Tangents Stories

We are so screwed

This story originally appeared in the December 2016 edition of Tangents. That loud thumping sound heard last month was half of the country pounding their fist in the ballot box, and the other half pounding their head into the wall as the results came in. “How could this happen?” we all asked. The whole point of comedy and satire is to inflate reality into a shape that reflects the buffoonery of the moment. But when the caricature continues to exceed the satire, reality becomes all the scarier.

Panthers announce program of giving needy victories to other teams

This story originally appeared in the December 2016 edition of Tangents. With the holidays upon us, the Carolina Panthers have announced that they will continue to make the season bright for others by giving victories to needy football teams around the country. “We had a great season last year,” said Panthers coach Ron Rivera at a press conference. “We gathered up so many victories, that we decided to give back to the NFL community this year, and give victories to football teams that are in

Historic theater brought Elvis and porn to Charlotte

This story originally appeared in the December 2016 edition of Tangents. COMPLETELY WRONG AND TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE TALES OF CHARLOTTE THE CAROLINA THEATRE The Carolina Theatre opened in 1927 as the city’s largest and grandest movie palace. The theater hosted the finest movies of the day, and the most popular entertainers from the waning days of vaudeville. The heyday of the Carolina Theatre continued into the 1950s, with Elvis Presley making his first Charlotte appearance at the theater in