Axis of Cinema

The Fajr Film Festival in Tehran showed many of Iran's filmmakers pondering their society's woes through variations on the theme of hopelessness.

• by Godfrey Cheshire

What's worse: the old, uncaring Jesse Helms, or the new, falsely repentant Jesse Helms?

After years of ignoring the needs of his constituents,are we really to believe that Irish rock star Bono has inspired Sen. Helms to change his hate-filled ways?

• by Barbara Solow
• Tags: News Feature, Jesse Helms

A Letter from Jesse

Excerpts from the book, "Keep Singing"

• Tags: News Feature, Jesse Helms, AIDS, MAJIC

Mr. Mouth

While you're at it Jess, why not own up to all this other nastiness?

• by Bob Geary
• Tags: News Feature, Jesse Helms, civil rights, environment

Embracing diversity

• by Victoria A. Wentz

Leaps in open air

Feel the love

• by Jennifer Strom

Porch Quote

Back Talk

Letters to the Editor

Hip-Hop Nation?

Local hip-hop DJs share where to hear out-of-crate spins, and our critic visits The Office in Raleigh.

• by Gabriel M. Rich
• Tags: Music Feature, The Office

Slice of Life

Studio owner/musician John Vanderslice returns to the Triangle, where he'll be plahing songs from his upcoming indie pop release.

• by Matt Brown

Dust, Dreams and Reality

Lambchop's Kurt Wagner talks about their latest release, critical success, and the logistics of traveling with a 15- to 20-piece band.

• by Zach Hanner

Difficult Child

"Antigone" at UNC-CH is a robust primer in civil disobedience.

• by Byron Woods

Exposed Roots

From slave narratives written by white abolitionists to parodies of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Gone With the Wind," literary presentations of the "black experience" have ab troubled history.

• by J.M. Lucas

Beginner's Luck

Choreo Collective gambles on an inexperienced choreographer, and comes up smiling.

• by Byron Woods

Melinda Ruley

When a death sentence is reversed on a technicality, larger truths about capital punishment are revealed.

• by Melinda Ruley

In jazz

Movie Spotlight

The Birds

Book Bites

Brief reviews of three local releases.

• by Leslie Land

In comedy

In klezmer

Community Cookbook

Hushpuppies, by Mildred "Mama Dip" Council

Zinestream

Durham-based "Southern Exposure" magazine announces its 12th annual Southern Journalism Awards.

• by John Valentine

In lectures

What Will the CIAA Add Next?

Tourney has a long history of re-shaping round ball.

• by Gabriel M. Rich
• Tags: NEWS: Triangles, CIAA, basketball

A&E Spotlight

Behind the scenes of "The Firefly Man"

In visual art

Music Spotlight

Grand Champeen (opening for The Dynamite Brothers and John Vanderslice)

Tourney Not Just About B-ball

• by Gabriel M. Rich
• Tags: NEWS: Triangles, CIAA

In performance art

Trotline

Durham citizens win out over industry, "Lost Raleigh" reappears and big tobacco finds nothing funny about dog piss.

In the clubs