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Review: Netflix's 'Death Note' has a death wish, literally

By Adam Phan | August 27

Netflix’s “Death Note” wants to be an edgy, hip live-action adaptation of the original series, but it ultimately seals its fate as anything but. ...

New theme park, 'Whirligig Woods,' being developed near Chapel Hill

By Bailey Aldridge | March 9

Bob Baranick, who once worked on iconic Disney rides like Splash Mountain, is developing a new park in North Carolina.

Wolfe legacy lives on in film 'Genius'

By Jenni Ciesielski | June 15

“Space Jam” star Michael Jordan is not the only UNC alum to be a main character of a film. UNC class of 1920 graduate and renowned author Thomas Wolfe’s ...

From Waffle House worker to Waffle Street author: UNC graduate James Adam writes about his experience

By Audrey Leynaud | April 24

After acquiring an MBA in finance from UNC, James Adams went to work as a product manager in a hedge fund.

UNC Department of Music hosts new operas, Festival on the Hill

By Rebekah Cockram | March 31

One uses a phone, and one uses a shoe.

PlayMakers' new season: A new director, new theme

By Audrey Leynaud | February 23

PlayMakers Repertory Company is taking audiences on a journey of transformation with its 2016-17 season.

CUAB announces Chase Rice as Jubilee performer

By Sarah Vassello | February 12

Chase Rice said that Carolina can — and it did. The Carolina Union Activities Board announced today that Chase Rice, a former UNC linebacker and a UNC ...

Q&A with author Karen Branan

By Paige Connelly | February 8

Author Karen Branan will be discussing her new book, “The Family Tree,” on Wednesday at Flyleaf Books. The book details her extensive research into ...

Native American hip hop takes the stage at UNC

By Nicola McIrvine | February 8

For many, hip hop and Native American cultures are not usually closely related.

Students weigh in after leaving 'Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till'

By Megan Stout | February 7

A crowd gathered Friday night at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History to watch Mike Wiley’s one-man play "Dar He: The Story of ...

Comedian, actor and screenwriter Bryan Tucker speaks at a Q&A forum hosted by UNC Student Television Thursday evening.

SNL head writer, UNC graduate gives talk at Carroll

By Ziyad Habash | January 28

Live from Carroll Hall — it’s Bryan Tucker.

The Library takes a trip back in time

By Zoe Hazerjian | January 28

Bring your best dance moves — may it be the moon walk, Cotton Eye Joe, Soulja Boy or Hitting the Quan — to The Library’s Time Machine Night on Saturday. ...

Student filmmakers to present at Cannes Film Festival

By Jamie Stuart | January 27

Uninsincerity is more than a word, idea or venture — it’s the creative platform that led three UNC students to Cannes Film Festival this summer. ...

Q&A with SNL head writer, UNC graduate Bryan Tucker

By Rachel Jones | January 27

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Chapel Hill rapper Josh Hatch cuts tracks and hair

By Marisa Dunn | January 26

Josh Hatch doesn’t need much to feel at home.

DJ Bo Fader has been in the professional music and entertainment business for 20 years. He started because he couldn’t dance. (Courtesy of Stacey Willard)

Exploring ‘Lost Stories’ with DJ Bo Fader

By Morgan Howard | January 14

DJs are seemingly omnipresent in Chapel Hill-Carrboro nightlife, but the people behind the turntable aren’t as well known as their music. Staff writer ...

David Bowie’s legacy lives on in UNC history

By Maria Mullis | January 12

Nearly 30 years ago, David Bowie rocked the Smith Center — not once, but twice.

CUAB's on snapchat — and they might add you back

By Rachel Jones | January 11

Carolina Union Activities Board wants to make an impression that lasts more than 10 seconds through its Snapchat, cuab_unc.

Leon Capetanos. Courtesy of Hannah Turner

UNC graduate moves back to NC to write novel

By Kaitlin Barker | November 18

Hollywood screenwriter Leon Capetanos may have graduated from UNC 53 years ago, but he still considers himself a 12-year-old.

Duke and UNC host annual Latin American Film Festival

By Sarah Louise Krawcheck | September 27

UNC and Duke are hosting the annual N.C. Latin American Film Festival for Hispanic Heritage month. This year’s film festival, which will last until ...