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Day: November 29, 2011

Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler Nov. 30-Dec. 6: The Melancholia week

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The title for this week’s rather short “Weeky Reeler” may be taken figuratively—since the week is inevitably and inextricably marked by the passing of the great British filmmaker Ken Russell—but it’s also quite literally true. The only movie opening locally this week is Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, which comes to The Carolina on Friday. Some times may shift around, but it’s otherwise pretty much the same as last week—apart from the arrival of Melancholia and the depature of The Rum Diary. Considering that last week gave us Scorsese’s Hugo, I’m not complaining about a dearth of product. For that matter, Melancholia is nothing to sneeze at.

Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 11/30/11

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• NC Republicans call
last-minute session to
override veto of voter ID bill

House Speaker Thom Tillis:
‘Tackling this imaginary
problem is a top priority’

• 3 lost boy scouts found
safe; 4th scout was found
to be delicious

BLACK FRIDAY FIGHT RECAP:

• • Alex Bender knocked out Pervis
Ellis early in the first round
to retain “dibs” on a Kindle ereader
in early Target action.

• • Hazel Landrum and Tammitha
Miller were separated by Best
Buy security officers in a $5
earphone match, and forced to
return one another’s wigs.

• • Carl Gash was disqualified
for use of an action figure as
a bludgeon, and conceded the
Toys”R”Us fight, leaving Candice
Martin bloody, but victorious.

• In the self-taught mixed-martial-
arts category, Benny Trillman
TKO’d himself in the Best
Buy parking lot during an unsuccessful
head butt, following
an otherwise victorious shopping
spree.

• Following a tense and epithet-
filled pre-fight build-up,
Bed Bath & Beyond’s Gabe
Mashburn clocked out and
gave customer Bert Trimble
the beating of a lifetime, vociferously
inquiring of Trimble’s
unconscious body, “Who’s got
an attitude now, honey?”

Identity theft

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I sometimes used to ride the mail route with my daddy when I was a little girl. Mother would pack us a lunch, and I would meet him when he came down Highway 50 to my grandmother's country store. I got to sit in the back seat on top of the sorted mail, which was … Read more

Holiday Rounds

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Local honey gets the spotlight in ASAP’s Get Local campaign this January. Try using local honey in this recipe (especially with the recent news that some grocery store honey sometimes contains little in the way of actual honey). Find yours at area tailgate markets and at grocery stores that sell local foods. Visit FromHere.org to … Read more

Cider cocktail

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Want a bubbly cocktail that won't pack too much of a wallop and has a local focus? Parris Benight of 5 Walnut Wine Bar recommends making cava-cider cocktail, an easy-to-throw-together drink that 5 Walnut sometimes serves on Sundays. "It's half cava (sparkling wine from Spain), half-pear cider, which has alcohol in it, and just a … Read more

Tips from the pros

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Several local oenophiles offered suggestions for holiday wine. Les Doss of Vinsite wine shop located on 64 Broadway St. (http://www.vinsiteasheville.com) recommends the following bottles, which he and co-owner Kathy Taylor stock at the shop: For a sparkler, try a Gruet Blanc de Noirs sparkling NV ($15.99). "It's rich and toasty with juicy, light raspberry flavors, … Read more

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