Exploris in downtown Raleigh is closed until Sept. 29 as part of its merger with Playspace to form a new children’s museum. However, the Exploris IMAX theater is still open and its newest feature, Hurricane on the Bayou, is both visually stunning and surprisingly relevant. Narrated by Meryl Streep, the 2006 film was originally intended […]
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Christina Askounis
Christina Askounis’ track record includes a Peabody Award-winning TV series on the environment and 20 years of teaching writing at Duke. And now, her science-fiction novel The Dream of the Stone is poised to become a hit14 years after it was originally published. On Sept.18, at 7 p.m., Askounis will appear at Quail Ridge Books […]
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Film
September Evan Rachel Wood is poised for her biggest role yet with Across the Universe (Sept. 21), a Beatles-themed musical from Titus director Julie Taymorbut Taymor’s behind-the-scenes struggles over the final cut and the film’s surreal take on the Fab Four leaves it up in the air as to whether this will be the next […]
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The untimely death of Durham artist Mike Wieringo
On Aug. 10, Durham-based comic book artist Mike Wieringo updated his Web site, mikewieringo.com, with a detailed sketch of Jarek, the hero of his fantasy comic Tellos, which he had created with his best friend Todd DeZago. The post was titled “Just a Quick One Today.” It would be the last post he made. The […]
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Superbad drops tons of F bombs, but has heart
Superbad is a hard-R teen comedy that contains no nudity, no intense violence, and sexual situations that would be considered tame by the standards of basic cable. The R comes from the language, an almost non-stop flurry of F-bombs and sexual references that sounds like Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob having an argument with […]
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Triple-A Baseball Heroes
Yes, that’s Wool E. Bull cheering on the Hulk in Durham Bulls blues to a home run. Fans heading out to the Durham Bulls/ Indianapolis Indians game on Thursday might get a specialand unusualtreat. Not content with being limited to books, movies, cartoons, video games, action figures and merchandise, the superheroes of Marvel Comics will […]
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Raleigh author John Kessel to see work adapted on ABC
John Kessel’s last brush with Hollywood was when a producer was interested in his short story, “Hearts Do Not in Eyes Shine,” about a couple who has their memories of one another erased. Then Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind came out. Not surprisingly, the Nebula-winning author and co-director of N.C. State’s MFA creative writing […]
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Building Blount Street Commons
540 N. Blount St. in downtown Raleigh has seen better days. A thin layer of black dirt covers the outside, and if you want an invitation inside, you probably shouldn’t touch the broken plastic button that was once a doorbell. The inside boasts some ugly blue carpeting, fluorescent lights and a water fountain from the […]
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Empty warehouses, no trains
The seven red-brick buildings adjacent to the large Dillon Supply building off of West Martin Street in downtown Raleigh are a melancholy sight. They’ve remained empty since late 2005, when they were bought out by the Triangle Transit Authority as part of the TTA’s plans for a 28-mile rail line. Problem: The rail line’s still […]
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Hi Mom! Film Festival
The Hi Mom! Film Festival has always had a slight hint of chaos to it. Since it started in 1997, its creative direction as a short film festival has consisted of … showing a lot of short films. But in anticipation of its 10th anniversary, Hi Mom! will remind moviegoers why it received a 2007 […]
