by Robin Kirk | Nov 22, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
Every Sunday evening this fall, you’ll find me clutching a cabernet in The Tavern’s back room as I watch “The Walking Dead.” Fans know this story isn’t really about zombies. What keeps us hooked is how the characters react to the zombies and struggle to retain their...
by Robin Kirk | Nov 18, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
BY DAVID H. SCHANZER AND ROBIN KIRK The call by politicians across the country, including Gov. Pat McCrory, to halt the admission of refugees from the Syrian civil war is a travesty. This ill-considered decision strengthens the politics of fear that ISIS spreads,...
by Robin Kirk | Oct 28, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
Along with many neighbors on West Club Boulevard, I feel a bit of a chill as Halloween approaches. No, it’s not because of the weather. For the past decade, my street has been a beacon for small (and not so small) kids eager to trick-or-treat. What started as a mild...
by Robin Kirk | Sep 13, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
2014 was declared the “year of the selfie” by Twitter, for what it’s worth. Since then, selfies have only increased in popularity – and ubiquity. After a recent trip abroad with students, I sifted through dozens of their photos searching for shots of the places or...
by Robin Kirk | Aug 8, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
I’ve been conducting a summer tour de café, opening my MacBook in the fug of coffee shops in Durham and beyond. Normally, I’m solitary. No space-sharing, no talk-radio hum, definitely no music. The occasional chatter of a Meet Up (I’m talking to you, Carrboro...
by Robin Kirk | Jul 3, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
Flor de Liz Perez is lightning bottled, a pint-sized streak on the esplanade in front of London’s National Theater. She has light green eyes and a laugh that seems to chase away gray English skies. Perez just opened a new play, “(Expletive) with a Hat,” by a...
