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SNL Mocks Racists For Donald Trump

Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Saturday Night Live skewered Donald Trump and racists for Donald Trump on their March 5 episode. The cold open of the episode began with a mock-CNN report. A quick spoof of Donald Trump, portrayed by Darrell Hammond, kicked...

Two Foreign Films Premiering This Month

Posted by Bradley Bethel | Mar 5, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

March marks the end of what I call the foreign film season. Following the announcement of the Oscar nominees, the season begins in early January and ends shortly after the Oscars ceremony in late February or early March. An...

John Oliver Rips North Carolina Voting Laws

Posted by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

North Carolina voting laws, and similar ones around the country, were the subject of scathing criticism Sunday night. John Oliver took aim on his HBO show, Last Week Tonight. A string of states, including North Carolina, have...

Helen Mirren Rips Drunk Drivers in Super Bowl Ad

Posted by Staff | Feb 4, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Helen Mirren is an English actor. She is a distinguished performer who has starred in dozens of films and theatre productions in her 50 year career. Budweiser enlisted Mirren for one of their Super Bowl commercials. It is a...

Bad Lip Reading Featuring Cam Newton

Posted by Staff | Feb 2, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

The Super Bowl is Sunday. That means it is time for “Bad Lip Reading of the NFL.” It is a new tradition. But, it is a great one. Bad Lip Reading videos have received over 500 million views in less than 5 years. The...

Mike Huckabee Stars in this Adele Parody

Posted by Staff | Jan 27, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee still wants to be president. But, if that does not work out, he can always fall back on making YouTube parodies of popular songs. The following video was released by the Mike Huckabee...

Tina Fey Returns as Sarah Palin

Posted by Staff | Jan 24, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Sarah Palin returned to headlines thanks to her endorsement of Donald Trump. So, Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live to reprise her role as the former governor of Alaska. Saturday Night Live began with sketch spoofing...

25th Annual A Tasteful Affair

Posted by Staff | Oct 22, 2015 | Arts & Entertainment

Join 500 guests from across the Triangle to enjoy festivities and delicious samples at the 25th annual A Tasteful Affair. It happens Sunday, November 1st from 6-8pm at the Blue Zone at Kenan Stadium. Check out the impressive...

Carrboro: Best City For Singles

Posted by Staff | Oct 15, 2015 | Arts & Entertainment

Are you single? Move to Carrboro. Evidently it is the best city for singles in the United States. Livability ranked Carrboro at the top of their list of “10 Best Cities for Singles.” The website “explores...

‘Best Of’ Entertainment Bracket Winner – Cat’s Cradle!

Posted by Staff | Mar 12, 2015 | Arts & Entertainment

After five weeks and hundreds of votes, Chapelboro is proud to announce that the winner of our inaugural Entertainment Bracket is Carrboro’s Cat’s Cradle! This Main Street institution has been rocking since the late 60s...

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