Photo by Jim Wallace Does the concept of atheism need a makeover? Is the term too negative, too focused on what one doesn’t believe? That’s one of the intriguing suggestions of Duke philosophy professor Alex Rosenberg in his new book, The Atheist’s Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions. As it happens, Rosenberg proposes “scientism” […]
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The watchful eyes of intelligent young girls in Higher Ground and The Hedgehog
Higher Ground opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: The Hedgehog opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: In two minor but interesting films hitting art houses this weekend, the watchful eyes of intelligent young girls become an effective lens into the mystifying, sad and sometimes violent ways of […]
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Names of Love
The Names of Love Opens Friday in select theaters Viewers of The Names of Love may be left wondering if America’s liberals should consider deploying armies of attractive women to seduce and transform our Glenn Becks and Rick Perrys. That’s a ridiculous notion, of course, but it’s the slender, occasionally rewarding comic conceit behind Michel […]
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The Whistleblower exposes modern slavery
The Future Opens Friday in select theaters The Whistleblower Opens Friday in select theaters It’s really remarkable sometimes, how well-meaning filmmakers will tackle atrocious real-life events and turn them into formulaic Hollywood-style thrillers. A case in point is The Whistleblower, a film “inspired by actual events” that tells the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, an American […]
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Step away from the cesspool: College Sports Discussion Day 1
File photo by Jeremy M. LangeDebris on the ground during a Saturday pregame tailgate event on the Duke campus in 2008. In 2010, after a 15-year-old girl was found passed out in a portable toilet, the university banned the Saturday Tailgate. In this week’s print edition of the Independent Weekly, our writers consider different aspects […]
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Can college football survive? After a summer of scandal, the questions are mounting
Join our writers on Triangle Offense to discuss the ways in which college football might be reformed. America’s love affair with college football is getting complicated. While Labor Day weekend once promised another season of crisp Saturday afternoons, tailgating and cheering on campuses across the country, the clouds on the horizon are difficult to ignore. […]
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The rise of RailHawks soccer coach Martin Rennie
This week, the Carolina RailHawks have two home games at WakeMed Soccer Park: Wednesday, Aug. 17, they face the NSC Minnesota Stars, and on Saturday, Aug. 20, they play the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Area sports fans would be forgiven if they thought the only recent coaching change around here occurred in the UNC football program. […]
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RailHawks coach Martin Rennie heading to Vancouver of MLS; two press conferences at 1:30 pm
Photo by Jeremy M. LangeMartin Rennie in 2009, during his first season with the Carolina RailHawks Martin Rennie, the 36-year-old Scotsman who has expertly guided the Carolina RailHawks for two and a half seasons, is expected to punch his ticket to the big time today. At 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. local time), Vancouver Whitecaps […]
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Coogan and Brydon take their shtick on the road in The Trip
The Trip opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: If Cars 2 is this weekend’s gleaming Hummer of a movie, then the low-budget jape of The Trip is a restored 1980s Monte Carlo. Or perhaps it’s an old MG. In any event, the reliably adventurous Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, In […]
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Terrence Malick’s latest visual epic, The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: In the current issue of Harper’s Magazine, there’s a dispatch from Burkina Faso, where every two years there is a magnificent film festival in the capital of Ouagadougou. For years the most prestigious cinematic event in Africa, one event that draws […]