Month: November 2008

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Movie Review: Max Payne

By Jon Benton Staff Writer Max Payne came out in theatres October 18, a rendition of a video game into movie form. This movie sort of popped out of left field for me, as I wasn’t aware of it until the day before it was released. I decided to give […]

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Finally Jim and Pam Are Happy Together

By Max Kath Staff Writer “Office” fans rejoice! The new season is off to a great start. It started off on a really positive note by showing the viewers what happened over the eight weeks of summer that the show usually glosses over. By doing this the writers have made […]

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Jon Benton’s Poetry Apparatus Vehicle Extravaganza:

Jon Benton’s Poetry Apparatus Vehicle Extravaganza: “Gregory was once a magician” Gregory was once a magicianhe did acts that non could believehe vanished and appeared across the binhe flew, defying all laws of gravityhe entered a competition, seeking a winhe didn’t, however get what he had hoped forhe went home […]

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Lewis Buck: Beyond The Surface

By Christine Elder Contributing Writer Currently exhibiting in the Fine Art Museum of The Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University is Lewis Buck with his life works in painting and assemblage. Spanning over six decades and still in the process of making art, Lewis Buck has not […]

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Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book”

By Catherine Conner Staff Writer Currently, most of the entertainment world is focusing on books adapted to movies with up-and-coming attractions like “Twilight” this winter and Alan Moore’s “The Watchmen” next spring. After the final installment of books in the “Harry Potter” line in July 2007, fans are anxiously anticipating […]

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Bear Creek Music Festival

By Alison Murphy Staff Writer Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival will be held at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park this November 14-16 in Live Oak, Florida. Bear Creek is a camping festival spanning the weekend, but there are also day passes available. Festival goers will also be able […]

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A Column for the Musically Obsessed:

By Alison Murphy Staff Writer Fall is in full swing now, and that means this is the best time to see live music locally. This time of year Asheville is always bustling with a tremendous amount of musical activity. Every weekend, and even most weeknights there is a wide variety […]

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Paul Newman: In Memoriam

By Max Kath Staff Writer I have a confession to make: I don’t know as much about Paul Newman as I feel I should. It’s not that I have anything against him I just haven’t seen that many of his movies. I’ve seen “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and […]

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Books and Literature Event Calendar

Monday, November 3 Poetrio + Malaprops | 3:00 pm | Asheville Today’s poets are Elizabeth Bradfield (“Interpretive Work”), Helen Wallace (“Shimming the Glass House”) and Oni Buchanan (“Spring”) An Evening of Storytelling with Gary Carden + City Lights Bookstore | 7:00 pm | Sylva Special celebration and screening of Gary […]

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Women’s tennis continue Fall season at ETSU Fall Classic

By Kaitlyn Mullis Sports Writer The Western Carolina women’s tennis team continued their early season at the 25th annual East Tennessee State University Fall Classic Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 20. The Lady Catamounts traveled to Johnson City, Tennessee for the weekend competition, which hosted a total of twenty-five teams and […]