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Celebrating July 20 as INTERNATIONAL CHESS DAY was first proposed by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1966. The date was chosen to mark the 1924 founding of the International Chess Federation... 6 School’s out, but the accolades and recognition for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) keep coming – further solidifying the school’s already IMPRESSIVE REPUTATION. 7 From July 16-25, Theatre Alliance will round out its outdoor summer performance at 650 W. 6th St. with the epic, anti-war rock opera American Idiot. 8 In the early 1980s, when “The Love Boat” was navigating prime time waters, and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “McHale’s Navy” were still in reruns, an Entertainment Tonight poll named GAVIN MACLEOD the most recognizable man on TV. 9 Aside from giving Christopher Walken a star turn – in a more conventional role than he often plays – and Luc Montpellier’s picturesque cinematography, PERCY VS. GOLIATH is strictly predictable...
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CheCkmate: The world prepares for InTernaTIonal Chess day by Ian McDowell
Despite the hot bright sun, Miranda chose to finish beating her father Jay at chess before moving into the shade of the small playground in Greensboro’s Springdale Park. Last Monday, it took the almost 9-year-old less than half an hour to put the 55-year-old in Checkmate. Just eight days before International Chess Day. Celebrating July 20 as International Chess Day was first proposed by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1966. The date was chosen to mark the 1924 founding of the International Chess Federation, commonly known by its acronym FIDE (pronounced Fee-Day, from its French name, Fédération Internationale des Échecs). The concept and date proved so popular that, by the end of the 20th Century, International Chess Day was observed in over a hundred countries. Despite its worldwide popularity, the holiday was not formally recognized by UNESCO’s parent organization until two years ago. In December 2019, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously voted to name July 20th as International Chess Day. Last year, The International Chess Federation asked people around the world to celebrate the holiday by teaching someone to play chess. A press release issued by that organization in July 2020 suggested teaching a child, as “it would be easier, and more rewarding to you both.”
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I’ve played chess (albeit never terribly well) for most of my life, having been taught by my father after I bought him a board for Christmas that I’d seen him admiring in a Fayetteville gift shop. But the only kids I know belong to my friends. I initially decided to teach Page Hackenberg’s lovely daughter Rosemary how to play the game, but poor Rosie caught a cold the day before our first lesson (don’t worry, she’s recovering fine). With a deadline looming, I asked various other parents, but their kids either already played or weren’t interested, necessitating a change in plan. Then, Erin Poythress told me about the chess games her husband Jay Parr plays with their daughter Miranda. “Miranda has been trying to teach me, but so far, I’ve managed to dodge her,” said Erin, who works from home as an Executive Assistant. Her husband is a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. And that’s how, two days before my deadline, I ended up watching Miranda and Jay play chess, something they’ve been regularly doing since Miranda was seven and her grandparents gave her a Harry Potter chess set for Christmas. Miranda was delighted by the idea of my watching her trounce her father, but was adamant about one rule: no staged photos. “We’re not going to do one of Dad putting me into a mate because that would be completely unrealistic and he literally
Jay Parr plays chess with daughter Miranda. never does that,” she said in Springdale Park as her father set up her Harry Potter chess set on the wooden picnic table which seemed to have the most direct sunlight. This proved uncomfortable when the clouds broke, but Miranda insisted on not moving until she had finished her dad off. After she did, declaring “easy mate,” we moved to the shade, where Jay checked his daughter for signs of sunburn. “If that happened, and Erin found out I forgot sunscreen, I’d be in for some grief,” he said with a laugh. When I suggested that his daughter would never rat him out, Miranda also laughed. “You’ve just seen me play some vicious chess. Do you really trust me not to rat on him?” I asked her if she recalled the first time she ever beat her dad. “Not really. It’s happened so often.” “That’s fair,” said Jay. I asked Miranda to rate her father as a player. “I think Dad will agree with me on this,” she said solemnly. “He’s insane. Sometimes, he’s insanely good, sometimes he’s insanely bad, and sometimes he’s insanely crazy. I try to figure out his plot, so I can move out of it, and I try to figure out things he doesn’t notice so I can use them to my advantage. To me, chess is strategy, but also luck.” Jay asked me to assure our readers that his daughter was not some sort of realworld version of Beth Harmon, the driven
and troubled chess prodigy heroine of Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel The Queen’s Gambit and its 2020 Netflix miniseries adaptation. “Neither of us knows anything about those,” he said after I asked if Miranda has a favorite gambit. In chess, a gambit (from gambetto, an archaic Italian word meaning “to trip”), is an opening move in which a player sacrifices a piece with the aim of achieving a positional advantage. “We just wing it.” I told him that’s why I chose them, as I wanted to watch ordinary people play, not experts, obsessive fans, or prodigies. “Then, we’re not the people to talk to at all,” said Miranda. “We’re not ordinary in any sense.” “Nobody really is,” I told her. “That’s fair,” she said, echoing her father’s earlier remark when she said she always beats him. Since I couldn’t teach Miranda how to play chess, something Jay had obviously done better than I ever could, I wanted to tell her about the game’s history. But father and daughter were due to meet their mother for lunch, and so, assuming she doesn’t already know all about it (a very unsafe assumption), she’ll have to learn about it by reading this article (hi, Miranda, and thank you). The true origin of chess is a story lacking in clarity or consensus. Little credible evidence exists that the game existed in anything resembling its modern form before the Sixth Century. Game pieces
