Short, haunting tales wander from the aftermath of 9-11 to revenge involving a porta-potty. 
Microsoft Game Studio's “Gears of War 2” is a beautiful and violent video game, and it's awfully popular, too. It sold more than 2 million copies, in this terrible economy, in just seven days.
Several noteworthy dishes and restaurants that I discovered while scouring Charlotte for international fare didn't make it onto the big chart we ran in CLT last Friday. Here are a few.
This year's Southern Christmas Show brings a taste of New York City to Charlotte.