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[Letter to the Editor] Durham Should Fund Family Drug Treatment Court

Retired Judge Nancy Gordon says opioid settlement dollars should support family reunification and recovery.

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[Nerdspresso] Novocaine: Battle of the Nepo Babies

You will hide your eyes even while you’re laughing at some of this movie’s most excruciating moments. Novocaine is the most fun you’ll ever have wincing. It plays like Die Hard as body horror.

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[Nerdspresso] This Is the Way - to Enjoy Star Wars Without Expecting a Time Machine

The Mandalorian and Grogu is entertaining and more authentic than The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. Those flicks always felt to me like they were more a product of corporate synergy than storytelling. You can tell that this new flick was made by fans

The Gourmand Next Door

Washington Wine: Where Rainy-State Myths Give Way to High-Desert Vines

East of the Cascades, Yakima and Walla Walla reveal why Washington has become one of America’s most important wine regions.

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[Nerdspresso] Rachel McAdams Bloody Good in "Send Help"

Fans of The Evil Dead will appreciate Send Help’s more extreme moments and devilish twists. McAdams and O’Brien are both all in for this mayhem. The energy of their love/hate connection crackles throughout the movie.

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[Nerdspresso] Bat Nipples and Bad Jokes: Embrace the Cheese of Batman & Robin

There’s a reason this movie totally changed his career, and it’s not because it was a huge hit. Clooney has self-deprecatingly confessed that he feels personally responsible for torpedoing Batman’s movie mojo for nearly a decade. This experience taught him to be more selective.

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[Nerdspresso] Devil Wears Prada 2 Avoids Tripping in Latest Runway Walk

While this flick wouldn’t exist if the first one hadn’t been adored, there seems more motivation here than just a cash grab. The story feels relevant with a few winking asides to socialites, tech billionaires, and the state of media today.

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[Nerdspresso] Young Ones: A Sci-Fi Western Lost on the Cinema Trail

I went in expecting a cool Neo-Western with sci-fi energy, but got Sad Max: Dreary Road.

The Gourmand Next Door

[The Gourmand Next Door] Oregon, Exemplary Youth

"More than just good fortune makes good wine, and here we see it with the pioneers that came to plant this valley."

Commentary

[Commentary] N.C. Lawmakers and State Supreme Court Turn Backs on Our Future

The N.C. Supreme Court has shut the door on the Leandro lawsuit, ignoring its obligation to our Constitution. Our communities are the only ones left to stand up for our future.

Nerdspresso

Tom Cruise Hugs Unicorns: A Legendary Fantasy Flop Turns 40

When the movie was over, we were left speechless, clutching our half-eaten popcorn. Not because we had just been immersed in a majestic fantasy, but because we'd been overwhelmed by nonsense.

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Thrash: A "Just Fin" Entry in the Catalog of Jaws Imitators

In real life, I don’t think they transport meat in tankers full of blood, but sometimes you have to turn your brain off and just let art flow over you.

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