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Futuristic Reggae-Rocknew
Coming from a rock background, drummer Tommy Benedetti eventually expanded his own musical horizons as a young musician. It's an attitude shared by his mates in the reggae/rock/electronica band John Brown's Body.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Brown's Body
Sudsy Libationsnew
There's more to the world of beer cocktails than shots and chasers.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-27-2011 |
Food+Drink
Get Involved: Water Missions Internationalnew
Water Missions International works to provide filtration systems in Uganda, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and other countries where people lack access to clean drinking water.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-23-2011 |
International
Josh Ritter has a Book of Jubilationsnew
Josh Ritter has been called one of America's greatest living songwriters. Everyone from Stephen King to Cameron Crowe has sung his praises; even Joan Baez has sung his songs. But still, 12 years into his musical career, he is floored when you tell him you are a fan.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Josh Ritter
Charleston Startup Competes With Craigslistnew
QuickFoxes.com, the brainchild of a recent College of Charleston graduate, lets you hire people to do Foxruns — tasks like walking your dog, adding calligraphy to your wedding invitations, teaching your kid how to swim, or organizing your office — on an hourly or room-by-room basis.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Craigslist, QuickFoxes.com
Elvis Costello, Presented in Big-Wheel Fashionnew
Elvis Costello never followed the traditional trajectory of normal pop stars. As a showman, he's a unique class act. Song-wise, his eclectic library of work is massive. And that's what is exciting about this week's concert at the PAC.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Newt: Drill for Gas Off S.C. Coastnew
Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich says companies ought to be allowed to drill for natural gas off the South Carolina coast. He also wants a zero-percent capital gains tax, a 12.5-percent corporate tax, and no new taxes in 2013.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-14-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Newt Gingrich, Election= 2012
How Our Lives Have Changed Since Harry Potternew
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone premiered on Nov. 16, 2001.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harry Potter
If the U.S. doesn't cut defense spending, we can't reduce our debtnew
A reader pointed out recently that my commentaries as of late have concentrated heavily on the foreign policy debate currently taking place in the Republican Party. Now that the Bush Doctrine has become Obama's, a critical eye has been cast on the GOP's tendency to promote muscular foreign interventionism.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
07-14-2011 |
Commentary
Jimmy Thackery Keeps Winging Itnew
Jimmy Thackery is a great modern blues artist. Or at least that's how he's perceived, though he's forever frustrated by the narrowness of that notion. It's just part of his legacy as a founding guitarist for seminal Washington, D.C., bar band the Nighthawks.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
07-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jimmy Thackery
The Lessons to be Learned From the Casey Anthony Verdictnew
The banality of our lives.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
07-07-2011 |
Commentary
How I Walked 500 Miles and Got My Soul Cleansednew
Right now, I could murder that little old lady in the confessional.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
07-07-2011 |
Religion
Tags: Spain, Pilgrimage
Tim Pawlenty Makes His Case for Unlimited Governmentnew
The former Minnesota governor is a liberal.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
07-07-2011 |
Commentary
Only a Sadomasochist Would See the New Transformers Movienew
Michael Bay's latest Transformers flick is getting pummelled by the critics. While the negative reviews were to be expected, the glee with which the critics have torn into Dark of the Moon has been completely unexpected.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
07-06-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Transformers
What's a Neoconservative?new
Our intervention in Libya makes the definition clearer than ever.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
06-30-2011 |
Commentary
