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Elitist Bastards: All Aboard The Midnight Meat Train
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Burlesque, Faster, Love And Other Drugs and Tangled. They also discuss soon-to-be-released films Cool It, 127 Hours and The Warrior’s Way. They also talk about Midnight Meat Train (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and What’s Up, Doc? (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening).
Local is the new black
It’s been one year since the Asheville Grown Business Alliance launched its Love Asheville campaign. Now the hand-cranked posters and T-shirts are ubiquitous reminders of how our community creates and keeps it character: Independent businesses. “The purpose of the posters and shirts is to create a moving message to customers that shows that we are […]
A tale of two painters
Black Mountain College opened in 1933 and closed in 1957. Do the math, and that would put the youngest students of BMC somewhere around 70 years of age. “We have 255 names and addresses of alumni in our database,“ says BMCM+AC programs director Alice Sebrell. “Unfortunately, many of them are reaching the age of declining […]
The Profiler
The Suspect: The Misfits The Misfits original lineup began playing together in the late ‘70s, and they were one of the first bands in the horror-punk genre. Now, 30 years and a dozen or so lineup changes later, they still haven’t lost their focus. As frontman Jerry Only says, “We plan to continue as always […]
A clarification from Shakespeare Conductive Fibers
On Oct. 27, Mountain Xpress published [a letter] from a group of students from Buncombe County Early College entitled "The Rivers Need Our Help." Shakespeare Conductive Fibers (SCF) was identified as a potential source of toxins discharged to the river that resulted in a 2009 fish kill in Hominy Creek. We support the students’ intentions […]
To live green, don’t eat meat; the planet will thank you
In response to the Living Green feature [“Nov. 17, Xpress”], it’s important to point out its glaring omission regarding one of the most effective and easily doable steps we can take to reduce our carbon footprint and protect the planet: changing our diet. Research conducted by University of Chicago scientists showed that eating a plant-based […]
“Man-made” global warming is a man-made myth
Your latest issue [“Living Green,” Nov. 17 Xpress) makes it abundantly clear that you guys are way behind the info-curve regarding the issue of Man-Made Global Warming (MMGW). Your [feature] story, “Living Green,” while written within the general context of legitimate and noble environmental goals and practices, continually upholds the abject fiction that human activity […]
Bring back the automatic doors at Pack Library
The recent renovation of Pack Memorial Library makes access to the library more difficult for many of its patrons. Before the renovation, the right-hand doors at the library's Haywood Street entrance worked automatically. Now all the doors work manually. While entering the library recently, I was asked by a woman in a wheelchair to hold […]
An Xpress-ion of appreciation
Mountain Xpress: you rock. I hope you get told this from time to time and not just complaints about what you're doing wrong. Thanks for letting people post free ads in your classifieds and for all that you do to stimulate the local economy and keep community alive (such as the “Best of WNC” and […]
Outdoors: Boats against the current
Blackbeard, Daniel Boone, Wilma Dykeman, even George Washington. Each of these famous names, all of which appear in William Auman's new book, Pioneer Paddling Colonial Carolina, has a Tar Heel connection. Auman grew up in Benson, N.C., south of Raleigh and moved to Asheville in 1986 to become a public defender after finishing law school. […]
Is bullying human nature?
Now that our recent election is over, the right wing is free to tell us more about what happened. During the election run-up, the media was too full to allow any reasonable message to get through. This may be why the initiative to dampen down bullying had a weak beginning. The anti-bullying campaign may strengthen […]
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What’s fresh at farmers markets
Wave goodbye to Thanksgiving and say a big hello to December holidays at area tailgate markets this week. Even though the growing season has ended, farmers markets are getting in gear for the holiday season with wreaths, trees and gifts, like candles from Osada Bee Farm at the North Asheville Tailgate Market (pictured above). Don’t worry — plenty of food is available still, too.
Elitist Bastards: There’s Something About Harry
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and The Next Three Days. The intrepid reviewing duo also chat a bit about this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show double-feature of Bride of the Monster and The Devil Bat (two turkeys for Thanksgiving), and next week’s Asheville Film Society screening, One Hour With You. And just to cap things off, they also discuss soon-to-open films Burlesque, Faster, Love And Other Drugs and Tangled.
Superior Poetry
Joe Zimmerman is an accomplished poet who resides somewhere in the Biltmore Forest, without permission. He has many accolades and credentials (and resumes) and has graduated from many prestigious poetry colleges, including (but not limited to) Harvard, Oxford, Cal Polytechnic State and San Luis Obispo Community College. In his spare time he enjoys bird watching […]
The profiler
The Suspect: Sam Quinn and the Japan Ten This band is the new project of former everybodyfields frontman Sam Quinn. According to Quinn, he has, “…somehow culled the talents of some of the region’s most talented musicians to play my whiney, three minute, tales of self-loathing and dismay.” Earlier this summer, the Americana singer/songwriter released […]
One on one with D.G. Martin
With the hard-charged atmosphere of the 2010 election fading away, what do we do now? First, we can remember two things: 1) Elections make a difference; but also 2) They don't change things all at once (or, really, all that much). Meanwhile, North Carolinians looking for changes for the better will still be demanding help […]
Outdoors: Conservation at the crossroads
As Western North Carolina becomes ever more developed, a large tract of wild land has come up for sale, creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conserve it for posterity. In June, the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and The Conservation Fund announced that they’d reached an agreement with former U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor and his family to […]
The gift of serenity
Thanksgiving is here, which means the beginning of the holiday season for most residents. Regardless of faith, this time offers the opportunity to connect with family, friends and perhaps something greater. It can also bring an unwanted guest — stress. If the cooking, shopping, traveling, spending, volunteering, partying and attending “family obligations” triggers the experience […]
A night out with the APD is another night of the unjust war on drugs
I’m not clear if it was David Forbes’ intention, but his article, “On the Town: A Night with the APD” [Nov.17, Xpress] provides readers a clear exposé of the U.S. war on drugs and its national and local implications for communities of color. By focusing on both the Pisgah View and Hillcrest neighborhoods on their […]