Lunch Break (8/3/16): Charlotte man arrested, charged with recruiting for ISIL
The morning has already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Live review: Slipknot, PNC Music Pavilion (8/2/2016)
Marilyn Manson opens at show slightly abbreviated by weather.
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Today’s Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Guerrilla street-art project in Elizabeth meant to slow down shortcut drivers
Neighbors spend Sunday at a painting block party for their fellow pedestrian
Pretty disturbing chaos in new Modern Primitives video
The band has released a new video for “Lay With The Dead.”
Theater review: COTU’s O Brother
Smokey and the Epic Hero.
Today’s Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Lunch Break (8/1/16): Play detective for CMPD today
The weekend already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Nine important quotes from today’s judicial smackdown on NCGA
Embarrassment continues for North Carolina lawmakers
Jason Bourne: To the manner Bourne
JASON BOURNE **1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Paul Greengrass STARS Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones One of those unnecessary sequels requested by absolutely no one, Jason Bourne finds Matt Damon returning to the role of the former CIA assassin with the faulty memory and a very particular set of skills, skills that he acquired…
Bad Moms: MILF (Movie I’d Like to Forget)
BAD MOMS ** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Jon Lucas & Scott Moore STARS Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell In such efforts as The Hangover and The Change-Up, screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore have allowed boys to be bad boys, engaging in all manner of lewd, obscene and even illegal behavior. With Bad Moms, the…
Star Trek Beyond Expectations
STAR TREK BEYOND ***1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Justin Lin STARS Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto With the same level of heroism and determination exhibited by Enterprise crew members as they overcame Klingons, Romulans and William Shatner’s stint in the director’s chair, Star Trek Beyond finds all involved overcoming a troubled production history and shaky…
Today’s Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Barbershop: The Next Cut, The Boss, Criminal 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.) BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT (2016). The best of the Barbershop quartet (following 2002’s Barbershop, 2004’s Barbershop: Back in Business, and 2005’s Beauty Shop), Barbershop: The Next Cut offers more laughs and more meaningful…
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Lunch Break (7/28/16): NC GOP becomes laughingstock for umpteenth time this year
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
COTU firebrand founder James Cartee pulls the plug
We’ve had one professional theatre company in Charlotte that drew the likes of Hilary Swank, Tony Kushner, Beth Henley, Andre De Shields, Emily Skinner and Bonnie Franklin to town. Another company was so prolific that they often had two productions running at the same time in their final days. Scores of fringe companies, held up…
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (July 28)
Drop the Kid A man who is apparently already in a world of shit just added more charges to his rap sheet and probably won’t have custody of his baby girl for quite a while. Police were called after a bail bondsman who was looking for the suspect found him and chased him down. The…
UNC Charlotte addresses high number of rape reports, provides new resources for students
Going off to college was one of the most exciting experiences of my life. I was finally living on my own — with a roommate and 150 other people in my building — and I felt so adult. Despite feeling comfortable with the layout of the campus, once my collegiate career got into full swing,…
Big Cat stays mum as peers take steps against discrimination
“Republicans buy sneakers, too.” This quote, attributed to Michael Jordan in Sam Smith’s 1995 book, The Second Coming, has stuck with Jordan throughout his life as the perfect explanation for why big name athletes like himself don’t get involved in political or social issues. Despite the fact that Smith later rescinded the quote, sort of,…
Sick and tired
I was driving on Central Avenue the other day and an older black gentleman pulled up beside me and told me that my passenger side light was out. I thanked him and then immediately felt panicked. I did not want any reason to be pulled over by the authorities. Paranoid? Some may think that I’m…
A conversation on the culture of cooking with culinary historian Michael W. Twitty
It has been said that the best way to reach someone’s heart is through their stomach. Author and TED Talk fellow Michael W. Twitty tests this theory at Founders Hall this week, when he combines a hearty menu of Southern fare including okra soup, Mary Randolph’s yeast rolls, fried chicken, Madeira ham, cornbread kush, sauteed…
Andy the Doorbum & Justin Aswell’s Intent
Good luck describing this one, not that it’s completely off-the-wall. But it sounds just like you might think when you combine the folk-based singing/growling of Andy the Doorbum with the production and beats of Justin Aswell. It’s unlike anything either has created, and yet there’s a familiarity. The rhythms can get frantic on the album…
Orbs hit the road
Greensboro-based musician Dan Briggs should be tired. He’s just returning home from an extensive European tour with Between the Buried and Me, the progressive rock band he’s played in since his early 20s. But Briggs, now 31, is currently preparing to hit the road with one of his side projects, Orbs. The band, which formed…
