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Beat scroll tour comes to Wilson

By STANTON KIDD | September 16

When author Truman Capote said Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" is "not writing, but typing," he perhaps did not realize just what a massive feat of ...

Documentary reflects on disillusionment of battle

September 16

A new documentary that intimately chronicles army life premieres in Chapel Hill today. "Occupation: Dreamland" unveils year-old footage of the Army's ...

Nothing awkward about Pleasant release

By MARTA OSTROWSKI | September 15

On first listen to Pleasant's Awkward as a Beehive, there are striking similarities to The Cure. But dive further into the album and you'll find the group ...

Alum's posters prove popular

September 15

Students walking through the Student Union art gallery during the first few weeks of the fall semester have been treated to an installation that is a ...

Emo rock doesn't meet criteria

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | September 15

It's been getting easier to take gut-shots at emo. And bands like Criteria don't contribute much of a defense for the critically withering yet ever-present ...

Bennett woos opening crowd

September 12

Tony Bennett, one of the most recognizable icons in American music, was on hand to celebrate the reopening of a beloved campus landmark. Students and ...

Students cap off reopening

By JOHN COGGIN | September 12

On the final day of Memorial Hall's gala opening weekend, students and the University community poured into a renovated venue for a free day of entertainment ...

Classic acts hark the sound

By WHITNEY ISENHOWER | September 12

University pride was mixed with world-renowned and local classical talents at the Saturday as part of the opening of the renovated Memorial Hall. "A ...

Memorial Hall tickets are a hot seller

By JIM WALSH | August 31

Single tickets are going fast for the first season of performances at the renovated Memorial Hall. Lines at the box office, however, are not. The ...

Festival not short of new talent

By WHITNEY ISENHOWER | August 31

For one local filmmaker, the movie “Deliverance” is significant for more than its “squeal like a pig” line. Emily Marroquin, ...

Stone Center features author

By TANNER SLAYDEN | August 30

History’s depiction of the civil rights movement is sugarcoated, and the South has become one of the most important arenas for race and national ...

Arts advocates strive for unity

By JIM WALSH | August 30

The campus arts community is thriving, but something is amiss. With student-run performances happening almost every weekend and more than 70 culture ...

Businesses welcome Hall's impact

By TANNER SLAYDEN | August 29

Tony Bennett’s performance in September at Memorial Hall will do more than pack the renovated theater — it will get people stepping ...

Memorial Hall waits in the wings

By JIM WALSH | August 29

People have been whispering its name for years, waiting for the time when Carolina would establish itself as the destination for marquee performing arts ...

Ackland presents fresh face

August 29

Following a six-week makeover, the Ackland Art Museum reopened its doors last week, complete with a new exhibit and a host of plans for the future. The ...

Receptions have never been this fun

By JOHN COGGIN | July 21

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn recently crashed the summer box office with a comedy about two guys who like to crash weddings to pick up girls. While performing ...

Remake is deliciously different

July 21

The 1974 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” scared the bejesus out of me. I’m not ...

Edgy author's latest is sinister but predictable

By JOHN COGGIN | July 21

Chuck Palahniuk has built a career on exposing the insanity of our culture through disgustingly ironic cautionary tales on American commercialism. His ...

Honest flick shows life on the streets

By JOHN COGGIN | July 14

In director Craig Brewer’s brilliantly authentic new film, street hustler DJay (Terrence Howard) pays the bills by pimping three whores for $20 ...

'Water' fails to make waves

July 14

Midway through “Dark Water,” Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly) creeps up to the 10th floor of her derelict apartment building and stops at the door ...