CULTURE  |  MUSIC

The album length war

By Ben Brutocao | November 27, 2019

In January 2018, Migos dropped all 106 minutes of “Culture II.”

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RECESS  |  CULTURE

Instagram is getting rid of ‘likes.’ What does that mean for us?

By Derek Chen | November 25, 2019

Earlier this year, Instagram began experimenting with hiding the “like” count on users’ posts.

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RECESS  |  CULTURE

On the mystery of Agatha Christie and reshaping childhood heroes

By Kerry Rork | November 24, 2019

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.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

‘Documenting Durham’s Health History’ tells stories of community health disparities and activism

By Tessa Delgo | November 23, 2019

In doing justice to Durham’s title of “City of Medicine,” one Bass Connections team is on the right side of history.

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

Find a juicy burger in fancy surrounds at Counting House

By Alex Leo-Guerra | November 23, 2019

The downtown Durham restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere and just enough pizzazz to make you think that you’re a Great Value Gatsby.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Behind the voices of Duke Opera Theater

By Courtney Dantzler | November 22, 2019

There’s an expressive quality unique to the human voice that complements the dramatic elements of opera.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Alonzo King’s LINES and the value of ballet

By Skyler Graham | November 22, 2019

Ballet is notable for the physical balance, strength and flexibility dancers need.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Great Scott: Duke’s first vice provost for the arts is stepping down in May

By Tessa Delgo | November 21, 2019

Dr. Scott Lindroth will remain a composer, but for his role as Vice Provost of the Arts, this year is a swan song.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

When Nasher director Sarah Schroth retires in May, she will leave a legacy behind

By Jonathan Pertile | November 21, 2019

Sarah Schroth would like you to know that museums don’t run themselves.

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RECESS  |  STAFF NOTE

All you need is a stick figure

By Sydny Long | November 21, 2019

Ever since the dawn of my movie-watching days, I have been singularly obsessed with animation.

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Freestyles: Carefully labored effortlessness

By Ben Brutocao | November 20, 2019

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.”

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

From ‘A Trip to the Moon’ to ‘Interstellar’: ‘Space on the Silver Screen’ explores it all

By Stephen Atkinson | November 20, 2019

In 1902, a rocket landed in the moon’s eye, and audiences were in awe. 

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CULTURE  |  MOVIES

Has streaming brought an end to cult films?

By Amelia Wiercioch | November 18, 2019

Many have attempted to articulate the essence of what makes a cult film a cult film.

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

8 hidden gems of Durham’s food scene

By Jack Rubenstein | November 18, 2019

Durham’s food scene is vibrant, but it is more than just the admittedly excellent restaurants in the Five Points area downtown.

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RECESS  |  CULTURE

5 film and TV franchises that, frankly, need to die

By Ellenor Brown | November 17, 2019

Some franchises are better, higher-quality and far more entertaining than others. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

FKA twigs twists sound and story in ‘Magdalene’

By Stephen Atkinson | November 16, 2019

Mary Magdalene is one of the first women history robbed.

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

Archivist Chuck Eldridge teaches tattooing’s history at Durham’s Choice Tattoo

By Skyler Graham | November 15, 2019

Tattoos have undergone a revolution within the past two decades.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Student filmmakers find diversity in the AMI program

By Megan Liu | November 14, 2019

For anyone looking to parlay their secret TikTok skills into an academic setting, look toward Duke’s Arts of the Moving Image program.

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RECESS  |  STAFF NOTE

20 years later, ‘The West Wing’ still holds up

By Jack Rubenstein | November 14, 2019

Twenty years after it first premiered, “The West Wing” remains one of the most influential shows in modern TV history.

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CULTURE  |  TV

Hulu’s ‘Looking for Alaska’ is a dutiful and thoughtful adaptation

By Ellenor Brown | November 13, 2019

John 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.