Posted in Artifact of the Month, History, Tar Heelia, UNC History on February 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Zealous, maniacal, obsessed, rabid. There’s a reason why writers describing Tar Heel fans proceed directly to the extreme corners of the English language. The UNC men’s basketball team has earned every bit of its fans’ devotion, though, with a storied history of dramatic wins. The team has enjoyed no prouder moment than its 1957 season, [...]
Posted in Literature, tagged bright leaves, david shields, how literature saved my life, ross mcelwee, sherman's march on February 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“Ross McElwee‘s ‘Sherman’s March’ forever altered my writing life. By being as self-reflexive as it is, a heat-seeking missile destroying whatever it touches, the film becomes a thoroughgoing exploration of the interconnections between desire, filmmaking, nuclear weaponry and war, rather than being about only General Sherman…. “… The best nonfiction jumps the tracks, using its [...]
