It's a shame that Santi is such a diamond-in-the-rough release-there are some really great songs, but they're hidden in the album. A more cohesive structure could have really pushed this release...
Paying homage to the grand tradition of eye-popping, fist-clenching, jaw-dropping and other-body-part-hyphen-gerund-phrase-inducing double features of yesteryear, Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill) and...
What future projects are you looking at? What I want to concentrate on now is stand-up. I would love to do something uncensored like a radio show, TV show or what Tom Green has. He has a TV show...
The first part of Grindhouse is Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror-a gross-out mutant-zombie bloodfest brimming with pus, detached limbs and more headshots than a Hollywood agent's file cabinet. To...
Like Wool E. Bull, the Regulator Bookshop and (until recently) LocoPops, pulsoptional is one of those rare pheonomena you can only find in Durham.
The Streets at Southpoint has always been a wholesome destination, with shopping, dining and entertainment for the whole family.
Newbie director Michael Kang's The Motel is an "indie dramedy" for "indie people"-meaning, it's a worthwhile flick, but from one look at the '80s color-schemed, pop-art-comic poster, it's clear...
Napolean Dynamite star Jon Heder chats with recess' Varun Lella about his upcoming ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory, co-starring Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Craig T. Nelson.
Still riding the outstanding success of Live Like You Were Dying, Tim McGraw takes a somber departure from his usually feel-good sound on his 11th album, Let it Go. Although McGraw placates his...
The sophisticated, elegant venue of the Nasher Museum of Art is about to embrace a distinctly urban flair with its newest exhibition, Street Level.
Known far and wide for her raspy voice, Macy Gray has returned after four years to apply her unique vocals to her fourth studio album, Big. A blend of funk, rock and R&B, the album features many...
The newest bachelor is not only an "Officer and A Gentleman" as the season's title claims, he is also a former Blue Devil. recess' Chelsea Allison recently participated in an interview with Andy...
Although not everyone at Duke is headed to Office Space-esque cubicles with eight different bosses and T.P.S. reports, most Duke grads don't find themselves working part-time in yardwork either.
While tabling on the West Campus Plaza this past week, cast members from All of the Above were forced to repeatedly refute the same claim: "It's just like The Vagina Monologues at Duke," passersby...
A tradtional Italian-American restaurant has not opened in Durham for quite some time. These eateries, known for their marinara, meatballs and marsala, have more recently been replaced by modern,...
After smashing all competitors in the English pop world, ridiculously over-the-top Lebanese-American, England-reared pop god Mika has deemed it necessary to unleash his dominance on America. Just...
In the world of fictionalized action-drama, much can be accomplished in 24 hours, as Jack Bauer has shown us time and again.
It's hard not to react to a show with a title like N*gger, Wetb*ck, Ch*nk. The three racially diverse comedians performing in N*W*C-which will be coming to the Carolina Theatre on March 31-are...
Blades of Glory, an occasionally funny romp through the exciting world of pairs figure skating, feels exactly like one might imagine
PRE-EVENT - Craven Quadrangle, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Games and activities, food vendors, Ninth Street merchants, raffles and music from acoustic performers. MAIN EVENT - Craven Quadrangle, 2 p.m. - 8...
