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Charlotte-native Trent Thornton sets Blue Jay record in MLB debut

Charlotte-native Trent Thornton sets Blue Jay record in MLB debut. Trent Thornton, a 25-year-old Charlotte native, made his major league debut Sunday for the Toronto Blue Jays. Thornton set a new Blue Jays record striking out eight batters, surpassing the previous record of seven, set by Matthew Boyd in 2015. Thornton is the second pitcher…

Big top flop

The animated 1941 classic Dumbo runs just over an hour and the 2019 live-action clunker Dumbo (*1/2 out of four) runs just under two hours. In other words, in the time it takes to watch the misbegotten new version once, a viewer could have watched the enchanting original twice (hardly a chore) or watched it…

Double, double, toil and trouble

Jordan Peele’s Us (*** out of four stars), the writer-director’s first effort since the Oscar-winning Get Out rocked the nation two years ago, begins with a TV ad plugging 1986’s Hands Across America, a charity event that found over six million citizens and celebrities (among them Robin Williams, Michael J. Fox, then-Governor Bill Clinton, and…

Dan Harris Helped my Mental Health

Near the end of 2018, I started seeing a new therapist. She taught me how to use the tools of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and she was also an advocate of meditation. I was not. In theory I thought meditation was a good thing, but I wasn’t about to sit lotus style on the floor,…

Breaking News- 3M Battling Veterans Reporting Hearing Loss

In July 2018, the 3M company agreed to pay a $9.1 million settlement to resolve allegations made by Moldex-Metric on behalf of the U.S. Government. The whistleblower lawsuit claimed that the manufacturer of the dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2 or CAEv2, falsified information in order to market and sell the standard-issue equipment to the…

Alien nation

Despite nods in the direction of such worthy endeavors as Attack the Block and District 9, Captive State (** out of four) is basically a World War II picture reconfigured for a sci-fi crowd, with outer space invaders cast as the Nazis and humans repping the two sides of the French flip: resistance fighters and…

Limp experience

Here’s the thing about filmmakers who set out to shock audiences: If the gasps fail to materialize, and there’s nothing else behind those gasps, then it’s a pretty meaningless viewing experience. Gaspar Noé is an auteur who frequently lives and dies by the shock, and among his past credits is 2002’s Irreversible, a brutal and…

Bad News Bayer

Who Do You Trust Your Health With? People around the world rely on prescription drugs or medical devices to maintain their health and independence. These medical miracles make it possible for patients with lung problems to leave the house, ease symptoms for individuals with anxiety to feel calm in their day-to-day routines, and improve overall…

RAW (Resilient, Authentic, Worthy) Leadership

Episode One – Leader-ship vs. Manager-ship, pick a boat. By: Jessica Fern Would you get on a ship if you didn’t trust the captain? Nobody would. Most people, at one point in their lives have boarded the “manager-ship” and not the “leader-ship”. I’m sure you have worked with or for someone who was consistently looked…

Flying high

There’s a scene in the first trailer for Captain Marvel (three out of four stars) that shows the title character (played by Brie Larson) falling from the skies and crashing straight into a Blockbuster Video store, thus helpfully establishing that the movie is set in an earlier period (1995, to be exact). What the trailer…

Find your favorite Japanese dish at Yume Ramen Sushi & Bar

Restaurants specializing in Japanese food often focus on one aspect of the cuisine and do it well. Sushi, ramen, sashimi, gyoza, nigiri, donburi — you name it, one, maybe two, are normally a restaurant’s primary focus. Yume Ramen Sushi & Bar, located at 1508 S. Mint St., offers more than just one or two. It…

Carolina Hemp Company

Carolina Hemp Company, Asheville’s longest-serving Hemp General Store and Hemp Extract retailer/distributor announces opening of a second location in Indian Land, SC. For Immediate Release – Established in 2014, Asheville’s longest-serving general hemp and Hemp Extract retailer is expanding to a second location in Indian Land, South Carolina. Carolina Hemp Company is partnering with Amber…

Skylar Gudasz plays nice and dark

The Durham-based singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz strikes a near-impossible balance between wells of emotion and darts of razor-sharp wit, biting intelligence and intense feeling. There’s a chest-heaving resonance, depth and style to her songs. Gudasz released her head-shakingly excellent debut full-length solo record Oleander in 2016, and she’s set to put out her second album later…

World Water Day : Wine To Water

Every year on March 22, hundreds of people come together to celebrate World Water Day (WWD). This national day of observance was created by the United Nations General Assembly to bring awareness to the “importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.”

Profound Gentlemen

Profound Gentlemen’s 4th annual Community Impact Assembly brings male educators with a purpose together. From March 7-10, Profound Gentlemen will host its 4th annual Community Impact Assembly in Charlotte. Community Impact Assembly (CIA) is a retreat-style conference that gathers approximately 200 male educators of color from around the country for a weekend of educational development,…

Natural Dog Company, now a part of Elements Brands’ portfolio, develops a partnership with Skipper, a popular and rapidly expanding dog walking service

Contact: Kristen Cree 336.460.2657 Kristen@elementsbrands.com http://www.elementsbrands.com https://www.walkskipper.com https://www.naturaldogcompany.com/ Natural Dog Company, now a part of Elements Brands’ portfolio, develops a partnership with Skipper, a popular and rapidly expanding dog walking service Elements Brands’ tenth brand, Natural Dog Company kicks off a partnership with like- minded dog company, Skipper at its 21st Birthday Paw-ty at Sycamore…

SUSTAIN CHARLOTTE TO HOST EVENT ON THE LYNX SYSTEM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2019 Charlotte, NC – Join Sustain Charlotte to learn how CATS plans to meet the transportation needs of a growing population with new rail service, bus rapid transit, and improvements to the bus network. Following an introduction by CATS CEO John Lewis, we’ll dig into the details of the LYNX…

The crying shame

It’s not the nicest of terms, of course, but “hagsploitation” was the designation commonly given to a certain type of sub-genre that featured aging actresses in thrillers made during the 1960s and early ‘70s. (Some prefer the term “psycho-biddy,” which to me just sounds like another spoof of Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer,” like The Fools’…

Dragon ball

Going for the three-peat, the How to Train Your Dragon series ends on a high enough note that fans won’t be feeling a discernible letdown. So while How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (three out of four stars) might be the runt of this particular litter, it won’t come near to stirring memories…


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