AltWeeklies Wire
Tar Heel poets write about cookingnew
In The Sound of Poets Cooking, a combined cookbook and poetry anthology, more than 60 poets ladle out enticing recipes and crafted verse, woven thematically together.
Tags: Richard Krawiec
Kooley High is Moving to New Yorknew
"My mama always told me that people won't respect you sometimes until you leave and come back, so we're doing our little leave and come back thing because we're definitely coming back."
INDY Week |
Spencer Griffith |
08-17-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
In its 15th year, the N.C. Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has mainstream cloutnew
This year's screenings and events from Aug. 12–15 include high-profile potential Oscar contenders, a plethora of new and returning gay filmmakers and a show by gay icon Bruce Vilanch on Aug. 13.
INDY Week |
Zack Smith |
08-16-2010 |
Unclassified
In Wild Grass, desire doesn't fade with agenew
It is wholly within the spirit of this movie to be less concerned with meaning than with enjoying, questioning and delighting in story, beauty and mischief.
The Arcade Fire's ascension, and their cold stare back downnew
The Arcade Fire was once about possibility; they still sound that way, but—egalitarian subject, best-seller be damned—they're now at the top of the pile, coldly staring down at the mess.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
08-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Merge Records, The Arcade Fire
Chapel Hill transplant Rosecrans Baldwin publishes his debut novelnew
You Lost Me There has received ample advance praise, "so now I'm in a daily cycle of panic attacks and nervous anticipation," Baldwin says, laughing.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
08-16-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rosecrans Baldwin
The Next Hot Spot for Offshore Drillingnew
The feds have targeted areas off the environmentally sensitive North Carolina coast for oil and gas exploration.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-02-2010 |
Environment
The World Cup, Global Inequality and Global Communitynew
The depth of suffering and oppression still prevalent in Africa—and in many other places around the world—can be glimpsed by taking a statistical look at the 32 participating countries’ political institutions and economic status.
Five to Watch: An Intercontinental World Cup Tip Sheetnew
Here are a few tips to get you through your casual encounters for the next four weeks.
Tags: Didier Drogba, 2010 World Cup
Confessions of a Fútbol Convertnew
How I learned to stop worrying and love soccer.
Tags: 2010 World Cup, Soccer
Is Soccer the Ultimate American Game?new
It's true that soccer is still in its formative stages as a mass spectator entertainment, but when participation is considered, soccer is America's game.
Sebastian Junger's Gripping Chronicle of Afghanistannew
Sebastian Junger's meditations on fear, killing and love—and on the intoxicating allure of combat for one group of young men—will no doubt earn WAR a well-deserved spot among the great works of combat journalism.
INDY Week |
Bronwen Dickey |
06-10-2010 |
Nonfiction
Death and Memory in Oscar-Winning 'The Secret in Their Eyes'new
The Secret in Their Eyes was a surprise winner of this year's best foreign film Oscar. In retrospect, the selection is understandable.
The Tea Party is Steeped in Angernew
Steeped in anger, its members live in a world of paranoia and rumor
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
05-06-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Tea Party
Tom Tancredo's second comingnew
When Tom Tancredo last visited the University of North Carolina, raucous student protesters shouted him down, broke a window, prompted campus police to discharge their pepper spray and chased the conservative speaker off campus. This week, he finally got to make his speech.
Tags: Tom Tancredo
