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Column: "Certified Lover Boy" is certifiably disappointing

By PJ Morales | September 20

"Then, on Sept. 3, Drake released "Certified Lover Boy," and all my hopes died."

Column: "Lindsey Buckingham" reflects Fleetwood Mac's historic chaos

By Ira Wilder | September 20

"Though the band’s legacy is a landslide of chaos, Fleetwood Mac’s discography is preeminent and inescapable. The band’s history represents a collective ...

Column: Gaslight, gatekeep, goodbye mainstream feminism

By Caitlyn Yaede | September 16

"Finally, it’s time to reexamine what it means to be a 'girlboss' in an economy that is far too often exploitative and still upholds barriers against ...

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Column: Remembering North Carolina's role in post-9/11 United States

By Josiah Townsend | September 16

"As September is suicide prevention awareness month, it is important to recognize their sacrifice does not stop on the battlefield but should be remembered ...

Column: The best Chapel Hill restaurants for a plant-based diet

By Layla Peykamian | September 16

"Plant-based options are far and few between, and sometimes impossible to discover. This is especially true in North Carolina, which is after all, a state ...

Column: Go off to see the Wizard at Beech Mountain's Land of Oz

By Rajee Ganesan | September 15

"The Land of Oz was a unique experience that any history buff, musical lover or Wizard of Oz fan can enjoy, and supporting the lively event is a way to ...

Column: The things I never learned in school, but should have

By Raymond Pang | September 15

"I didn’t feel like general K-12 education had truly prepared me for life on my own, both inside and outside the college classroom — and I’m not ...

Column: "The Melodic Blue" cements Baby Keem's name in the rap game

By Carson Elm-Picard | September 14

“The Melodic Blue” shows Keem deepening his iconic sound while also debuting rap’s most powerful duo. If one thing is true, Baby Keem is going to ...

Column: What made today's North Carolina economy?

September 13

"Today, the Big Three accounts for less than 10 percent of the state’s aggregate economic production. In place of the Big Three is the new 'Big Five' ...

Column: Musgraves' "star-crossed" reaches cosmic heights of heartbreak

By Ira Wilder | September 13

"The fact that 'Golden Hour' and 'breadwinner' were written within four years about the same person quite honestly incites personal trust issues."

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Column: Netflix's "The Chair" eerily parallels UNC's campus climate

By Charity Cohen | September 9

"The flaws in academia as exposed by 'The Chair' aren't only applicable to Pembroke University and UNC, but in all systems that are rooted in racism and ...

Column: The resurgence of nerdy trends is a good thing

By Annie Grace Plott | September 9

"In my own experience, I remember being harassed for liking Harry Potter in middle school. I was called a “nerd” and made fun of for liking the books ...

Column: Sexual harassment on Franklin Street is a problem

By Layla Peykamian | September 8

"UNC has consistently exhibited an unwillingness to put effort into keeping its students safe. For a campus infamous for its sexual assault rate, I am ...

Column: Three chords and the truth

By Ira Wilder and Caitlyn Yaede | September 8

"We have hopes that country music will return to its diverse roots, serving not only a white, conservative middle class, but the diverse ethnic and racial ...

Column: A 'thank you' to the arts during COVID-19

By Layla Peykamian | September 6

"So, here is a thank you to all of the artists who made living through COVID-19 bearable. And thank you to all of the students studying the professions ...

Column: What to know about the delta variant

By Rajee Ganesan | September 6

"So what is the delta variant, and what does it really mean for post-pandemic life?"

Column: Hyperpop defines indefinite noise

By Ira Wilder | September 6

"'Good Ones' and 'Dawn of Chromatica' each pose the same question in different ways: What are the defining limits of a limitless genre like hyperpop?" ...

Column: Ranking Taylor Swift's entire discography

By Ira Wilder | September 5

As anticipation builds for “Red (Taylor’s Version),” due on Nov. 19, here is a ranking all of Taylor’s songs. Yes, all 158 of them.

Column: "Donda" delivers ... sort of

By Leo Culp | September 2

"But with missed release dates, the Marilyn Manson and DaBaby association and the general hysteria that surrounds a Kanye release, is it selfish to expect ...

Column: The struggle of acclimating back to in-person classes

By Charity Cohen | September 1

"For myself and many of my peers, one facet of our acclimation back to in-person instruction will be relearning previous course material and unlearning ...