Joe and Terry Graedon can often be found at Carrboro Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings, under the radar. But occasionally, someone will overhear them chatting and recognize their familiar voices. “They’ll come up to us and say, ‘I know who you are,’” Terry laughs, almost surprised at her celebrity status as one half of the […]
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My kids are big fans of the animated film “Madagascar,” and of course, the main character, King Julien, the hyperactive, booty-shaking lemur with a penchant for belly laughs and dance parties. Not surprisingly, when I offered to take them to see a real-life lemur up close, they jumped at the chance. Thankfully, I didn’t need
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THE COURT CRUSADERS The tale of student-athlete Charlie Scott and his coach The year is 1966. The Civil Rights Movement is still roiling the South, and Chapel Hill is struggling to embrace desegregation. Amidst all this, UNC men’s basketball coach Dean Smith is determined to recruit the best African- American player he can find and
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Producer Bill Hayes spent his childhood working hard on his father’s 300-acre tobacco and dairy farm in Mount Airy, waiting for the day when he could leave small-town North Carolina to make it big. Eventually, he’d realize that dream, finding success churning out hit TV shows like TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” and “19
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It’s that time of year again. Mom, Dad, Uncle Buck, Aunt Millie and, um, a few other stragglers, are lining up on your doorstep just in time for the holidays, ready to eat you out of house and home and, of course, be entertained. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. When cabin fever hits, we
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