“Nickel Boys” presents a history detached from the popular understanding of American society while serving as a powerful reminder that the oppression it documents was not that long ago. What’s more, the events and power structures it depicts are crucial to understanding how we got to where we are today.
Throughout the talk, Dr. Chang skillfully guided the audience through the issues surrounding photographs of North Korea, arguing that the best approaches directly engage with these constraints instead of trying to avoid them. Hopefully one day North Korea will open to the world again, but until then, in order to understand the country, we must understand the limitations we face in trying to do so.
Two to four times a week, for a total of about 60 times a semester, films from across genres, time periods and geography are screened for free in the Ruby’s Film Theatre. This is the work of Screen/Society, a Duke-sponsored program that has its roots in an informal graduate student film club formed in the late ‘80s.
Rebecca Wahls, Duke Theater Studies’ artist in residence and instructor of theater studies, reconfigured Bertold Brecht’s mid-20th century play “The Good Woman of Setzuan” for the modern day and the Duke stage with “GOOD.”
Overall, Gatto’s performance achieved the perfect balance of wit, humor and cleverness while showcasing quick jokes and an outgoing, vibrant personality that all attendees appreciated.
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a psychological thriller that challenges viewers to see the effects of power in flawed institutions. Similar to the sacred fig, Iranians must strangle all components of their country until it is fully deprived, so that they can be free.
Though it was a dim and rainy Sunday morning in Durham, Reynolds Theater glowed with the insights of 12 pioneering community members speaking at TEDxDuke 2025: Eye of the Beholder. In their takeaways, the orchestra of speakers achieved harmony.
Trinity senior Nik Narain performed his new stand-up comedy show “Rusk” Feb. 6, exploring questions of identity while sprinkling in anecdotes and scientific content.
The concert showcased the remarkable creativity and diverse perspectives of Duke graduate student composers, with each piece bringing its unique voice directly to the audience.
While we spend our entire life on or right above the Earth’s surface, we don’t normally think about what lies below. The Rubenstein Library’s “Rift/Fault” exhibit seeks to change that by drawing our attention to the places where tectonic plates meet, in hopes of making people think about real and imaginary borders.
Arts Editor Tina Qian rates four of East Campus's major art venues
Inspired by my love for East Campus, and in order to express my gratitude for it, I want to give a tribute to East Campus while also providing a bit of guidance for incoming first-years on how to make the most of their experience on East.
As the semester comes to an end, the final hurrah for most students is LDOC and its long-awaited concert. Duke University Union (DUU) has outdone themselves this year and planned a fantastic lineup.
Overwhelmed with classes and looking for a way to de-stress? Ready to make good on your New Year’s resolution to pick up a new hobby? The Chronicle has prepared a guide of free art resources at Duke.
"Duras Song," a musical experience centering the life and work of French artist Marguerite Duras, revitalizes the literary and musical power of Duras' words and creates a powerful message of childhood and memories, love and loss and traces of violence and colonialism.
Students gathered on Abele Quad to take part in Old Duke 2023, an annual concert run by Duke University Union (DUU), where Icona Pop made their long-awaited return to Duke after four years.
Located on the balcony of the second floor, the Chef’s Kitchen is a multi-use space, which also hosts weekly cooking classes teaching how to cook healthy meals.
The most popular spot among those interviewed was Ginger & Soy, followed by Farmstead and Sprout. Panera, Pitchfork’s, Gyotaku and The Devil’s Krafthouse tied for third.
The Wellness Center is one of the best, but most underutilized, resources on Duke’s campus. As two first-year students during our first of many busy midterm seasons, we felt it was the perfect time to relieve our academic stress with one of the Wellness Center’s best offerings – their Moments of Mindfulness classes – while sharing our experiences with Recess readers.
“Transcendence + Immanence,” an exhibition by Chinese artist and critic DaoZi on display in the Duke Chapel from Oct. 20 to Nov. 26, explores places where the divine is found via ambitious exercises with color and form.
