August 15-21, 2002	[2002 issue index]
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Bully Puppet The puppetmakers hoped their civil suits would yield big settlements and police reform. Thanks to a massive attack by the city’s high-powered lawyers, they’re getting neither. by Gwen Shaffer

news

A New D-Hole: Artist and activist Albo Jeavons takes on the Disney divot.—Daniel Brook

Ring Up the King: There are thousands of names in the Philadelphia phone book. One of them is Elvis Presley.—Jenn Carbin

Made Music Man: The Philadelphia confluence of gangsters and gangstas.—Brendan McGarvey

Failing the Test of Fairness: Institutional racism and the SAT.—Tim Wise

Commissioner Gordon: Surprising many, Inquirer editor puts insider Anne Gordon in charge of policing the paper’s operations.—Deborah Bolling

The Bell Curve: City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

columns:

Political Notebook:Chow, Fun—Mary F. Patel

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
History Channeling

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Economic Bore'Em

Slant by Rick Valenzuela
Love Crimes

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

On the Job: Publicist and performer Christine Barbush is taking on Philly’s arts scene.—Trish Boppert

Modern Marvel: Munakata Shiko's prints illuminate the PMA.—Susan Hagen

Theater:Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Ted Sperling—Steve Cohen

Theater:Stage Struck—Toby Zinman

Theater:Kafka's Dick—Toby Zinman

artspicks

Camelot/Broadway Love Affair—Debra Auspitz

Time/Travel—Morgen Rossmair

Mary Knott—Paul Burress

movies

For My Next Trick!: Miguel Arteta keeps audiences guessing.—Cindy Fuchs

The Good Girl—C.F

Screen Picks

music

Founding Fathers: The experts at Philly's new Foundry label want to make good music and good money at the same time.—A.D. Amorosi

Bringing It All Back Home: Bob Dylan returns to Newport.—Nate Chinen

Mixed Messages: Electronic music pioneer Mark Farina puts it all together.—Sean O’Neal

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

Beat Box—Ain� Ardron-Doley

musicpicks

Tomas Jirku—Sean O’Neal

The Catheters—Paul Burress

Stephen Wade—Mary Armstrong

Manplanet/ God-The Band—A.D. Amorosi

Hey Mercedes/Koufax—Chris Parker

Hot Snakes/Beehive and the Barracudas—Sam Adams

Paul Westerberg—Michael Pelusi

naked city

Wave Rider: Float surfs into furniture design.—Ashlea Halpern

CP's Selective Guide to X Games Events

X Games Event Listings

Family Portrait—Rick Valenzuela

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

food

Grand Scales: Philadelphia Fish & Co. just keeps getting better.—Maxine Keyser

offthemenu—Frank Lewis