Even When Trying Just to Sing Indie Rock, Long Relief’s Paul Blest Keeps Reporting the News
Out May 22, Raleigh rock band Long Relief’s cathartic debut LP, ‘Win Some, Lose Some,’ keeps social issues and political disillusionment soundly at the fore.
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Outside the Box
At Carrboro’s Cardboard Wars, kids get creative with refuse and live-action role playing.
Incoming! Professional Shoplifters, Liminal Spaces, and Avenging Sheep
A rowdy, anti-capitalist crime comedy from Boots Riley, Renate Reinsve in horror flick “Backrooms,” and more films coming to theaters around the Triangle.
“The Absolute Worst”: Wake School Board Passes Budget with $10 Million in Cuts
Board members who voted for the budget, which goes to the county next for approval, said it represents the best the district could do with limited funding from the state.
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Resistance Was at the Heart of This Year’s QuiltCon
At the recent Raleigh event, quilting’s radical history took center stage, with dozens of works that commented on censorship and corruption and called for change.
How the Eno River Served as a Muse for Artist Silvia Heyden’s Weaving Practice
Small in size but not in scope, the Nasher Museum of Art’s exhibition on Silvia Heyden celebrates the enduring influence that nature and music had on the pioneering Durham artist’s work.
All Critters Great and Small
In December, the prolific Bynum folk artist Clyde Jones passed away. His legacy lives on in lore, friendship, and the playful animal log sculptures he made and gave away freely.
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A Raleigh Writer’s New Memoir Revisits the Culinary School Trenches
“Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef,” Brigid Washington’s account of her time at the Culinary Institute of America and beyond, releases on April 28.
“Power to the People, Y’all” Revisits a Revolutionary Winston-Salem Chapter
Tressie McMillan Cottom’s new documentary short looks back on the first Black Panther Party chapter to be established in the South, and how its legacy lives on today.
A Durham Death Doula’s Guide for Better Living and Dying
In a culture that will do anything to avoid talking about mortality, how should we think about death ? In a new book, Jane K. Callahan offers an honest, empowering framework for preparing for the end.
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The Filmmakers Behind “The Great Experiment” On Resisting Tidy Narratives
Eric Daniel Metzgar and Steve Maing’s new documentary, which screens at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this week, paints a portrait of the national mood during the first Trump administration.
“A Little Part of Everyone Somewhere in Her Story”: Talking to Filmmaker Alan Berliner About BENITA
The documentary, a posthumous portrait of experimental filmmaker Benita Raphan, explores creativity, loneliness, and mental health. It screens at Durham’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this week.
Amy Goodman and the Art of the Follow-up Question
“Steal This Story, Please!”, a new documentary about the intrepid Democracy Now! host, makes a gripping case for the urgency of independent journalism. It will stream at this year’s Full Frame Documentary Festival.
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