Shaun Assael, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/shaun-assael/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:12:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Shaun Assael, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/shaun-assael/ 32 32 210991526 Life Inside the Fishbowl https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/american-aquarium-band-barham-north-carolina-shows/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:12:05 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=26511 After burning through the Raleigh club scene, American Aquarium frontman BJ Barham had a plan for failure. Then success and a family arrived.]]>

After burning through the Raleigh club scene, American Aquarium frontman BJ Barham had a plan for failure. Then success and a family arrived.

]]> 26511 Greg Lindberg’s Plan to Live Forever https://www.theassemblync.com/business/greg-lindberg-bribery-conviction/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 14:01:01 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=8838 After appealing a high-profile bribery conviction, the billionaire has reinvented himself as an anti-aging guru. But can he out run the clock?]]>

After appealing a high-profile bribery conviction, the billionaire has reinvented himself as an anti-aging guru. But can he out run the clock?

]]> 8838 The Declaration of Independence’s (Possible?) Origins in North Carolina https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/books/declaration-independence-north-carolina/ Fri, 26 May 2023 00:02:05 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=7542 Who’s Your Founding Father? takes a gonzo approach to unpacking the origin of our establishing edict.]]>

Who’s Your Founding Father? takes a gonzo approach to unpacking the origin of our establishing edict.

]]> 7542 Egos, Accountability, and High School Sports https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/egos-accountability-and-nc-high-school-sports/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:17:51 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/09/27/egos-accountability-and-high-school-sports/ A two-year legislative inquiry culminated last week in a bipartisan compromise over the state’s High School Sports Association. The very public fight mirrors a national debate over amateur athletics: Just how big should school sports be? And who gets to benefit?]]>

A two-year legislative inquiry culminated last week in a bipartisan compromise over the state’s High School Sports Association. The very public fight mirrors a national debate over amateur athletics: Just how big should school sports be? And who gets to benefit?

]]> 42 The Next Chapter of Hollywood East https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/the-next-chapter-of-hollywood-east/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:17:32 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/06/09/the-next-chapter-of-hollywood-east/ Politics wounded the state’s once-thriving film industry. But now, a bipartisan $68 million incentives bill offers a new script, marked by soaring post-pandemic demand and a shaky ideological truce. As neighboring states seize the regional film mantle, can North Carolina compete?]]>

Politics wounded the state’s once-thriving film industry. But now, a bipartisan $68 million incentives bill offers a new script, marked by soaring post-pandemic demand and a shaky ideological truce. As neighboring states seize the regional film mantle, can North Carolina compete?

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