American, Depressed

A pandemic. Police brutality. Riots. Protests. A president untethered from reality. Life in the United States hasn’t felt this uncertain in a long time.

Fiction Pick: ‘A world so brilliantly green’

‘That was probably the hardest thing for me: to watch him fade away right before our eyes, and knowing that no matter what we did, we couldn’t bring back our baby boy.’

The COVID Diaries, Part I: The Invisible Menace Descends

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, Our Land will be publishing a series of diary-style updates to capture this unique moment in world history. This is part one.

Five ways of looking at The County Clash

Tucked away in the mountains of Western North Carolina is one of the most intense high school football rivalries in the nation.

My dad beat Shaq

Shaquille O’Neal lost only one game during his high school career. Here’s the story behind the team that beat him.

A Little White House on the Hill

A trip to a Confederate general’s death site raises questions about who — and what — should be celebrated.

Yellowstoning

A trip to Yellowstone’s Hayden Valley proves that nature is gracefully indifferent to humanity’s gaze.

Riley Howell wasn’t a ‘cookie-cutter type of person’

One of Riley Howell’s oldest friends reflects on the legacy of his late buddy after the shooting at UNC Charlotte.