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Tri-Dimensional Chess started out as a prop “played” on the original Star Trek series. This one is from The Noble Collection. older than that have been found in China, India, Iran, Russia, and Pakistan, but are now believed to have been used in board games that, while related to chess, also involved dice, and were played on boards with over a hundred squares. One of those possible ancestors was a war game called chaturanga, which is mentioned in the Mah bh rata, one of the two great Sanskrit epic poems of ancient India. Chaturanga is Sanskrit for the “four divisions” of the ancient Indian military: foot soldiers, cavalry, elephant riders, and charioteers. These were represented by the pieces that became the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook. Chaturanga is considered the earliest precursor of modern chess because of two key features found in all later variants: different pieces had different powers (unlike checkers and go), and victory was based on capturing one piece. When the game spread from India to Persia, players started calling “Sh h!” (Persian for “King!”) when attacking the opponent’s king, and “Sh h M t!” (Persian for “the king is helpless”) when the king could not escape from that attack. With the Arab conquest of Persia, chess entered the Muslim world and, through the Moorish conquest of Spain, spread to Southern Europe. But in early Russia, it came directly from the Khanates (Muslim territories) to the south. The queen, the most powerful piece in modern chess, was originally both much weaker and identified as male. At first, the piece was called the Mantri (Sanskrit for “minister” or “counselor”), which was translated by the Persians to farzin, which means “counselor” or “wise man”. This was shortened by the Arabs to firz, WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
and this became ferz or fers in Medieval Europe. In her 2004 book Birth of the Chess Queen, historian Marilyn Yalom argues that the popularity of powerful medieval queens, including Eleanor of Aquitaine and Isabella of Castile, may have influenced the piece’s evolution, especially as chess became a game in which women could compete on equal terms with men. By the 16th Century, that game had evolved into its modern form. In the 20th century, hundreds of variants of the traditional Western game were invented. Some simply altered the number or distribution of the pieces. For instance, Dunsany’s Chess, invented in 1948 by the Anglo-Irish baron, playwright, and fantasy writer Lord Dunsany
is an asymmetrical game in which one side uses the standard pieces, while the other uses 32 pawns. Others added new pieces, such as Unicorn Chess, which adds a piece that looks like a Knight with a horn on its head, and can make multiple knight moves in the same direction. Some variants use the traditional pieces but employ radically different boards. One subcategory of these is three-player chess, using a three-sided or hexagonal board. And then there are the variants that expand the game into a third dimension. These have existed since at least the late 19th century. One of the oldest is Raumschach (German for ‘”Space chess” ‘), invented in 1907 by Ferdinand Maack and considered the classic 3-D game. But the most famous variant originally wasn’t a real game. Tri-Dimensional Chess started out as a prop “played” on the original Star Trek series broadcast on NBC from 1966 to 1966. The initially fictional game made its debut in “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” the second pilot episode of the series. The unaired first pilot, “The Cage,” starring Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike, had been rejected by the network. Lucille Ball, who co-owned the studio that produced the show, persuaded NBC to reconsider, and a second pilot was shot, with the hero
rechristened James T. Kirk and played by William Shatner. While made first, “Where No Man Has Gone Before” was the third episode broadcast, originally airing September 22, 1966. It includes a scene of Kirk playing Tri-Dimensional Chess with Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock. The prop used to portray the game was constructed with boards from 3D Checkers and 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, real games sold in stores at the time, and used pieces from a futuristic-looking chess set designed by Peter Ganine in 1961. The prop retained the 64 squares of a traditional chessboard but distributed them onto seven separate platforms: three larger ones with fixed positions, and four smaller “attack boards” that could be moved throughout the game. In 1975, Franz Joseph wrote and designed The Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual, a fictional reference book containing details and even schematics of the imaginary technology used in the original series. It also contained plans for building a Tri-Dimensional chess set and a few basic rules. The complete Standard Rules for the game were originally developed in 1976 by Andrew Bartmess, with encouragement from Joseph. !
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chool’s out, but the accolades and recognition for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) keep coming – further solidifying Mark Burger the school’s already impressive reputaContributor tion. This time, it’s the UNCSA School of Drama’s turn to bask in the spotlight, as it was selected as the fourth of the 25 best educational institutions for a drama degree, and the third among the BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) programs, by no less than The Hollywood Reporter, which hailed the program as “among the premiere training institutions to offer a BFA in acting” and “among the most innovative in getting students on their feet throughout the (COVID-19) pandemic, with a combination of filmed theater, radio plays, and
socially-distanced in-person shows” that were presented at outdoor venues during that time. The article, “The World’s 25 Best Drama Schools,” appeared in the June 16th issue of The Hollywood Reporter, which was published online on June 19th. “What the pandemic year has proven is that the appetite for content – and the actors necessary to bring it to life – has never been stronger,” the article noted. “It is gratifying to see the recognition of our program in the industry, particularly following a year in which our faculty, staff, and students went above and beyond to succeed despite challenging circumstances,” said School of Drama dean Scott Zigler. “Our students benefited from safe in-person training all year and created an entire performance season, involving more projects than had been planned before COVID-19, using innovative methods that reflected the way the industry itself was adapting. I am especially proud that we brought our community together for safe, outdoor, live performances on three different occasions. For many audience members
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School of Drama Dean Scott Zigler these were the very first live performances they were able to attend since the beginning of the pandemic. Our students are now even more equipped to handle the challenges of an evolving industry and are armed with the resilience and grit necessary for successful careers.” Among the recent works presented by the School of Drama are Sarah Daniels’ Neaptide, Tim J. Lord’s Down in the face of God, Lynn Nottage’s Sweat, Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls, and Adrienne Kennedy’s A Movie Star has to Star in Black and White. Among the actors who learned their trade at the UNCSA School of Drama are such notables as Anthony Mackie, Dane DeHaan, Mary-Louise Parker, Diedrich Bader, Tim Guinee, Jonathan Majors, Billy Magnussen, Isaac Powell, Krys Marshall, Elizabeth Lail, Orin Wolf, and Missi Pyle. “It is no secret that UNCSA’s School of Drama is world class, and with outstanding value compared to its peers,” said UNCSA chancellor Brian Cole. “Our drama school consistently ranks among the best programs in the world, and this year – despite challenges from a global pandemic – is no exception. Dean Scott Zigler’s leadership and hard work by faculty, staff, and students in innovating around the challenges of COVID-19 allowed UNCSA to maintain the high level of training expected from the program, while also delivering a creative and professional performance season in an environment conforming to the highest safety standards being employed by the industry.”
