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How not to give during the holiday seasonnew
When the holiday spirit moves you to give, a little respect goes a long way.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Emiene Wright |
11-21-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: holiday giving
Whitney Houston: A (Very) Personal Tributenew
I've been a music journalist for nearly three decades, and yet my reasons for mourning Whitney Houston are much more personal than pop-cultural. Whitney's life and career have overlapped with mine many times and on multiple levels in the past 28 years.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
02-16-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Whitney Houston
'Dreams' Deferrednew
Hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
01-17-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Day
The 10 Scariest People in Charlottenew
Meet the folks who make Charlotte a more macabre place to live.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
What's in a Name: Leave the Children Out of Itnew
The way that we treat children in our society is reflected in "big" things like school systems and "little" things like names. Like children themselves, names really should be off-limits, and if we cannot wrap our small minds around that, then we have a big problem.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
09-25-2008 |
Commentary
Nudity Doesn't Equal Empowermentnew
Will someone please tell young women that taking your clothes off for money is not a feminist act?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
04-09-2008 |
Commentary
A Lethal Combinationnew
Addiction to needless pills.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
02-14-2008 |
Commentary
Walking The Linenew
Casualties of the writers' strike.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
01-18-2008 |
Commentary
At The Moviesnew
Each year, audiences are held hostage by the film industry with crappy movies, while they hold on to the best of the best until December or January; that way, the films can be fresh in the minds of voters.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
01-11-2008 |
Commentary
Resolutionsnew
Reflecting on things past and things to come.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
01-03-2008 |
Commentary
Bringing Up Babynew
With so many teen stars becoming teen mothers, they are reflecting a culture that is raising spoiled children, who are allowed to do whatever they please without suffering consequences. What does it mean when kids who have everything choose to complicate their lives for no reason?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga K. Burton |
12-28-2007 |
Commentary
When White Folks Mess Upnew
Columnist Nsenga K. Burton discusses race, class and media bias.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
12-07-2007 |
Commentary
35 Going On 36new
Embracing the idea of growing older.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
11-30-2007 |
Commentary
Drawing the Linenew
America's addicted to the nip and the tuck.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
11-09-2007 |
Commentary
Marriage, On The Rocks Pleasenew
Wedding-themed shows warp a troubled institution.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga K. Burton |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
