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Duplicity A New Beginning

Duplicity A New Beginning
“Look, there’s Chopper 9,” Laura said, pointing into clouds behind Bank of America Stadium, as the latest news helicopter emerged from the hazy morning horizon and banked into an arc over the scene below on Stonewall. That made...
August 17th, 2010 | August 2010 | Read More

London to Charlotte Direct

London to Charlotte Direct
For the past four years, I’ve lived the high life in London, England. I had access to movie premieres, world-class museums and stage productions, with the rest of Europe just a short, cheap plane ride away. So when I began telling...
August 16th, 2010 | August 2010 | Read More

Everything for Sale

Everything for Sale
As we’re talking, I casually look around and see what looks like an old war helmet. I ask to see it and the gentleman behind the counter starts talking. It is a World War II German military helmet, he says. From the heft of the metal...
August 10th, 2010 | August 2010 | Read More

Lost in Space: The elusive art of the live recording

Lost in Space: The elusive art of the live recording
Live albums, as a general rule, suck. Even without poor recording clarity, it’s rare that a live record manages to capture not only song, but also a sense of place; rarely are we taken into the recording instead of merely hearing...
August 9th, 2010 | July 10 | Read More

Lawless

Lawless
Ellenora Barker stands by her man. When her husband, Andy, announced he wanted to build his very own old-fashioned Western town, she told him it sounded like a great idea.And when he sold his share of a successful construction company...
August 5th, 2010 | July 10 | Read More

Note from the Publisher July 2010

Note from the Publisher July 2010
The magazine is 5 years and 60 issues old this month, but I can only think about my youngest daughter, Anna, with her new tooth that came in as a present to me on Father’s Day. Anna has Down syndrome and everything takes a bit longer...
August 2nd, 2010 | July 10 | Read More

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