Jan 20-26, 2016

Jan 20-26, 2016 / Vol. 29 / No. 48

Cover Story

Dance Theatre Of Harlem offers diversity, not division

Being a ballerina was never my dream. But had it been, I’d like to think that the opportunity to put on a pair of pointe shoes would have been there — whether I could properly fill them or not is another matter. That’s where Dance Theatre of Harlem comes in. The company comes to Charlotte…

Anita Overcash

Dirty Grandpa: Senior moment

DIRTY GRANDPA * (out of four) DIRECTED BY Dan Mazer STARS Robert De Niro, Zac Efron Whether he’s the one delivering the line or it’s being spoken by a co-star, it’s not unusual to find classic snatches of dialogue in a movie featuring Robert De Niro. “You talkin’ to me?” “I know it was you,…

Matt Brunson

In Short: Anomalisa

ANOMALISA *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson STARS David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh An Academy Award nominee this year for Best Animated Feature, Anomalisa is decidedly not one for the kiddies. The latest work of out-there innovation by Charlie Kaufman, this latest effort may not match the acerbic brilliance of…

Matt Brunson

Weekly horoscope (Jan. 21-27)

For All Signs: Mercury will turn direct on the 25th and most personal agendas will become less complicated. Everyone feels the presence of Saturn, although it affects varying parts of our lives, depending upon its position in relation to the sun sign. Saturn represents manifest reality and the “rules” by which we all must live…

Vivian Carol

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Jan. 21)

It’s Not You, It’s Me Police filed a missing persons report when a teenager was discovered missing from his uptown residence. Borrowing a line usually reserved for break-up texts or AIM away messages, the 15-year-old left a note claiming he “needed some space,” but would be back later. Three days later, the teen’s mother decided…

Madeline Lemieux

Bully’s strength from within

As the minor chords churn out and lyrics hurry in over the top of them, the rasp in Alicia Bognanno’s voice fits perfectly through the analog haze. Sure, the ’90s influence is there with splashes of The Breeders, Kim Gordon and Nirvana, but Bognanno and her band, Bully, are bringing a now classic sound into…

Jeff Hahne

R.I.C’s Market will be the first of its kind in Charlotte

As a child growing up in 1970s Detroit, Angela Gray remembers being forced to shop with her mother at over-priced, foreign-owned grocery stores that sometimes smelled of rotting meat after all the big chain grocery stores left town. “There was a food issue in Detroit long before it became a nationwide issue,” she says. It…

Ryan Pitkin

Three questions for Kaitlyn Carfagno, owner of SAS Cupcakes

SAS Cupcakes began with a vision created by the original owners who resided in Newark, Delaware. They were not bakers themselves, but wanted to start something fun in the area. That vision blossomed when they moved to the Charlotte area, where they opened two locations — in Blakeney and RiverGate. By this point, SAS had…

Laura Eason

#OscarsSoWhite and Hollywood’s race problem

Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its 2016 Oscar nominations and – surprise! – for the second year in a row, every single person nominated in an acting category is white. Even in films with a black lead or a majority black cast like Creed and Straight Outta Compton, the…

Aileen Arreaza

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