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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM
- Universal
- Dumb and Dumber To
Beyond the Lights - Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker
Dumb and Dumber To - Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels
Whiplash - Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons
News / Opinion BREAKING NEWS: New civil war erupts in South Carolina!
Posted By Jerry Klein on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 12:15 PM
This just in: In a startling move guaranteed to relaunch the Civil War (oh, sorry, please forgive us, make that “The War Against Northern Aggression”), U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel of Charleston, South Carolina, ruled Wednesday that godless homosexuals have the same right as heterosexuals to ruin their lives in legally binding contracts called “marriages."
Thankfully, however, that decision was immediately put on a one-week hold as South Carolina’s Attorney General filed an appeal to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, even though that seems to be a lost cause, as the appeals court has ruled against those challenges in every other similar case so far. Still, residents of the state are counting on some illusive Higher Power to miraculously come to their assistance, insisting that the vote of a landslide majority of the people of the state banning gay marriages in 2006 should be the final answer on the issue.
News / Opinion The School Board/Morrison drama continues
Posted By Jerry Klein on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 11:21 AM
One of the cardinal rules governing the norms of human social interaction is that if someone is trying to hide bad or embarrassing news from the rest of the community, that effort is doomed to fail. Sooner or later, the truth, or some version of it, is going to be revealed. So if any of the people involved with the debacle concerning the so-called resignation of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Heath Morrison thought they’d get away with a bunch of phony handshakes and gritted-teeth smiles as he ran out of town as fast as he could, well, you’ve got to wonder what they’ve been drinking lately.
Last night, the School Board’s General Legal Counsel, George Battle III, sent a scathing email to the members of the Board, which he also made public. By early evening, the letter had been posted on various personal Facebook pages. In it, he describes in some detail a series of events going back to September involving allegations of financial and budgetary shenanigans and disagreements between Battle and Morrison over raises for legal department personnel, as well as Morrison’s handling of other budgetary issues.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 13, 2014 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• 'Art' at UpStage
• Pablo Francisco at The Comedy Zone
• International Night at Bubble
• Southern Christmas Show at The Park Expo & Conference Center
• A Love Supreme — Robert Mars featuring Jay West exhibit at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Art + Culture
First Drip First Drip (11/13/14): Accused Ponzi mastermind in court, nurses strike on Ebola, more
Posted By Emiene Wright on Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 8:16 AM
Paul Burks, 67, of Lexington, a former nursing home magician and country music disc jockey, is accused of an online investment scheme that ran up hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for victims in Charlotte, across North Carolina and around the world. The alleged mastermind of what prosecutors are describing as one of the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history appears in federal court in Charlotte on Thursday to face an array of charges.
The future of the Affordable Care Act hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court interprets four words. What makes insurance under the ACA affordable are the subsidies for policies bought by low- and middle-income people under an insurance exchange. The amount of the subsidy is based on the time insured “through an exchange established by the state.” That could make millions of customers, including those in North Carolina, ineligible for subsidies in states that have not set up their own exchanges, clearly not the intent of the law.
Nurses in the United States and around the world participated in a global day of action Wednesday, demanding better training and equipment to combat an Ebola epidemic that has resulted in more than 5,000 deaths. America’s largest nurses union, National Nurses United (NNU), estimated that 100,000 of its members would participate in strikes and vigils to highlight failures in the national response.
Young #AlexfromTarget reveals the dark side of his rise to Internet fame.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
News George Battle pens a letter to the School Board
Posted By Jerry Klein on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:06 PM
Members of the Board,
I just want to inform you that I have been approached by several media outlets who say that they have been contacted by a Board member who has stated that the investigation into Dr. Morrison’s misconduct was initiated as a vendetta by me as a result of Dr. Morrison’s disapproval of my plan for reorganizing the Legal Department. I have spoken with a couple of outlets about this allegation already and plan to speak with more of them tomorrow.
Opinion / Immigration Local TV station runs story on undocumented immigrants faking crimes for visa, offers one example of fraud
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 3:57 PM
In the mornings, I usually put on CBS This Morning in the background while getting ready for work. Out of all the morning news shows, I find it the least distracting. (Mostly) straight-up news without the gimmicks.
But yesterday, I was on another channel, and a promo for an investigative piece from the local station caught my attention. The words "undocumented residents" drew me away from the bathroom mirror and toward the TV. The words "what if those applications are bogus, and those people really haven't been victims of crimes?" turned my stomach.
I didn't get a chance to catch WSOC's broadcast live last night, but I found it online. The headline on the story reads: "Illegal immigrants faking crimes to stay in Charlotte."
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:55 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 12, 2014 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque Tour at The Fillmore
• Taste of the Mint at Mint Museum Uptown
• Stretch & Sip at The Oak Room
• Happy Hour at Craft Tasting Room & Growler Shop
• Matuto at Evening Muse
Inside CL RSVP for Blackish: The Social Event and Conversation
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:41 AM
*UPDATE*
RSVPing for this event is now closed. Thanks for your support!
We recently published a story that provides an introspective look at the struggles within Charlotte’s African-American cultural scene. The story has generated numerous discussions on social media and in social circles around the city. Now, it’s your chance to talk about where we go from here.
First Drip First Drip (11/12/14): Pipeline opposition, Climate deal reached, comet probe, RIP to rapper
Posted By Emiene Wright on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 8:49 AM
Opposition is galvanizing against plans to put it in a natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to eastern North Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is mainly a project of Dominion Resources and Duke Energy. Foes of the pipeline argue that the area is an unstable place to build a pipeline and could contaminate the drinking water.
President Obama brokered a landmark agreement between the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest carbon polluters, to create targets to curb emissions and spur other countries to make cuts. It could also recharge efforts to negotiate a new global climate agreement.
Today, scientists from the European Space Agency and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will attempt to land a probe on a comet for the first time in human history. The Rosetta spacecraft is expected to drop a lander on the comet's uneven, enigmatic surface — a task estimated to take a grueling seven hours.
Big Bank Hank, the founding member of seminal rap group Sugar Hill Gang, died of kidney complications due to cancer at age 57. The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first hip-hop song to chart and is still referenced in popular music today.
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Photos: Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride 1
According to one Facebook poster, last night there were approximately 80 cyclists out last night.
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#FergusonEverywhere: Leaders and young folks debate how to move forward 16
We are mad as hell, we are sick of this happening and we need leadership.
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LOL: Comedy in the Q.C.
A roundup of CL's top picks for comedy shows in Charlotte this week.