The UNCSA School of Drama was also profiled in a feature story penned by Michael Paulson, theater reporter for the New York Times, which was published online last week and then in Sunday’s print edition. The story, “These Drama Students Trained For Years. Then Theater Vanished,” examined “how one North Carolina class of 2020 made it through the launch that wasn’t – hurting, hustling, and dreaming.” The article delves into how the senior class of the School of Drama saw its showcase tour cut short, its final months on campus canceled, and its commencement ceremony postponed as the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the nation – and the world. As Paulson noted in the piece, UNCSA’s Class of 2020 is ready to “push the reset button,” as seven of 23 graduates are already in New York City attempting to embark on their careers in theater, film, and television. “I have no doubt the members of the Class of 2020 will produce art that inspires us and challenges us to be better, to do better,” Zigler said of the profile. “The New York Times article highlights their tenacity and passion, and soon their talent as actors, directors, and content creators will be on display for all the world to see.” The official UNCSA website is https:// www.uncsa.edu/. ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2021, Mark Burger.
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Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance present Green Day’s American Idiot From July 16-25, Theatre Alliance will round out its outdoor summer performance at 650 W. 6th St. with the epic, anti-war rock opera American Idiot. “Theatre Alliance is ecstatic to add Green Day’s American Idiot to our outdoor summer lineup,” Lawson wrote in an email. “The music in the show will be easily recognized by Katie Murawski any Green Day fan. Even if the music doesn’t bring back memories for you, this non-stop, thrill-ride of a musical Contributor moves full-steam ahead and takes no prisoners. The show is particularly relevant today, as we grapple with so many issues in our political landscape.” Lawson wrote that American Idiot is set in the early 2000s, with the backdrop of a looming war, and takes a frank and candid look at the lives of three friends, one of which enlists in the armed services. According to the press release, American Idiot follows the lives of Johnny, Tunny, and Will, “as they struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world, borne along by Green Day’s electrifying score.” This “high-octane show” includes every song from Green
Day’s 2005 masterpiece American Idiot, as well as several songs from the follow-up album, 21st Century Breakdown. “An energy-fueled rock opera, American Idiot, features little dialogue and instead relies on the lyrics from Green Day’s groundbreaking album to execute the storyline,” the press release states. “The three disgruntled main characters flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly estranged when Tunny enters the armed forces, Will is called back home to attend familial responsibilities, and Johnny’s attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship.” “With echoes of the musical Hair, the show wrestles with the freedoms that wars have earned us, while also examining the tangible cost of those freedoms,” Lawson wrote. “American Idiot slams into this conundrum head-on, with an opinion all their own.” Lawson wrote that the production’s “vehemence is undeniable and its message relentless: Everything has its price.” Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance’s production of American Idiot is rated R — containing mature subject matter, mention of drug use, explicit language as well as, sexual content, and dialogue. ! KATIE MURAWSKI is the former editor of YES! Weekly. She is from Mooresville, North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in film studies from Appalachian State University in 2017.
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n the early 1980s, when “The Love Boat” was navigating prime time waters, and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “McHale’s Navy” were still in Jim Longworth re-runs, an Entertainment Tonight poll named Gavin Longworth MacLeod the most at Large recognizable man on TV. If they had taken a poll of the most likable star, he would have topped that list too. Truth is, everybody liked Gavin. “Love Boat” guest star Suzanne Somers told me: “Gavin was the true definition of a star, but more than that, he was a light. He lit up the room, and everyone loved him. He makes everyone in the room feel fortunate that they are there.” My friend Jerry Mathers was another guest star who could attest to Gavin’s genuinely warm personality: “It was so much fun’ sailing’ on ‘The Love Boat’ with my ‘Leave it to Beaver’ family. Gavin was so gracious and engaging, and he made working on the production such a wonderful experience for us all!” And then there was “Happy Days” mom, Marion Ross, who not only appeared on “The Love Boat,” she married the Captain! In real life, Marion and Gavin were long-time friends and co-stars dating back to their work on 1959’s Operation Petticoat, so she was a natural choice to play Emily Stubing in a number of episodes. Marion told me, “We had a great romance on ‘The Love Boat.’ Gavin was a wonderful man and a wonderful talent.” (By the way, Marion still has the cake topper from their on-screen wedding). I first got to know Gavin back in 2013
when I interviewed him about his newly released autobiography, “This is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith, and Life.” He was 82 at the time, and I asked him why he waited so long to write his memoirs. Said Gavin, “I only have a few years left, and I wanted to do it while I could still remember.” In the years since then, we stayed in touch, and I always enjoyed our conversations. Sadly, I will no longer have the privilege of speaking with one of the nicest men I’ve ever known. Gavin passed away on May 29. He is survived by his wife Patti and four children. Gavin MacLeod was 90. Born Allan George See, Gavin grew up in Pleasantville, NY, and was bitten by the acting bug in kindergarten, where he starred in a Mother’s Day play. Gavin: My teacher used to say I was the cutest boy in the class (because) I had won the Charming Child contest from the New York Daily Mirror. I played the part of a little boy who was trying to decide what to give his mother for Mother’s Day. He had no money, so he went into the forest, and a bear said, “The thing to give your
