Serious hair

Why does Robert Altman keep returning to the South for his settings and scripts?

• by Godfrey Cheshire

Eddie Hatcher's Last Stand?

The rebel of Robeson County prepares for a life-or-death court battle.

• by Jon Elliston

A buried life

Why critics keep remembering to forget Thomas Wolfe, whose centenary is celebrated at UNC-Chapel Hill this month.

• by Maria Hummel

The old ball game

• by Mark W. Hornburg

Two for animals

• by Patrick O'Neill

Practical politics

• by Barbara Solow

Porch Quote

Back Talk

Letters to the Editor

A chilly prognosis

The free, the proud and the few at ProgDay.

• by Angie Carlson

Singing nuns

Meredith College adapts an Angela Davis-Gardner novel to the operatic stage.

• by Elizabeth Kahn and Joe Kahn

Plural perspectives

Two current, and completely different, exhibitions provide an opportunity to meditate on the elasticity of the word "art."

• by Kate Dobbs Ariail

Connoisseur of comedy

Charlie Goodnights' Tommy Williams has made a career of discovering young comedians just before they find fame.

• by Glenna B. Musante

Tom's Five Stars of Tomorrow

• by Glenna B. Musante

In prehistory

Deep Pockets

State senatorial candidate Jim Crew is fighting an uphill battle to overcome the huge campaign coffers of millionaire incumbent John Carrington.

• by David Fellerath

Parenting 101

• by Tonie Lilley

THX 1138

In blues

Rx: Clean Needles

With dirty syringes contributing to nearly one-quarter of the state's AIDS cases, a new report argues that clean needles by prescription may be the answer.

• by Sue Sturgis

Rumble Seat

• by Dan Neil

In solar

In clubs

Backtalk Quote

Volunteer Spotlight