Lee Gary finds community, creative and personal outlet in tabletop roleplaying game
Gary is a longtime Dungeons & Dragons dungeon master, someone who writes and leads campaigns in the fantasy game.
‘Rekindling my childlike joys’: College students throw fake wedding parties
Amid the trend of elaborately themed house parties and play-acted nuptials, one spring wedding takes the element of pretend a step further.
Audience interest in superhero movies wanes, but the genre isn’t dead
“While audiences were tidying up after the party, Marvel continued to linger in the doorway, hoping for an invitation to stay.”
Chabad House co-director provides Jewish home for Chapel Hill, Durham community
Yehudis Bluming helps host weekly Shabbat dinners, cooking two dinners for around 100 guests of college students and young professionals.
Nonprofit Chelsea Theater’s revenue grows in post-pandemic, streaming world
Tucked into the end of a strip mall off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the Chelsea Theater continues to be a staple of Chapel Hill’s film scene since the 1990s.
Television, film is suffering from corporate control
“There comes a point where companies play such a large part in the cultural zeitgeist that there must be some accountability.”
‘The Batman’ film keeps its 80-year-old icon fresh
“Through its reimagining of classic supporting characters, the city of Gotham and the eponymous hero himself, ‘The Batman’ proves that heroes from long ago can continue to captivate audiences.”