June 19-25, 2003	[2003 issue index]
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Gold Fingered How a nebbish from Philadelphia became a spy and helped bring down a Soviet atomic espionage ring. by Allen Hornblum

news

Who Shot John?: Lots of questions in the MOVE murder, but few answers.—Daryl Gale

Gale Warning: Do-Rags, Low Pants and Weed, Oh My!—Daryl Gale

Turf Wars: Two groups battle over a neighborhood’s future.—Deborah Bolling

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Gunsmoke—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Can't Get There From Here: How Philadelphia fails to capitalize on its walkability.—Steve Conn

Cityspace:Addition or Subtraction?—Daniel Brook

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Flying the Flag of Controversy

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Hillary Aisenstein: Social Entrepreneur

Slant by Annette B. Mattei
Get a Job

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Puh-leeze Don't Squeeze the Artwork!: Polly Apfelbaum’s work is a tactile wonderland.—Robin Rice

Artsbeat:Artsbeat—Debra Auspitz

Theater:There's Something About Mary—David Anthony Fox

Books:These Mortal Coils: Norman Rush details a marriage from the inside out.—Justin Bauer

artspicks

Denyce Graves—David Shengold

Hands Across Veronica—Debra Auspitz

Eric Schlosser—A.D. Amorosi

Hillary Rodham Clinton: Living History—Lori Hill

"Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History in North America 1730-1860,"—Kristina Weise

movies

Around and About: A lost noir treasure finally sees the light of day.—Sam Adams

In the Swim: Stunning imagery and an elegantly simple story propel Whale Rider.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Fairies Wear Boots: Who will fight Philly’s most huggable band?—Patrick Rapa

A Mighty Wind: Le Vent du Nord explores the regional color of the Great White North.—Mary Armstrong

Joey Sweeney: of The Trouble With Sweeney—Interview by Patrick Rapa

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Karl Hendricks Trio—Paul Burress

Calla—Andrew Parks

Roy Hargrove's RH Factor—Kyle Parker

Josh Wink—Sean O’Neal

Gillian Welch—Sam Adams

Drive-By Truckers—Sam Adams

Jesse Harris—Kyle Parker

naked city

No Girls Allowed: Shaving Grace offers a tonsorial haven for men.—A.D. Amorosi

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Urban Challenge—Lori Hill

Harry Potter release activities—Debra Auspitz

Pink Fundraising Party for Big Bam!—A.D. Amorosi

Orchestras and Balconies Gala—A.D. Amorosi

food

Bon Temps: Bourbon Blue, the first new Manayunk eatery in five years, is a welcome addition.—Maxine Keyser

XOtica—Jenn Carbin