AltWeeklies Wire
From Iran, the Oscar-winning A Separationnew
Far, far away from the stumbling American film industry, people still make movies not to further licensing agreements or to stoke self-serving nostalgia but to tell their stories. A Separation is the freshest, most deserving feature film that the Academy recognized.
The Boast and Bluster of Rapper Big Poohnew
"I adjust to any circumstance/ handle my affairs/ shake the hatred off, show 'em I don't really care/ No we don't compare/ I'm on another stair/ case in point, you ain't fuckin' with my last year."
INDY Week |
Eric Tullis |
02-28-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
My Two Parentsnew
What if the people in your state -- your neighbors, your coworkers, your acquaintances -- could cast a vote to diagnose your family as invalid, as Amendment 1 does to my family?
Working the Phones Against DOMAnew
Meanwhile, four Wake County Commissioners do an awful thing.
Not Too Poor for the Warsnew
"There is a tsunami coming to the United States," says Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., consisting of the trillions of dollars of debt and veterans' health care obligations for wars we cannot win and a military machine we cannot afford.
Tags: U.S. War Debt
Onward, Soldiers' Monstersnew
On Monsters, Onward, Soldiers' talent is clear, but their focus is not.
Tags: Onward, Soldiers
The Democratic Shake-Up for N.C. Governornew
Bev Perdue won't be a one-term governor because she failed to create jobs. She'll be a one-term governor because of federal government failures dating to the Clinton years.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
02-21-2012 |
Commentary
Cost of Electricity is Devastating Eastern North Carolinanew
Residential customers of North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency pay an average of 13.6 cents per kilowatt hour; the state average is 9.9 cents.
Watching really, really good pingpong at the 2012 U.S. Olympic trialsnew
Slams are said to approach 80 miles an hour. As impressive as these shots can be, even more impressive is how often they're returned. It's hard to do justice to the freakish reflexes that were on display at Bond Park.
Tags: Pingpong
Kudzu, moonshine and more at the Strange Beauty Film Festivalnew
Although N.C. filmmakers make up about a third of the 48-film program, work from Winnipeg, Taiwan, Germany and the United Kingdom will also be screened.
The ExMonkeys' Use Your Toolsnew
The body rock is strong on Use Your Tools. Yes, this is bass worth thumping; The ExMonkeys' percussive physicality translates nicely to headphones and car stereos.
Tags: The ExMonkeys
Jphono1's Living Is Easynew
Living Is Easy is a new double collaboration between Jphono1—the solo project of John Harrison, veteran frontman of stormy psychedelic act North Elementary—and area graphic artist Regina McCoy and Atlanta musician Corey Pallon.
Tags: Jphono1
Scouting This Year's Short Film Oscar Nomineesnew
The Carolina Theatre will be screening one program for the live action shorts and one for the animated shorts.
Chuuwee & Sundown's The Millennium Falconnew
Instead of sitting on a pile of Sundown's emailed beats, Chuuwee decided to catch a flight to North Carolina for an 11-day, 12-song recording spree.
Tags: Chuuwee & Sundown
Justin Robinson & the Mary Annettes' Bones for Tindernew
Robinson's gothic, chamber-hop formula works tremendously on Bones for Tinder, the first full-length following last year's EP Precious Blood, and proves he can move freely without his more famous band. (Five Head Entertainment)