mother is a bear hug.” So I gave the girl who was playing my mother a big hug, and the audience applauded. I thought, “They like me! I want to do more of this!” And that was the beginning of me wanting to be an actor. Like most struggling young New York actors of that era, Allan (by then known as Gavin MacLeod) took other jobs while waiting for his big break. He worked as an usher at Radio City Music Hall and as a cashier at Jim Downey’s Steak House, a popular hang-out in the heart of the theatre district. Over time, Gavin got used to meeting big stars, but he wasn’t prepared for one particular customer who came in for a bite after working all day at the Actors Studio. Gavin: One night, I looked up across the bar, and there was Eli Wallach with Marilyn Monroe. She had on an open blouse and a sweater over her shoulder and was wearing no make-up. And I thought, “Oh my God, it’s Marilyn Monroe!” They came over and sat down right across from me. She didn’t know I was an actor then. She just thought I was a young guy with a bad hairpiece. I said, “Hello, how are you, and how do you like New York?” And Marilyn said, “It’s so different here. Everybody is so nice to me”. Then I said, “Well, you’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen,” and she laughed. And I said, “You know what I’m going to do when I get home at 1:30 in the morning? I’m going to call all of my friends and tell them I met Marilyn Monroe”. That’s when she really laughed. A year later, Gavin made it to Broadway as a replacement actor in “A Hatful of Rain,” and from there, he appeared in a number of live TV dramas. Then in 1962, he landed the role of sailor Joseph Happy Haines in “McHale’s Navy,” and all was well until his friend Ted Knight came aboard to do a cameo. Gavin: Ted said, “Gavin, how can you do this? You’re just a glorified extra”. What he
said began to weigh on me, and I started drinking every day after work. I wasn’t myself. I was sort of disintegrating. Gavin left “McHale’s Navy,” stopped drinking, and was selective about the roles he took in film and on television. The move paid off, and he was offered the role of Lou Grant in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” But MacLeod thought he’d be more believable as Mary’s buddy Murray Slaughter, and the rest is comedy history. The Lou Grant role went to Ed Asner, who came to know Gavin as a trusted and loyal friend, as evidenced by this story that Ed related to me recently: “When my wife and I were having trouble, Gavin was such a good friend that he would drop by and offer to help me or Nancy, and he became a good friend to both of us. He was the only one from the show who offered his support, and his offer of friendship to her and me was a noble act.” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” ended production in 1977, and within two weeks, Aaron Spelling asked Gavin to assume the helm of “The Love Boat” as Captain Merrill Stubing. After making 250 voyages and winning 4 Emmys, “The Love Boat” ended its run in 1987, but Gavin continued on as the face of Princess Cruise Lines. Meanwhile, he turned down choice roles on TV in order to appear in religious films and devote his life to Christ. Given Gavin’s immense popularity over the years, I once asked him if there was ever a time when fame went to his head. Said Gavin, “No, because I know how things can change overnight. I never believed all of the publicity. I don’t want to seem unduly humble, but I am a very grateful person. God has really had His hand on my life.” The Captain has spoken. ! JIM LONGWORTH is the host of Triad Today, airing on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on ABC45 (cable channel 7) and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WMYV (cable channel 15).
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side from giving Christopher Walken a star turn – in a more conventional role than he often plays – and Luc Montpellier’s Mark Burger picturesque cinematography, Percy vs. Goliath is Contributor strictly predictable by-the-numbers filmmaking. Wellintentioned but underwhelming, this fact-based melodrama never rises above the routine. Per the title, this is an underdog story. “Percy” is Percy Schmeiser (Walken), a hard-working farmer in Saskatchewan whose family has tilled their land for generations. “Goliath” is the mega-buck Monsanto Company, which accuses Percy of patent infringement for using their seeds to grow canola. They want him to pay for their product, he denies any wrongdoing, and the stage is set for
the obligatory courtroom showdown. Monsanto, of course, has limitless financial and legal resources. Percy has Jackson Weaver (Zach Braff), a small-town attorney who takes up his case – and his cause. Aside from adding some star power, Braff’s role is all-tooobvious, and he tends to overdo the character’s “rookie-isms.” When, late in the game, he tends his resignation in a letter, will Percy accept it or tear it up? No point for guessing correctly. Further star power is provided by Christina Ricci, as environmental activist Rebecca Salcau, who spearheads a grass-roots campaign on Percy’s behalf. This is yet another stereotypical character – the wide-eyed idealist spouting upbeat platitudes — and there’s not much Ricci can do with it. Walken (also an executive producer) manages to imbue his titular character with some dignity, and there are a few nice moments where he adjusts to being a cause celebre, but executive producer/ director Clark Johnson struggles to establish, much less sustain, a forward momentum to the proceedings. The screenplay, by producers Garfield
actor, if typecast in weaselly corporate or government types), anything beyond a few lines of exposition during the trial. He barely registers. The same could be said for the film as a whole. The deck is so stacked in Percy’s favor that there’s nowhere for the narrative to go. There’s even a scene outside the courtroom where the assembled crowd chants “The whole world is watching.” Given the size of the crowd, however, that may be wishful thinking. It all culminates with Percy’s appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada. Guess how it all turns out? Percy Schmeiser may well have been symbolic of the hard-working everyman simply trying to make a living, Percy vs. Goliath might best be described as “Field of Corn.”
Lindsay Miller and Hilary Pryor, is so rudimentary that it doesn’t bother to give the character of Monsanto’s chief counsel, played by Martin Donovan (a good
– Percy vs. Goliath is available on-demand and on digital, and on DVD ($14.99 retail) from Paramount Home Entertainment. ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2021, Mark Burger.
