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From left, Director and Writer Chloe Zhao, Director of Photography Joshua James Richards and Frances McDormand on the set of "Nomadland." Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures/2020 20th Century Studios/TNS

78th Golden Globe Awards makes history and sparks controversy all in one night

By Lucy Smithwick | Mar. 2

The awards show saw several historical moments all while overcoming the technical difficulties a virtual show can bring.

Alice Paul sews a star onto the NWP Ratification Flag, representing another state's ratification of the 19th Amendment. Photo courtesy of The Suffragist Project.

'The Suffragist Project' podcast highlights the lives of women’s suffrage leaders

By Casey Meisel | Mar. 2

“I didn't really know what to expect at all, but the storytelling and the acting was just all really well put together and I could almost visualize what was going on,” social media intern for OdysseyStage Eloise Rich said.

The “Transcending Geometry” exhibition housed by Oneoneone, a contemporary art gallery inside of Sitzer-Spuria Studios, features Chapel Hill artists Chieko Murasugi, Neil Patterson and Louis Watts.

'What we see can be deceptive': Art gallery hosts 'Transcending Geometry' exhibition

By Jane Wilson | Mar. 1

“You think about your memories or your perceptions or even the histories that you learned about in school, and there are so many different interpretations,” Murasugi said. “There are so many different points of view, and in my work I like to remind myself of that. Hopefully the viewer can grasp that, too.”

Paul B. Jaskot, Duke University professor, will present a lecture on Tuesday, March 16, about his use of digital tools to study architecture in the Krakow Ghetto during Nazi occupation. Photo courtesy of Jaskot.

Duke professor to give lecture on architecture of Nazi-occupied Krakow

By Noah Robert Houser | 10:04pm

An important role of the digital humanities is the preservation of lost culture, which in turn increases diversity and the depth of representation in different cultures.

'Dead Plants': UNC graduate Faith Jones and collaborators release new single

By Ellis Riggsbee | 10:01pm

“With all this time in quarantine, I feel like these draining interactions with people is something I’ve thought about a lot personally,” UNC alumna Faith Jones said. “I’m just trying to make other people happy, and sometimes, it’s at my own detriment. And I think this song really reflects that.”

UNC junior Grace Garcia interns at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Sarah Conklin.

Grace Garcia blends social media and art for internship at the Met

By Anthony Howard | 8:21pm

Garcia's internship will focus on utilizing social media to enhance user accessibility to the art collections at The Met. “For me, the Met represented this opportunity to connect with individuals on a large scale, but also to highlight the incredible power that these cultural institutions have and find a way to break down these barriers or ideas of exclusivity.”

PlayMakers Repertory Company is hosting Jaqueline E. Lawton's recent play, “Edges of Time,” which shows the life of Marvel Cooke, the first Black woman journalist to have her own byline in a major U.S. newspaper. The one-woman show stars Kathryn Hunter-Williams as Cooke. Photo courtesy of Alex Maness.

Marvel Cook’s legacy lives on in new show from Playmakers: 'Edges of Time'

By Macon Porterfield | 7:41pm

Playwright and assistant professor Jacqueline E. Lawton's most recent play, "Edges of Time," shows the life of Marvel Cooke, the first Black woman journalist to have her own byline in a major U.S. newspaper.

Tatiana Hargreaves, a professor at UNC, recently released a new album called “Soledad” inspired by the book “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez. “It was a very personal project for me so I hope it will be a personal experience for all who listen,” she said.

UNC lecturer's fiddle album explores musical realism inspired by literature

By Savannah Gunter | Mar. 2

Inspired by "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez, Hargreaves hopes her solo fiddle album, "Soledad," reaches students, faculty and beyond.

Aaliyah Goodman poses for a portrait on the quad on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. Code switching is a powerful tool when an individual uses a certain group’s dialect or accent to appease to a particular audience. "They tend to assume things about me, based on the way that I speak," Goodman said.

'A necessary evil': Code-switching calls for alteration of dialect

By Nathan Wesley | Mar. 2

“We're either consciously or unconsciously varying the way that we speak in response to the context in which we're in,” J. Michael Terry, an associate professor in the linguistics department, said. “Response to the ways in which the context of people that we're around, right, and a lot of times how we're likely to be perceived.”

Included in Carolina Performing Arts' spring show schedule is “A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call” by 600 HIGHWAYMEN in which participants will call in and are paired with another participant. Photo courtesy of 600 HIGHWAYMEN.

