Column: Take a musical tour of Carolina
In July of 2016, I started on an endless and impossible quest to compile every song that mentions North Carolina.
Read More »In July of 2016, I started on an endless and impossible quest to compile every song that mentions North Carolina.
Read More »This weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing “Get Out” — and yes, it certainly earned the 99 percent rating it was given on Rotten Tomatoes. ...
Read More »“Comprehensive immigration reform will grow our economy and keep families together — and it's the right thing to do.”
Read More »Before I get on with column, have we all seen the movie “Get Out”?
Read More »It was Alaska who made me fall in love with drag. And, truthfully, it was Alaska who made me fall in love with being queer.
Read More »My favorite TV show is ending. “Girls,” the often controversial and critiqued HBO series, is ending. While the mourning period hasn’t yet hit me, ...
Read More »I have been a vegetarian since I was 8. I did it because I really liked animals, and it made me sad thinking about them dying for the sake of pepperoni ...
Read More »This week, two N.C. General Assembly Republicans came together with two Democrats to sponsor a bill that “repeals” the controversial House Bill 2. ...
Read More »Socialism — one of the greatest Bogeymen in the minds of the American Republic throughout the last century.
Read More »The genesis of my love for studying art can be traced pretty concretely, in my mind, to a moment during my senior year of high school.
Read More »Last April, my adviser (that’s, like, your boss in graduate school) informed me that he didn’t think I “had it in me” to finish a Ph.D. and that ...
Read More »The attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read More »Being in the newspaper business makes the word “advertising” one of the most commonly used words in my vocabulary.
Read More »Two weeks ago it seemed that North Carolina might be able to play a pivotal role in preventing the dismantling of public education.
Read More »Of the fanatics I’ve met in this world, I think journalists are the most impressive. Take my friend who covered the Women’s March on Washington.
Read More »In three months, someone else will be living in my apartment.
Read More »After a long day of thesis writing and a relentlessly chaotic news cycle, I resolved to shut my books for the evening.
Read More »Throughout his campaign and in these early days of his presidency, Donald Trump has presented himself as a champion of the working man. Given that he ...
Read More »Valentine’s Day is a beautiful concept. Taking time to do something special to celebrate one’s relationship and going out of your way to do something ...
Read More »On Friday, I and a few hundred people were fortunate enough to catch the Holy Spirit at the 11th annual HKonJ March Mass Meeting and Worship Service at ...
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