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On July 3, Andover Township (New Jersey) police received a call about a dead body found under a deck in the town. “The detective and officers began to check the area under the deck when they
did indeed confirm a deceased (human) body was contained within the doghouse,” police said, according to Law & Crime. Two days later, Brian Cheda-Hackembruch, 25, and Matthew R. Thomas, 27, were arrested for disturbing or desecrating human remains — but not with murder. It appears the deceased was a resident of Hopatcong, New Jersey, who died from a “medical emergency.” Cheda-Hackembruch and Thomas placed the body in the trunk of a car belonging to the victim, then called a
towing company to have the car moved to Andover. Then, the two allegedly moved the body to the doghouse belonging to an unsuspecting family. Police didn’t clarify the relationship of the victim to the suspects or any motive for their elaborate plan.
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Chris Langston, 48, a metal detectorist in Oswestry, England, stumbled upon a creepy find as he was exploring the woods near his home on June 30. Langston first saw a pile of broken dishes, but upon further digging, he unearthed a clear bottle that appeared to contain urine, along with hair and a human tooth. According to Metro News, archaeologists say such bottles were used to keep spells and curses from entering homes as long ago as the 1600s. “I had my camera in my hand and in the video you can see me shaking as I just wanted to put it down,” Langston said. “I did a bit of research online and discovered it was a witch bottle. I went back the following day and placed it in an undisturbed part near the area where I found it and buried it slightly just to avoid any bad juju. I did get a bit creeped out by it all.”
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— The Bloomington (Minnesota) Police Department is having the books thrown at it after calling people who take volumes from Little Free Libraries “thieves.” In early July, the department posted on Twitter: “After some thefts from little libraries in our city, officers and staff came together to donate a bunch of books to the libraries. Now people can use and enjoy them again.” But Fox News reported that people weren’t buying it: “How can you steal something free, officers?” one responder wrote. The BPD also tweeted that someone had been taking the books to sell for profit, which also invited scorn. Finally, the department admitted that using the word “theft” was “a human error,” and apologized. — A woman from West Yorkshire, England, called in sick to work so that she could attend the Euro semifinal soccer game in London on July 7, Metro News reported. Nina Farooqi, 37, thought her company would be short-staffed that day, and therefore probably wouldn’t let her have the day off. But when her photos popped up on the BBC, her employer called her and said not to bother coming in the next day. “I didn’t get any sympathy at all and they said ‘That’s it.’ We’re through to the final, I’m still on that high, but I’ve also lost my job,” Farooqi said. “I’d do it all over again. Football is my life.”
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man climbed atop the St. Mary’s Catholic Church bell tower and set fire to a cross, then eluded police as he jumped from roof to roof and rappelled down buildings, Fox News reported. The man, who was shirtless and missing one sock, also used wires above the area to climb up buildings. Finally, police caught up with him and he was transferred to a local hospital.
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About 400 couples gathered over the first weekend in July in Lincolnshire, England, for activities and entertainment including an adult bouncy castle, a cigar lounge, clay pigeon shooting and an outdoor theater — oh, and a Mr. and Mrs. Swingathon contest, wet T-shirt competition and fetish demonstrations. The festival was promoted to swinging couples through FabSwingers, an app that brings together interested parties, Metro News reported. Guests enjoyed four-person luxury yurts with hot tubs, billed to the local council as a “private camping club.” Neighbors were mostly unfazed: “I would be the first to call the police if it was disturbing me, but if it floats their boat, then let them get on with it,” one said.
DRUNK BUFFALO
The RTE reported on July 7 that three farmers in the Gujarat state of India were arrested for selling alcohol, and their buffalo gave them away. Police official Dilipsinh Baldev said the animals were acting “strangely and their mouths started frothing,” so one of the men called the veterinarian. The vet took a look at the water trough where the buffalo had been drinking and noticed the water was colored and had a “strange smell.” Turns out the farmers had hidden their moonshine bottles at the bottom of the trough, but some had broken. The buffalo were drunk. The vet informed police, who raided the farm and confiscated 100 bottles of alcohol.
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During the Scottish Open on July 9, a spectator “entered the 10th tee area” and removed a golf club from Rory McIlroy’s bag, then took a few swings with it, the Associated Press reported. McIlroy reportedly watched, bemused, before the man was escorted from the course by security officers. Golfers Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas were also on the tee. One witness told The Scotsman newspaper, “The players laughed it off, saying they knew he wasn’t a golfer when they saw his grip.” !
