rss VOLUME 23, NUMBER 31 - 09.29.09 TO 10.06.09

• SEE & DO

  MUSIC: Project: Homebrew at Neighborhood Theatre

  Thursday, Oct. 1

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Anita Overcash
• VIEW FROM THE COUCH

  The Strawberry Blonde, Paul Newman box set among new DVD reviews

  BATTLE FOR TERRA (2009). Battle for Terra is an animated effort in which alien forces invade a plane...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Matt Brunson
• REVIEWS

  Bright Star a luminous experience

  Eroticism is a state of mind rather than a state of undress, and in that regard, it's not much d...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Matt Brunson
• CORKSCREW

  The highs and lows of wine pricing

  I recently read a wine industry report stating high-end wines (defined as $50+ per bottle) dwell in...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Taylor Eason
• FEATURES

  Fort Mill BBQ Company's tasty barbeque isn't laid back; it talks back

  Barbecue is the quintessential Carolina comfort food that in some kitchens (or pits) has remained un...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Tricia Childress
• BRITTNEY AFTER DARK

  One boyfriend, side of fries

  There is no food more fattening than a boyfriend ... yet nothing tastes better (not even cheese frie...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Brittney Cason
• BOOMER WITH ATTITUDE

  Poll results censored: What is local media hiding?

  Last week, the media reported the results of a series of important polls conducted by Elon Universit...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by John Grooms
• THE N WORD

  Seydi Burciaga is more than a news story

  Seydi Burciaga is a young woman who died last week in the floods that ravaged Atlanta. Out of the 10...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Nsenga Burton
• CITIZEN SERVATIUS

  Are we headed for 'global cooling'?

  For reasons that aren't entirely clear, the findings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Pan...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Tara Servatius
• COVER

  Scene & Heard

  Local insiders share their thoughts on the good, the bad and the ugly of Charlotte music scene.

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Jeff Hahne
• NEWS FEATURE

  Chapel Hill welcomes gay visitors — why doesn't Charlotte?

  Chapel Hill rolled out the rainbow carpet last week for the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Ass...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Cheris Hodges
• BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER

  Scanning the horizon of books and libraries

  A battle is raging over the future of books in the digital age and the role libraries will play. One...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by AMY GOODMAN
• STARGAZER

  Horoscope for Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2009

  Libra The Scales (Sept. 22-Oct. 22): Someone with a sad story may be pressuring you to give a favor...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Vivian Carol
• SAVAGE LOVE

  Clothed encounter leads to different opinions

  You are known far and wide as an arbiter of all aspects of sex and especially definitions of sex, so...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Dan Savage
• STRAIGHT DOPE

  How do medical alert dogs know something is wrong? Plus: How does an asphalt roller score on the Richter scale?

  I play poker with this guy on a fairly regular basis at the casino. He's got this medical alert...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Cecil Adams
• FILM CLIPS

  Capsule reviews of films playing the week of Sept. 30

  Current Releases CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Although it's based on a children's book...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Matt Brunson
• ARTS FLASH

  Meet 'The Lovemaster': Craig Shoemaker

  Comedian Craig Shoemaker may be known as "The Lovemaster," but he could also be referred t...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Anita overcash
• COMIC PROPORTIONS

  Comic book review: Batwoman: Detective Comics and more

  Batwoman: Detective Comics No. 857 Published by DC Comics. Written by Greg Rucka. Art by J.H. Willi...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Carlton Hargro
• PERFORMING ARTS

  Bone-deep Beauty: Local production outshines the tours

  Children's Theatre artistic director Alan Poindexter has taken Disney's Beauty and the Beast...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Perry Tannenbaum
• THE BLOTTER

  Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files

  No, I Quit!: An employee of a local Pizza Hut called police after realizing that one of her employee...

  Vol. 23 No. 31 Published 09.29.09 by Ryan Pitkin

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