The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency HBO; Sundays @ 8 & 10 p.m. March 29-May 3 Here’s a word you don’t often hear about an HBO series: heartwarming. The lightness of tone and family-friendliness of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency seem like a paradigm shift in the 9 p.m. Sunday slot previously occupied by […]
Danny Hooley
Bio: Danny Hooley lives in Durham, writes about television and music and plays in The Bastages.Email: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/dhoohoo
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Openers
There’s a pretty funny gag that runs through director Paul Verhoeven’s otherwise dark futuristic thriller Robocop. Whenever a TV set appears onscreen, the same show is on, a Benny Hill-style bit of numbskullery with a shrimpy host whose whole riff is to ogle big-breasted women and say: “I’ll buy that for a dollar!” Gets a […]
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Kaia Wilson
Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter/label boss Kaia Wilson has much to be pleased about these days. Her band, The Butchies, goes from strength to strength, maturing onstage and on record (last year’s 3 was their finest yet) into one of N.C.’s finest bands. The band is so respected that they’re nearly as high profile as Le Tigre, the biggest […]
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Hank Williams Jr.
Those who have always ignored Hank Williams Jr., either because he couldn’t live up to daddy’s legacy, or because songs like “If the South Woulda Won” gave the impression that he was that kind of rebel, are in for a surprise with his new release Almeria Club.The CD’s title comes from the venue where most […]