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Custard sweeps the Triad with its new take on a frozen treat
f everyone screams for ice cream, who goes crazy for custard? People who appreciate the more flavorful treat that has churned its way into the Triad. “We knew nothing about opening up a business, let alone running one,” said Annsely Ehret,
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owner of the local Whit’s Frozen Custard. “We decided to go out on a limb, and we loved it.” Ehret and her husband Jade were living in Ohio when they planned to move to Davidson, North Carolina. Before they left, they were so obsessed with the Whit’s in Ohio that they decided to take the opportunity to franchise out to North Carolina. “Custard is much creamier, denser, and more delicious. It’s better for you than most ice creams since we use butter fat, which sounds worse but it’s actually better for you,” said Ehret. “People who are lactose intolerant come and tell us they can eat our custard while they can’t eat ice cream.” Whit’s custard is made fresh daily and their top seller is the Kernersville Crunch, made with vanilla custard, pecans, caramel, and fudge. “My favorite is the black raspberry custard with chocolate flakes,” said Ehret. The Ehret’s pride themselves on being a husband and wife shop that centers around families and a desire to give back to their community. “We are big in the community and wanting to give back. We are big into profit-sharing, whether it’s focusing on schools or other community efforts,” shared Ehret. Whit’s at Kernersville has hit its fiveyear mark and continues to strive for further expansion and sending taste buds soaring for many years to come. On the opposite side of town, another custard shop has grabbed the attention
of the Triad with its fun take on freestanding service. “Custard is held at a higher temperature than ice cream, containing pasteurized eggs in it that help make it more dense and creamier. It is perfect for the summertime, especially mixed in with a variety of toppings,” said Delaney Ganzolso, assistant manager at Andy’s Frozen Custard. Andy’s Frozen Custard has been in operations and serving custard to the community since March 19th, 1986. Original owners, John and Carol Kuntz named the shop after their son, Andy, who worked tirelessly with them to build the business from the ground up. Their fanaticism for a supreme product and unmatched customer service never wavered. Always striving to expand and improve Andy’s Frozen Custard, they have taken the brand to new heights, with locations throughout the country, reaching thirteen other states, including North Carolina. “I have been at Andy’s for almost four years and have experienced nothing but a fun environment with equally friendly co-workers,” said Ganzolso. A few favorites among Andy’s customers are the Choc-o-Rocko Concrete, filled with Andy’s chocolate frozen custard, roasted almonds, and marshmallow crème, and Andy’s Ozark Turtle Sundae, filled with Andy’s vanilla frozen custard covered with hot fudge, crème caramel, roasted pecans, and topped with a cherry. “We bring in such a diverse crowd, a lot of families that make up both children and adults. All we want to do is share our
custard to everyone of all ages, and to put a smile on their faces, or be a spot where memories are made,” Ganzolso said. Andy’s Frozen Custard is located at 2406 Penny Road in High Point. For more information, check out their website: https://www.eatandys.com/. Whit’s Frozen Custard is located on 508 E Mountain St. STE E, in Kernersville. For more information, check out their website: https://whitscustard.com/locations/ kernersville. ! NAIMA SAID is a 22 year old UNCG theatre graduate and host of Heeere’sNeeNee Horror Movie Podcast.
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Ice Queen serves up “sammiches” and smiles in the Triad The motto for The Ice Queen Ice Cream truck — “Because it’s tasty and your diet is stupid,” — is enough for you to slide down the icy, slippery slope of temptation. “If you hand someone a sammich the Naima Said size of a hamburger, everyone is going to Contributor be in a good mood. My mother told me that’s what I used to say as a kid and it’s my tribute to my youth. These are not sandwiches, there is no sand, there is no meat,” explained Christine Catania, owner of The Ice Queen. Catania wanted to create an atmosphere that simply made people happy, even if it was in the tiniest way. “Ice cream always lightens people up when they are in a bad mood, regardless if it is only that small amount of time they are eating their treat,” said Catania. While she enjoys all of her menu items, Catina said her personal favorite right now is the Koka Moka. “It is coconut and coffee ice cream on a chocolate chip cookie. Absolutely delicious,” shared Catania. “The best seller for quite some time has been the Cookie Monster, which has chocolate ice cream and cookies and cream ice cream, with Oreo in the middle between two chocolate chip cookies.” Here the cone has been thrown out the door and patrons are encouraged to make a mess. Catania says there are rules on how the “correct” way to eat a “sammich.” “Sammiches are fun to eat, you’re supposed to make a mess to a certain degree because there are three rules; keep it in the paper, it serves as a holder; don’t bite both cookies at once or else everything will spill out and melt faster, and spoons
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are called cheater sticks for a reason, pretty self-explanatory,” said Catania. “I do poke fun at those who use cheater sticks, and so do the customers, it’s a tradition.” While brainstorming names for the truck, Catania became stuck and confided in her friends for help who then suggested the name since they referred to her as the ice cream queen. The Ice Queen has hit its 10-year mark with two trucks, Snowflake and Shortycake, and an inset permanent kiosk at the Greensboro Coliseum for special events that are in the main part of the coliseum. They also have an ice cream cart in case they need to set up in other areas of the coliseum. “People always think ice cream trucks are for kids, but we are slanted to more adult ice creams. When it comes down to it at the end of the day, we cater to every one of all age groups. We try our best to center ourselves on being family-oriented so everyone has something to enjoy, even our non-dairy customers,” said Catania. “I’m a rainbow sprinkle girl myself.” Ninety percent of the Ice Queen’s work is for adult-based events such as corporate events and employee appreciation events. “Everyone gets a little break, a sweet treat, and possibly a food coma later,” shared Catania. During the cold months of the year, The Ice Queen continues to serve up smiles. Catania ended with, “We stay busy during the winter season. People eat ice cream year-round and if one day is a little warmer than the rest, my clients call me up to come out and I’ll always be there.” For more information or to book your next party, check out their website, http:// www.icequeenicecream.com/, or email them at Icequeenicecream@gmail.com. !
