Creative Loafing Charlotte

A Geek's Guide to Understanding Iron Man

Analyzing the other man of steel

• by Carlton Hargro
Analyzing the other man of steel

Don't hate the player, hate the game

Why game shows have taken over

• by Amanda Schurr

The week in craptastic television

We took one for the team and watched prime-time TV – so you don't have to.

• by Amanda Schurr and Joel Rozen
We took one for the team and watched prime-time TV – so you don't have to

CL's list of New Year's Eve events that don't blow

• by Anita Overcash
• Tags: Cover story, Breakfast Club, New Years Eve, Charlotte, Dharma Lounge, Kev Kev, Jask, Identity Theft, Tag Techno, Jason Phillips, Nat Eichler, Proton Jones, Founders Hall, Bluegoose, DJ C. Rob, Inner Circle Events, RoundTable Entertainment, M. Simmons, The Sol Kitchen, Marigny, Krew Years Eve, Julissa Veloz, Tiara Girl, American Idol, cowboy comedian, John Wesley Austin, DJ Pepito, The Scorpio, drag queen, Tiffany Storm, Angela Lopez, Roaring Twenties, BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon, Bethann Phetamine, Phoenix, Johnny Vicious, Sasha Taylor, Andy Kastanas, Scott Weaver, Tober, Dick Tracey, Steve Tuohy, VBGB Beer hall & garden, NoDa Brewing Company, DJ J. Overcash, Howl at the Moon, Flying Saucer, UNC Charlotte, Music, The Milestone, The Emotron, Mr. Invisible, Hectagons, Gore Gore Luchadores, One Another, Hungry Girl, Snug Harbor, Benji Hughes, Cherry and the Tramps, Kaya Stowers, Amy Kennemore, Lisa Barr, Babyshaker, Alex Kastanas, Snagglepuss, Corrie Throckmortom, Steve Aoki, Datsik, The Fillmore, Identity Festival, Petra's Piano Bar, Jon Lindsay, Plaza Midwood, Amos' SouthEnd, Founder's Hall, The Comedy Zone Charlotte at NC Music Factory, Scorpio, Milestone, The Fillmore Charlotte

Let Love Reign puts a face on the fight to legalize same-sex marriage

• by Cheris Hodges

A geek's guide to understanding Watchmen

• by Carlton Hargro
Deconstructing the next big super flick

All jokes aside(bar)

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Alternative arts take the stage in NoDa

New audiences, new theater companies are flocking to see adventurous works in unlikely places

• by Perry Tannenbaum
• Tags: Cover story, Chickspeare, NoDa Brewing Company, CAST, Carolina Actors STudio Theatre, Michael Simmons, Stephen Seay Productions, Stephen Seay, Citizens of the Universe, Penny Penniworth, James Cartee, Sheila Snow Proctor, Paperhouse, Wine Up, Carolina Actors Studio Theatre (CAST), Cover Story

Are You There, God? It's Me. Kevin.

Inside author Kevin Keck's new pot-, sex- and theology-tinged memoir

Artist Fahamu Pecou brings creativity and controversy to the Harvey Gantt Center

• by Olufunke Moses

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Artist Randy Shull fills the American void

Intriguing exhibit knocks down borders ... ours

• by Scott Lucas
• Tags: Cover story, Randy Shull, McColl Center for Visual Art, America, USA, art, border, borderline, Channeling the USA, Cover Story

As opening night approaches, more Comedy Zone details emerge

• by Cheris Hodges

Charlotte ink

Behind the pain with a trio of the Queen City's finest tattoo artists

• by Cheris Hodges

Cheap Thrills 2010: 50 fun things to do for $5 or less

• by Anita Overcash, Laura Camilo, Alexis Greene, Victoria Creasy and Chris Triplett

Creative Living

• by Kimberly Lawson

Dodgeball Army: Introducing the RTA — and Charlotte's wildest new pastime

• by Rhiannon Fionn

Don't wear this...

Charlotte style gurus reveal how to really fall into fashion

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Enter stage right: CL's theater holiday preview

Where fantasy usurps reality and relevance and rock 'n' roll rules over traditional musicals

• by Perry Tannenbaum
• Tags: Cover story, arts, theater, holiday, Actor's Theatre of charlotte, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Carolinas Actors studio theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, theatre charlotte, Cover Story

Fall Guide 2009: The Cheap Thrills Edition

Free Comic Book day hits Charlotte in a big way

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