Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter *** Short Take: Beautifully mounted, immensely unsatisfying mix of history and fantasy that takes itself WAY too seriously. Reel Take: As a native Southerner, I should have been greatly offended or at least annoyed by the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.Abraham Lincoln has always been a polarizingContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Vampire Circus Vampire Circus (1972) Having sat through Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, I came out longing for the B movie vampire flicks of yore where the built in limitations of a low budget often led to tighter scripts, more colorful performances, and a more creative use ofContinue Reading
by Eddie LeShure “Chuck Lichtenberger approaches his creativity with an almost childlike exuberance! He creates music unlike anything heard before, drawing on a vast reservoir of diverse influences. He’s been an inspiration and mentor to me. I can’t say enough about his character and integrity, let alone his musical prowess, both asContinue Reading
Open publication – Free publishing – More arts In This Month’s Issue: July 2012 Interviews: Emoke B’Racz & Linda Barrett Knopp (p3); Jason Rafferty (p12); Maria Pressley (p29); Mary-Beth Akers (p31) Performance: Folkmoot Festival (p4); Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival (p6) Fine Art: Riverside Studios (p9); Rapid River Magazine Receptions (p10);Continue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD A recent online health service noted: “40% of cancers are due to avoidable life choices… Tobacco causes 23% of [cancer] cases in men and 15.6% of cases in women. The next largest cause of cancer in men was lack of fruits and vegetables in their diets…”Continue Reading
by Peter Loewer Well,” said the curmudgeon as he established himself on the radiator to the left of the General Store’s front door, “I’m here to tell you that I am sick of NOISE!” “What,” shouted the Breadman as he began to stack the week-old pies in a separate pileContinue Reading
Written by Lisa Alther Review by Marcianne Miller Are you washed, in the blood, In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb? The beloved Christian hymn, “Washed in the Blood,” was not written until 1878, but its theme of blood as purifier runs with great irony through the five centuries ofContinue Reading
Interview with Emoke B’Racz & Linda Barrett Knopp by Dennis Ray Malaprop’s celebrated their 30th anniversary last month. The bookstore was also honored and recognized by the publishing industry in 2000 as the best in the country. First in the South! That next year Nancy Olsen of Quail Ridge BookstoreContinue Reading
Interviewed by Dennis Ray Brian Lee Knopp spent more than a decade as a private investigator in western North Carolina, working for private clients as well as attorneys. He wrote the bestselling book Mayhem in Mayberry: Misadventures of a P.I. in Southern Appalachia, where he tells what the profession isContinue Reading
