Late Monday night, the Durham City Council voted unanimously to approve a budget for FY 2020-21. Budget talks can be contentious, but this one may have been even more so, given overwhelming concern from the community about an increase in funding for the Durham Police Department (DPD). According to the budget, DPD will receive a [...]
I seriously got involved with the NFL - and the Carolina Panthers - during the team’s 2003 Super Bowl run. I was 10 or 11 back then and remember having my heart broken when the New England Patriots won on a last second field goal. Being a Panthers fan - or a fan of any [...]
This is something I try to tell myself, regardless of the circumstances. It’s really hard. The past several weeks have been trying, not only for me, but for our world. With the Coronavirus hacking our everyday lives, hearing of thousands of lives being cut short and people panic buying. Schools, restaurants and bars - even [...]
Something magical occurred at the 92nd Academy Awards Sunday evening. Something that I predicted was going to happen weeks ago. Parasite not only took home four awards - the most of any feature honored at the ceremony. It became the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for both International Feature Film and [...]
Welcome to the final installment of this season’s Best Picture Challenge. Check out my thoughts on films seven through nine below. Ford v. Ferrari With Le Mans 1966 as the backdrop, officials at Ford look to do the impossible. They plan to construct a race car that can compete against a thoroughbred of car racing: [...]
