RTP-area local music and culture

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Dan won! From the press release:

 10.  CRITICISM

  For distinguished criticism, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).


Awarded to Dan Neil of the Los Angeles Times for his one-of-a-kind
reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat
humor and astute cultural observations.


Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Nicolai Ouroussoff
of the Los Angeles Times for his versatile architectural criticism
that stretched from his hometown's new Disney Hall to the rubble in
Baghdad, where he pondered the ancient city's resurrection, and Inga
Saffron of The Philadelphia Inquirer for her passionate and insightful
architectural criticism that, through clear, elegant writing, was as
accessible to the ordinary reader as it was to the expert.