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Note: The following post is based off a presentation that I gave in my Junior Seminar class last week. Since its inception in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios has revolutionized the movie industry. The studio started its work as a special effects branch of Lucasfilm and in 1986 was purchased by Steve Jobs. By that point,
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Note: THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW Superheroes have taken over the box office in the 21st century and, despite all of the movies that have come out recently on the topic, I find superhero movies to be one of the most entertaining genres around. I count movies like The Incredibles, Batman Begins, and The Dark
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This article was written at the UNC Sports Journalism Camp. All quotes are from press conferences with Megan Buckingham and Julia Ashley, unless otherwise noted. Every morning, Megan Buckingham wakes up in her Chapel Hill dorm with her dreams fresh in her mind. While her groggy roommates reluctantly pull themselves from the allure
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This article was written at the UNC Sports Journalism Camp. All quotes are from a press conference with Theo Pinson. College basketball is a roller coaster. Case in point: the whirlwind career of North Carolina shooting guard and rising senior Theo Pinson. During the 2015-16 season, Pinson, then a sophomore, and his Tar Heel teammates
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I’ll be honest- the most recent NBA season didn’t capture my attention. But in the weeks following the Golden State Warriors’ convincing NBA Finals victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the drama that is the National Basketball Association has been must-watch TV. Stars have been traded, the draft had as much talent as it has had
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NOTE: Spoiler-Free Review As a big Pixar fan, I count any movie that they produce as a must-watch film. Even Cars 3, the last installment of an underwhelming trilogy. Coming in, I was expecting visually stunning and entertaining racing scenes and not much else. I wasn’t blown away by the movie, but I enjoyed the
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The Boston Celtics. The Los Angeles Lakers. The Chicago Bulls. The San Antonio Spurs. And now, the Golden State Warriors. By defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 in this year’s Finals and claiming their fifth title, the Warriors proved that they are one of the elite franchises of the National Basketball Association and the dynasty of
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Yesterday, I took a trip up to Howard High School in Ellicott City, Maryland for the MPSSAA Student-Athlete Leadership Conference. The conference, designed for rising juniors and seniors, featured two talks from a distinguished guest speaker, four discussions about different athletics-related workshops and two team-building activities and lasted from 8 in the morning to 4
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The following short story was submitted for the Michael J. Doran writing contest for Wootton High School and was selected as the third-place winner. The prompt for the contest was to create a world where everyone has superpowers except the main character. “Daddy, tell me the story again!” Meridian Kennedy, a bright and enthusiastic six-year-old
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Presenting the Rise, the Fall, and the Return of Nicky G. The documentary, styled after ESPN’s documentary series 30 for 30, focuses on the extraordinary events of the running career of one of my teammates and good friends, Nick Gracyalny. This film is one of the most ambitious projects I’ve ever worked on and working
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