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[VIDEO] Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 4: Dissection 31

In the fourth episode, we lament the badness and squandered potential of Section 31, the new Star Trek movie.

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SoDu We Like Local News Episode 8: Money Under the Couch Cushions

Plus, it's Durham Pre-K registration time! And the City Council didn't support a plan for 1,000 homes along Mt. Moriah Road. And it's Boosterthon time at Hope Valley Elementary School.

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[Nerdspresso] Kieran Emerges as Power Culkin in “A Real Pain”

Writer/Director Jesse Eisenberg has crafted a quirky travelogue about family and history as a powerhouse showcase for Kieran Culkin.

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[Letter to the Editor] Support Local Food Banks

I know we are all busy and overwhelmed, but please take a moment this week or next to contribute if you can!

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[VIDEO] Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 3: Space Goonies

In the third episode, we talk about our mixed feelings around the new Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew.

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[Editor's Note] What I'm Grateful For (2024)

Here are 10 things I’m grateful for after the first year of providing Southpoint Access to readers in and around South Durham: * Our community spirit: We’ve got a thriving, supportive community that values connection and inclusiveness. * Our beautiful outdoor spaces: From the American Tobacco Trail to Herndon Park,

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[Raising Durham] How I Conquered a Lifelong Fear of Flying

The birthday card read: Two plane tickets to the destination of your choice! A fabulous 40th birthday gift that would delight anyone, right? WRONG! My palms were clammy as I held the card in shaking hands, my heart pounding like I’d just sprinted up a flight of stairs. A

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[Nerdspresso] Movies to Soothe Your Turkey Day Food Coma

This Thanksgiving, we will all get to a time following the big family meal when we stare across the desecrated battlefield that was our Thanksgiving dinner and wonder what’s next. The turkey’s been picked over, you’re stuffed with stuffing, the empty bowl of mashed potatoes is mocking

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[Nerdspresso] Bone Tomahawk Still Hits Hard

While cruising Netflix recently, a movie popped up that I haven’t watched in a while so I queued it up for a rewatch. I did so with some trepidation. Not because it isn’t good, but because it’s so intense. Bone Tomahawk has a sterling cast and a

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[Nerdspresso] Remembering Teri Garr

We lost a national treasure recently when Teri Garr passed away at the age of 79. My first real memory of her was from a Star Trek rerun I watched as a kid in the mid-70’s. She played a secretary for some time-traveling alien super spy that

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[Nerdspresso] Forgetting Mrs. Tingle

Cruising the streaming channels for what to watch is like combing the beach with a metal detector. Sometimes you find a gold coin, but often you just unearth a discarded tin can. While perusing Paramount+ recently, I stumbled across a title that I hadn’t thought about since the late

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[Raising Durham] Grounding Political Talk in Family Values

On Nov. 7, 2020 – a perfect November day in Durham – my daughter Harper and I sat outside Mad Hatter’s in Durham, enjoying lunch in the autumn sunshine. As we finished eating, a caravan of honking cars zoomed down Main Street, filling the air with cheers and joyful shouts: the

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