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Writer Ian Fleming created a British secret agent named James Bond in 1952. The character became a cultural phenomenon that continues to kill bad guys and…

When we talk about human rights, we’re usually solidly in the expertise of political scientists. But professors of English and philosophy may have a role…

Dozens of Wake County residents filled a legislative committee room yesterday to weigh in on several controversial bills affecting the county.One of the…

About 700 members of the Spaulding family will descend on Raleigh, NC next week for the clan’s 18th bi-annual reunion. The Spauldings can trace their…

Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo met at music school at age 12, and they've been on a mission ever since to make classical music a little less serious.…

Diali Cissokho, a Senegalese musician, moved to the United States several years ago hoping to meet like-minded musicians. He formed the band Kaira Ba with…

The North Carolina General Assembly is set to vote on a budget this week, one that has defenders of public education up in arms. The proposed budget ends…

You might be forgiven for thinking the apocalypse is underway. Recently on the State of Things we’ve talked about the mass deaths of both bees and bats…

Originally broadcast March 13, 2013The Pew Research Center released its annual State of the Media report for 2012, and television news viewership is down.…

Last May, a 13-year-old boy won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with the word “knaidel.” The Yiddish word, which means dumpling, was a controversial…