Ink From My Soul Documentary Highlights Authoring Action
This weekend a Winston-Salem based non-profit, a center for art, and a team of filmmakers will come together to celebrate the power of “voice.”
Arts
Centenary United Methodist Church Hosts the Tony Abbott Lecture Series
If you're a lover of poetry or simply curious to learn more on the subject and you happen to be free any Tuesday evening in the month of March, Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem has just the thing for you.
'The Gatekeepers' Offer Candid Assessment Of Israel's Security
Director Dror Moreh interviews six former heads of the Israel's Shin Bet security service in his Oscar-nominated documentary. The men look back on their work and conclude that continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinians will not resolve the conflict.
Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' Inspires The Story Of 'Mary Coin'
Marisa Silver's new novel imagines the meeting of a Depression-era photographer and her now-iconic subject. Giving the characters different names but similar stories to their real-life counterparts, Silver tackles big questions about the morality of art.
Dictionary Of Idioms Gets Everybody On The Same Page
From "dead cat bounce," which originated in the 1980s, to "cold fish," which was coined by Shakespeare, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms explores the origins of more than 10,000 nonliteral sayings.
Triad Jewish Film Festival in Greensboro Hosts Producer of The Simpsons
The Triad Jewish Film Festival in Greensboro runs this Saturday, March 2 through the 16th, building bridges of understanding by showcasing Jewish identity through six wonderful contrasting films, community outreach, and comedy.
Movie Trailer Math: Getting 'Butts In The Seats' In Minutes
Before films hit theaters, they are heralded by trailers that can either drive people to the box office or keep them away. Stephen Garrett, owner of the trailer production company Jump Cut Creative, talks about what it takes to lure audiences without spoiling a film.
'Behind The Scenes' At The Vatican: The Politics Of Picking A New Pope
John Thavis covered the Vatican from Rome for nearly 30 years while working for the Catholic News Service. In his new book, The Vatican Diaries, he describes a place much less organized and hierarchical than the public imagines.
How The Food Industry Manipulates Taste Buds With 'Salt Sugar Fat'
From food scientists who study the human palate to maximize consumer bliss, to marketing campaigns that target teens to hook them for life on a brand, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Moss' new book goes inside the world of processed, packaged goods.
Puppets and Play: UNCG Presents The Long Christmas Ride Home
From King Friday on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood to Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka what is it about puppets that captures our imagination and sucks us into their stories?