By Taylor Eason People "say" red wines match better with fall weather, but that's bunk. Riesling, the adaptable, comforting father of white wines, can be all weather, all things to all people, anywhere and everywhere. And it's finally experiencing a well-deserved renaissance across the country -- as quite possibly the world's most perfect white. Snubbed almost as often as White Zinfandel ... Full Story »
Thursday, Nov. 5... By Anita overcash North Carolina Dance Theatre's Innovative Works show gets dancers on their toes to show off the fancy footwork that they've become skilled in. At the show -- which will feature past selections like Mark Diamond's "There Again, Not Slowly," and Dwight Rhoden's "Moody Booty Blues," and Uri Sand's "Tearing for a Cure" -- two new pieces choreographed by Mark ... Full Story »
Friday, Nov. 6... By Anita overcash Though some of us may be skeptical about the existence of ghosts, others are lurking with "evidence" to support the paranormal. The popular new horror flick Paranormal Activity gives folks a fictitious taste of the topic at hand, but to get even closer to the other side is hard work. During the Paranormal Investigators Convention, a three-day event which stops ... Full Story »
Saturday, Nov. 7... By Anita Overcash Don't get the wrong idea. Though there is a "Viking Village" at the 6th Annual ScanFest of the Carolinas, it's not filled with ruthless brutes. Instead, the fest gives folks the opportunity to check out cultural displays on Scandinavian countries (that's Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland), traditional Scandinavian dancing performances, and more ... Full Story »
Sunday, Nov. 8... By Marian Drayton When it comes to The Third Annual Runway for the Ballet, think Project Runway meets So You Think You Can Dance, but for a good cause. This event is a fashion and dance affair benefiting North Carolina Dance Theatre and will exclusively feature fashions from boutiques Black & Blue, EMartini, Scout and Molly's, and ChezElle on the runway. Varied in with the ... Full Story »
Monday, Nov. 9... By Carlton Hargro Rakim. Stating that name around any true hip-hop head is bound to incite a "nuff said" moment. The legendary rapper is, after all, in the No. 1 spot on, like, everybody's "Greatest MCs of All Time" list. So, if you claim to love any of the five elements, be sure to have your ass in the place when Rakim brings classics like "Paid in Full," "I Ain't No Joke" and ... Full Story »
Tuesday, Nov. 10... By Anita overcash Things are about to get hot in performances of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's award-winning musical South Pacific at Belk Theater. The strong tides of World War II pose danger to the blossoming romances between two couples: Nellie Forbush, a U.S. Navy nurse and Emile de Becque, a French plantation owner and Joe Cable, a Navy Airman, and Liat, a ... Full Story »
Wednesday, Nov. 11... By Anita overcash The annual Southern Christmas Show: 12 Days of Christmas springs its festivities into The Park (formerly the Charlotte Merchandise Mart) today. Ahhh ... it even smells like Christmas -- from gingerbread cookies and other baked goodies to Christmas trees and wreaths. In addition, vendors will be selling a variety of merchandise for purchase, whether that be ... Full Story »
By John Grooms Welcome to a session of Great Recession book buying. Nowadays, new hardback books, let's just say it, cost more than most of them are worth. Most people are pinching pennies in these times, and hardbacks' average price of $26 can seem a bit much. Not to worry, here's a guide to some meaty current paperbacks, each one priced at $15. Hope you find something you like. American ... Full Story »
By Ryan Pitkin Not A Crime: A 15-year-old boy called police after being hit by a car. He told officers a woman was driving by when she began to yell at him and his friends for skateboarding in the street. After he yelled back, the woman backed her car up, then accelerated into the boy and drove away. The boy is now the envy of all his friends for being the first one to do flips while ... Full Story »
By Carlton Hargro Blackest Night No. 4 Published by DC Comics. Written by Geoff Johns. Pencils by Ivan Reis. Inks by Oclair Albert and Joe Prado. The Deal: DC's blockbuster limited series -- with Green Lantern at the center -- keeps on trucking. This issue, the big baddie behind the whole crisis is revealed. The Good: For the first three issues, this series kind of felt like a really long chase ... Full Story »
By Cecil Adams I've often heard people say "the camera adds ten pounds" when they're photographed. Is that just an excuse or is there any truth to it? -- Emma No question there's an element of denial here. Since you're not looking at yourself most of the time, it's easy to maintain a self-image reflecting the svelte physique you had 10 years ago, as opposed to the corpulent wreck you've become ... Full Story »
By Dan Savage I'm a 67-year-old woman, almost 68, who has been married four times -- once widowed (with three kids in their 40s who've turned out pretty well), divorced three times. I recently met someone online: 48, a wealthy, educated man with two boys, 12 and 14. He lives the cuckoldt lifestyle and is looking for a woman to marry who would participate and enjoy this with him. He says he ... Full Story »
By Vivian Carol Scorpio The Phoenix (Oct. 23-Nov. 20): You are up for an entire change of lifestyle and cleansing of the critic who plagues you. Your career is becoming unworkable in your life, so a new education is on the horizon. If you accept these changes as positive, your ego will not feel so pounded by the critic. For All Signs: Saturn is squaring Pluto in the zodiac at this time. This ... Full Story »
By Taylor Eason People "say" red wines match better with fall weather, but that's bunk. Riesling, the adaptable, comforting father of white wines, can be all weather, all things to all people, anywhere and everywhere. And it's finally experiencing a well-deserved renaissance across the country -- as quite possibly the world's most perfect white. Snubbed almost as often as White Zinfandel ... Full Story »
By Matt Brunson CHERI (2009). Michelle Pfeiffer has been excellent in all manner of movies, but in such period pieces as The Age of Innocence and Dangerous Liaisons, she has proven to be especially memorable, ably portraying passionate yet stifled women who find themselves as constricted by the mores of society as by the corsets they don under their extravagant dresses. In Cheri, the movie ... Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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