Five heartfelt books to warm your holiday season

'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' is a (bio)-exorcise in mediocrity

The long-awaited sequel doesn't live up to its high expectations, lacking the humor, originality and memorability "Beetlejuice" is known for.

Column: Social media marketplaces are ruining user experience. Don’t buy in.

"Thanks to social media marketplaces like the TikTok Shop, Instagram Shopping and Facebook Marketplace, it’s become easier than ever to get what you ...

Review: “Charm” by Clairo explores ups and downs of love

"'Charm' is easily one of my favorite albums from this year," writes staff writer Alexis Clifton. "It’s a tenderhearted retention of fleeting moments ...

'Please, Please, Please' listen to 'Short n' Sweet'

"Espresso" was only a "Taste" of Sabrina Carpenter's newest album.

Review: Student-run "Heathers: The Musical" immerses audience

""Heathers: The Musical" gives the entire cast a chance to shine, particularly in ensemble-led numbers such as “Big Fun,” “My Dead Gay Son” and ...

Review: Share the wealth and listen to less circulated artists

"Not that there’s anything wrong with listening to the same music as everybody else. But when all we prioritize is popularity, we tend to stop prioritizing ...

Review: Taylor Swift's new album gives heartbreak poetic justice

Taylor Swift's newest album, "The Tortured Poet's Department," contains 31 songs about grief and lost love and is centered around poetry.

Review: 'The Fall Guy' fumbles somewhere between parody and sincerity

"Ryan Gosling’s latest movie, 'The Fall Guy,' aims high, but falls short. I had a good time, for sure, and the movie is a blast — but it didn’t ...

Review: The weary student's guide to Chapel Hill bar crawls

"On a Friday night in Chapel Hill, weary students, armed with only a real ID and a liver ready for battle, face the last frontier — the bars surrounding ...

Let us be frank: A go-to guide of Carolina dogs in Chapel Hill

"We teamed up to survey part of the ever-developing local hot dog scene to see who reigns supreme and who is left on the grill at the cookout. For our ...

Review: Clef Hangers deliver an emotional, passionate spring concert

"I recently had the pleasure of witnessing UNC’s oldest a cappella group, the Clef Hangers, perform their Spring Concert in Memorial Hall, and I have ...

Review: Vampire Weekend’s “Only God Was Above Us” reminisces, reinvents band’s sound

Review: Lizzy McAlpine's third album “Older” breathes with musical maturity true to its name

"It is clear that McAlpine has put time and effort into this album, with each song weaving her angelic vocals and exceptional lyricism into a project ...

Review: Local author explores grief and love in new release

Frese's "The Saddest Girl on the Beach" is a fast-moving story of love, grief and friendship set in the Outer Banks as the protagonist, Charlotte, grapples ...