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Clyde Edgerton's new novel, The Night Train, is his best in yearsnew
The Night Train is very much about the slow, pained shift in race relations during one important moment, but its 200 pages speak to life, not laws.
Tags: Clyde Edgerton
Page One: Inside the New York Times explains why we still need journalismnew
Page One explores difficult economic and philosophical questions: How do we monetize the migration of journalism to the Web? What is the level of accountability, not just for old-school journalism but for blogs and nontraditional media as well?
Bon Iver's Long Wagernew
From his influences to his collaborators, former Raleigh musician Justin Vernon has taken a steady approach to his career -- and won.
My Dad is Dead bids a redemptive farewellnew
Early indie rock misanthrope My Dad is Dead ends its 25-plus-year run this weekend.
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Harry Potter and the Timelessness of Art in Deathly Hallows: Part 2new
"Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry. But that doesn't mean it's not real."
The Sexuality of Androgynous Singingnew
What is it that makes gender-ambiguous voices so different and appealing?
Neighborhood Watch Dogsnew
Boris, a male pit bull, and Winston, an old yellow Labrador, serve as companions on neighborhood watch.
Tags: Pit Bulls
The Closer Ends This Yearnew
The TNT crime drama The Closer ends after seven seasons. Farewell to a great show we hardly saw.
Tags: The Closer
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is Michael Bay's loud, jingoistic metaphornew
"We're pretty much all Republicans around here."
Bitter Resolve's Misfits March Forwardnew
The monolithic riffs and malevolent rhythms of Bitter Resolve's proto-metal suggest the sort of bros who would bludgeon Chapel Hill's stereotypical indie rocker in the back alley behind Local 506 just for fun. But that would be missing the message.
INDY Week |
Corbie Hill |
06-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bitter Resolve
A new collaboration lets Shirlette Ammons finally speak on sexnew
"It seems like queerness has become sort of a pop culture circus as opposed to the way some people are choosing to live their lives every day."
INDY Week |
Jordan Lawrence |
06-23-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shirlette Ammons
Coogan and Brydon take their shtick on the road in The Tripnew
The reliably adventurous Michael Winterbottom has latched onto a pretty foolproof low-budget gambit with this amiable, often riotous road film.
Double Negative's Hardcore Confusion, Vols. 1 & 2new
The first two of Double Negative's four Hardcore Confusion singles are as wonderful as they are frightening, another perfect progression for the Raleigh hardcore malingerers that outstrips an already strong catalog.
Tags: Double Negative
Hablar ... Hablaron ... Hablando ...new
My Spanish sentences have become bright beads of nouns strung together with weak chains of verbs, articles and prepositions.
INDY Week |
Susan Olson |
06-23-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Spanish
Terrence Malick's Latest Visual Epic, The Tree of Lifenew
Malick claimed the prestigious Palme d'Or with The Tree of Life, and with this effort, he's tripping along at a rate of about one film per decade.
