AltWeeklies Wire
Feds sue Alamance sheriff for alleged racial profiling of Latinosnew
"Go out there and catch me some Mexicans." That's what Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson allegedly told his deputies, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Dec. 20 by the U.S. Department of Justice.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
01-02-2013 |
Race & Class
Les Misérables reaches the screen in an extravagant visualizationnew
If you are one of the many fans of the popular Les Miz, you will find the cinematic version exciting and rewarding. Not a fan? You may remain unconvinced.
Commission to consider disclosure of fracking chemicalsnew
Mining and Energy Commission Chairman Jim Womack says he believes North Carolina will enact stringent disclosure laws.
Tags: Fracking
Django Unchainednew
Tarantino's new film, Django Unchained, is a pulp fantasy of the antebellum South in which a black man avenges slavery by killing a lot of white people.
10 things to listen for in 2013new
Ten stories and themes which will herald importance for area music lovers in the near future.
Tags: 2013 Music Preview
The Year in Film 2012new
Was this the year of the doc? PLUS: 5 Top 10s; It came from the South; On the cutting room floor
Tags: 2012 in Movies
Latino? Bypass Alamance County, N.C.new
September and October reports show Latino drivers were more than four times as likely as non-Latinos to be arrested during traffic stops by Alamance County deputies.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
12-13-2012 |
Race & Class
News & Observer prepares pay wall to charge users for online accessnew
Beginning Dec. 19, visitors to the News & Observer website will be asked to pay after reading a limited number of articles for free.
Tags: paywalls lol
Mincemeat: the Darling Mutt of Piesnew
"Hi, this is Lauren, Eric Hodge's wife," began the voicemail. Drawing out every word, she declared: "I'm calling to defend the mince pie."
INDY Week |
Victoria Bouloubasis |
12-06-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Mincemeat pie recipe
When life gives you lemons, make lemon meringuenew
Brooke Erceg has spent seven years working on her grandmother's lemon meringue recipe: "In a way, I think she wanted me to figure them out on my own. Just like she did. One pie at a time."
INDY Week |
Victoria Bouloubasis |
12-06-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: lemon meringue recipe
A Twist on Apple Pienew
Emily Elizabeth Hilliard undoubtedly deserves the title "pie girl." In 2005, well before food blogs (or pies) were en vogue, she began blogging about the pastry at nothinginthehouse.com.
INDY Week |
Emily Wallace |
12-06-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: apple pie recipe
Sweet potato pie: better than pumpkinnew
In Vardaman, Miss., you had to wear heels to compete for the title of Sweet Potato Queen. April McGreger, aka the Farmer's Daughter, wobbled in such shoes: "I knew very early I wouldn't be a Sweet Potato Queen."
INDY Week |
Emily Wallace |
12-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
Hang up the hangovernew
Stay horizontal. Swallow some vitamins. And never, ever overindulge again.
INDY Week |
Julie Johnson |
12-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
Surviving sobriety in Smashednew
A less naïve viewer (than myself) might readily see Smashed for what it is: a vehicle for an ambitious young talent to escape the straitjacket of typecasting. This is Mary Elizabeth Winstead's movie, and she's a charmer.
A 12-year mental health crisis comes to a headnew
North Carolina Gov.-elect Pat McCrory will need to straighten out the group homes mess. After that, much bigger questions loom.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
11-29-2012 |
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