In the classic TV show “Seinfeld”, George is acting like a cool guy. He brings a vintage American muscle car to impress a woman, and all is going well until she sees the front seat. “Is that your orthopedic back pillow?” “Maybe.” “Well is it or isn’t it” “…guess not.” That’s what we could call […]
Ah, Mr. Spielberg, perched so daintily atop your E.T. money, we suspect that you never foresaw the rise of the GoPro camera. A manageable, smartphone-sized video camera capable of recording high-definition video while suction-cupped onto nearly any surface imaginable—Indiana Jones could have used one of these in the Temple of Doom, eh? Well, we’re not […]
Well, another month, another dog. For those of y’all who haven’t seen our Dog of the Month series, every month local dog rescue organization Saving Grace NC sends us info on a dog to feature. The dogs vote on who will be nominated every month, and a special runoff election is held in case of a […]
Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah, wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah. For those of us without year-round school schedules, the advent of school is celebrated chiefly by parents who can finally be free of their offspring for a solid eight hours a day, and retailers who know that parents are so willing to jettison their kids that they’ll buy nearly anything to ease along […]
The North Carolina Museum of History is hosting its largest exhibit ever, The Story of North Carolina. As the title suggests, this exhibit is all about North Carolina: how it started, who started it, what changes it has gone through, and what its distinguishing features are. The result is a massive series of artifacts, multimedia […]
