30 Americans N.C. Museum of Art Through Sept. 4 What do you see when you look in the mirror? Rarely just your empirical self. You concentrate on a particular feature, checking for bags under tired eyes or anticipating a critical comment. You adjust your facial expression to match how you want to be seen in […]
Chris Vitiello
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T-minus 10 games: Canes aim desperation at Senators tonight
Many clichés describe the Carolina Hurricanes’ situation with 10 games remaining in the regular season. It’s crunch time. There’s no tomorrow. Every game’s a must-win game. Their backs are against the wall. There’s no crying in hockey. Photo by D. L. AndersonTuomo Ruutu has been trying to amp the Canes by throwing hits on his […]
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Pitkanen’s OT winner lifts Canes over Isles
RBC CENTER, RALEIGH—The “Cardiac” Canes won this game in their locker room during the second intermission. Photo by Peggy BooneJeff Skinner netted the game’s first goal to buoy the Hurricanes. Carolina beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in OT. Whatever was said, and whoever said it, a different team came down the tunnel Friday night […]
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Jason Whitman’s hapless animals at Rebus Works
Courtesy of Rebus Works Jason Whitman:DrawingsRebus Works Through March Remember that guy in high school who was always drawing? You always wanted to sit in the row next to him so you could peek over during class to see what he was scrawling there, hiding the paper with an arm so the teacher couldn’t see […]
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Canes down Sabres 1-0 in tense contest
FSN SOUTH (TV)—They didn’t have to have this one, but they had to have this one. Photo by D. L. AndersonErik Cole, seen here against the New York Rangers earlier this season, had several breakaway chances against the Buffalo Sabres. The Carolina Hurricanes bookended their four-game losing streak with a 1-0 win over the host […]
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Winter kudzu, spring knives: At Adam Cave and Lump galleries, a warming trend
Diana Bloomfield and Donald Furst Adam Cave Fine Art Through March 28 Casey Cook’s PunctureLump Gallery Through March 26 After a bitter winter, spring has graced the Triangle, which means daffodils, forsythia and new art in Raleigh’s galleries. Before the blossoms and fresh air lure you out into the sun, take in some of the […]
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Canes have no margin for error after lost weekend
The question has been asked all season long: Are the Carolina Hurricanes a playoff team? We may have the answer in the next few days. File photo by Peggy BooneCaptain Eric Staal had seven shots against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, but no goals. After dropping back to back one-goal games this past weekend […]
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Thrashers stifle Canes in overtime
RBC CENTER, RALEIGH—The Hurricanes had more than one opponent tonight—the Atlanta Thrashers and the league schedule-makers who gave them four nights off this late in the season. Photo by D. L. AndersonJeff Skinner, seen here earlier this year against the Rangers, seemed effective running a late power play from the half-wall against the Thrashers Wednesday […]
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Canes down Sabres in overtime thriller
RBC CENTER, RALEIGH—The Carolina Hurricanes won their first playoff game Thursday night, with 17 games still remaining in the regular season. File photo by Rob RoweJoni Pitkanen set up Jamie McBain or the overtime winner as Carolina’s defensemen continued to jump into play. Okay, it wasn’t actually a playoff game, but it sure felt like […]
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Canes bid farewell to Samsonov by beating his new team
RBC CENTER, RALEIGH—Sergei Samsonov looked sad. File photo by Rob RoweCam Ward made the spectacular look mundane in a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. At 9:50, he stood in the visiting locker room, unshowered, among Florida Panthers teammates he might not yet know the names of, in front of a whiteboard reading […]