Body Politics

In "Fat Girl," the physical differences between two sisters shape their ideas about who they are.

• by Maria Pramaggiore

Divided Minds

It' s the best and worst of times to be mentally ill in North Carolina.

• by Bob Geary
• Tags: News Feature, mentally ill, NAMI, budget

Shaky in Wake

• by Bob Geary

Alt-flags

• by Roger Tucker

"Hillbilly hussy"

Putting it on thick

• by John Delconte

Porch Quote

Back Talk

Letters to the Editor

More is Better

Starting with their May Daze Musicfest next weekend, Kings Barcade in Raleigh kicks off its monthly series of cutting-edge local rock showcases.

• by Angie Carlson

Bennett on Bennett

The legendary pop/jazz crooner Tony Bennett chats with The Indy.

• by Zach Hanner

Mother Goosed

Deduction Productions puts a postmodern spin on the matriarch of nursery rhymes; Cheever gets confident, comic stage treatment at UNC-Chapel Hill.

• by Byron Woods

Tripped Up

Two productions last week in the nation’s capital offered a lost opportunity to bring the country’s—and the Triangle’s—best university based dance to a larger audience. Two productions last week in the nation’s capital offered a lost opportunity to bring the country’s—and the Triangle’s—best university based dance to a larger audience.

• by Byron Woods

Echoes of the Surreal

A Raleigh painter influenced by Kenneth Noland and Salvador Dalí exhibits at Lee Hansley; The Hispanic newspaper Que Pasa sponsors work by Cuban and South American artists.

• by Nathan Lupo

Water's Edge

Reflections on “Uncle Jesse” Helms, his disgraceful— and genteel—legacy.

• by Melinda Ruley

In living legends

Movie Spotlight

Enigma

In lit

Trotline

A groundswell for shopping locally.

In benefits

A&E Spotlight

Empire of the Sultans: Ottoman Art from the Khalili Collection

In Christian comedy

Scene & Heard

This edition of our regular column is part rant, part news-you-can-use and all entertainment.

• by Angie Carlson

Music Spotlight

Third Mind Collective presents "Obey"

In blues

In visual art