So this week’s Indy cover article dissects the arbitrary, confusing, and toothless smoking ban in restaurants and bars. Arbitrary because cigar bars & country clubs get a free pass while hookaries don’t, confusing because “private club” doesn’t really mean what you think,...

When you’re watching Obama’s State of the Union address tonight and wondering how the hell the year went by without your ass getting health care, look no further than Oak City natives Brad and Dallas Woodhouse. According to Politico, the brothers are quite the characters: “The two men...

Lost in the recent ABC controversies like the New Hanover mope making more than the governor and Parks Helms resigning over a liquor distributor picking up his $12,700 tab (four bottles of Dom P!) is how the scandals actually affect YOU. Namely, is it costing you more than it should to get crunk? Take...

There was the ridiculous aide claiming paternity, the hush money, the ignominy of having cheated on your cancer-stricken wife, the hypocrisy of having called Bill Clinton out, the embarrassment of telling Blondie she could have her NYC rooftop wedding with Dave Matthews getting out, all that shit. But...

It’s one those high-pressure “YOU LIE!!!!” moments when the cameras are rolling and you KNOW everyone’s watching for your response. I’d say News 14 reporter Amy Thorpe brushed off the advances of King Creeper quite well: Watch the whole video here. I really enjoyed Amy’s...

I’d like to start with a little quote from Ben Bagdikian’s The New Media Monopoly: Five global-dimension firms, operating with many of the characteristics of a cartel, own most of the newspapers, magazines, book publishers, motion picture studios, radio and television stations in the United...

Dearest Bev, I noticed your approval ratings are in the toilet again this week. 30%?! Look, I know this year unemployment claims spiked so fast the state website crashed and you inherited a $2 billion deficit, but Bev, I could get a higher approval percentage from a panel of my ex-girlfriends! Bev,...

Jesus, man, I joked about it this summer, but the new Wilmont head honchos really went above and beyond my wildest expectations: $1195 a month for a 2-bedroom??! Did I not give them enough credit? Maybe talking up the “charm of the 1920s as seen in the stained glass petals adorning the entrance...

A few months ago, I put it out there that Raleigh only starts hurtin’ when State students are gone for the summer. MAN, WAS I EVER WRONG ON THAT. I went back to the zspotlight.com well for more recent footage, and with Justices Marijuana and Adderall presiding, carefully reviewed the evidence....

Goddamn, the hysteria gets strange when the Democrats are in power: up is down, left is right, Benito Moose-a-lini is now a “smart feminist.” Locally, the hysteria propelled four GOP-backed candidates to school board victory last month. The new candidates will be sworn in today, but rest...