Christine Catania, owner of Ice Queen, serving a customer with a smile. Christine Catania, Owner of The Ice Queen Ice Cream Truck
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Ice Scraperz: The Happiest Place on Earth to “Roll” BY HABIN HWANG A pair of hands holds a set of flat blades, deftly cutting through a pile of dry ingredients and flavored cream sprawled across a circular panel of ice. Mixing them with faultless accuracy, remarkable alacrity, and faithful rhythm, a dance of creation is tapped out in syncopated tempo as the flavored cream solidifies, mixing smoothly with its grainy counterparts. The flat sides of the blades then spread the semi-concrete concoction into an even blanket stretched into a flavorful rectangle. The newly formed ice cream is tightly rolled into small cylinders, and then packaged into a small cup, where toppings are frequently added for flavor and presentation. This unique practice came to be known as rolled ice cream, a snack originating from Thailand, which exploded in the American media world in 2015. When a series of videos displaying the captivating process of creating rolled ice cream dominated the media as a viral sensation, the trend quickly swept the United States as local creators began experimenting with similar creative practices. The creativity, feasibility, and growing popularity of rolled ice cream opened up the potential to venture into this form of entrepreneurship. North Carolina natives Wendy and Earl
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Meredith had this vision of entrepreneurship in 2017— nearly 700 miles from North Carolina, in Orlando, Florida. Wendy worked at Disney, which is where she first encountered rolled ice cream via Facebook. That was when she began picturing her “happiest place on earth”— her brainchild and creative outlet, Ice Scraperz. “We always wanted to go into a business for ourselves,” Wendy said. “We kind of just started from scratch, and decided we were just going to try it.” After cashing in their retirement checks and fully committing to opening a rolled ice cream business, the Meredith family moved back to North Carolina to pursue their vision. After months of preparing recipes and a menu in their own house, Ice Scraperz was finally ready to open as the first rolled ice cream business in the Triad region on May 29, 2017. It was a hit. Immediately spilling over full capacity, the unique creations that “rolled” out of Ice Scraperz became the perfect summer treat for families escaping the heat, and the ideal location to snack for children attending the activity centers in the area. However, their menu with over 30 flavors, customizable and made-to-order ice cream, and option for character-based creations weren’t what made them special to the surrounding Greensboro community— it was the sense of family that they built with ice cream
that truly set them apart. “We really decided we wanted to be more [of] a family [and] kid’s [location],” Wendy stated. “We wanted kids to want to ask their parents to go [to Ice Scraperz].” With this mission in mind, the Ice Scraperz team continues to thoughtfully curate their menus, which now incorporates ice cream in unicorn, mermaid, cookie monster, and even poop emoji designs for both kids and adults who embrace their inner child. Since their opening, the menu at Ice Scraperz has only expanded to improve upon their mission to achieve an inclusive environment for each individual and family. Now including keto, vegan, dairy-free, allergy friendly, and sugar-free options in boba tea, coffee, and frozen hot chocolate, the entire family is more than
welcome to indulge in unique snacks while dining in a safe and sanitary environment. Ice Scraperz also caters to events, including weddings, parties, and festivals. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ice Scraperz has taken extra precautions to care for its employees and community. With rigorous sanitation protocols, as well as the continuation of the plexiglass barrier between employees and customers, the plan to keep Greensboro’s beloved rolled ice cream shop open is meticulously constructed, maintained with care, and airtight. For more information on Ice Scraperz, check out their Instagram page @ icescraperz. ! HABIN HWANG is a 17-year-old Guilford County Schools Early College student at Guilford College.
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The Shalom Project will help residents cool off this week in hopes of bringing in some cool, hard cash for its organization. The Big Chill, the nonprofit’s annual fundraiser and in recognition of National Ice Cream Day, will be held on July 18 in the Industry Hill location, specifically
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the shared parking lot of Wise Man Brewing and The Ramkat, Gas Hill Drinking Rom, and Winston Junction. The event is free but organizers say that donations are welcome to support the programs and initiatives of The Shalom Project. The nonprofit is designed to run programs that “challenge the cycle of poverty in our community with a spirit of inclusion, compassion, and justice,” according to its website. “We wanted to combine being outside and having fun and maybe some air conditioning and shade. We figured if we put the ice cream in the parking lots and
people could chill out in Wise Man, pun intended, and it worked out,” explained Marsha Strauss, Donor Relations and Events spokesperson for The Shalom Project. “From there I started looking at a rain date and saw Winston Junction market. They were so gracious and said ‘You could have the hall for the rain but what about our market?’ One conversation led to another and they jumped on board and they are doing a special Winston Salem Junction Market craft fair. It’s exciting.” This in-person event will offer attendees ice cream samples from over a dozen community organizations, congregations,
and businesses. This year’s event will offer a bit of nostalgia - featuring ice cream floats, both beer and soda-based, for attendees. “We came up with this idea years ago where different people and organizations may want to make ice cream samples, and have an ice cream social and raise money doing it,” Strauss said. “It has certainly grown since then.” There will be live music from DaShawn Hickman presents Sacred Steeland, Dropping Plates, and Finn Phoenix. There will be a kids’ play area, food trucks including Pacific Rim, Lobster Dogs,
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Various photos of The Big Chill 2019 taken by Natalie Garcia and Taste of Creole. The Winston Junction Auction venue will offer a craft fair and act as an indoor music space. Notable community members have volunteered to chill out, literally, until they reach their fundraising goal. While sitting on ice benches, volunteers will cold call friends and family members in an effort to raise money for The Shalom Project. Once they reach their 20 to 30-minute shift, they are allowed to warm up and are relieved from their icy throne. Strauss said they didn’t have a hard time getting this year’s cold callers. This year’s volunteers include Allan Younger, Fleming El-Amin, Eileen Ayuso, Executive Director Carol Faley, Kayley Gray, Carolyn Coram, Nikki Kourpias,
