Charleston City Paper

Government's Power to Arrest Citizens Without Due process a New Lownew

Since 9/11, Sen. Lindsey Graham has said repeatedly that we must fight the terrorists "over there" so we don't have to fight them "over here." But last week, Graham threw this all out the window. We are now at war everywhere. Forever.

Charleston City Paper | Jack Hunter | 12-08-2011 | Commentary

Tags: due process, war, Lindsey Graham

Depression, destruction, and selfishness play out in Melancholianew

In the first half of Melancholia, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) slowly but surely sabotages her own wedding reception, and you can't really blame her, because there is no one there who doesn't demand something from her or from the occasion.

Charleston City Paper | Susan Cohen | 12-07-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Melancholia

20 Essential Techniques To Make You a Better Cooknew

Is Michael Ruhlman more of a writer or more of a cook? Given his impressive body of work, it can be hard to tell. Call him a renaissance man.

Charleston City Paper | Brys Stephens | 12-07-2011 | Food+Drink

Tags: Michael Ruhlman, Becoming a Better Cook

The Explorers Club issue a rave-up series of suitesnew

If today's youngsters are infected with irony, an evening with the Explorers Club might just be the antidote. With a sound lifted straight from pop radio hits of the '60s and '70s, the Charleston band crafts its songs as if punk never broke.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 12-07-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Explorers Club

DIY: Walnut Ornaments for the New Yearnew

Fruits and nuts were used as ornaments on some of the earliest Christmas trees, and this project provides an updated twist with the addition of a hidden message — and it also makes a thoughtful gift.

Charleston City Paper | Allison Nadeau | 12-07-2011 | Culture

Tags: Holidays, DIY Decorating

Is Occupy Charleston Dead?new

Two months in, the protest movement could either fizzle or fly.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 12-07-2011 | #OCCUPY

Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Charleston

Restaurateurs Take on Food Truckers in S.C.new

Things got a little feisty at a public-input session about food trucks, with traditional restaurant owners and food truck owners arguing about the future of the food and beverage industry in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 12-06-2011 | Policy Issues

Tags: restaurants, food trucks

Wit and Wisdomnew

Hugh Acheson cracks jokes on Top Chef and teaches technique in his new cookbook.

Charleston City Paper | Stephanie Barna | 11-30-2011 | Food+Drink

Tags: Cookbooks, Top Chef, Hugh Acheson, Ken Vedrinski

The Beards of Comedy explore the WTF stuff in lifenew

"I think we're all just too lazy to shave," quips T.J. Young, one of the four whiskered dudes who make up the Beards of Comedy.

Charleston City Paper | Katie Abbondanza | 11-29-2011 | Comedy

Tags: Beards of Comedy

Newt Bashes NLRB, Praises S.C. Immigration Lawnew

At the downtown Sottile Theater Monday night, Newt Gingrich called for private-sector-style management of government agencies, the defunding of the National Labor Relations Board, and a Lincoln-Douglas debate against President Obama. And he said Tim Scott could be his running mate.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 11-29-2011 | Elections

Tags: GOP, Elections, Election 2012, Newt Gingrich

Danielle Howle has a woodsy state of mindnew

Danielle Howle's melodic and spirited folk-rock has always had a raw and earthy flavor, but it was never what fans or critics would describe as "swampy." .

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 11-29-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Danielle Howle

Citadel Camper Describes how Louis "Skip" ReVille Changed His Lifenew

On Nov. 14, the Citadel released a thick packet of documents detailing a sexual misconduct accusation against Louis Neal "Skip" ReVille, who was a counselor at a summer camp hosted by the school in 2002. According to one former camper's testimony, ReVille lured boys into his room on the Citadel campus with pizza and Chinese food, showed them pornography, and coerced them to masturbate.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 11-29-2011 | Crime & Justice