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Jordyn Balam

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jordyn Balam

    ‘The Love Hypothesis’: a slightly less mindless romcom, but still relatively cheesy. (opens the original)

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    I gave the book “The Love Hypothesis” a four-star review on Goodreads when I read it back in 2022. I found it unique, charming and thought it artfully mixed a variety of tropes. I was curious to see how the BookTok sensation would translate to the screen. Olive Smith, played by Lili Reinhart, is a PhD student conducting cancer research at Stanford University. To convince her best friend Anh Pham, played by Rachel Marsh, that it’s okay to date Olive’s crush, Olive kisses the first guy she sees in

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jordyn Balam

    100 groups take the stage at Carrboro Music Festival for its 29th year (opens the original)

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    At Weaver Street Market on Sunday, you could barely walk through the outdoor patio as people filled every colorful chair and spilled out onto the surrounding streets. A large tent set up in the middle of the space was a musical hub, with community members of all ages bouncing along to the rhythms of Boom Unit Brass Band playing in the foreground. Sunday was the 29th annual Carrboro Music Festival, and the band was just one of 100 groups and individual musicians slated to play in 20 venues around

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jordyn Balam

    100 groups take the stage at Carrboro Music Festival for its 29th year (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

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    At Weaver Street Market on Sunday, you could barely walk through the outdoor patio as people filled every colorful chair and spilled out onto the surrounding streets. A large tent set up in the middle of the space was a musical hub, with community members of all ages bouncing along to the rhythms of Boom Unit Brass Band playing in the foreground. Sunday was the 29th annual Carrboro Music Festival, and the band was just one of 100 groups and individual musicians slated to play in 20 venues around

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Jordyn Balam

    Where to find Latin music around the Hill (opens the original)

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    The term “Latin music” may evoke images of energetic reggaeton and salsa dance. Maybe the latest Super Bowl halftime show, performed by Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, comes to mind. But the truth is, Latin music is extremely diverse, both regionally and nationally. From the percussive sounds of zapateado and cumbia to the smoother rhythm of the increasingly popular Dominican bachata, Latin music has something for people of all backgrounds and interests. In the 1980s and 90s,

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