February 19-25, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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Meet the real heart of The Franklin Institute. Debra Auspitz Photographs by Michael T. Regan

news

Mouse Hunt: What would a Comcast-Disney merger mean to Philly?—Daryl Gale

Chicken Fight: PETA and KFC will square off with ad campaigns.—Deborah Bolling

Fineprint: Less words, more story.

Holding the Line: A local biker gang stares down its rival -- and a tattooing legend.—Brendan McGarvey

Galewarning—Daryl Gale

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:El of an Opportunity: Let's bring sensible development to our mass transit corridors.—Paul Steinke

Cityspace:Talk of the Townhouses—Amy L. Webb

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
He's Baaack

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Brave Travelers

Slant by Jay Schiffman
Heads You Win...

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Personal Velocity: In her first solo museum show, Sarah McEneaney paints the simple pleasures -- and pains -- of everyday life.—Susan Hagen

Theater:Smoke Bomb—Toby Zinman

artspicks

Erik Larson—A.D. Amorosi

Fred Art Gallery Opening—A.D. Amorosi

Curtis Opera Theatre's La Bohème —Peter Burwasser

movies

The Revolution: Take One: Cinephilia in love and war.—Sam Adams

The Return of the King: Elvis lives, barely, in Bubba Ho-Tep. —Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Enter the Dragon: Drexel gets students into the record biz.—A.D. Amorosi

Sound Advice: Get Out

Suitespot—Peter Burwasser on Classical

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

The Holmes Brothers—Sam Adams

The Ministry of Inside Things—A.D. Amorosi

Moya Brennan—Nicole Pensiero

Photek—Sean O'Neal

Rock Lotto—Patrick Rapa

naked city

Shiver No More: Get away from winter and check out the real pirates of the Caribbean.—Toby Zinman

Another View: A more well-trodden Bahamian island still offers unique attractions.—Lori Hill

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Celebration of African Cultures—Juliet Fletcher

MardiPaw 2004—John Vettese

Four Stars of Philly for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital—A.D. Amorosi

food

Cycle of Change: Karma's chameleonic lunch buffet helps us leave the past behind.—Nancy Armstrong

Drink Tank: Get On 'Bord—Alex Richmond