Nov 19-25, 2014

Nov 19-25, 2014 / Vol. 28 / No. 39

Cover Story

100 Words Film Festival forces filmmakers to get to the point

Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Linda Midgett started with a dozen hours of footage. To meet the challenge set forth by the 100 Words Film Festival — make a movie that contains exactly 100 spoken words — she had to whittle that down to one sound bite. But that sound bite was longer than 100 words, so…

Page Leggett

N.C.’s fossil fuel fury

The social justice/planet-hugger types have been on an emotional roller coaster, y’all. On Nov. 11, while many of us were still fuming about the midterm elections, President Obama jumped completely out of the climate closet by way of a surprise, historic, joint agreement with China to limit carbon emissions. Many were impressed China and the…

Danielle Hilton

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1: Half the calories

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1***DIRECTED BY Francis LawrenceSTARS Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson So do we blame the very existence of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 on Han Solo or Harry Potter? Multi-movie series have been around for decades, of course, but while heroes like James Bond and Tarzan always managed to…

Matt Brunson

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Nov. 20)

You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch: One crafty thief walked into a Charlotte-area Belk, removed the anti-theft devices from four pairs of men’s pants and concealed them inside a shopping bag before leaving the store without paying. The suspect was apprehended and being escorted to the loss prevention office when he ran away. While trying…

Jeff Hahne

Weekly horoscope (Nov. 20-26)

For All Signs: The archetypal battle in the sky is among power, versus social justice and sovereign rights for individuals. This is symbolic of the birth of the Aquarian Age. It is a quarrel that will last for much of this decade at multiple levels. If you pay attention, you will see it in the…

Vivian Carol

A Chef’s Thanksgiving

If ever there were a holiday custom-built for chefs, Thanksgiving is it. Cooking a multi-course feast for appreciative, hungry guests hits all their cheffy buttons. Yet even professionals intent on pushing the envelope of flavor and texture on the plate often retain a soft spot for tradition. Curious about how they celebrate at home, I…

Alison Leininger

Cycling gets easier in a handful of Charlotte neighborhoods

We all know bike riding across the city is a healthier mode of transportation. Not only is it better for the environment and offers quiet travel, but it also decreases the kind of traffic snarls that make rush hour maddening. A lesser-known benefit to bike riding, though, is that it pumps up the local economy.…

Emiene Wright

Theater review: ‘Art’

There’s an all-white painting at the heart of Yasmina Reza’s ‘Art’ that one of her three men, Serge, has shelled out 200,000 francs for. That monochromatic 5-by-4-foot painting remains the central focus for 85 minutes in this 1998 Tony Award winner because Serge’s best friend, Marc, is offended by the purchase. For him, Serge’s action…

Perry Tannenbaum

Anberlin goes off the road

Nathan Young is tired. He’s sore from drumming. After 12 years, he’s had his fill of the touring life — traveling from city to city in a bus or van, waking up, playing a concert and moving on to the next venue. It’s exhausting. While some bands don’t even last for a year, Young and…

Jeff Hahne

There’s more than one brand of evangelical

Here’s an exercise I’d like you to try. Close your eyes and picture an evangelical Christian. Have you done so? OK, let me guess: You’re envisioning a white, middle-aged man who voted for Thom Tillis, is pro-life and says things like “the gay agenda.” No? Oh, you must have been thinking about the 30-something woman…

Ailen Arreaza

When Morri met Sarah

“Literary power couple.” That’s how the communications director for the North Carolina Writers’ Network describes writers Morri and Sarah Creech to me in an email. Considering their recent successes, rightfully so. Earlier this year, Morri, 44, was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry collection, The Sleep of Reason. Sarah, his wife…

Kimberly Lawson

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