CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Taylor Swift, always right: Understanding the genius of 'All Too Well'

By Jonathan Pertile | November 29, 2021

After so much pomp and circumstance surrounding the longer “All Too Well,” you would think that there’s no way it could live up to its hype. You’d be wrong, though — the new version blows the shorter, more primitive “All Too Well” out of the water. How does a song twice the length manage to do that?

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RECESS  |  LOCAL

The best farmers’ markets in the Triangle: Where to go and what to get

By Anna Rebello | November 29, 2021

As soon as I started my trek to the Durham Farmers’ Market through the fall foliage with my many tote bags in hand, my main character morning had started.

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Seven days of Silk Sonic: How each song pairs with a day of the week

By Devinne Moses | November 29, 2021

"An Evening With Silk Sonic” sends R&B’s new favorite super-duo into the stratosphere as Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak deliver their wondrous debut as Silk Sonic.

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RECESS  |  STAFF NOTE

The lost art of kvetching

By Jules Kourelakos | November 29, 2021

Not all complaining is made equal. 

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CULTURE  |  MOVIES

Sex, paranoia, murder and Hollywood: Everything in ‘The Beta Test’ somehow makes sense

By Anna Rebello | November 15, 2021

If you have already finished Season 3 of You and are looking for another character as manic, obsessive and morally questionable as Joe Goldberg, then “The Beta Test” should be next on your watch later list. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

JPEGMAFIA's "LP!" proves he is an artist like no other

By Rhys Banerjee | November 15, 2021

Whether you love the album or you can’t stand it, it’s unique to JPEGMafia.

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

On 'TWOPOINTFIVE,' Aminé experiments in fun

By Brooks Finby | November 15, 2021

“TWOPOINTFIVE” is an explosion of color — the cover art depicts Aminé’s head, warped and distorted, bursting into a splatter of neon colors. The project shows Aminé having fun and refusing to be boxed in creatively.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Duke students' nonprofit Operation Climate tackles science misinformation through storytelling

By Jules Kourelakos | November 15, 2021

With their newest podcast episode, “Combating Climate Misinformation: Say It With Science”, the Duke students at the helm of nonprofit Operation Climate have teamed up with the United Nations to tackle the abundance of misinformation surrounding climate change.

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Chris Pattishall's 'Zodiac' is a starry tribute to Mary Lou Williams’ 'Zodiac Suite'

By Katherine Zhong | November 15, 2021

“Mary Lou Williams’ music has changed my life," Pattishall said. 

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RECESS  |  CULTURE

Get fit, have fun and show off your moves with 'Just Dance 2022’

By Devinne Moses | November 10, 2021

With the semester seemingly always getting busier and busier, it’s hard to include fun, friends and exercise into a frantic schedule. Fret not because “Just Dance 2022” is here to solve those problems. 

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Broadway's 'Jagged Little Pill' makes you fall in love with Alanis Morissette's album all over again

By Skyler Graham | November 8, 2021

It’s not the first story about being bisexual or a Gen Z activist or questioning your role as a woman and a person in the world. But it is the first time I’ve seen all these stories share the same stage at the same time.

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RECESS  |  CULTURE

Facebook’s name change reveals unsettling ambition

By Katherine Zhong | November 8, 2021

Would it ever be possible for humans to create such a hallucinatory space? More importantly, is it even worth the price? To both these questions, Mark Zuckerberg and his team of executives in the formerly-called Facebook company gave the answer: yes.

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CULTURE  |  TV

The enduring legacy of “Scooby-Doo”

By Rhys Banerjee | November 8, 2021

“Scooby-Doo” truly has something for everyone, for no reason other than the constant reinvention of those meddling kids and their dog.

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Authenticity and sadness: Perspectives on Lana Del Rey’s ‘Blue Banisters’

By Lily Zhu and Anna Rebello | November 8, 2021

Recess writers weigh in on Lana Del Ray's "most personal album to date"

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RECESS  |  CULTURE

What the new option for "X" gender United States passports means for transgender, nonbinary and intersex people

By Jules Kourelakos | November 8, 2021

The United States issued its first passport with an “X” gender marker Oct. 27. 

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

In a lecture at the Nasher, photographer Renee Cox reflects on her trailblazing career

By Cody Schmidt | November 8, 2021

“Why are you waiting for the world to validate you?”

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

Duke Performances’ Building Bridges welcomes Dua Saleh as latest artist in residence

By Tess Redman | November 8, 2021

Last month, Duke Performances’ Building Bridges: Muslims in America initiative hosted its first artist since March 2021 and its first in-person artist since February 2020.

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CULTURE  |  MUSIC

Sounds of the future: Q&A with Orlando-based collective seeyousoon

By Brooks Finby | November 5, 2021

Explosive. Colorful. Textured. Different. The sound of seeyousoon, a nine-member genre-defying collective out of Orlando, Florida, can be difficult to describe. Their music colors outside sonic lines, shattering the traditional norms of hip-hop with avant-garde production. 

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RECESS  |  CAMPUS

The magic of live theatre returns with Hoof 'n' Horn's "Rocky Horror"

By Devinne Moses | November 1, 2021

After nearly two years since the last in-person mainstage production, Hoof ‘n’ Horn returned to performing in front of a live-audience with one of the most beloved cult classics for this time of year: The Rocky Horror Show.

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CULTURE  |  TV

On Joe Goldberg: why do we romanticize murderous men?

By Jules Kourelakos | November 1, 2021

Joe Goldberg is a monster. If he existed in real life, the natural human instinct would be to stay as far away from him as possible. Why, then, are so many fans lusting after him?