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Cover Story

Project Censored: The news that didn't make the news

Ocean acidification tops the annual list of important stories ignored by the mainstream media
- by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Cover
Project Censored: The news that didn't make the news

Ocean acidification tops the annual list of important stories ignored by the mainstream media
by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
Tags: Cover, Project Censored, World Health Organization, Ukraine, global warming, climate change, Occupy Wall Street, NSA, FBI, Dominick Carollo, Steven Goldberg, Peter Grimm, net neutrality, Trans-Pacific Partnership, torture, ocean acidification, Joe Rodriguez Fitzgerald, Cover Story

News Feature
JCSU hosts its first-ever PRIDE Day

The home of the Golden Bulls celebrates LGBTQ community
by Emiene Wright
Tags: News Feature, Johnson C. Smith University, Pride Day, LGBTQ, Warren Radebe, Sexuality Advocacy For Equality (S.A.F.E.), Frederick Murphy, Rixon Campbell, Campus Pride Index, LGBT policies, Human Rights Campaign, Promised Land Films, Time Out Youth, Power House, Bishop Tonyia Rawls, The Freedom Center, Bishop Ra'Shawn Flournoy, Rebirth Church, The Spiritual Life Center, Emiene Wright

The Blotter
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Nov. 13)

Got cockroaches?
by Jeff Hahne
Tags: The Blotter, Blotter, crime, Charlotte CMPD, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, news

Stargazer
Weekly horoscope (Nov. 13-19)

Watch your temper
by Vivian Carol
Tags: Stargazer, horoscope, Stargazer, Vivian Carol

Music Features
Cameron Floyd's Dancing debut

Charlotte singer/songwriter's album driven by emotions
by Jeff Hahne
Tags: Features, Cameron Floyd, Music, Charlotte, concert, preview, Amos' Southend, Dancing the Distance, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, UNC Charlotte, Jeff Hahne

Album Review
CD Review: Floating Action's Body Questions

New West; Release date: Aug. 26, 2014
by John Schacht
Tags: Album Review, CD reviews, Music, Floating Action, Body Questions, New West, John Schacht, Seth Kauffman

Album Review
CD review: Bo White's Millennial Tombs

Kinnikinnik; Release date: July 6, 2014
by Patrick Wall
Tags: Album Review, Bo White, CD review, Music, Patrick Wall, Millennial Tombs, Kinnikinnik, Calabi Yau, Black Congo NC

Vibes
First notes (11/17/2014): The latest 'Gangnam Style?

A weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.
by Jeff Hahne
Tags: First Notes, First notes, news, music, Sinead O'Connor, U2, Daily Mail, Rong Wang, Rollin, Chick Chick, Ylvis, What Does the Fox Say, Psy, Gangnam Style, Do They Know it's Christmas, Bono, Chris Martin, Band Aid 30

Vibes
Live review: Alvvays, Neighborhood Theatre (11/14/2014)

Late Bloomer, Absolutely Free provide short-but-sweet warmup sets.
by Jeff Hahne
Tags: Photos, Live Reviews, setlist, Alvvays, music, concert, Charlotte, Live reviews, photos, setlist, Late Bloomer, Neighborhood Theatre, Absolutely Free

Features
Perceptions Project flips the script

Film shorts make the strange universal
by Emiene Wright
Tags: Features, The Perceptions Project, Stacey Rose, short films, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts

Reviews
Dumb and Dumber To: I'm With Stupid

Rating: *1/2
by Matt Brunson
Tags: Reviews, film, review, Matt Brunson, Dumb and Dumber To, Dumb and Dumber, Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Kathleen Turner, Farrelly Brothers

Reviews
Beyond the Lights and Behind the Scenes

Rating: **1/2
by Matt Brunson
Tags: Reviews, film, review, Matt Brunson, Beyond the Lights, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver

View from the Couch
Desperately Seeking Susan, Sin City sequel, UHF among new home entertainment titles

This week's reviews of what's new on Blu-ray and DVD
by Matt Brunson
Tags: View from the Couch, film, View From The Couch, Matt Brunson, Desperately Seeking Susan, Into the Storm, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, UHF, Under Fire, The Blob, The Doctor and the Devils, Gorky Park, Blu-ray

