at Logic’s ‘Under Pressure,’ five years later
By Derek Chen | October 28, 2019When American rapper Logic burst onto the scene in 2014 with his first studio album “Under Pressure,” I immediately took notice.
Trending
What we know so far about Duke men's basketball 2021-22 schedule
By Jake C. Piazza
|
07/20/2021
Students unenrolled from Neuro 101 due to shift in instructors, must re-enroll starting Thursday
Duke to require COVID-19 vaccines for all health care employees
By Leah Boyd
|
07/22/2021
Default dining plans too small for some students, too large for others
By Evelyn Shi
|
07/21/2021
Duke in the Olympics: These Blue Devils are representing their countries
Center for Documentary Studies professor receives second Peabody Award nomination for podcast re-examining American democracy
By Logan Welborn
|
07/21/2021
