RECESS
Floetry
By Matt Dearborn | November 10, 2005My mom always taught me to not judge a book by its cover. But it's really difficult when the cover's name is as dumb as Floetry.
My mom always taught me to not judge a book by its cover. But it's really difficult when the cover's name is as dumb as Floetry.
It's 11:25 at George's Garage Halloween night, and on the mostly-full dance floor, high-spirited witches, angels and pirates are moving to Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot.
5. A troubled Simp. recess knows the marriage is over but a certain Simpson is still coping. And no, not in the arms of Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera.
Go ahead and inVest.
Steve Martin has been that elegant, silver-haired gentlemen with the charming wit for some time now.
The night after the Goats (see cover story), another kind of animal will be stomping its way to the Duke Coffeehouse Saturday night.
There used to be a bajillion Destiny's Children. Then there were three. Now, there's just Beyonce.
First came the much-lauded American Beauty. Then came Road to Perdition, which was not as heralded but still boasted dazzling cinematography and strong performances by the entire ensemble cast.
Aaron McGruder is mean, antisocial and a little on the scrawny side. In other words, not your typical entertainment industry power player.
recess: Everything is Illuminated is a true road film, and I wanted to know, what makes a successful road story? It's not a type of story that is told successfully very often.
You have to give it to the Santana-the man has made at least one good song in his 39-year career. In fact, he's probably made two or three.
Matt Dearborn reads The Krzyzewskiville Tales so you don't have to.
John Darnielle doesn't like attention, which is partially why he relocated to Durham more than a year ago rather than a big city.
Everyone knows that 50 Cent likes himself.
Truman Capote was known to say, "Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
The Warriors takes an old movie and an old game genre and adds new life to both of them, much to the pleasure of adolescent boys who enjoy a bit of sadism and carnage.
The wrinkles may be starting to show, and the hair starting to thin, but Ravi Shankar still has the magic touch when it comes to inspiring audiences with his music.
It's been six years since Fiona Apple's last commercial release and almost two years since an earlier version of Extraordinary Machine was leaked to the public.
The time has come for yet another showcase of the best that North Carolina indie rock has to offer.