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• COMIC PROPORTIONS

  Comics coming this spring

  Coinciding with our big Spring Guide this week, I decided to throw the spotlight on a few good books...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Carlton Hargro
• NEWS FEATURE

  Social media action in Plaza Midwood

  Imagine heading out for an evening on the town, as you've done many weekend nights. You park you...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Cheris Hodges
• BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER

  NYC'S jihad against Debbie Almontaser

  Debbie Almontaser has won a victory in her battle against discrimination. She was the founding princ...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by AMY GOODMAN
• VIEW FROM THE COUCH

  Broken Embraces, latest MST3K set among new DVD reviews

  BROKEN EMBRACES (2009). The muse is upon Pedro Almodovar – specifically, favorite leading lady...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Matt Brunson
• THREE-COURSE SPIEL

  3 questions with entrepreneur Debbie Mangeney

  From chocolate dogs to edible chocolate dildos (for consumption only), Debbie Mangeney molds it all....

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Nicole Pietrantonio
• THE BLOTTER

  Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files

  Meet the Parent: A 28-year-old woman called police after being assaulted while in the car with her s...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Ryan Pitkin
• FEATURES

  Little Dragon serves up electronic music 2.0

  The last time the Swedish electronic band Little Dragon performed in Charlotte (Nov. 24, 2009 at the...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Carlton Hargro
• THE N WORD

  Show black women some respect, please

  This past week was a rough one for black women in the news. While I am used to black women being ju...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Nsenga Burton
• REVIEWS

  Antichrist: Don't look now

  Lars Von Trier is no stranger to accusations of rampant misogyny: As his detractors tell it, you wou...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Matt Brunson
• STRAIGHT DOPE

  Is exposure to small amounts of radiation beneficial?

  What's the Straight Dope on radiation hormesis? From what I understand, this hypothesis rejects...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Cecil Adams
• FEATURES

  Clever culinary twists at Cyros Sushi and Sake Bar

  You're a sushi chef in a hypercompetitive sushi town with a cultishly devoted customer base. For...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Tricia Childress
• BOOMER WITH ATTITUDE

  The oddest questions from readers

  Welcome, dear readers, to a very special edition of "Ask Boomer With Attitude." Frankly, t...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by John Grooms
• CITIZEN SERVATIUS

  Another Charlotte banking crisis?

  Another financial earthquake is coming, and the fault line may run through Charlotte. Last week, Bl...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Tara Servatius
• SAVAGE LOVE

  Is this relationship divine or bedeviled?

  I am in desperate need. I have been dating a guy for two years. We're both 25, and we love each...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Dan Savage
• BRITTNEY AFTER DARK

  More adventures in La-la land

  When the forecast threatened Charlotte with snow and all the stores sold out of milk and bread, I fi...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Brittney Cason
• SEE & DO

  COMEDY: Gabriel Iglesias

  Thursday, March 18

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Anita overcash
• INTRO

  Spring Guide 2010

  Spring is almost here, and that means the cold weather is finally coming to an end (we hope). And th...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10
• STARGAZER

  Weekly horoscope for March 17-23, 2010

  Aries The Ram (March 20-April 19): Your career demands an overhaul. This may come via reorganizatio...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Vivian Carol
• BOOKS

  Book review: Princess Noire

  Born a preacher's daughter during the Great Depression in Tryon, N.C., Eunice Waymon grew up to...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by John Grooms
• PERFORMING ARTS

  Theater review: Treasure Island

  A full 15 years have passed since Alan Poindexter first directed Treasure Island for Children's...

  Vol. 24 No. 3 Published 03.16.10 by Perry Tannenbaum

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