New Carolina Performing Arts show makes connections between strangers

By Maggie Dunn | Mar. 1

“The fact that you can’t see the person on the other side of the line means that they come to life even more, because you get to create an image of them. It’s like theater of the mind,” Silverstone said.

Sakari Milan, UNC alumna and author, with her book The Tales of Camelia B.: The Sea Surfers. Photo courtesy of Milan.

UNC alumna Sakari Milan explores untold Black history through children’s books

By Charity Cohen | Mar. 1

“It allows Black children to start to imagine, it allows Black children to start to dream, especially at that young age, where imagination is a huge part of identity development,” student Jamirious Mooney said.

Still from Brooklyn-based artist Carla Gannis's virtual reality piece "wwwunderkamer". Image courtesy of Carla Gannis and Telematic Media Arts.

Preview: Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture centers on virtual reality

By Sara Raja | Feb. 28

Carla Gannis, LaJuné McMillian and Rachel Rossin create virtual reality contemporary art and will discuss their work and answer questions from participants.

DTH Photo Illustration. Students are having trouble finding a balance between sleep and work.

UNC students consider how their lack of sleep affects wellness and school work

By Sophia Ramirez | Feb. 25

Sleepless nights aren't unheard of for most college students, but that doesn't mean it should be the norm. For students, the ongoing pandemic, workload and mental health struggles have added to restless nights.

Rosamund Pike in a scene from "I Care A Lot." Photo courtesy of Seacia Pavao/Netflix.

Column: J Blakeson’s 'I Care a Lot' is a messy but watchable crime comedy

By Ryan Phillips | Feb. 25

“I Care a Lot” is an entertaining dark comedy, but feels shallow and overstuffed enough to keep the experience from being truly satisfying. (5/10)

Carolina Public Humanities’ Great Books Reading Groups, would meet at Flyleaf books prior to COVID-19. In these groups, UNC lead discussions with community members on a diverse range of books. Photo courtesy of Victoria Breeden.

Carolina Public Humanities reading groups connect UNC professors with the community

By Casey Meisel | Feb. 25

“It gives you a different perspective,” book club member Roger Goldstein said. “And all of a sudden you think, 'You know that was worth reading,' because of the discussion.”

Screenshot from the Nov. 2020 First Fridays performance featuring Gum Box. Photo courtesy of Cat Zachary.

Student performers showcase underrepresented composers in First Fridays Series

By Rylee Parsons | Feb. 24

“I think one of the best things we can do as performers is to perform the music by these composers,” Pratt said.

DTH Photo Illustration. There has been a long standing debate of which music streaming platform is the best: Spotify or Apple Music. Students tell us the pros and cons of each service and which they like best.

Spotify vs. Apple Music: Students share their thoughts

By Hannah Kaufman | Feb. 24

“It really just depends on what you’re looking for,” Gilbert said. “Spotify is better if you’re looking to discover new music, but if you have music that you already like, I feel like Apple Music has a better library and is easier to navigate.”

A piece from Susan Harbage Page's U.S. - Mexico Border Project titled 'Objects from the Borderlands' displayed in Greensboro Project Space in 2016. Photo courtesy of Susan Harbage Page.

'ARTivism' event will highlight scholars who use art to confront racism

By Mika Travis | Feb. 23

The Race, Racism and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium will hold its third virtual event, “ARTivism: Using Arts-based Scholarship to Interrogate and Dismantle Racism,” on Feb. 24 from 3-4:30 p.m.

Author Kelly Starling Lyons is 2021's Piedmont Laureate, a program co-sponsored by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, Durham Arts Council, Orange County Arts Commission and United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County. Photo courtesy of Melissa R. Campbell.

2021 Piedmont Laureate aims to increase representation in children's literature

By Macon Porterfield | Feb. 23

"After 17 years as a writer, Lyons has published over 15 children’s books with people of color serving main character roles."

Matt James, the star of ABC's hit romance reality series "The Bachelor," will hand out the roses for its momentous 25th season. Photo courtesy of Craig Sjodin/ABC.

The reality of reality TV: Black students react to 'The Bachelor’s' first Black bachelor

By Hannah Kaufman | Feb. 23

“I think there's always going to be an advancement of culture just with having representation and recognition, because Black love is not always necessarily portrayed,” Kumi said.