Theater
Theater reviews: Rapture, Blister, Burn and more

Drama explores the family vs. career dilemma
by Perry Tannenbaum
Tags: Theater, theater review, theater, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Warehouse Performing Arts Center, Gina Gionfriddo, Moving Poets, De Profundis, Usually Strange, Perry Tannenbaum, The Emperor's New Clothes

Food & Drink Features
Its name is Earl ... Grocery

Local grocery reclaims space in Elizabeth
by Tricia Childress
Tags: Features, Earl's Grocery, Anson Mills, Bonnie Warford, Tricia Maddrey, Carpe Diem, Ratcliffe Flower shop, grocery store in Charlotte, Tricia Childress, Earl’s Grocery and Urban Provisions

Three-Course Spiel
Three questions with Alex Toska of Toska Truffles

Even locally minded chefs will make an exception for these
by Alison Leininger
Tags: Three-Course Spiel, truffle, Alex Toska, Tosta Truffles, Alison Leininger

Eat My Charlotte
OMB stands tall in national competition

You've got till Dec. 1 to cast a vote for the brewery to be named as having the No. 1 tour in the country.
by David Aurelius
Tags: Beer, Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, USA Today, best brewery tour

Eat My Charlotte
In which a northerner works to understand greens

Exploring a wide world that includes kale, beet greens, spinach, collards and more.
by Alison Leininger
Tags: Down and Dirty, Rowland's Row, Chef Alyssa's Kitchen, greens, Alison Leininger, farmers market, Atherton Market

Savage Love
Spanking fetish for life

Plus, Jian Ghomeshi is no BDSMer
by Dan Savage
Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, Bad Savage, spanking fetish, BDSM, kinks, kinksters, playdate, Ghomeshi doms, Jian Ghomeshi, abusive doms

Bang Town
A roarin’ time at a Panthers game

A first date turns disrespectful.
by Shameika René
Tags: Mingling in the Queen City, dating in Charlotte, first dates, Carolina Panthers

The CLog
Today's Top 5: Monday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, The Zero Theorem, Crownpoint Stadium 12, Justin Townes Earle, McGlohon Theater, Karaoke, Vida Vida, Modern Mondays, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Knocturnal, Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC

The CLog
Cheap list: Art.Fashion.Music, Vintage Market, Balls to the Wall, more

A list of cheap things to do in the Q.C. this weekend.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Art.Fashion.Music., Bubble, Release! Classic and Soulful House Party, Petra’s Piano Bar & Cabaret, Balls to the Wall, Strike City, Vintage Charlotte Winter Market, The Fillmore, Symposium: The Arts in Global Africa, Mint Museum Randolph, Benefit for Luke Hill, Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC

The CLog
Opening Friday

What's new in theaters this weekend.
by Matt Brunson
Tags: Film, Film News, Charlotte, film

The CLog
Today's Top 5: Thursday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, 'Art', UpStage, Pablo Francisco, The Comedy Zone, International Night, Bubble, Southern Christmas Show, The Park Expo & Conference Center, A Love Supreme – Robert Mars featuring Jay West, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Art + Culture, Charlotte, NC

The CLog
Today's Top 5: Tuesday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Elenowen, Evening Muse, Fight Night Comedy Competition Finals, The Comedy Zone, Black Chip, White Chip, UpStage, UniverSoul Circus, Old Merchandise Mart, Comedy Open Mic, Jackalope Jacks, Charlotte, NC

The CLog
Today's Top 5: Saturday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Benefit for Luke Hill, Flagship, Junior Astronomers, Animals, Neighborhood Theatre, Geek Girl Tech Conference, CPCC, Funk 2: The Electric Funkaloo, Neighborhood Theatre, Vintage Charlotte Winter Market, The Fillmore, Annual Auction, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC

The CLog
First Drip (11/13/14): Accused Ponzi mastermind in court, nurses strike on Ebola, more

The news you need today.
by Emiene Wright
Tags: First Drip, First Drip, News, Charlotte

The CLog
Today's Top 5: Friday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Alvvays, Neighborhood Theatre, The Provocation of Light, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, LATIBAH Talk - "Countering the Images and Demonization and (e)Villification of the Black Male", LATIBAH Collard Green Museum, Dead Man's Cell Phone, UNCC, Art.Fashion.Music, Bubble, Charlotte, NC

The CLog
Local TV station runs story on undocumented immigrants faking crimes for visa, offers one example of fraud

