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A Rogue Irish Cop in The Guardnew
Despite his proclivities for booze, hookers and the occasional tab of acid, you would want this cop on your side.
Pictureplane's Geographic Isolation Hasn't Limited His Dance Musicnew
"The last record was more about time and space and outer space and galactic alignment than human consciousness. This one was more about the physicality of the world and sexuality."
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
08-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Duke Professor Cathy Davidson's Powerful Now You See Itnew
By looking at the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the modern school and workplace, Davidson makes a persuasive case for her book's subtitle: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn.
INDY Week |
Marc Maximov |
08-25-2011 |
Nonfiction
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Adult Fantasy Author Lev Grossman on His Work, Harry Potter and Evelyn Waughnew
No, it's not the Harry Potter series—it's The Magicians by Lev Grossman, an adult take on the Hogwarts mythos that took the fantasy subgenre by storm in 2009 (and which is decidedly not for kids).
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
08-24-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Parallel World Comes Into View in Another Earthnew
One of the best things about Another Earth is that it's genuinely unpredictable. It also gives you space to ask tantalizing questions as you watch.
Parasite Therapy: Rob Dunn's The Wild Life of Our Bodiesnew
One increasingly tenable theory holds that the disproportionate prevalence of a spectrum of disorders in affluent nations -- from allergies and asthma to diabetes and Crohn's disease -- may be because we miss our worms.
INDY Week |
Marc Maximov |
08-17-2011 |
Nonfiction
A Holocaust Mystery in Sarah's Keynew
Sarah's Key tells the story of an American expat journalist in Paris who discovers that the apartment she's about to move into has a deeply unsettling connection to the past.
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Colin Farrell Enlivens Fright Nightnew
The movie's almost as ridiculously entertaining as Colin Farrell's performance, which has him hissing at beams of sunlight in mid-sentence and casually telling prospective victims "Catch ya later!" as they run away.
One Day is a Long Timenew
As the film checks on its characters each June 15 for 20 years, the date appears in dainty cursive font that floats, blows away and, at one point, pops up in a toaster. It's typical of the twee tone that undercuts the story's potential.
Mary Johnson Rockers' Hummingbird Heartnew
The songs on the band's third release are so catchy, well-written and eclectic that, at just over 30 minutes, it feels as though it's over before it's begun.
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Actual Proof's Still Hotter Than Julynew
(Jamla Records) On the latest project from this North Carolina hip-hop duo, Enigma and Sundown find themselves trying something larger—less spring-and-snap action and more knockout, bare-knuckle boxing.
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The Rosebuds' Loud Planes Fly Lownew
"Worthwhile," which closes the album, is a fittingly bittersweet farewell—and, you have to think, the quiet gatherings of a new start.
Preparing for an Allergen-Free School Yearnew
There's little that strikes fear in the heart of parents of children with food allergies like the start of a new school year. That was certainly the case for me five years ago when I packed the backpack of my son, who is allergic to nuts, loaded up his inhaler, Benadryl and EpiPen for the first week of kindergarten.
INDY Week |
Joyce Clark Hicks |
08-15-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Allergies
Brain F≠'s Sleep Roughnew
What makes this debut LP a record that will instantly drill itself into the head of most any loud-rock fan is the Charlotte band's endless churning, wrought by a precise mix of mind-rattling hooks and bone-crushing riffs.
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Troika Music Festival calls it quits after 10 yearsnew
"I'm fairly confident something will jump up in its place in the not-too-distant future," Chaz Martenstein says.
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