Triangle drag queen Naomi Dix says that the bar will open in the basement of The Fruit in June—just in time for Pride Month.

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'Civil War' opens in theaters today. Read Glenn's review here: indyweek.com/news/civil-war…

Great writing about the exciting student teach-in movement happening at UNC now. Another impressive teach-in yesterday as student organizing grows. This one from Joe Killian is worth reading from beginning to end!

'One night after the summit, the couple’s nanny, outraged on behalf of her employers, sat down with an Excel spreadsheet and a bottle of wine and began Googling Bhandari’s various enterprises.' indyweek.com/news/bull-city…

“There are so many people who will tell you that Durham is not thriving,” Williams said. “Look in the mirror, see what I see, believe what I believe, and say what I say: Durham is dope.” indyweek.com/news/durham/du…

very bad. these people want to turn NC into Florida and Texas and they have the institutional power now to do it, unless a serious opposition can be mounted to these and other impending attacks in a hurry

Some trustees make the case for acting ahead of any action by the legislature or UNC System Board of Governors.

“You have this DEI, this wokeness that is being pushed out there, and it simply shouldn’t happen,” Tim Moore said. indyweek.com/news/orange/un…

A review of CIVIL WAR, the brilliant and deeply upsetting new film from Alex Garland. This movie messed me up. Highly recommended. INDY Week Civil War indyweek.com/news/civil-war…

Backtalk: 'All Indy employees should leave their cars at home and use bus service to and from work.' indyweek.com/news/letters-t…

From the archives, an interview with Andrea Reusing: 'I love asparagus a lot, but I’m not an asparagus fetishist.' indyweek.com/food-and-drink…

Grim and exhilarating, the brilliant new film from the always-ambitious director Alex Garland is a near-future nightmare of that ultimate doomscrolling scenario: A second civil war in America. indyweek.com/news/civil-war…

Yes, the whole op-ed. 💯

INDY gives a comprehensive overview of yesterday’s state of the city.

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'What’s more romantic than a hot dog? Seriously, if you haven’t gotten a dog from Accordion’s behind-the-bar rotisserie and shared it—Lady and the Tramp-style, maybe?—with a hottie from Hinge, you’re missing out.' indyweek.com/food-and-drink…

Hundreds of residents packed into Fletcher Hall at Carolina Theatre on Tuesday night to witness the re-imagination of an annual event in Durham: the State of the City address. indyweek.com/news/durham/du…

“It is not radical to refuse to say a military has a “right” to raze a hospital. It is not crazy to be a mother hearing the cries of starving babies and screaming out from the mountaintops, to anyone who will listen, that this cannot continue.” - Nida Allam with a powerful op-ed

For a song that so transparently declares itself essentially a workout session, it’s fair to wonder whether the listening public needed to hear it at all. (@superempty) indyweek.com/music/super-em…

Last night, Leonardo Williams presented his 2024 State of the City address at Carolina Theatre. He emphasized more invest in public safety, economic development, supporting the city’s youth, housing, and community engagement in #Durham .

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you can be the Renata Adler of writing for the local community paper if you pitch me book reviews at [email protected]

From the archives: Scott Crawford says the restaurant industry should reimagine its relationship with alcohol.

'There was no blueprint for how to be sober in the industry. At that point, I had become pretty successful, but I had no guidance.' indyweek.com/food-and-drink…