Flipping Gender, For A Cause: “Broadway Twisted” Monday Night
Some of Chapel Hill’s best actors will perform some of Broadway’s greatest hits – with a twist, and for a cause.
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A Brief Look at Cyborgs in Film
Posted by Staff | Apr 6, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square
“Ghost in the Shell,” a live-action adaptation of the manga and subsequent anime of the same name, is currently making the rounds in theaters. The film follows the metaphysical exploits of Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg law...
Read MoreWhy Vinyl Is Still Important
Posted by Ellie Yinger | Mar 30, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square
The feeling of physically placing a record on the player, flipping the cover back and forth to check out the songs that are about to be played, that’s the personal experience vinyl gives to record lovers and those are the...
Read More“Life” Review
Posted by Staff | Mar 30, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square
Daniel Espinosa’s new film “Life” is frighteningly similar to Ridley Scott’s “Alien.” Both films feature a small crew on a cramped spaceship being menaced by an imposing alien life form, and both films are more interested in...
Read MoreRon Stutts Shares His 5 Favorite Chuck Berry Songs!
Posted by Staff | Mar 21, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square
Chuck Berry passed away at the age of 90 this past Saturday. He was one of the greatest guitarists, singers and songwriters of his time. Performing rhythm-and-blues and rock n’ roll music from the ’50-’70s,...
Read MoreTop 5 Giant Monster Movies
Posted by Staff | Mar 16, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square
With Kong: Skull Island stomping around theaters, many a filmgoer, myself included, is itching for some more giant monster action. Whether they use rubber suits and miniature cities or state of the art CGI, here are five movies...
Read MoreThe Connells will Headline Benefit Concert for Bill Ladd at Cat’s Cradle on March 31
Posted by Staff | Mar 13, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square
“Bill and his family have been through so much,” said Rob Ladd, organizer of the Cat’s Cradle benefit concert event and brother of Bill Ladd. “Our goal is to help them through this time and also to bring awareness to colon...
Read MoreYesterYears: Here to Stay
Posted by Victor Lewis | Mar 12, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Food & Dining, Town Square
Playthrough’s New Game+
Posted by Victor Lewis | Feb 28, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square
Raleigh’s Playthrough Gaming Conference was back for a second year with a vengeance this year in its “New Game+” iteration. “I knew I had to come back,” said con-goer and avid gamer Paul Kirkland. “Last year was pretty small,...
Read MoreEssentials: The LEGO Batman Movie
Posted by Victor Lewis | Feb 21, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment
The LEGO Batman movie doesn’t have the advantage of being unexpectedly wonderful like its 2014 counterpart “The LEGO Movie,” but that doesn’t stop it from being completely, utterly spectacular. When audiences walked into “The...
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