The independent news organization of Duke University
As the 2010s come to a close, the Recess staff is looking back at the culture that defined the decade.
One of my favorite pieces I read in all my years of English classes was Albert Camus’s essay on the myth of Sisyphus.
Amid exams and final papers, Duke still has something to celebrate this week.
Coldplay’s first two albums played constantly in my dad’s car when I was a kid.
Many people know North Carolina for its beaches, its barbecue or its college basketball, but it’s likely that fewer know the state for its rich musical heritage.
In January 2018, Migos dropped all 106 minutes of “Culture II.”
Earlier this year, Instagram began experimenting with hiding the “like” count on users’ posts.
My 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.
In doing justice to Durham’s title of “City of Medicine,” one Bass Connections team is on the right side of history.
The downtown Durham restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere and just enough pizzazz to make you think that you’re a Great Value Gatsby.
There’s an expressive quality unique to the human voice that complements the dramatic elements of opera.
Ballet is notable for the physical balance, strength and flexibility dancers need.
Dr. Scott Lindroth will remain a composer, but for his role as Vice Provost of the Arts, this year is a swan song.
Sarah Schroth would like you to know that museums don’t run themselves.
Ever since the dawn of my movie-watching days, I have been singularly obsessed with animation.
To 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.”
In 1902, a rocket landed in the moon’s eye, and audiences were in awe.
Many have attempted to articulate the essence of what makes a cult film a cult film.
Durham’s food scene is vibrant, but it is more than just the admittedly excellent restaurants in the Five Points area downtown.
Some franchises are better, higher-quality and far more entertaining than others.
Do you have a question about Duke?
