It’ll all be over soon.
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
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UNC’s Football Team Isn’t Even Terrible Enough to Be Interesting
The Heels hit another pothole in a long slog of a season
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Another Week, Another Last-Second Defeat for UNC
Twice in a row, the Tar Heels blew games they should’ve won.
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The Tar Heels Pulled Defeat From the Jaws of Victory Against VA Tech
Bright side: UNC may have found its QB of the future
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Now That His Burgers Are Nationally Famous, Al Bowers Looks Back on the Shack That Almost Wasn’t
Since it opened five years ago, Al’s Burger Shack, known simply as “Al’s” to locals, has become a Chapel Hill institution.
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UNC Starts a Long Season on a Sour Note
Don’t let the fact that Carolina lost their season opener by a touchdown—that they were one almost-recovered onside kick away from getting the ball back with a minute and some to go and a short field with which to work—fool you. This game was not even close, and we can thank some combination of Cal’s […]
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Where to Watch the World Cup and a Day-Drinking Primer
Day drinking is one of life’s great joys. To drink in the morning is to surrender your time to leisure. To drink before noon is to enjoy a day of complete apathy; once your feet begin to feel a bit lighter in their shoes, the rest of the afternoon and a considerable part of the […]
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With the World Cup Approaching, Whom Do We Root For?
With the start of the World Cup less than two weeks away, the marketing machines of FIFA, Nike, Adidas, and presumably every other worldwide brand are in overdrive, hoping to cash in on the billions of eyeballs trained on thirty-two national soccer teams over the course of a few summer weeks. Commercials featuring Lionel Messi, […]
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Charlotte’s Rich Pageant: On the Ground at the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s Most Grueling Race
Frenzied fans, some of whom have been partying in and on their RVs, campers, and retrofitted buses for days, wander through the pits, the garage, and even on the track, their pit passes around their necks. The pit-crew veterans, many of whom are former major college and professional football players, tower over the masses, piloting […]