Why even bother running this story?
by Kimberly Lawson
Tags: Opinion, Immigration, immigration, media, WSOC, U visa, fraud, news, news in Charlotte

The CLog
Today's Top 5: Sunday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Brave Miss World, Levine Jewish Community Center, Marvel Universe Live, Time Warner Cable Arena, Southern Christmas Show, The Park Expo & Conference Center, Pablo Francisco, The Comedy Zone, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Warehouse Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC

The CLog
The School Board/Morrison drama continues

Do the folks tasked with running the state’s second largest school system even know what they're doing?
by Jerry Klein
Tags: News, Opinion, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, education, Heath Morrison, George Battle III, Jerry Klein

The CLog
First Drip (11/12/14): Pipeline opposition, Climate deal reached, comet probe, RIP to rapper

The news you need today.
by Emiene Wright
Tags: First Drip, First Drip, News, Charlotte

The CLog
George Dunlap thinks Pat Cotham has a big mouth

And yet he's the one with the lengthy Facebook statement.
by Kimberly Lawson
Tags: Politics, Pat Cotham, George Dunlap, Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, County Commission, politics in Charlotte

The CLog
First Drip (11/17/14): FAA asked to rule on airport, selfies may increase your pay

The news you need to know.
by Emiene Wright
Tags: First Drip, First Drip, News, Charlotte

The CLog
First Drip (11/14/14): Gov. McCrory sues coal ash commission, Publisher beats Amazon, more

The news you need today.
by Emiene Wright
Tags: First Drip, First Drip, News, Charlotte

The CLog
BREAKING NEWS: New civil war erupts in South Carolina!

Gay couples could get married in the Palmetto state as soon as next week.
by Jerry Klein
Tags: News, Opinion, gay marriage, gay marriage in South Carolina, Judge Richard Gergel

The CLog
Today's Top 5: Wednesday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
by Anita Overcash
Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, SuicideGirls, Blackheart Burlesque Tour, The Fillmore, Taste of the Mint, Mint Museum Uptown, Stretch & Sip, Oak Room, Happy Hour, Craft Tasting Room & Growler Shop, Matuto, Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC

QC After Dark
How to not get a hangover, how to cure one

When you're hung all the way over ...
by Aerin Spruill
Tags: Carpe Noctem, hangover cures, Zada Jane's, Tupelo Honey, drinking in Charlotte, nightlife in Charlotte, hangover remedies

The Provocateur
Elections bring same ol,' same ol'

Despite changes, things stay the same
by Jerry Klein
Tags: The Provocateur, news, Jerry Klein, elections, President Obama, republicans, democrats, Tea Party, Hillary Clinton, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner

Vodka Yonic
On concealing one's TV addiction from a lover

A Screentime Rom-Com
by Melanie Vare
Tags: Vodka Yonic, TV addiction, relationships, being yourself, concealing an addiction, habits, Vodka Yonic, Melanie Vare

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Ocean acidification tops the annual list of important stories ignored by the mainstream media

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Ocean acidification tops the annual list of important stories ignored by the mainstream media

The home of the Golden Bulls celebrates LGBTQ community

Got cockroaches?

Watch your temper

Music

Charlotte singer/songwriter's album driven by emotions

New West; Release date: Aug. 26, 2014

Kinnikinnik; Release date: July 6, 2014

A weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.

Late Bloomer, Absolutely Free provide short-but-sweet warmup sets.

Film

Film shorts make the strange universal

Rating: *1/2

Rating: **1/2

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

Arts

Drama explores the family vs. career dilemma

Food & Drink

Local grocery reclaims space in Elizabeth

Even locally minded chefs will make an exception for these

You've got till Dec. 1 to cast a vote for the brewery to be named as having the No. 1 tour in the country.

Exploring a wide world that includes kale, beet greens, spinach, collards and more.

Sex & Love

Plus, Jian Ghomeshi is no BDSMer

A first date turns disrespectful.

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Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

A list of cheap things to do in the Q.C. this weekend.

What's new in theaters this weekend.

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

The news you need today.

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Why even bother running this story?

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Do the folks tasked with running the state’s second largest school system even know what they're doing?

The news you need today.

And yet he's the one with the lengthy Facebook statement.

The news you need to know.

The news you need today.

Gay couples could get married in the Palmetto state as soon as next week.

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

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When you're hung all the way over ...

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Despite changes, things stay the same

A Screentime Rom-Com

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