Picking up a car. Didn’t realize the Tough Man Contest was in town. Watch out for those dangerous lead blowers.. When you live on a street called “Locust Creek” you’re just asking for trouble. Oh, no! Not horseplay! Saran wrapping two cars together. Yeah. Stealing an inflatable couch. No matter […]

Do you believe in ghosts? After experiencing the Haunted Asheville Ghost Tour, even the most skeptical believers may wonder if there truly are spirits among us.The tour, which includes a bus tour or a walking tour, is based on the book Haunted Asheville by Joshua P. Warren. Warren is an […]

Earlier this year, an outbreak of E. coli spread to more than two hundred individuals, all of whom, coincidentally, were members of the “Spinach Fan Club.” Shortly after recovery, many of the members filed a joint lawsuit against “Big Spinach” in an effort to pay hospital bills, as well as […]

Being a fan of World Wrestling Entertainment, all I have been hearing since August was about the movie The Marine starring current WWE champion John Cena. He plays a marine named John Triton who is relieved of his duties in the Marines and goes home to his wife, played by […]

Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Well, in this case, “don’t judge a movie by its previews.” Based on the commercials, Man of the Year seemed to look like a hysterical political satire that would have audiences worldwide on the edge of […]

Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas are just some of the classic movies that director Martin Scorsese has shot, but none of those movies are as good as The Departed. The Departed gave Scorsese his biggest opening weekend at the box-office, but it will give movie-goers something better…an all-time great […]

The Student Government at Western Carolina University held its weekly meeting on Thursday, October 26, 2006, and the organization covered a considerable amount of material. Michelle Crowe, Director of Food Services at WCU, spoke about the new dining hall that will replace Dodson in the near future. “Construction on the […]

It’s about time we had a decent ska/punk band. Here they are, folks! Originally from Asheville, the fearsome fivesome Dawn of the Dude certainly are stealing the show all over North Carolina, gathering fans at both local and out-of-state shows. According to their site on purevolume.com, DOTD began as a […]

True artistic creativity cannot die. Weird Al Yankovic has consistently proved this point in his 20 years of releasing music. The king of satirical pop-polka has been consistent in his style since he began his mission to revolutionize ’80s pop. For his entire entertainment career, Weird Al has been known […]

When you look in the mirror do you say to yourself, “I wish I could change my (fill in the blank)”? If so, you are not alone. The percentage of people who are considering cosmetic surgery is increasing dramatically each year.Why should it not be increasing, people are getting uglier […]