AltWeeklies Wire
Jim Early is On North Carolina's Historic Barbecue Trailnew
The founder of the North Carolina Barbecue Society and author of The Best Tar Heel Barbecue talks about his latest project, compiling the NCBS Historic Barbecue Trail.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
07-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Killing Me Softlynew
Few directors accentuate the real-life subtleties of hard-edged suspense like John Dahl.
Mild About Harrynew
My reaction to the Potter mythos is not a feeling of love or hate but utter ambivalence over the fantastical universe of pubescent sorcerers, wizened minders and nefarious spirits, all with Tolkienian names and wands full of spells and whistles.
Capping Greenhouse Gasesnew
Durham unveils report and plans to curb global warming.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Summer Soldiers and Sunshine Patriotsnew
Independence Day reflections by Clyde Edgerton, Stan Goff and Duncan Murrell, plus Hal Crowther on George W. Bush.
Profile: the Fiery Furnacesnew
Shifty winds.
INDY Week |
Alex Henderson |
07-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fiery Furnaces
Larry Kissell: Red, White and Bluenew
Here's the best political story in America that almost happened in 2006.
Palomar Plucks Upnew
This indie-pop band has found a few ways to spruce up its sound and inject more excitement into its live set.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
06-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Palomar
Committee Passes Energy Bill in North Carolinanew
Groups say utilities' influence weakens proposed law.
Is Transgender Pain a Disorder, or a Symptom?new
Reforming the classification of "Gender Identity Disorder" remains a debatable issue in the trans community, but the consensus has shifted in recent years.
Transgender Folks Are a Lot of Things ... Including Normalnew
Gender identity is about who you are.
A Metaphysical Evening with Rebecca Stottnew
Stott is an academic -- she teaches creative writing and her first book was about Darwin's study of barnacles -- but during our tete-a-tete, she revealed herself to be something of a mystic as well.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
06-22-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghostwalk, Rebecca Stott
Audacia Ray Spreads the Gospel of Feminist Web Pornnew
Porn isn't just for the dirty old men anymore -- "just as video killed the radio star, internet porn killed the raincoat brigade."
The Extravagantly Staged 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'new
So far, it's the best of 2007's mainstream Hindi films.
Tags: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Shaad Ali
'A Mighty Heart': Where's the Viewpoint?new
Is Winterbottom suggesting a xeno-divide that dare not be crossed except at your own peril?