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Truer Picture,” the solo debut from Greensboronative Graham Sharp, founder of the Grammywinning Steep Canyon Rangers, is out now on Yep Roc Records. “It’s a terrifying departure from everything I’ve done with Steep Canyon Rangers up to now,” Sharp said, describing the album as, “basically Katei Cranford a BlueRidgeSoulLateNightCountryTangledRootsGrooveRevival sort of thing.” Contributor The release comes as the Ashevillebased Steep Canyon Rangers get back into gear, with new singles and a string of tour dates through the fall. They’ve been at it 20-years, forming in UNC dorms shortly after Sharp graduated from Grimsley High School. In 2020, they picked-up a “Best Bluegrass Album’’ Grammy nomination for their “North Carolina Songbook,” an album recorded live at MerleFest 2019, featuring the band covering eight songs by North Carolina legends like Ben E. King, Elizabeth Cotten, James Taylor, Doc Watson, and Thelonius Monk. In contrast to Steep Canyon Rangers’ in-person Grammy win in 2012, for “Nobody Knows You,” Sharp and the group watched from their Asheville-area homes in 2020. “I’ve been so lucky to spend the last 20 years making music with my brothers in Steep Canyon Rangers,” Sharp said of the journey. “ Their vision and support have allowed me to become the songwriter I am today, no doubt.” Turning toward his solo work, “the title of my new album, “Truer Picture,” may be misleading,” he said. “There’s nothing false about the 16 or so albums we’ve made together. But time apart, a year and counting now, has given me the opportunity to approach the music differently.” The result is a more straightforward record. “There are almost no instrumental solos on the album,” Sharp noted. “This is almost unthinkable for someone who has made his musical career as a banjo player. But I hope [listeners] enjoy something a bit different, a bit familiar.” On “Truer Picture,” Sharp handles the harmonica and guitar-work, in addition to his signature banjo picking. Drums, bass, keys, and guitar are filled from Floating Action’s Seth Kauffman (who co-produced the record with Sharp, and at whose studio they recorded). Matt Smith appears on pedal steel; and Dave Hartley (of The War on Drugs) who happens to be Sharp’s neighbor, laid harmonies on the remarkably lush “Deeper Family.” Overall, a relative sparseness resonates around Sharp’s warm baritone—balancing debut efforts from a seasoned songwriter watching the world around him. Drawing from a “wellspring of emotion” at the beginning of the 2020 lockdown, the material derived from isolation, the connections shared, political unrest, and a notable fandom of John Prine. At its core, “Truer Picture” hits notes of home and family. The cover art is an image of Sharp’s pandemic homeconstruction project turning his garage into an Airbnb. The YES! WEEKLY
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record itself pressed at Citizen Vinyl, a record factory in a building that these days also houses a cafe, bar, and studio, that in its history has been home to the Citizen-Times newspaper and WWNC, the radio station on which Bill Monroe and Jimmie Rodgers made their first on-air appearances. On the topic of Asheville radio, the track “Love Yourself,” takes its cue from a morning DJ on 103.3 Asheville FM, whose oft-repeated titular mantra has brightened many of Sharp’s days. Likewise, brightening days is his family—the concept of which is ever-present throughout the record. Sharp’s son, Wade, has been at the helm of each music video released so far, including the track “Come Visit My Island,” which was shot over Daufuskie Island, SC. “After 20 years of constantly touring it felt good, even under the circumstances, to put everything on hold except my family and their wellbeing,” Sharp said. On “Generation Blues,” Sharp turns outward, reflecting on his kids and the future. “When I think of the inheritance I leave to my kids and their generation, I want it to be only the best of what I know; there’s a lot I’d just as soon leave behind,” he said. “The youth have a strong sense of calling out bullshit. This song is about as close to rock ‘n’ roll as I get... hopefully they won’t call me out for that. It’s pretty
ironic to have my kids working so closely with me on the video for a song about intergenerational friction.” As restrictions lift and shows return, Sharp’s band is back to business. Steep Canyon Rangers recently released new singles, including the latest, “It Ain’t Me,” (also on Yep Roc Records). And after a stint of solo shows around the state (and a Steep Canyon performance with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra in June) he’s gearing for a nationwide tour with Steep Canyon Rangers through the late summer. They’ve got a handful of dates alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short, and a few festival stops along the way— including their own signature “Mountain Song Festival,” (founded as a fundraiser for the Cindy Platt Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County). The 15th annual affair will run Sept 10-11 in Brevard, NC; and feature acts curated by the group, including Mavis Staples, Charley Crockett, Town Mountain, I Draw Slow, and more. Graham Sharp’s “Truer Picture” is out now via Yep Rec Records. ! KATEI CRANFORD Is a Triad music nerd who hosts the Thursday Tour Report, a radio show that runs like a mixtape of bands touring NC the following week, 5:30-7pm on WUAG 103.1fm.
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something to hide. She might suspect there was something wrong with her, unlovable about her (rather than understanding her mother as broken: unwilling or unable to be loving in the way every kid needs from their mother). To encourage your girlfriend to open up to you, ask about her mom in a way that suggests she should redirect any shame she might be feeling. Tell her you feel bad her mom seems to be a continuing source of pain for her and that she deserved — and deserves — better. Getting her to talk about her relationship with her mother — plus observing, over a few months, how she reacts in tough situations — should help you figure out whether there are any big red flags. As the saying goes: “Love is never having to scream, ‘I will end you! And then bury you in 36 pieces in a shallow grave!’” !
ent injustice.” They are quick to lash out and blame others when things don’t go perfectly, and in relationships, they create a “climate of fear and loathing, with anger or the threat of it serving to intimidate and control” their partner. If your girlfriend were this sort of person, wouldn’t you know? One could argue she might be a scary-explody person who’s managed to hide her true nature. That seems unlikely, given how the chronically angry tend to see a sick plot against them if the diner gives them three less raisins on their oatmeal than the guy at the next table. You’re shocked — partly because you wouldn’t talk to your parents this way. Consider the possibility that your girlfriend has a different sort of parent: unloving and toxic. And consider a reason people jack up the volume and ugliness: They repeatedly perceive they aren’t being heard. (This is especially painful if you’re speaking to your parent and they have a history of being physically present but emotionally vacant.) If your girlfriend feels like an unloved daughter (or some shade of that), she might be ashamed of it and see it as
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