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Founded in 1997, the locally owned and operated City Paper is Charleston's only weekly alternative newspaper and the second-largest publication in the metro Charleston area. Reaching a strong mix of active, affluent locals and tourists, the City Paper has thrived...
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More by Jason A. Zwiker
The Problem with the Prosperity Gospelnew
Karen Spears Zacharias' latest book, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? ('Cause I need more room for my plasma TV), is chock full of stories, beautifully written thumbnail sketches of lives lost and found. These tales are framed by a critique of the all-too-modern, all-too-American idea of the prosperity gospel.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
04-21-2010 |
Nonfiction
Brainy and Brutal: 'Tell No One' is Classic Noirnew
The film, like the book before, is a thrill ride. The protagonist, knowing himself to be innocent, is nonetheless pursued by police. Running makes him look guilty, but surrendering sacrifices the opportunity to clear his name and at long last learn whether his wife is still alive: classic film noir stuff there.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guillaume Canet, Tell No One
Documentary of Philippe Petit's Incredible Coup Inspires Human Spiritnew
Watching Man on Wire seven years after the fall of the Twin Towers sends chills down the spine: There is no other way to put it. The artistic coup described in this documentary is awe-inspiring and exhilarating, nothing short of a celebration of human potential and fearlessness.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
09-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: James Marsh, Man on Wire
More by Charleston City Paper
5 South Carolina Authors You Wish You’d Heard Ofnew
South Carolina earns its bad press from time to time, but we have at least one reason to hold our heads up: Our literary pedigree ain't half bad.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-07-2014 |
Books
Craigslist Poetry: Pirate Fairies and Churchgoersnew
The following are actual entries from the Missed Connections section of Charleston Craigslist, divided into lines and stanzas and presented without embellishment. You just can’t make this stuff up.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-18-2012 |
Poetry
Titty Twisternew
Journalist Florence Williams is enthralled by Breasts.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
10-31-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Florence Williams
Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer wins convertsnew
Looking at author Jonathan Safran Foer's body of work, one is struck by how heavy his topics of choice are. His first novel, Everything is Illuminated, was set in the charred landscape of a Holocaust-terrorized Jewish village. His second, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, deals with a boy who lost his father on 9/11.
Charleston City Paper |
Elizabeth Pandolfi |
10-17-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Arcadia's Latest Book Offers an Illustrated Look at the Start of the Civil Warnew
One of the more colorful and historically specific releases of their Images of America series, Arcadia Publishing's latest Charleston-based book The First Shot is an impressive, military-themed history lesson and collection of images.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-12-2011 |
Nonfiction
