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This review by longtime Charlotte arts critic Lawrence Toppman was published by The Charlotte Ledger on June 13, 2024. You can find out more about The Charlotte Ledger’s commitment to smart local news and information and sign up for our newsletter for free here. And check out this link for Toppman’s archive of reviews in the Ledger. Politicians like congressman and N.C. attorney general candidate Jeff Jackson (whose face is featured here) are ripe for material in the perennial “Charlotte Squawks.

And here we are, folks, at the grand finale for Matt Perry Week. This final movie is all sorts of a mindfuck as to how and why it exists, particularly in its final form which, from what I understand, was butchered like an Omaha steer. This movie is pretty wild as it not only features Matt Perry, it was the last movie to star Chris Farley, which he filmed before his death (which is partially the reason for its butchering; capitalizing on the scenes with the star that recently passed) but was released after.

You can listen to the audio version of this blog on our podcast page. Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, “Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury.

The San Antonio Spurs were established 56 years ago, which means they’ve been through a lot. After numerous coaches, they started finding true success once Gregg Popovich became the head coach. The Spurs’ organization also had the pleasure of featuring athletes such as Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.  But one player that never gets recognized for his impact was shooting guard Alvin Robertson. Chosen by the Spurs as the seventh overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, Robertson averaged double-figures points every year there expect his rookie one.

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Tuesday :: August 8th, 2023I haven’t recommended other Substackers during my time with The Teardown thus far. But today is a break in that trend. Have a read through Sublime Prosaic, written by my good friend SF. The newsletter is an experiential take on life, with recent posts about sailing, planting, leisure, and fashion. I hope you enjoy it. Now, about my husband status… Edits on 8/9/2023: A reader pointed out a few mistakes in my phrasing that I’ve corrected.

AM I A SERIAL KILLER? Friends! I hope you like movies based on controversial theories of memory and a rhyme that probably came to the writer in a dream! I know I….. do? (Content warnings for violence, obviously, and also psychiatric patient abuse.) I know you are but what am I? No wait shit that doesn’t work We get a nice old-fashioned in medias res opening, in which a tween girl in a nightgown hides from her mother in a closet.

Hi, friends! I’m SO sorry it’s been a few weeks since my last Butt News! I am hard at work on the next installment (Interview with the Vampire! wow wtf!), but unfortunately last week the internet rose up and chicken-fried my brain, so I am behind. In case you missed it, my husband Ahamefule and my partner Roya and I did an interview with a platform called StyleLikeU in which we talked about our relationship(s) while sitting on wooden stools in our underwear for four hours.

Amanda Stott-Smith would have turned 46 today. Instead, she was found dead yesterday in her prison cell at Coffee Creek Correctional in Wilsonville, OR. The cause of death has not been announced and may never be. As my friend, a former DA, told me last night, the Oregon Department of Corrections “has developed a policy of refusing to say ANYTHING about ‘inmates’ deaths.” Many people - some of whom knew Amanda, some of whom did not - contacted me yesterday upon learning of Amanda’s death.