TIFF Beats Fantastic Fest to 'Death'

Drafthouse Films' 'The ABCs of Death' debuting in Toronto

"...snagged such hotly-touted titles as Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem and John Dies at the End (although, to be..."

July 31, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

Witty Style Avatar seeks travel daddy. Or mami. Enquire within.

"...productions so far this year – including plays in Salem, Mass., and Los Angeles in July. His wonderful stories..."

May 18, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Path to Enlightenment

'He's not a really extremely nice guy': Martha Stephens on her hiking hero in 'Pilgrim Song'

"...the region's natural environment. "We went to school in Winston-Salem, which is a city, but we are surrounded by..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Crucible

St. Ed's stages a chilling version of Arthur Miller's indictment of McCarthyism

"...So he grafted his 1952 qualms onto the Salem witch trials of 1692, creating a desperate and gripping..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Separate Lives

AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham / Ibrahim 6

"...ends on a decidedly lighter note, Algerian director Lyès Salem's Masquerades (2008). With its opening theme employing both banjos..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

GOP Witch Hunters

"...on its sleeve and has the mentality of the Salem witch hunters...."

Sept. 13, 2011 Postmarks

Beer Convenience

Finding great craft brew selections in unlikely places

"...and some Diet Sprites A box of tampons, some Salem Lights – Robert Earl Keen, "Merry Christmas From the..."

June 24, 2011 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Convergent Chaos

Metalcore innovators Converge shred micro-set for Chaos in Tejas

"...see a lot. What they got was all the Salem, Mass., mayhem they could take, crammed into a half-hour..."

June 9, 2011 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...years, ever since reading the embossed, black-jacket paperback of 'Salem's Lot, and so, technically, I already knew what lurked..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Crucible

Despite its faults, City Theatre's staging stirs up strong emotions

"...In 1692, Salem, Mass. – a community of Puritan farm families who..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

'Mo Music: Witch House Halloween

Sip on some syrup this Halloween with the witch house sound

"...poster band for this emerging genre is Michigan trio Salem, due to having the perfect band name and the..."

Oct. 26, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Offender Story Kudos

"...absurd criminalization system – a modern version of the Salem witch hunts. Kudos to the Chronicle...."

Sept. 15, 2010 Postmarks

Page Two: Abandoned Ship

As distrust grows, cooperation becomes impossible

"...equity, it seems that we have descended into a Salem witch trials mentality, in which the drive is to..."

May 28, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Air Force Has Witch Squadron

"...Air Force built a Wiccan temple but after the Salem witch trials, we already had our first witch squadron...."

March 27, 2010 Postmarks

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...next generation of post-emo alt.country. Not so with Michigan's Salem, which owes at least as much to the soaring..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

My SXSW

"...first South by Southwest show in 1993. Guitarist Kevin Salem and I came down from Hoboken to play at..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Freedy Johnston

In Play

Beauty and the beasts: why Bayonetta wins and Army of Two's blood-soaked bromance is passé

"...team sport. The blood-soaked bromance tells the story of Salem and Rios, soldiers for hire who choose the wrong..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Prudish, Repressed Teetotaler Idiot

"...the while being persecuted and hunted like witches in Salem. The young couple in question are tragic casualties of..."

Aug. 10, 2009 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Saltwater crocodiles, Beatles, toddlers, and more

"...In 1697, five years after the Salem witch trials, the General Court of Massachusetts declared a..."

July 24, 2009 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Page Two: Winning the West

Cowboys, Indians, and the irresolvable contradictions between freedom and order

"...far more risky than being thought a witch in Salem...."

June 12, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Goodbye Solo

This small marvel of a film by American portraitist Ramin Bahrani is a large-hearted examination of human curiosity and kindness and the limits of both.

"...lenses the industrial brick and sunrise/sunset of Bahrani's native Winston-Salem and the foggy, fall-colored Blue Ridge Mountains with equal..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Article Is Flawed

"...The defense introduced Richard Gardner’s book Sex Abuse Hysteria: Salem Witch Trials Revisited (1990) into evidence. The prosecution called..."

March 31, 2009 Postmarks

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...the defense, laid out his version of the infamous Salem witch trials and described how this case was definitely..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men from very different worlds forge..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Pushing Boundaries

Eight new dances that spoke engagingly to the place individuals have in groups

"..."The Accused," the show's final dance. Inspired by the Salem witch trials, Villarreal's work presented a quartet of dancers..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Movin' on Up

Melissa Villareal's life was changed by Ballet East

"...she began researching the history and psychology of the Salem witch trials. She considers herself a storyteller type of..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

testsite 08.5 ~ Temporary Services

A Chicago art group brings Austin punk and the mighty congresswoman together

"...one-third of Temporary Services, along with Brett Bloom and Salem Collo-Julin. "We are always digging around the cultural and..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Strawberry Fields Forever

Future Clouds & Radar float to the magical kingdom of … Peoria?

"...of Cotton Mather, the infamous Puritan preacher from the Salem witch trials, Harrison began writing avant-garde music with a..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Page Two: To Whine Is to Love Again

The GOP masterfully weaves a tapestry of deceit

"...position are anathema to them: the witch hunts of Salem, directed at this one poor hockey-mom target...."

Oct. 3, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Natural Science

Rush

"...after which a glowering “Witch Hunt” burned hotter than Salem, Massachusetts. The hits just kept avalanching. The encore, Vapor..."

April 24, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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