“Despite digging the Moravians and their utopic ambitions in North Carolina, I have always been undoubtedly creeped out by their 17th century historical recreation theme park, Old Salem. “It’s a grim scene — disgruntled college students and rednecks dressed up in austere bonnets and buckle shoes stationed in wooden buildings for eight hours a day, […]
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No wonder Moravians found afterlife so appealing
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged aaron lake smith, moravians, old salem, the american reader on May 24, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Watch ‘Terminator 2’ — or tour a textile mill?
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged aaron lake smith, cone mills, greensboro nc, n + 1 magazine, white oak denim on September 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“I was surprised to find that cinema had not deceived me. An old denim factory really is a funhouse of red exit signs and retractable doors that yank open with the pull of the cord. Terminator 2 really nailed the vats and chains, the smoke, chemicals, and decay. They got the catwalks and metal grates, […]