My first phone interview for the Chronicle was scheduled for 9 a.m. on a Friday morning. Taking pains not to wake my roommate barely a week into our living arrangement, I slipped out of my dorm and over to West Campus ahead of my first class.
As students celebrate their freedom from assignments and exams over the summer break, another celebration will soon grace Duke’s campus: The American Dance Festival (ADF) commemorates its 40th season in Durham this summer with six-and-a-half weeks packed with performances.
The Carrack is an exhibition and event space in downtown Durham. In June 2011, founders Laura Ritchie and John Wendelbo created the space with the intention of revitalizing the Durham arts community by providing an exhibition and gathering space for local artists.
Although “Guardians of the Galaxy” is part of Marvel’s ever-expanding collection of superhero movies, it has always differed from the more mainstream “Avengers” franchise in its focus on humor and, of course, '80s pop music repertoire.
Anyone with doubts about whether Aziz Ansari can be more than his shrieking and self-obsessed “Parks and Recreation” persona Tom Haverford or one of the most successful working comics today, sit down.
On Moogfest’s third day in Durham, Flying Lotus joined comedian Hannibal Buress and DJ Tony Trimm for a conversation about the producer’s creative process and multi-faceted career.
Consider it a feat of Hollywood magic that “Twin Peaks,” the cult classic to begin and end all cult classics, finally returned in 2017. After years of speculation and months of anticipation, the first four of the eight planned episodes that will make up the third season of “Twin Peaks” became available to fans May 21.
Andrew Method, Pratt ’16, has been passionate about film for as long as he can remember. Reared in Park City, Utah—the city where Sundance Film Festival takes place annually—Method was raised in an environment that adored and celebrated film.
After years of whispers, rumors and a hefty Kickstarter fund, “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return” dropped onto the screens of Netflix subscribers everywhere April 14.
Breathtaking shots of Monterey Bay. Real, complex female characters discussing real, complex female issues.
Takes on modern noir are so prevalent this decade that the entire genre is borderline rote. Masterfully done projects such as the TV version of “Fargo,” “Gone Baby Gone” and “Gone Girl” combine a sense of formal classicism, pulpy material and an attention to character detail that elevate themselves from a morass of lesser entities.
The New Pornographers play at Raleigh's Lincoln Theatre May 1, fresh off the release of their seventh album “Whiteout Conditions.” It’s the first album by the indie group to be written entirely by frontman Carl Newman, and it’s also the first without Dan Bejar, lead singer of Destroyer.
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry to say that this is the end of times...with me as Recess editor.
After teasing on "The Heart Part 4" that his new album would be released April 7, hip-hop fans were especially attentive to any clues that could unlock Kendrick Lamar’s musical treasure.
“One doesn’t hear much talk of synthesizers here,” the electronic music pioneer Robert Moog said of western North Carolina, shortly after moving there in 1977.
Two weeks ago, more than 10,000 people poured into Durham during a four-day stretch to partake in Full Frame Documentary Film Festival’s 20th annual celebration of documentary filmmaking.
There are certain things that you can only pull off in anime. Imagine if you saw a live-action actor or actress attempt some cheesy romantic line or some impassioned speech exaggerated to epic proportions—the audience would have a hard time taking any of that seriously.
The Duke Bubble is definitely real. Whether we undergrads like to admit it or not, we are part of our own little world; with food points, gyms, arts events, gardens, and libraries all within walking distance, it would be relatively easy to get through an entire school year without ever stepping off of campus and into Durham.
Picture This is an alternative rock band from the small town of Athy, Ireland. The duo, composed of guitarist-vocalist Ryan Hennessy and drummer Jimmy Rainsford, formed in 2015 and soon skyrocketed to international success and a major label deal with Republic Records.
I love rap music. In hip hop you will find witty banter, intense imagery, and nuanced love stories, all accompanied by a danceable beat.
