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    Aug 1- 7, 2012
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  • DNC 2012

  • A donkey of a different color

    History can tell us why Tar Heel Democrats are in danger of losing big in November

    by Mike Cooper

  • News & Culture

  • Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files (Aug. 2)

    Money bags, satellite vandalism, more

    by Ryan Pitkin

  • Letters and online comments from the readers (Aug. 2 edition)

    One person asks, how can voters trust Pat McCrory to be governor?

  • This Modern World (Aug. 2)

    by Tom Tomorrow

  • Music

  • CD Review: Mr. Invisible's It's On Us

    Independent; Release date: July 7, 2012

    by Jeff Hahne

  • This week's concert listings (Aug. 2-8)

    Rock on, Charlotte

  • Close to home: Scowl Brow

    Robby Hale is done wandering, for now

    by Corbie Hill

  • CD Review: Giant Giant Sand's Tucson: A Country Rock Opera

    Fire; Release date: June 12, 2012

    by John Schacht

  • No rest for the prolific: Between the Buried and Me

    Raleigh band readies album No. 9

    by Bryan C. Reed

  • Film

  • Total Recall: Remember 1990, forget 2012

    Rating: *1/2 stars

    by Matt Brunson

  • Jaws, Full Metal Jacket, MST3K set among new home entertainment titles

    This week's reviews of what's new on Blu-ray and DVD

    by Matt Brunson

  • Capsule reviews of films playing the week of Aug. 3

    Movies include Magic Mike, The Amazing Spider-Man, more

    by Matt Brunson

  • Arts

  • Trouble in mind: The hard truths of Thornton Dial

    The artist didn't call his work art until others did. Now you can see it at the Mint.

    by Scott Lucas

  • The swordplay's the thing in Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline

    CAST brings another saucy production

    by Perry Tannenbaum

  • Food & Drink

  • The Secret Chocolatier is not so secret anymore

    Meet the family of chocolate

    by Keia Mastrianni

  • Where to go for Julia Child Restaurant Week

    Bon Appetit!

    by Tricia Childress

  • Sex & Love

  • Sex and birth control: Share and share alike

    Husband should agree to split up the responsibility

    by Dan Savage

  • Columns

  • Thornton Dial and the Rev. Howard Finster

    Is it primitive art? Visionary folk art? Is it naïve art? Outsider art?

    by Mark Kemp

  • Weekly horoscope (Aug. 2-8)

    Expect intensity in relationships

    by Vivian Carol

  • Corporate America is not your buddy

    Disenthrall yourselves

    by John Grooms

  • Style

  • Interview: Elle Palmer, Urban Gypsy

    She loves finding and sharing treasures

    by Lauren Blake

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