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Book Report: Springtime on Mars
Short though these stories by N.C. author Susan Woodring may be, Springtime on Mars proves a compelling, engaging read.
Googling Asheville
If you’ve seen a small sedan tooling around town with a 4-foot-tall pole strapped to its top, don’t be alarmed. The car, which has a camera mounted atop the pole, is part of Google Street View, which aims to give Internet users a street-level, panoramic vista of streets and neighborhoods. Asheville from the ground up: […]
Candidate: Spence Campbell
Spence Campbell Spence Campbell Political party: Republican Residence: Hendersonville Occupation: Retired soldier, U.S. Army 1967-92 Education: B.A. University of Tennessee; M.A. Russian-area studies, Georgetown University Political experience: Chairman Henderson County Republican Party Endorsements: Hendersonville Times-News, state Sen. Tom Apodaca, state Rep. Carolyn Justus, former state Rep. Wilma Sherrill, celebrity golfer Tom Fazio 1) How much […]
The writing on the wall
The man came to me, explaining with unassailable logic why, in the face of a tax revaluation that threatened to tear the communities of Jackson County apart, his quiet community by the river would be safe from the proposed 4,000-acre development of golf courses and mountain mansions. “Two percent of the people in this country […]
Baby Mama
The Story: A 37-year-old single woman discovers she's infertile, and hires a white-trash woman to be her surrogate. The Lowdown: A pleasant yet forgettable comedy carried on the strength of Tina Fey’s lead performance and the film’s supporting cast.
Book Report: 6 Sick Hipsters
Is Rayo Casablanca’s debut novel the new hipster handbook? Or is it just a Pulp Fiction wannabe?
Heap your plate with charity
It’s Thursday, April 24, dinnertime. You’re beat down. You don’t feel like cooking. That tofu you bought last week has pink spots. The baby spinach is wilted. Whatever will you do? You might consider joining thousands of other people in the same predicament and pull up a seat at one of the more than 100 […]
What’s up with Mount Mitchell?
In February, my nephews and I decided to hike to the summit of Mount Mitchell. But the most interesting thing to happen that day turned out to be eating our organic-peanut-butter-and-black-currant-jelly sandwiches while perched atop the grave of Dr. Elisha Mitchell, the geologist for whom both the peak and the state park are named. No […]
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Story: Dumped by his girlfriend, a composer goes on vacation to regroup only to find his ex and her new companion staying at the same resort. The Lowdown: Standard lowbrow comedy courtesy of producer Judd Apatow, but one marked by an occasionally insightful, warmhearted screenplay.
The Band’s Visit
The Story: An Egyptian police band find themselves stranded in a small Israeli town and have to rely on the kindness of the locals. The Lowdown: A slight story that scales the heights of human experience with rare -- and both funny and touching -- precision. A must-see.
Visionary movements
Choreography can be an intensely personal art form. More than just a combination of postures and movements, choreography is also a reflection of the thoughts, insights and personal resolutions of its creator. It’s a kind of art that, first and foremost, exists in the choreographer’s imagination, and must translated by the dancers into something an […]
Outdoor Journal
Now playing: The work of Asheville filmmakers John Grace and Thomas Oliver will appear together during a double feature of kayaking films next Thursday, April 24, at the Fine Arts Theatre in Asheville. The premiere is “for anyone who has ever seen a kayak on top of a car around here and wondered where it’s […]
Don’t look for an apology
I felt the need to respond to the accusations of “slander” made by City Council at the March 25 meeting [“Development Moratorium Discussion Gets Testy,” April 2]. If it’s slander to confront Council and other elected officials about their inability to say no to any developer who brings a proposal for consideration; if it’s slander […]
Fanning the flames
Thank you for writing about people going up in smoke at Asheville Mortuary Services [“Where There’s Smoke …,” The Buzz, April 2]—which was licensed in 2005—only a few blocks from the Biltmore shopping area. Those who reported the bodies’ ash and smoke are not blowing hot air. I first saw the dense black smoke aggressively […]
Spring’s sprung
Take a virtual tour of the Botanical Gardens at Asheville.
Dungeon masters
Say the words Mount Dungeon to those who aren’t in the know, and you will likely be greeted by either quizzical looks or taunts of being a Dungeons & Dragons nerd. But to a growing audience in Asheville, the name Mount Dungeon is fast becoming synonymous with relevant, original and interesting local music. But what […]
Leatherheads
The Story: An aging football player in the early days of pro football hits on a scheme to make the sport popular -- and profitable. The Lowdown: An altogether enjoyable attempt at recreating the 1930s-'40s style of romantic comedy.
Play review: Underneath the Lintel
This play brings a spell-binding hour-and-a-half, some interesting insights into biblical scripture, human nature, the passage of time and the oft-grafittied declaration, “I was here.” But don’t go to this show expecting a tidy conclusion. That’s not happening.
Everything in moderation
If we had another band name, it would be ‘Normal,’” jokes Matt Call, front man for local pop group Lewis. As it is, “We don’t have that whole indie appeal, which makes it tough. We’re not hanging things from our nipples. We’re just four normal guys.” What is normal? According to this local rock group, […]
Mountain country
The guitarist, Henry Whitter, slid his chair across the floor to bring his instrument a little closer to the recording machine’s sound-gathering horn. A harmonica dangled from his neck on a wire truss; he made a tentative puff on it and looked over to the man behind the controls. Click on the image above to […]