In the heart of old Chatham County, buried under the thick darkness of forest glade, there lies a circle of dark infamy. It's called, in hushed tones and low moans, the Devil's Tramping Ground.
After Quality Control hit last year, Jurassic 5 emerged as part of the fresh new face of West Coast rap.
On their third official release, U Ready, Man?, singer-songwriter Greg Humphreys and his Chapel Hill-based outfit Hobex present a collection of songs so funky you might need to check your drawers...
Tickle me, forget the Elmo! Kelly Heaton, an artist-in-residence at Duke, has been skinning the popular Tickle Me Elmo dolls in the name of creativity.
Not dressed yet? Don't let your costume cost you originality. We here at Recess brainstormed some new ideas so you won't have to dress as the usual suspects--you know: a cat, a hippie, Britney, Dubya.
One of the nation's most respected publishing houses sits only a little down the road in Chapel Hill, but unless you've just penned the Great American Novel, you might be better off selling your...
It's that time of year again kiddies, and your friendly neighborhood crypt keeper is opening up his basket of goodies for the frightful festivities.
eaturing four seasoned musicians and a young, silky-voiced chanteuse, Raleigh-based Moxie McCoy has developed a strong reputation as an energetic, must-see live act, and they continue to gain...
Well, spank me with a stiletto! Secretary, winner of a Special Jury Prize for originality at the 2002 Sundance Festival, features a screenplay written by one of our own: Duke associate theater...
Robert Pinsky is a cool dude. The U.S.
Whodunit? Sadly for fans of Victorian literature, Charles Dickens died before he could tell us, leaving his solitary murder/detective novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood unresolved.
With the renewed discussion about Internet file sharing, several artists in conjunction with the Recording Industry Association of America have released public service announcements requesting that...
As the dust begins to settle on the Strokes-led indie rock revolution, Loudermilk is at the forefront of a new alternative wave, breaking free from the Vines/Hives/Rival Schools amalgam with...
Senior Editor Faran Krentcil spent last weekend hobnobbing with the stars at the prestigious Hamptons Film Festival.
Before you venture to see Duke Players' production of Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9, you may want to throw your preconceived notions regarding sex, gender, class and race out the window.
Gore! Heavy metal! Gratuitous sex! What else would you expect from a Katie Holmes/Benjamin Bratt flick? I never imagined Abandon would be driven instead by the measured direction of Stephen Gaghan.
emember that Rage Against the Machine video during the 2000 election that showed Dubya and Gore's faces morphed together, symbolizing the purely cosmetic differences between the candidates?...
The new drama American Dreams is a classic example of the overachieving freshman TV show.
I must've been to the Biltmore Estate near Asheville about five times, but probably the memory most deeply burned into my brain, for better or worse--mostly worse--occurred during a trip with my...
