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Monday, November 19, 2012
News / Opinion North Carolina partnering with federal government to install health insurance exchanges
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 11:38 AM
North Carolina is partnering with the federal government to install the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges - simple, one-stop shops for insurance - because it didn't meet the deadline to do so itself.
In Michael Tomsic's words:
States have had more than two years to make a decision about insurance exchanges. North Carolina's governor and state legislature, like those in a lot of other states, decided to put it off. Maybe the Supreme Court would overturn it? That didn't happen. But then they thought, well, maybe a new Republican president would push for its repeal? No dice there, either.
So much for states' rights.
Read the full WFAE story here.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Monday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 19, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Open Mic Mondays at Tremont Music Hall
* Karaoke at Dixie's Tavern
* Bobcats vs. Milwaukee at Time Warner Cable Arena
* Monday Night Allstars at Double Door Inn
* Manic Monday Industry Night at FABO Cafe
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Film / Arts Saturday Night Cine Club screens The Mill and the Cross
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 8:00 AM
It's a concept worthy of Charlie Kaufman: The 16th century Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel not only created the religious piece "The Procession to Cavalry" but also traipsed about inside his own work, refashioning the landscape to 1564 Flanders, holding a conversation with an art collector, and even bumping into the Virgin Mary.
That's the premise of Polish filmmaker Lech Majewski's The Mill and the Cross, starring Rutger Hauer as the artist, Michael York as the collector and Charlotte Rampling as Mary.
$5-$8. Nov. 17, 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. For more information, visit www.charlottefilmsociety.com.
Friday, November 16, 2012
News / Opinion The lessons Hostess taught me
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:49 PM
In trying to compile something to say about the demise of Hostess, maker of fat-kid fuel, I came across interesting stories that not only illustrate America's ingenuity but also our strange devotion to sugar, oil and white flour. What I found reaffirmed my faith in humanity - and the mighty Twinkie. Enjoy.
- Among my favorite Twinkie-inspired recipes, including how to fry one (fuck yes!!!) is the deconstructed Twinkie. Blogger "The Domestic Rebel" turns the popular treat into a cupcake. Genius.
- Someone once lost 27 pounds in two months eating nothing but sugary cakes, including Twinkies. Why this diet never caught on remains a mystery.
- A Hostess delivery driver in Tennessee was recently arrested for pocketing $1,500 worth of the company's sweets. No word on whether ol' sticky fingers planned to share the wealth.
- Apparently, Hostess products have a storied history in design.
- People in Columbus, Ohio, are stockpiling - even freezing - Hostess treats, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Alison Hunter of Gahanna, Ohio, is quoted in the story as saying "I like my Sno Balls." Who doesn't, sister.
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Lincoln; The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
- Summit Entertainment
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
News / Opinion College Dems of America president and Charlotte resident Tori Taylor empowers youth
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Charlotte resident Tori Taylor, president of College Democrats of America, had this to say about youth: "Do not underestimate us."
In an editorial for the Huffington Post, Taylor argues that President Obama reached out to young voters in both presidential elections, supporting or passing legislation that catered to them. Without voters ages 18-29, she says, "swings states like Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida would have turned from blue to red." Republicans, take note.
Arts CPCC students perform La Traviata
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata (Translation: The Fallen Woman) is about as classic as operas come. Romance, love, scandal and death are key elements of the tragedy. Based on the works of Alexandre Dumas, the show tells the love story of Violetta, a wealthy courtesan fighting a deadly outbreak of tuberculosis, and Alfredo, a devoted gent from a provincial family.
When Alfredo's father urges Violetta to break things off with his son, for the sake of his family's reputation, all hell breaks loose. Love, it seems, isn't enough to save this couple from a tearful demise. The production, staged by Central Piedmont Community College's Opera Theatre, is a prime example of standard repertoire and stars student performers. Conducted by Maestro Alan Yamamoto and presented in Italian with English subtitles. $12-$18. Nov. 16, 8 p.m., Nov. 17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 2:30 p.m. CPCC's Halton Theater, 1201 Elizabeth Ave. 704-330-6534. arts.cpcc.edu.
Arts Past and present in The Pride
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM
From in the closet to outta the closet! In The Pride, British playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell rolls with the changing times of homosexual life in England before and after the liberating '60s swept the nation. The production - which debuted in London in 2008 - stars three actors performing parallel stories set 50 years apart: 1958 and 2008. In the first half of the production, set in the homophobic '50s, tensions rise along with a married man's interest in a guy his wife is working with.
The second half fast-forwards to the 21st century, where an openly gay man struggles for a monogamous relations hip with his swinging lover who is unwilling to settle down. Repression to freedom, love to lust - it would seem that in The Pride, viewers are at odds for seeing a happily-ever-after that exists outside of self-acceptance alone. $5-$10. Nov. 16-17, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 18, 2 p.m. Davidson College, 102 N. Main St. 704-894-2135. www3.davidson.edu.
News / Opinion Question the Queen City: Hugh McManaway, the man behind the statue
Posted By David Aaron Moore on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:21 AM
There's a statue at the corner of Providence and Queens roads that has been in the news a lot lately. It was hit by a car, damaged, and then it disappeared for awhile. Now it's back. What's the story on the man behind the statue? - Peter Campbell, Gastonia
- David Aaron Moore
- This sculpture of late Myers Park resident Hugh McManaway is finally back in place at the corner of Providence and Queens roads in Myers Park.
You're talking about the Hugh McManaway statue. Originally erected in 2000, it was smacked down in August by an unknown driver who made a quick getaway. Who hit the statue remains a mystery.
The story behind McManaway's life, however, is not. He passed away in 1989, but I can still see him in my mind's eye just as clearly now as I did back in the 1970s when I was a young boy riding around town with my parents.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 16, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* 19th Annual Beaujolais Festival at Levine Museum of the New South
* Justin Townes Earle at McGlohon Theater
* David Menconi (author of Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown) at Park Road Books
* Puerto Rican Cultural Night at Mint Museum Uptown
* Robot Johnson at Wine Up
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