CULTURE  |  MUSIC

U.S. Girls’ ‘Heavy Light’ is an urgent plea for solidarity

By Will Atkinson | March 13, 2020

Meg Remy always seems to return at exactly the right time.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Laurent Bayle’s DEMOS and the quest to ‘modernize’ classical music

By Stephen Atkinson | March 8, 2020

Classical music has a problem. Its audience is mostly white, educated, wealthy, and old

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Lil Uzi Vert finally dropped ‘Eternal Atake’

By Ben Brutocao | March 7, 2020

After announcing and promptly disregarding multiple release dates, Lil Uzi Vert finally released his sophomore album “Eternal Atake.”

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

‘Seeing the Invisible’ exhibit opens in the Chappell Family Gallery

By Jonathan Pertile | March 7, 2020

If you’ve walked through the Chappell Family gallery in Perkins Library any time recently, you’ve probably noticed it: the big colorful arrows and ribbons on the walls, the twisting wires and strange diagrams galore. 

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RECESS  |  CULTURE POP CULTURE

It’s time to break up with ‘Love Island’

By Megan Liu | March 6, 2020

In all its glamorous artificiality and melodrama, “Love Island” occupied a strangely comforting place in my life, wherein its faults were fodder for my ironic consumption. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

‘Suddenly’ is Caribou’s most fun album to date

By Aaron Paskin | March 6, 2020

Whether he’s experimenting with psychedelic rock, folktronica or house, Caribou makes music that is, above all else, fun.

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

The future of underground nightlife in Durham is taking hold at The Fruit

By Tessa Delgo | March 5, 2020

In Durham’s burgeoning underground EDM scene, The Fruit is quickly becoming the life of the party. 

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CULTURE  |  MOVIES

On the everlasting beauty of Wong Kar-wai’s ‘In the Mood for Love’

By Eva Hong | March 5, 2020

In many ways, Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love” is the first real movie I’ve ever watched.

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RECESS  |  STAFF NOTE

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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CULTURE  |  TV

On womanhood and ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’

By Kerry Rork | March 1, 2020

What I have only recently come to realize is how much “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” shaped my conception of womanhood.

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

An augmented reality app is bringing two Durham murals to life

By Jonathan Pertile | February 29, 2020

On “Mariposa AR” are several stories of immigration to Durham. 

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Jessica Ingram’s ‘Road Through Midnight’ uncovers civil rights history

By Skyler Graham | February 28, 2020

On Thursday, Feb. 20, the Center for Documentary Studies held a book launch for photographer Jessica Ingram’s “Road Through Midnight: A Civil Rights Memorial.” 

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Bye, AMI: A major concentration and minor in Cinematic Arts are on the way

By Derek Chen | February 27, 2020

This fall, Duke will introduce a new major concentration and minor within the Visual and Media Studies major: Cinematic Arts.

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

Eastern North Carolina’s ceramics community takes shape at Claymakers

By Tessa Delgo | February 27, 2020

From Klein bottles to community, the Triangle’s ceramics artists can build just about anything.  

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RECESS  |  STAFF NOTE

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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CULTURE  |  MOVIES

‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is a heartbreaking, slow-burning celebration of love

By Stephen Atkinson | February 27, 2020

In brief glances and lovelorn sobs, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” finds a passion that transcends time and burns brighter with each day.

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CULTURE  |  MOVIES

Sundance 2020: Duke alums feature prominently in this year’s festival

By Sarah Derris | February 24, 2020

Duke alumni made a splash at Sundance this year — many of the films in competition were acted, directed and produced by Duke graduates now working in the industry.

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CULTURE  |  MOVIES

‘Farewell Amor’ investigates the impact of family separation

By Kerry Rork | February 24, 2020

Ekwa Msangi’s feature film, “Farewell Amor,” premiered at Sundance Film Festival Jan. 25. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Carole King’s ‘Tapestry’ is a lesson in songwriting

By Courtney Dantzler | February 23, 2020

Among the canon of soft-rock singer-songwriters of the ‘60s and ‘70s, Carole King seems out of place. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Happy Father’s Day, rap. We got you a new drill.

By Ben Brutocao | February 23, 2020

Due to drill’s barely defined scope, calling it a genre or even a subgenre is dangerous.