Where soap opera meets soft porn and enchantment twines with entrapment; where passions run high, and the supernatural is only a closet away; a wicked witch holds sway. With fiendish glee, she brings disharmony to Harmony and not-so-quality entertainment to NBC daytime. Anyone who can’t get enough of the goings-on […]
Day: March 20, 2001
Singer and Folk-Theologian ‘Live and for Free’ in Cullowhee
Ed Kilbourne’s performances are much like Jesus’ teachings: Live and for Free. And on Sunday, March 25, Kilbourne will bring his folk style performance to Cullowhee. Kilbourne, a singer and folk-theologian, is known for his ability to combine acoustic guitar, keyboards, and singing in a story-telling style that has been […]
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee at The Ugly Mug
So you say there’s no place to go in Cullowhee. There’s nothing to do. Well, Tom Hanks is armed with a new coffee shop and a fresh mentality on that particular subject. Cullowhee is ready for a change, and that change is starting with Tom’s Ugly Mug. The Ugly Mug […]
MovieBinoche Makes the Very Best “Chocolat”
In a small French village focused on purity, morality, and tranquillity, you look the other way if you see something you aren’t supposed to. Overall, there is a peaceful exterior to the town. But there is a craving for something more bubbling just below the surface. It’s a craving for […]
MusicClapton is Back with Reptile
It seems that the last time we heard from blues guitar legend Eric Clapton was during his collaboration with B.B. King on the album Ridin’ with the King. Now Clapton has produced a solo album entitled Reptile. The album contains both original numbers and covers of songs by the likes […]
VideoNot Exactly What You’re Not Expecting – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
What if your life is scripted ahead of time? What if everything you do or say is predetermined by some unseen author, and all you can do is play out your part until the inevitable conclusion, whatever it may be? Even worse, what if, in this great drama that is […]
Nomad 2001 Contributors Selected
Congratulations to the following students whose work has been selected to appear in the 2001 edition of Nomad, WCU’s art and literary magazine. Bridget Fitzgerald: “Writing Chalkboard Letters” Sabrina Kumar: “Jamaican Triptych” and “haiku” Michael McCollum: “Cliff’s Notes” Crystal Olson: “Topsy-Turvy” and “Memories of Omaha” Virginia Culp: “Neurotic Distortions of […]
Comedian Bobby Lee to perform at Illusions
Comedian Bobby Lee will perform at Western Carolina University on Tuesday, April 3, at 9 p.m. The comedy show will take place in Illusions nightclub, in the A.K. Hinds University Center. Lee has appeared on the television programs “Friday Night Videos” on NBC, “Make Me Laugh” on Comedy Central, and […]
Fan Favorite “They Might Be Giants” Comes to Asheville
Like many bands that enjoy a less mainstream popularity of cult proportions, many people insist that while they’ve heard of the New York based group They Might Be Giants (TMBG), they’ve never actually heard them. Not true, I say. For while many have escaped the rhetoric of “Birdhouse in Your […]
Valuable Ring Stolen from Dodson Work Site
Workers at the Dodson pavilion reported last Wednesday that an aluminum pressure ring had been stolen from the site. The ring, specially manufactured for the pavilion, was made of polished aluminum and is valued at $3000. The ring was designed to be part of the structure of the pavilion’s cover, […]