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Should I sell, should I buy, or should I just put a gun to my head and relieve the misery?
I mostly love "Indie Films." As an film aficionado, I get to root for the underdog production and enjoy the tale told well in celluloid all at the same time.
Director Darren Aronofsky employs the tragedy of full blown schizophrenia to allegorically expose the duality of raw emotional conflict within the hyper-creative process that is the backstage confluence of ballerinas and their bosses.

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Government: State and Federal

Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

Nonetheless, the N C House sustains veto

Six in 10 North Carolina voters disagree with Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's recent veto of a bill requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote, according to a new poll released by the Civitas Institute.

Sixty percent of voters said they disagree with Perdue's veto of voter photo ID legislation. Thirty-seven percent said they agree with her veto and four percent said they ... (read more)


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Health and Fitness

When I think about what activities I would want my future children to partake in, several come to mind. Right at the top of said list is what some of the kids in England are doing, pole dancing. Yea, right! What are these parents thinking? Children as young as seven are enrolled in these classes, with parents having the notion that it's a type of gymnastics and not sexual. There's no doubt that this particular activity requires a lot of upper body strength and works the core muscles. However, ... (read more)

Film Reviews


Truly a Blue Valentine

I mostly love "Indie Films." As a film aficionado, I get to root for the underdog production and enjoy the tale told well in celluloid all at the same time. It makes for a good evening and a good review for the first-run film or DVD. A positive experience all around.

Blue Valentine was not that "Indie Film." This recently released DVD will not get a good review from this reviewer this go round.

Why?

The short of it: It just was not very good. The story had ... (read more)


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