AltWeeklies Wire
It's Time for Comfort Food: Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoesnew
For the budget conscious in these times of rising food prices, it's a great way to stretch a pound of meat. While we're at it, why not make a generous recipe that can serve for two or more meals -- leftovers for the office or a planned-ahead second dinner?
INDY Week |
Sheryl Cornett |
10-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ron Rash's Sensational Appalachian Talenew
In the late 1920s, before George Pemberton's Boston Lumber Company constructed its western North Carolina logging camp—the setting for Ron Rash's haunting fourth novel, Serena—it set aside a portion of its land for a graveyard.
Tags: Ron Rash, Serena: A Novel
The Urban Sophisticates Stretch Their Boundaries on 'Classic Material'new
Though the move toward more traditional production bridges the Sophisticates back across the gap toward mainstream hip-hop, there's still plenty of variety on Classic Material.
Big Pooh Strikes Out Solo on 'Rapper's Delight'new
Rapper Big Pooh's mixtape is the Little Brother emcee's latest litmus test for a serious solo career post-Little Brother, if that day ever comes.
How Blag'ard Survived Brushes With Fame, F-150s and Fatherhoodnew
Blag'ard's injuries have been numerous and fancifully acquired. The Chapel Hill duo of singer/ guitarist Joe Taylor, 36, and drummer Adam Brinson, 26, seems destined for near-misses and closeness-to-catastrophe.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
10-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hugh Webster's Long-Shot Bid for Congress Hinges on Immigrationnew
The Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in North Carolina's District 13 refers to illegal immigration as "the invasion."
Richard Gere and Diane Lane Reprise Old Tricksnew
This is Gere and Lane's third onscreen coupling, following The Cotton Club and Unfaithful, and they exude a palpable chemistry that carries the treacly script through many lulls.
Judy Wicks Shares the Joys of Living Localnew
A new business paradigm is possible, and it starts with food.
INDY Week |
Sidney Cruze |
09-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
The High and Mighties Might as Well Call Their Reggae 'Retread'new
Like every other group currently commercializing a pop reduction of reggae, Chapel Hill band The High and Mighties cites Bob Marley as its forefather.
Pity for Black Kidsnew
The internet is a filterless radio, and bands like Black Kids don't stand to win.
INDY Week |
Robbie Mackey |
09-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Kids, Partie Traumatic
Erick Daniels is Finally Freenew
Wrongly convicted of robbery, the 22-year-old served seven years before he was exonerated. Last week, Daniels went home for the first time since eighth grade.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
09-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Dean Baker: No Blank Check for Wall Streetnew
Done properly, Baker says, the $700 billion "bailout" of Wall Street and the big banks shouldn’t cost the taxpayers a dime. "My view," the progressive economist told the Indy following a speech in Raleigh, "is that [the bailout] is necessary, but if it's structured right, we're not giving the banks anything. We're keeping the banks functioning, and that's in the public interest."
Iraqi Journalist Ahmed Fadaam Talks American Occupation and Sectarian Violencenew
"We're going to have an anti-American generation being built, and prepared, to hate all the Americans. The Iraqis right now know that all Americans are the people wearing uniforms, helmets and sunglasses, and carrying fatal weapons. They don't know that there are people who are family people just like them, people who are trying to live their days, raise their kids and go to their jobs."
A Second Look at Ben Folds Five's 'Reinhold Messner'new
At the time of its release, Reinhold Messner -- 11 largely interconnected songs stretched over 40 minutes -- was panned by many critics.
Food into Fuel is Creating a Global Hunger Crisisnew
As oil stocks run dry, a new problem is fast arising that could lead to the world's worst food shortages ever: food used to make biodiesel.
INDY Week |
Patrick O'Neill |
09-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
