Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2016

Aug 31 - Sep 7, 2016 / Vol. 30 / No. 28

Summer Movie Wrap

It’s that time of year, when the weather unfortunately begins to chill and we can look back on the summer movie season with some context. Here, then, are some of the seasonal highlights and low points. Best Impersonation: Ryan Gosling as Lou Costello in The Nice Guys. It’s only for one scene, but Gosling beautifully…

Matt Brunson

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Sept. 1)

Odd Symptoms Police responded to the Olde Providence Racquet Club after a man experienced a medical emergency that sounds more like a hissy fit. According to the report, a 39-year-old man on the property had “a medical emergency where the male subject threw his belongings around the property which were later recovered by staff.” Staff…

Ryan Pitkin

Weekly horoscope (Sept. 1-7)

For All Signs: The time has arrived once again for Mercury to turn retrograde. Faithful readers of this column know this happens about three times per year and lasts three weeks. During the retrograde periods, communications often go awry and routine schedules are tossed in the air like a deck of cards. If we were…

Vivian Carol

Fall Guide

September Sept. 9 — We don’t use the term ‘Voice of a Generation’ sparingly, but the title seems to fit comedian Bill Burr. Over the last year, the comic has continued his popular podcast, released a hit animated series on Netflix called F is for Family and resumed his role on New Girl. Check him…

Anita Overcash, Madeline Lemieux, Ryan Pitkin

Charlotte Oktoberfest is taking the year off, but we got you

Charlotte Oktoberfest, Charlotte’s largest craft beer festival for 17 years running, will take a hiatus in 2016 after issues arose with its planned site at the AvidXchange Music Factory. In July, organizers with Carolina BrewMasters announced that they would be cancelling this year’s Charlotte Oktoberfest, originally scheduled for Oct. 1. The home brew club cited…

Ryan Pitkin

We’re all just subjects of the almighty DMV

No matter how much I say I will never be in this situation again, every year I find myself doing the “tag shuffle.” Around this time of year, because for one reason or another, whenever it’s time to have my license tags renewed there is inevitably some kind of vehicular hiccup that interrupts the process.…

Charles Easley

Local breweries share plans for new, distinct seasonal brews

Though fall is coming, 90-degree days can continue long into September here in the Q.C. But in the interest of purely temporal “seasonal” change, your beer palette should easily adjust. Charlotte breweries are more than willing to accommodate the shift. To start, the most basic (and metaphorical) way to do this is to match your…

Bo McMillan

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