Indy Week

Handpicked by the Gods

Durham's Jett Rink is a band that was made in heaven.

• by Finn Cohen

Arrogance Reigns Supreme

The original Chapel Hill band is still cranking after all these years.

• by Rick Cornell

Reading the Jukebox

Kurt Cobain's Journals is a fascinating look into a tragic genius's private world.

• by John Valentine

Live!

Beenie Man

• by K8 Erwin

2002 Citizen Awards

Award yourself

• by Richard Hart

Ashley Forte

A Durham high school student has emerged as one of the state's most effective fighters against teen smoking.

• by Barbara Solow

Ann Akland

To the rescue of Dix Hospital and Wake County's mentally ill population.

• by Bob Geary

The Anti-Warriors

In a year consumed by war, Triangle peace activists helped keep debate and dissent alive.

• by Jon Elliston

Gene Galin

Creating real community out of a virtual one in Chatham County.

• by Jennifer Strom

Caleb Southern

From the NYC music scene to battling the state DOT over Eno Drive.

• by Bob Geary

Purifying Fire

In this collection of poems, Ariel Dorfman suggests we may only escape the fire of injustice by finally facing it, head on.

• by David Need

Triumphant Conservative Blues

Two new books by leading right-wing thinkers bemoan the culture of victimization--while borrowing some of its most effective gambits.

• by Jeff Turrentine

ZineStream

ZineStream

• by John Valentine

Good Company at Peace

A stellar group of guests takes Peace College Dance Company further into new territory.

• by Byron Woods

EatBeat

Hi, My Name's Sharon And These Are Your Dining Rights

• by Sharon Kebschull Barrett

Tasty Chocolat, Slow Solaris

Huppert's toothsome in "Merci Pour Le Chocolat," but "Solaris" is Soderbergh's interstellar Ghost.

• by David Fellerath

Film Beat

Big Break, Take Two

Ramadan Karim

• by Joe Cole

Making the banks abierto

• by Barbara Solow

Born-again gym rat

• by Vicki Wentz

Porch Quote

Back Talk

Letters to the Editor

The drug war's just blowing smoke

• by Peter Eichenberger

In dance

In reggae

Movie Spotlight

The Emperor's Club (or Bell, Byrd or Bush?)

In theater

On Turkey Day

A&E Spotlight

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (in Latin and English)

Music Spotlight

Billy Joe Shaver

Spectator

Weekly highlights for arts and entertainment in the Triangle.

Out in the Cold

Alternative fundraising groups have been kept out of the spotlight during this year's United Way campaign.

• by Barbara Solow