TODAY'S NEWS
Durham Savoyards prepares for opening night of The Mikado
Though the Savoyards only have one large performance each year, they make sure to do it in style. by Sarah Ewald
Durham County
Rolling Hills houses get new addresses, new lives
Nonprofit Builders of Hope recently took five Rolling Hills homes off the City of Durham's hands for $1 apiece and moved them to Wake County. by Samiha Khanna
Chapel Hill's legislative priorities will have to wait by Joe Schwartz
Poverty, meet the Sims by Joe Schwartz
Gallery
The Thinkers
by Jeremy M. Lange
Oh, Rielle-y? by V.C. Rogers
The kitchen aide by Jane Hobson Snyder
Re: White Ribbon review; Blind Side brief review
Is silicone cookware safe?
Spotty takes on health care reform by Bob Geary
On transgender disclosure, speed dating, and a lesbian daughter-in-law by Steven Petrow
Slide Shows
In honoring La Virgen de Guadalupe, an intersection of identity and culture
There's something about Mary
About 200 people joined the annual procession through Durham's Burch Avenue and northern Morehead Hill neighborhoods honoring La Virgen de Guadalupe, the Virgin Mary. by Lisa Sorg and D.L. Anderson
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Reporting environmental news and views from N.C.'s capital city
Feature
Textural percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani expands the role of his instrument
Drum's not dead
There's a historical precedent for musicians like Nakatani, who use extended techniques with relatively standard instruments to produce the tones they want. by Corbie Hill
Sunfold's Harmonia Macrocosmica by Spencer Griffith
Andrew Weathers' A Great Southern City by Brian Howe
Joe Scudda's Not Your Average Joe by Eric Tullis
The guide to the week's concerts
Old Bricks' debut LP, Farmers
by Grayson Currin
The Triangle in Austin: Who's going to South by Southwest? by Grayson Currin
Visual Art
Lines of Attack: Conflicts in Caricature at the Nasher Museum
Less majesty
Why go to a museum to look at cartoons? Partly to see what they really look like. by V.C. Rogers
The Farber Foundry reckons with apartheid through the lens of Greek tragedy by Byron Woods
A teenage girl on the brink in Burning Coal's Limbo by Byron Woods
Now Serving
The birth of Carrboro's Bowbarr
Plus: St. Patrick's Day at James Joyce, Tir Na Nog and Kildare's; Animal Factory author; tracking the masala dosa truck by Emily Wallace
Dish
Loca-tours: Gourmet getaways are something to savor
Where to eat your heart out and stay in style in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, plus Orange, Chatham and Southern Wake counties by Jane Hobson Snyder
Feature/ Review
Polanski's Ghost Writer is a finely tuned thriller
Roman noir
Ghost Writer is better than a perfectly told story; it's a film with a unique feel and voice made with penetrating intelligence and precise technique. by Nathan Gelgud
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