Coury Turczyn

• Dream Brother Pictures Starts Indiegogo Campaign for New Short Film Published 01/16/2013 at 10:49 a.m.

  Knoxville filmmaker Steven Wesley Miller's humble goal.

• 'Dishonored' May Be the Best Video Game of 2012 You Still Haven’t Played Published 01/16/2013 at 10:24 a.m.

  Dishonored came out last October and didn’t quite upturn the gaming universe despite getting good reviews and hitting several best-of-2012 lists. Sales have been okay, and publisher Bethesda has stated that it considers Dishonored to be a new franchise. Yet ...

• Metropulse.com’s 10 Most Viewed Stories in 2012 Published 12/26/2012 at 5 p.m.

  There are many ways to gauge the popularity of stories we publish: Percentage of issues picked up, number of Facebook “likes,” how many people call or email or comment with complaints. On our website, however, there’s the highly scientific Page ...

• A Knox "Mommy Blog" With Appeal Published 12/26/2012 at 5 p.m.

  Knoxville Blog of the Month: Working Out & Eating In

• Tim Lee 3's Indiegogo Special Offers Published 12/19/2012 at 11:54 a.m.

  The Tim Lee 3 breaks out the premium deals for pre-orders of its new release.

• Dreaming of a Boombox Christmas Published 12/05/2012 at 10:12 a.m.

  Could this be the start of a new, loud, and possibly exciting holiday tradition downtown that does not involve light bulbs or decorated trees?

• Buying a New Television Set Is a Miserable, Dehumanizing Experience Published 12/05/2012 at 10:08 a.m. 1 Comment

  Here’s what I wanted to do: Get a nice, straightfoward, not-too-expensive HD television set to enjoy Blu-ray movies and video games. Absolutely no problem, right? We live in a digital age of high technology at affordable prices. Picture quality and ...

• Can the Wii U Make Video-Game Consoles Cool Again? Published 11/20/2012 at 10:32 a.m.

  It’s difficult to deny that the business of casual games with App Store distribution has a lot more momentum going for it than the old business model of selling consoles at a loss and then eventually recouping the investment with ...

• Roots-Rocker JD McPherson Defies the Retro Label With Rock ’n’ Roll in Its Purest Form Published 11/07/2012 at 1:34 p.m.

  Taking up the look and sound of your music heroes can be dangerous—it’s entirely possible to be too reverent. Where does their influence end and your originality begin? This hazy line has tripped up countless rockabilly revivalists over the last ...

• Theatre Knoxville Raising Funds for Lighting Equipment Published 10/31/2012 at 11:15 a.m.

  Theatre Knoxville has been holding the torch for community theater since 1976, and now it could use some help lighting its 7-year-old digs at 319 N. Gay St.

• Boxie Pets by Rachel Travis Published 11/24/2010 at 11:20 a.m.

  Here it is: The absolutely perfect gift for anyone who loves their pets. Local artist Rachel Travis’ Boxie Pets are custom, hand-painted portraits on 4-inch square “boxes” that are an inch-and-a-half deep.

• Best Local Website: Metropulse.com Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  We’re going to assume you’re just being polite, voting for the site that was hosting this very same readers’ poll.

• Best Book Store: McKay Used Books, CDs, Movies & More Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  Just try to get a parking space on a Saturday at McKay, then prepare yourself to enter the Old Media Thunderdome as combatants vie for deals on books, CDs, DVDs, and video games.

• Best Use Of Lane Kiffin Memorabilia: Toilet Paper Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  Oh, dear. How the once-slavish fans turn on you once you completely reject them (after one short year) in order to further a dubious career built on acting like a self-entitled dork with few actual results on the playing field.

• Best Hair Salon & Best Nail Salon: Salon Visage Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  f there’s one hair salon that put Knoxville on the beauty map, it’s Frank and Belinda Gambuzza’s Salon Visage and its ever-growing number of locations and services. Innovative without being too chi-chi, it’s the go-to salon for Knoxvillians who want ...

• Best Place To Tie The Knot: Gatlinburg Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  No, Gatlinburg is not in Knoxville. But we just can’t compete!

• Best Ice Cream/Smoothie Shop: Marble Slab Creamery* Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  There can be no substitute—Marble Slab Creamery is the place.

• Best Yoga Studio: The Glowing Body Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  With its world-class studio, its Round-Rug concert series, and its Glowing Bowl food service, the Glowing Body yoga studio has very quickly become a community fixture, drawing the yoga faithful from all over town to the Happy Holler environs.

• Best Ribs: Calhoun’s Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  The challengers are multiplying, but Calhoun's stays on top.

• Best Bakery: Magpies Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  In the field of cupcake experimentation, it’s difficult to resist Magpies.

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