Of all of the various histories of excrement available for summer reading, History of Shit is perhaps the shortest and most enjoyable. The academic background of its author, Dominique Laporte (he has been compared to Foucault, Deleuze and Lyotard), also recommends this book to high-school history teachers, who should consider adding it to their advanced […]
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Volunteer Spotlight
National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina: If you’ve got a used car you’re anxious to get rid of, donate it to the foundation’s Kidney Cars Program. The foundation takes the proceeds from the sale of your car to fund its programs for kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients. They’ll even tow your car and give […]
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Volunteer Spotlight
Independent Animal Rescue: Foster parents are needed for homeless dogs and cats. IAR pays all food and veterinarian bills for the pets; foster parents provide shelter and loving care. Foster families only need to house a pet until a home is found for it. Call 403-2221 for information; fill out a foster parent application online […]
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The Claim
This BBC films production stars Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich and Nastassja Kinski in this film set in the frontier days following California’s Gold Rush. Set in the extreme landscapes of the Sierra Nevadas, the story is inspired by Thomas Hardy’s bleak tale of belated justice, The Mayor of Casterbridge. Daniel Dillon (Peter Mullan), who controls […]
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In the outdoors
The 4th of July means you’ll be seeing those fabulous Festival for the Eno posters, as the West Point on the Eno city park in Durham once again hosts an event featuring creative people of all bents–musicians, storytellers, crafters, puppeteers and more. (See story on p. 35.) Always offering a great roster of local talent […]
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The 2001 Indies
For each of the past 12 years, TheIndependent has presented Indies Arts Awards to individuals, groups and organizations who’ve made significant contributions to our local arts scene. Every year we convene a new panel to choose winners, and every year the criteria are slightly different, as befits our constantly shifting cultural landscape. Perhaps it was […]
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Volunteer Spotlight
Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County: Volunteer advocates are needed to provide support, information and advocacy to victims of domestic violence and their family and friends. Training is provided, and will begin in September. Call 929-3872 for more information.
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In jamborees
The Old Time Country Music Jamboree at the North Carolina Museum of Art offers the classic Americana music of the Whites and the Williamson Brothers, followed by a screening of Coen Brothers’ film O Brother, Where Art Thou? A sleeper hit this winter and spring, spawning a soundtrack album of traditional music that hit No. […]
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Speak, Memory
The work of Raleigh author and N.C. State University English professor James Morrison has been cited in both Best American Short Stories 2000 and Best American Essays 2000. It has been compared to that of Gore Vidal and Edmund White. Allan Gurganus has called Morrison’s prose style “measured, funny and extremely elegant.” His new book, […]
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After Stonewall
Picking up where Before Stonewall left off, director John Scagliotti examines gay life in the aftermath of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York’s Greenwich Village, a landmark moment in gay history when bar patrons stood up to the city’s police. From the ’70s up through the Matthew Shepard murder, Scagliotti examines the changing face […]
