Live review: Father John Misty, The Fillmore (4/27/2016)
Singer leaves the crowd satisfied after Charlotte debut
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Cutter’s Way, Death Becomes Her, Ride Along 2 among new home entertainment titles
(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) BARCELONA (1994). The middle film in writer-director Whit Stillman’s self-described trilogy – it was preceded by 1990’s Metropolitan (for which Stillman deservedly earned a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award nomination) and followed by…
Lunch Break (4/26/16): Shootings, stabbings, hit-and-runs, bad stuff
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Lunch Break (4/25/16): Bill filed to repeal HB2, multiple rallies in Raleigh
The weekend already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Today’s Top 5: Saturday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Today’s Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
The Huntsman: Winter of my discontent
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR *1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Cedric Nicolas-Troyan STARS Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron If a studio is going to loosen the purse strings enough to hire the formidable trio of Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain, then why not do so for a worthy Oscar-bait title? Maybe something by Shakespeare.…
Everybody Wants Some!!: And How!!
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Richard Linklater STARS Blake Jenner, Zoey Deutch Everybody who wants some MTV, some Family Ties, some Purple Rain (to paraphrase Horatio to Hamlet, goodnight, sweet Prince, and flights of doves sing thee to thy rest), and some Maverick declaring his need for speed won’t find anything…
Lunch Break (4/22/16): UNC Charlotte council calls for immediate repeal of HB2
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Live review: Tori Kelly, The Fillmore (4/21/2016)
Tori Kelly performs for sold-out Charlotte crowd.
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Lunch Break (4/21//16): Gettleman speaks on surprising Panthers move, Trump speaks surprisingly on HB2
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (April 21)
Buzz Kill Following a less-than amicable breakup, a 26-year old University City man decided it was high time to notify police of his ex-girlfriend’s questionable behavior in the month leading up to their split. The man informed police that over the course of that month, he and his then-girlfriend had gotten into multiple altercations in…
The Revenant, Suspicion, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot among new home entertainment titles
(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) CHATO’S LAND (1972). Clint Eastwood was known for playing taciturn men in his ’60s Westerns and ’70s cop flicks, but his Man with No Name and his Inspector Harry Callahan seem as wordy…
Meds Not Feds
A Charlotte woman named Louise* was diagnosed with terminal, inoperable breast cancer in January 2015. Her daughter Thelma* has been with her through chemotherapy and other treatments and watched helplessly as the meds she’s been given have made her sick. One day, while indulging in some retail therapy between chemo sessions, Louise had a bad…
Meet Mobley
Anthony Watkins II aka Mobley doesn’t seem proud to be an American. Part of that is because the Austin-based musician has encountered racism. He’s a black man from the South, who has lived in parts of Europe, where he feels his skin color didn’t define him as much as his nationality did to onlookers –…
A New Beginning for NORML Charlotte
Just a few months ago, Walker Spruill didn’t know the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) existed. Now, she finds herself at the head of a revival of the organization’s Charlotte chapter. One month into her new appointment as NORML Charlotte’s executive director, Creative Loafing spoke with Spruill about why NORML Charlotte…
Weekly horoscope (April 21-27)
For All Signs: This week we have a parallel declination of Jupiter and Uranus. This symbol is like a bright star in the sky for us all which has been building over the past 2-3 months. It will continue on for the spring. The meaning is that of sudden breakthroughs, sudden opportunities, and relatively sudden…
Blowing smoke with the founder of Stoned Media Group
Six young people sit in a dark room looking at a projection screen depicting a chock-full itinerary for a weeklong business trip. At first glance, it seems like any other meeting at any other media startup. The group discusses which tablets and technology they need to bring, the importance of not leaving chargers behind and…
Shakespeare Carolina does Bard right with The Winter’s Tale
Misdeeds in Shakespeare come in dark and light hues: they are prankish and trivial when the Bard smiles, malign and fatal when he glowers. Misunderstandings follow a similar pattern, absurd and accidental when they aren’t horrifying and purposeful. When such complications are resolved at the end of Shakespeare’s earlier plays, all is mended in the…
Cherry Pie art show offers a slice of feminism
In a promo video and photo shoot for Cherry Pie — a feminist art show that’s going down at Union Shop Studio April 22-May 1 — a woman bows her head solemnly and stands stiff, as someone pours a pitcher of what looks like blood but is actually cherry juice over her head. The liquid…
Papi Queso’s gourmet grilled cheeses are a Charlotte favorite
Call me crazy, but a 45-minute line for a grilled cheese is totally worth it. Let me explain why. Imagine one of those “perfect” spring or summer evenings; you know the ones I am talking about. The air is warm, but not heavy and sticky with humidity. The sun starts to set, casting a warm…
Three questions for Aaron Cox of Meat & Fish Co.
After walking through the door of Meat & Fish Co., you’ll notice an all-star cast of meats that are on display in giant glass cases. There’s also a sizzling plume of steam at the grill, and donning chef’s whites, there’s executive chef Aaron Cox. A Charlotte native, Cox got his start working in kitchens across…
