The film Foodie pokes fun at a trend while exploring the concept of cannibalism

Foodie, a new short film written by Durham resident Eryk Pruitt, is a 29-minute dark comedy-horror flick which explores an obsessive, underground sect of foodies who dine on humans in the most gourmet and trendy of manners.

• by Victoria Bouloubasis

Hillsborough Hog Day; Oakleaf; Another Broken Egg

Hillsborough Hog Day, a fundraiser for the Hillsborough/ Orange County Chamber of Commerce; Oakleaf restaurant to open in Pittsboro; Another Broken Egg, a Louisiana-based chain, has opened a location in Durham

Theater of the American South's Backstage With Louis Armstrong

Danny Mullen has clearly done the necessary research for this solo biographical show on the famed mid-century jazz trumpeter, vocalist and international ambassador of goodwill.

• by Byron Woods

Theater of the American South's A Streetcar Named Desire

Blanche DuBois looks like a million bucks in this muscular production of A Streetcar Named Desire.

• by Byron Woods

Frank Deford's memoir of the sportswriting high life

Frank Deford is one of America's greatest sportswriters; his new memoir, Over Time, is an engaging, raffish ramble through his 50 years in the peculiar business of writing about sports.

• by Adam Sobsey

The guide to the week's concerts

Dwarr, Black Bananas, Caravan Of Thieves, Lilac Shadows, Jenny Besetzt, Savage Weekend, Pierced Arrows, Don’t, Class Actress, Penguin Prison, White Life, Cassis Orange, William Tyler, Hiss Golden Messenger, Damien Jurado, St. Vincent, Shearwater, more

Metal aficionados regard Raleigh's Confessor as one of the most important heavy bands ever; maybe now you can hear of them

Though barely heard, Confessor is a very influential heavy metal band.

• by Karen A. Mann

Red Collar's Welcome Home

Red Collar's situation has changed drastically in the last several years. The impulse to bet on their success has not. (Tiny Engines)

• by Bryan C. Reed

Free Electric State's Monumental Life

Dark, engaging and built on infectious rhythms, Monumental Life finally sounds like Free Electric State. (Custom Made Music)

• by Corbie Hill

Thee Tom Hardy's Guerrilla Broadcast

On Guerrilla Broadcast, Hardy's first post-Jamla release, we get ungoverned, redemptive requitals that address his personal and professional anxieties. (self-released)

• by Eric Tullis

An Algerian immigrant teaches Canadian children in Monsieur Lazhar

The film is a tale of healing—for the children, who despite their material comfort are suffering from emotional neglect, and for Lazhar, who is applying for political asylum after suffering a terrible trauma in Algeria.

• by David Fellerath

Sacha Baron Cohen spoofs post-9/11 U.S. in The Dictator

The most immediate criticism of The Dictator is also its biggest strength: It is extremely offensive.

• by Grayson Currin

Karen refugees rebuild their lives in the Triangle

"Life is so risky inside a Burmese village. Here, we can go to any area. We are free." — Paw Pa

• by D.L. Anderson and Victoria Bouloubasis
• Tags: Slide Shows, Cover Story, Slideshow, In-House Slideshow

After Amendment 1, local governments weigh health insurance options

In the Triangle, where more than 60 percent of voters filled in the oval "against" the amendment, a number of progressive local governments offer domestic partner benefits, a practice that presumably will be illegal under the state constitution on Jan. 1, 2013.

So what's next?

• by Billy Ball

The morning after Amendment 1: Your world. And mine.

The results of Tuesday's election might solidify the sense of otherness with which I view my state and country. But my patriotism to my city has never been stronger.

• by Barry Yeoman
• Tags: Opinion, Amendment 1, DOMA

Public policy and indifference punish the very poor

No one knows how many North Carolinians live in extreme poverty, but it's estimated to be between 700,000 and 1 million. What we do know is that although the number is increasing, the poor remain almost invisible to many of us.

• by Kirk Ross

The Royal Treatment

• by D.L. Anderson

Re: Amendment 1

• Tags: Letters to the Editor, DOMA, Amendment One, Amendment 1

Come out to show them

To the 61 percent of North Carolina voters who voted to amend their constitution to make sure that my partner and our son are not protected equally under the laws of your state, we will see you next week. Come out from behind your voting booth curtains to see us. Amendment 1 did not make us go away.

• by J. Amy Dillard
• Tags: Front Porch, Amendment 1, Amendment One

Bumbling Democrats, diabolical Republicans

Let's face it. If you're a Republican in North Carolina right now, you may not want to gloat, but could your prospects be any sweeter?

• by Bob Geary

The Awkward Years

• by V.C. Rogers

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