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The fairy and the film critic

By Greg Bloom | July 18, 2001

Once upon a time there was a movie critic named David Manning.

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Trends 101: Intro to Duke Style

By Faran Krentcil. | July 18, 2001

My purple L.L. Bean backpack was sitting next to me when I got my Duke acceptance letter.

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The Fall Preview

By Cary Hughes | July 18, 2001

The summer months are winding down.

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Ani-mania

By Eric Choy | July 18, 2001

At well over $200 million in ticket grosses and counting, Shrek is the undisputed champion of this summer's box office.

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Addictive duo

By David Walters and Kelly McVicker | July 18, 2001

Fifteen years ago, Jane's Addiction were the ultimate rock stars. Born out of the mid-80s post-punk scene in L.A.

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Summer Splendor

By Martin Barna | July 18, 2001

Summer means trips to the beach, county fairs, outdoor cookin' and 16 weeks of movies so utterly predictable that there's almost no point in heading to the multiplex--at least for film critics.

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Krispy Kraze

By Martin Barna | July 18, 2001

in ancient times, all roads led to Rome. One could be traveling the Goth Turnpike, heading due north toward Finland, and he would miraculously find himself back in the capitol city.

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Cookie-cut entertainment

By Tim Perzyk | July 18, 2001

Not long ago, films were creative, television was inspired and music was consistently innovative.

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Two Steps at a Time

By Tim Perzyk | July 18, 2001

Not long ago, "two-step garage" would have meant a country jitterdance in the shed behind the John Deere. Times have changed.

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Stone Pilots in the Basement with String Cheese can be Tricky...

By David Walters and John Royall and Kelly McVicker | July 18, 2001

Tricky, Blowback.

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Artificial and Unintelligent

By Martin Barna | July 18, 2001

Hollywood Postulate: Fuse the creative genius of two successful filmmakers and the resulting product's appeal, intrigue, and bankability will double (no matter how incompatible they actually are).

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Here and there...

By Recess Staff | July 18, 2001

American Dance Festival - Durham.

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Common Cold

By Greg Bloom | July 18, 2001

A month ago, The Wall Street Journal granted Duke the dubious attention of a profile on the vast lifestyle disparities among students of varying socioeconomic backgrounds.

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A Note from the Editor

By Tim Perzyk | July 18, 2001

Recess is about arts and entertainment. It's more than a crafty collection of zingers or a lampoon for the crazy and contemporary. It's about commentary, criticism and cultural literacy.

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Recess Goes to the Movies

By Recess Staff | July 18, 2001

Crazy/beautiful.

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The Slow and the Sedated

By Martin Barna | June 21, 2001

The Fast and the Furious is about cars. Fast cars. Big cars. Cars that go "vroooommm, vroooommm.

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Doomed Raider

By Martin Barna | June 21, 2001

"Finally, a video-game-based movie that is better than Street Fighter or Super Mario Bros."--David Manning. That's the kind of back-handed compliment that Tomb Raider deserves.

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The rap-rock originators

By Tom Jackson | June 21, 2001

This is supposed to be the summer in which hard rock makes a comeback. Since the mid-'90s, the genre's popularity has diminished as teenage pop acts climbed the charts.

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The Transparent Album

By James Herriott | June 21, 2001

On The Invisible Band, Travis does to British Rock what Starbucks did to coffee.

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Hey, Kotter: Go Home!

By Greg Bloom | June 21, 2001

If Hollywood were an island, then John Travolta shouldn't just be voted off--he should be drowned and his body eaten by all of the starving celebrities.