D.G. Martin

Are you a dingbatter? This word is used by local people in Ocracoke, referring to the crowds of...

Do you remember what a “segregation scholarship” is – or was? “A Forgotten Migration: Black...

In Chapel Hill, the past few days have been mostly not about graduation, but about Bill Belichik, the new Carolina football coach, his multi-million-dollar contract, his success as coach of the New England Patriots football team, and his new book,

In their article in the April 28 New York Times and in The Athletic, the writers Elise Devlin, Doug Haller, and Jayson Jenks ask “What makes Stephen Curry a leader? 

“The Book of Flaco: The World’s Most Famous Bird” by David Gessner tells the story of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who, after13 years confinement, escaped from Central Park Zoo on February 2, 2023, when his cage was vandalized.

“The Fabulous Ordinary” is the perfect title of Georgann Eubanks’ new book. Its full title is “The...

Jane Borden’s new book “Cults Like Us: Why Cults Are As American As Apple Pie” has us thinking...

“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

Every day, news outlets feature Elon Musk and his activities with DOGE, (the Department of...

Some Democrats argue that what they need for the 2028 presidential election is a southern moderate like Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton who won election– or like Al Gore whose win was taken away by the courts.