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We have nothing to fear but fear itself — and rollercoasters

By Sydny Long | February 8, 2021

Unfortunately for my young nerves, the entire “Final Destination” franchise hinges on the premise that no matter how closely you examine the world for signs, no matter how many premonitions you experience, no matter how tightly you hold onto your loved one, you and everyone you know will eventually die.

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I’m living in a bottle episode

By Courtney Dantzler | October 19, 2020

Still, if I was the star of a TV show, I wonder how low its ratings would have plummeted during the past eight months of the pandemic.

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An ode to nature and Colorado

By Derek Chen | October 13, 2020

Not only was exploring nature one of the few activities approved of in my state during quarantine, it also seemed like a great reprieve from the insane amount of time I had spent cooped up in my house.

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I want to start a garden, I think

By Stephen Atkinson | September 21, 2020

This summer I haven’t gone outside much, which makes me sad, but only when I think about it.

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How to be a Californian

By Kerry Rork | September 7, 2020

Everything you’ve heard about California is true.

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It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I don’t feel fine)

By Sydny Long | August 17, 2020

Despite my intention to toughen up at the onset of adulthood, I remained an oyster without a shell, soft and yielding.

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Our commitment to action: Statement from Recess

By Recess Staff | June 5, 2020

Although we are committed to the practices of good journalism, Recess cannot address anti-Blackness with the distance and superficiality that often diminishes the intention of allies.

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Grief, community and the new normal

By Sarah Derris | June 5, 2020

On May 24, The New York Times printed on its front page the names of 1,000 victims, just 1% of the over 100,000 people who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Among them, a newlywed, a jazz pianist, an educator and a portraitist — all members of a greater community.

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May I have your attention, please?

By Nina Wilder | May 8, 2020

When I was younger and everything seemed possible, I wanted to be a comedian.

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Print may be dying, but it isn’t dead

By Will Atkinson | May 8, 2020

Why would a student at Duke choose to spend four years dedicating himself to a field whose prospects are seemingly so dim?

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On Marie Kondo, Audrey Gelman and selling a lifestyle

By Megan Liu | April 7, 2020

Marie Kondo and Audrey Gelman have, wittingly or not, made their honest messages into beautiful and fancy goods and services that fail to honor their original design.

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Dining out during a pandemic

By Alex Leo-Guerra | March 25, 2020

Livelihoods, economies and entire cultures have been affected by COVID-19.

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Looking for sunshine on a cloudy day

By Skyler Graham | March 5, 2020

I didn’t grow up particularly religious. My parents rejected most political and corporate institutions with a persistent Gen X apathy.

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On the Pooh Pathology Test

By Courtney Dantzler | February 27, 2020

I think out of all of Disney’s properties, I found comfort in the fantasy of Winnie the Pooh because, to me, it seemed like all of the characters could actually exist.

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On becoming a goddess in central South Carolina

By Sydny Long | February 20, 2020

When I was a young girl, I hated Aphrodite.

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Happy and full of wonder

By Tessa Delgo | February 13, 2020

In a 2005 commercial, my mother turns to the camera and beams, “My child wants to be an artist.”

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What Kobe meant to me

By Derek Chen | February 6, 2020

As a kid, I absolutely loved the NBA. The league had the biggest and brightest basketball stars in the world, and being the six-year-old dreamer I was, I wanted to be just like them