Comments for INDY Week https://indyweek.com/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 01:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Louis C.K.’s Surprise Set in Cary Was Too Boring to Be Shocking, Though He Still Has a Lot to Say About His Dick by Dave https://indyweek.com/culture/stage/louis-c-k-s-cary-set-was-profoundly-boring-that-was-the-bigg/#comment-1349 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/louis-c-k-s-cary-set-was-profoundly-boring-that-was-the-bigg/#comment-1349 White people believing they have a right to exist is white privilege? So why haven’t you killed yourself?

]]> Comment on 2019 Best of the Triangle Ballot by K Nguyen https://indyweek.com/best-of-the-triangle/2019-best-of-the-triangle-ballot/#comment-1348 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/2019-best-of-the-triangle-ballot/#comment-1348 Best Physical therapy clinic needed to have a nomination!!

]]> Comment on According to Netflix, You Can Take a Ferry from the Outer Banks to Chapel Hill by Michael https://indyweek.com/culture/screen/ferry-outer-banks-chapel-hill/#comment-1347 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/ferry-outer-banks-chapel-hill/#comment-1347 When my friend told me they visited Chapel Hill in this show, I got kinda giddy since it’s where I go to school. Something immediately felt off though once they arrived. When Sarah mentions the Student Center, I noticed that is not what it looks like. Also, our parking meters aren’t that old fashioned and our libraries are not that pretty (although Wilson is getting there). However, the banners and barely noticeable campus map were a nice touch. The campus geography was also accurate when Sarah says the library is on the other side of the Student Center.

]]> Comment on Vanity Fair Writer Possesses Superhuman Vision, Can See the Mountains From Chapel Hill by love the saltiness https://indyweek.com/news/northcarolina/vanity-fair-top-of-the-hill-mountains/#comment-1346 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/vanity-fair-top-of-the-hill-mountains/#comment-1346 Also it’s “lede” not “lead”. Love, a high school English teacher <3

https://grammarist.com/usage/lead-lede/

]]> Comment on 2020 Best of the Triangle Nomination Ballot by Bernie Brown https://indyweek.com/best-of-the-triangle/2020-best-of-the-triangle-nomination-ballot/#comment-1345 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/2020-best-of-the-triangle-nomination-ballot/#comment-1345 Page 158

]]> Comment on A Motherplan for Durham by Dan Owen https://indyweek.com/firstperson/voices/motherplan-for-durham/#comment-1344 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/motherplan-for-durham/#comment-1344 As beautiful as Durham is,there are shootings everyday… The Hells Angels own several businesses in Durham, yet are less of a danger than the 8 Trey Gangster Crips that run Hoover, McDougal and Bentwood. Bloods are here too, along with MS 13 and a dozen other offshoot clicks. You might get raped in our county jail, maybe even killed. East Durham has open air prostitution and drug dealing happening around the clock. College students are attacked often with some victims losing their life. If you love Durham, then take a walk through McDougal Terrace sometime… Pick your time carefully though.

]]> Comment on Endorsements 2019: Down With the Raleigh NIMBYs by G.C. https://indyweek.com/news/elections-news/indy-2019-endorsements-raleigh-down-with-the-nimbys/#comment-1343 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/indy-2019-endorsements-raleigh-down-with-the-nimbys/#comment-1343 So, Indy wants to mock a council member for questioning the publication’s objectivity. You write, “…conflict of interest because our company’s owner has a nephew whose business partner’s wife is Nicole Stewart…” Hellooooo? The company’s owner is Richard Meeker. Brother of former Raleigh mayor Charles Meeker, current mayor McFarlane’s political mentor and longtime ally. As is apparent to anyone who follows Raleigh politics, the mayor declared war on council members Mendell and Cox long ago. Her husband verbally berated and physically berated council member Kay Crowder, which led to McFarlane’s decision not to run for re-election. That incident isn’t something you would know by reading Indy, of course. Given the strong Meeker-McFarlane relationship, it isn’t inconsequential to the question of Indy’s objectivity. You cannot just sweep the Meeker connection under the rug, although that’s what you’ve done here.

Taking credit for endorsing Mendell in Cox in 2017 is empty. Mendell ran against a poster child for overdevelopment and an incumbent who was infamously dismissive of constituents. McFarlane likely supported Bonner, but she had no specific reason to be against Mendell at the time. Maybe the disdain originated from Mendell’s audacity to defeat Bonner. And Cox ran against a (gasp) Republican who everyone knew was past his prime and was likewise well-known for ignoring constituents during his own years in office.

Unrelated to Indy’s vitriol and the Meeker-McFarlane angle that feeds said vitriol, isn’t it interesting to consider that in district B, the mayor (through a political consultant) sought to recruit at least 3 candidates, all women, to run against David Cox? Mr. Fitzsimmons was at best fourth choice and likely even lower on the list.

]]> Comment on Raleigh Police Say Armed Right-Wing Protesters Weren’t Protesters, No Arrests Made by Charlie https://indyweek.com/news/northcarolina/boogaloo-alt-right-protesters-raleigh/#comment-1342 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/boogaloo-alt-right-protesters-raleigh/#comment-1342 …and yet, the Indy Week saw it fit to endorse a person for Mayor of Raleigh (Mary-Ann Baldwin) who gladly took cash from Republican mega-donor John Kane, the same man who has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the president who is actively encouraging armed protests. Funny how all that works out, huh?

]]> Comment on Welcome to the INDY’s 2018 Style Issue by tim https://indyweek.com/guides/style/welcome-to-the-2018-indy-style-issue/#comment-1341 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/welcome-to-the-2018-indy-style-issue/#comment-1341 Don’t remind me of the neon and pastels we used to wear, although I’m glad the glasses of that era are making a comeback

]]> Comment on Eleven Durham Bars Made Specialty Cocktails to Celebrate Durham’s 150th Birthday. I Tried to Drink Them All in One Night. by glenn maughan https://indyweek.com/food-and-drink/eleven-durham-bars-specialty-cocktails-durham-150/#comment-1340 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:56 +0000 http://indyweek.com/eleven-durham-bars-specialty-cocktails-durham-150/#comment-1340 Your piece is hilarious, informative and a journey I could never make. Rock On and when we meet, your next drink is on me.

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