Everybody knows guys like Rob Gordon. He’s late 20s-early 30s, a little on the sloppy side, and a bit of an underachiever, except when it comes to music. With an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music, Rob compartmentalizes life into musical top-five lists, like “Top Five Songs For Letting the Person Who Dumped You Know That […]
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Sean Doyle, Raleigh
Sean Doyle’s poem started out as a “humorous piece based on a bad haircut.” His family had just arrived in North Carolina, and he was trying to make a good impression in his new job. Initially an exercise to assuage his own frustration at the terrible trim, “Designs by Elouise” changed as Doyle delved deeper. […]
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Clean elections I
During the last six years, the cost of winning a seat in the N.C. legislature has tripled. —from N.C. Voters for Clean Elections. Call (877) 663-3257 or e-mail ncvce@mind spring.com for more information.
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In cultural festivals
There’s few things better than getting two things for the price of one, and getting two things for free is close to the top of the list. On March 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., anyone who doesn’t have a daytime job can experience Duke’s Springternational Festival, which combines two annual celebrations, Springfest and […]
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In exhibition sports
As if you couldn’t be jazzed enough about the spectacle of the NCAA basketball tournaments, the kings of acrobatic b-ball, the Harlem Globetrotters (pictured left) will be in town at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena. Take all the things you love about the sport–coordination, athleticism, entertainment value–and subtract […]
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Jim Jarmusch lays his hand on the pulse of urban America with this new gangster flick. Blending ancient Eastern wisdom, modern dysfunction, old-school Mafia moral codes of honor and loyalty, and contemporary pop culture, Jarmusch has created a stylized comparison of several different cinematic traditions that all share similar roots. Hip-hop culture made the comparisons […]
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In collecting
Those old toys crowding your attic or garage may be worth more than you think. This knowledge is what’s fueling the current Antiques Roadshow phenomenon on public television, and why the International Toy Collectors Association’s Toy Roadshow is equally appealing. If you are looking to get rid of your Barbie dolls, race cars and Tonka […]
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Offensive and unfair
Israeli anthropology professor Jeff Halper is mistaken [“Creative Dialogue,” Feb. 16]. It is not virtually impossible for Arabs to obtain building permits from the Israelis. Far from it. According to the Jerusalem Municipality Office, in Jerusalem in 1998, 79 percent of Arab permit requests were granted, as opposed to 73 percent of Jewish requests. The […]
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In cultural literacy
Here are two lectures guaranteed to keep you awake; one at Duke, the other at UNC-Chapel Hill. On Wednesday, March 22, you can hear a real-life healer in the Voudou tradition of Haiti. Mama Lola practices in Brooklyn and was the subject of an ethnography written by Karen McCarthy Brown; both will be on hand […]
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Level playing field
“Those numbers are not right.” “Yes, they are.” “Are not.” “Are too!” “Are not!” —gubernatorial candidates Dennis Wicker and Mike Easley, respectively, arguing over competing proposals for spending state lottery money at a Saturday, March 18, debate in Chapel Hill