Bill Thompson

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Born in Asheboro, N.C., Bill Thompson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has worked as a feature writer, book review editor, film critic and columnist for The Post and Courier since 1980. A former sports writer in Virginia and in Florida, he also contributes articles on science and travel.

Recent Stories

Author looks at culture, Citadel

'Marching' examines school's link to change

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
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Far from being an immutable bastion, or some archaic regional anachronism reflecting only the traditions of the Old South, The Citadel may be seen as having found itself squarely on the front lines of America's culture wars over the past 60 years. Read MoreRead More

Book spurs ongoing exhibit of unusual treasures stored away in Harvard museum

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
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An invisible treasury. At any given time, there are as many or more artifacts stored behind the scenes than are on public view in the nation's museums. Seldom do those not employed there or conducting research have the opportunity to glimpse behind the scenes. Read MoreRead More

James Brolin takes time out from film to talk about Clint Eastwood and longevity

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
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His relaxed manner belies the first-day "collywobbles," which generally set in when an actor is prepared to deliver his first lines in a film. The hammock at the end of the dock at Bowen's Island still looks inviting, here on the set of "Angel Camouflaged," but James Brolin is focused. Read MoreRead More

Mount Pleasant trivia buff gets chance to shine

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
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Tapping into a store of trivia at leisure is one thing. It's quite another to summon quick and accurate recall under time pressure and while facing tough competition. Read MoreRead More

Sneaky Pie writer explores 'Animal Magnetism'

Novelist Brown to join Frank, McCorkle, Rouse and Jance at annual fall luncheon

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
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Rita Mae Brown has made a corner in deft, engaging mysteries with a wide-ranging intelligence at work. But it is a compassionate heart and devotion to animals for which she might best be remembered. Read MoreRead More

Festival showcase for French films

MUSC auditorium will play host to Alliance Francaise presentation of six movies in four days

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
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Self-taught, Seraphine Louis (1864-1942) was an exemplar of the Naive Movement, which is to say art characterized by a deceptively childlike simplicity in technique and subject matter. Read MoreRead More

South African actress brings music to 'Angel Camouflaged'

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
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That singular screen quality, presence, will not be a problem. The energy of being vividly "in the moment" flows from Dilana Robichaux, a striking, now dreadlocked rock singer taking her first bow as a leading lady in writer-director Michael Givens' independent feature, "Angel Camouflaged." Read MoreRead More

Keys move north

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
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A bar in the Florida Keys is the essence of laid back, a Tequila sunrise with a twist of torpor. Except this bar is fictitious, the dock and restaurant at Bowen's Island reimagined and redressed as a tavern that Jimmy Buffet, in his early days, might have frequented. Read MoreRead More

Italian Film Festival

'Food' is the theme for annual 3-day event at Sottile Theatre

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
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Though hotly debated by Francophiles, who consider the very notion a declaration of war, there are those who insist the Italians, the Medicis, specifically, taught the French how to cook. Read MoreRead More

Sanderson to bring book series full circle

Fantasy writer who's finishing late author's final stories to begin tour

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009
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Brandon Sanderson knew the conclusion of Robert Jordan's acclaimed, if prodigiously lengthy, "Wheel of Time" fantasy series had to embody the final notes of a powerful and resonant symphony. His task, abetted by Tor Books and Team Jordan, was to make it so. Read MoreRead More

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