Oscars Spotlight Column: 'Hillbilly Elegy' is bait, and the Oscars fell for it

Cliches and frustrating writing choices undermine what had the potential to be a gripping drama about a young man from rural Ohio and his dysfunctional ...

Annual ARTS Day conference highlights the power of advocacy

Arts North Carolina works to ensure all North Carolinians have access to art while promoting equality in arts. The conference will cover topics from racial ...

Column: The surprises and snubs of this year’s Oscar nominations

With more precursor awards shows left before Oscar night, the races are still in contention. However, I see front runners beginning to rise, including ...

North Carolina filmmakers win regional Emmy for documentary on Shaw University

"Shaw Rising" tells the story of Shaw University’s history, the first historically Black university in the South. The film premiered on UNC-TV on February ...

Virtual slam poetry event is a sanctuary for artists of color

“Slam poetry is often a weapon of liberation,” Emily Goes said. “I wanted to harness the power of the words at the intersection of poetry and performance, ...

North Carolina Museum of Art shows mummy exhibit for the first time

“What I like about it is that it's much, much more than just mummies,” Rocheleau said. “It's really about people: about their religious beliefs, ...

'More than just a haircut': UNC senior cuts hair, builds community

“It's hard to find someone who cuts hair good, so to find someone who is a friend, a confidante and an amazing barber, it’s like she’s everything ...

Students and faculty strive for balance between well-being and staying informed

“I think you need to understand that not being informed is not the worst thing, unless it is of primary importance to you to always be up on activist ...

New art gallery "Peel" aims to provide safe space for Carrboro artists

“The peels that I collect are aged by moisture and air, bleached by sunlight – they’re almost cameraless photographs themselves, and documenting ...

UNC senior Kristen Brown releases her third superhero book

“I think she does an excellent job of creating characters that aren’t just reflections of herself,” Zirkle said. “I can tell that she puts thought ...

Triangle-area musician John Harrison embraces his psychedelic tendencies to create music

“John is someone who I’ve really admired,” Felton said. “On one hand, he’s got this light, very open, very relaxed approach to life and art ...

Office DJ: Celebrating an extra hour of daylight

In lieu of losing an hour of sleep, here are some happy songs to for celebrate the extra hour of sunlight in the evenings.

Students reflect on the anniversary of the pandemic

“The hardest part was not getting to hug your friends goodbye one last time, because the next time you saw them, it was wearing a mask in a grocery ...

Column: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ is entertaining family fun

To UNC math students, the number that never ends can also be delicious

The enthusiasm surrounding Pi Day is the same enthusiasm felt by people who have decided to dedicate their life to math. While student groups at UNC haven't ...

Artist support grant recipients use money to expand projects during pandemic

“The grant has given me a brief window to try to create new work and that has both creative implications in terms of the emotional and spiritual side, ...

Local arts community bands together to raise money with Big Night In for the Arts

With the funds raised from sponsors and donations for "Big Night In for the Arts," Triangle arts councils aim to be in a position to better support the ...

Orange County artists reflect on impact of COVID-19 on their work

“We were masked up and six feet apart, when we could be, recording it at home, which was definitely different, but we made it work,” artist Keenan ...

Students reflect on defining pop culture, social moments of the pandemic

With media consumption surging over the course of the pandemic, UNC students reflect on which media got them through the early months, including online ...