Enduring Likeness Counterlives Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids Ackland Art Museum Through Jan. 2 My current Facebook profile picture is of my shadow cast upon a patch of stony ground. But it had recently been a still from a play I was in, an action shot of my favorite hockey player and a crock-pot of […]
Chris Vitiello
Bio: Chris Vitiello lives in Durham and writes for INDY Week on art, music and hockey.Twitter: http://twitter.com/chrisvitiello
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Hurricanes bomb test versus first-place Flyers, lose 8-1
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH—You know that dream in which you find yourself, naked, in a classroom, and the teacher is passing out a test that will determine your entire year’s grade for the class, but you somehow hadn’t known about it and didn’t study at all? The Hurricanes played out that nightmare last night, embarrassed 8-1 […]
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NHL brings Raleigh All-Star Game into fantasy era
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH—Remember when you would play games on the school playground, and there was that one kid who was always picked last? That awkward feeling that would rise as the available players dwindled, peaking at the moment of shared shame and embarrassment when the last kid, usually without his or her name even being […]
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Hurricanes take second straight at home as Staal tallies twice
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH—Roller coasters clack and jerk their way up that initial hill, awkwardly dragged by a chain. But once the first car ascends the peak, it takes the entire train with it on a thrill ride. This, apparently, is what the Carolina Hurricanes’ season will be like. On a night on which his pair […]
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Hurricanes hang seven on NY Islanders for first home-ice win
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH—Once the Hurricanes finally scored on home ice, they couldn’t stop. Rookie Jon Matsumoto netted his first two NHL goals and Sergei Samsonov added three assists as the Hurricanes overwhelmed the New York Islanders 7-2 in a tilt that lacked drama but nonetheless thrilled the sparse RBC Center crowd that had seen the […]
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Hurricanes’ home shutout streak gets spooky as Penguins win 3-0
Horge/ Wiki CommonsThe face mask of Hall of Fame goalkeeper Jacques Plante RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH—Maybe the Canes could make an omelet with all these goose eggs. The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped handfuls of home-ice frustration into the Carolina Hurricanes’ trick-or-treat bags last night, handing them their second straight 3-0 loss before the Raleigh faithful. Pascal Dupuis […]
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Canes drop home opener to Washington Capitals, 3-0
File photo by Jeremy M. LangeEric Staal assumes the captain’s role, speaking to media after a practice two weeks ago. RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH—Lying down on the job worked out well for David Steckel. The Capitals’ center, skidding across the ice on the seat of his pants after tangling with Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward, still managed […]
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The peripatetic Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka in Durham
Wole Soyinkawriter, Nobel laureate, activist and professoris a wanderer, or flâneur, someone who experiences a place on foot. “I just like walking,” he says. “Especially when I’m in a new place, I walk a lot. Getting lost I enjoy also, because I have to find my way back.” Words like “place,” “home” and even “here” […]
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After travels in Finland and Canada, Hurricanes face home opener with cautious expectations
Carolina Hurricanes season opener vs. Washington Capitals RBC Center Oct. 27, 7 p.m. If you don’t know where to set your expectation level for the Carolina Hurricanes this season, then you’re not alone. The phrase “transitional year” used to echo balefully inside a hockey rink, but free agency and the league salary cap make the […]
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All smiles as Hurricanes hit the road: notes from practice
Jeremy M. LangeJeff Skinner, 18 years old and playing in the NHL RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH — Ladies and gentlemen, your Helsinki Hurricanes! After taking their opening pair of games from the Minnesota Wild in Finland as part of the Compuware NHL Premiere, the Hurricanes logged one last practice on familiar ice Wednesday before heading back […]