February 3- 9, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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THE FINAL How They'll Lose Super Bowl vs. New England by Brian Hickey also… Jesus Geek Superstar Michael Marcavage wants to save your soul. (We think.) by Doron Taussig Recent cover stories...

news

Block Therapy: Budget woes mean jailed sex offenders don't get adequate counseling.—Mike Newall

Forward Drive: After being noncommittal, Mayor Street backs effort to rename road after MLK.—Doron Taussig

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Quack Attack—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Sawan Reloaded: The popular Middle Eastern spot is reborn as Byblos, with a little help from ex-neighbor David Carroll.—A.D. Amorosi

Cityspace:Digging Underground—Kate Salute

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Why Ask WiFi?

Slant by Nancy French
Mouth Piece

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Oral Tradition: Legs McNeil says the pornification of America isn't coming. It came.—Alex Richmond

Dance:Sonic Boom: Music, movement and African culture make for eclectic DanceBoom! programming.—Janet Anderson and Deni Kasrel

Theater:Ship of Fools—Toby Zinman

Theater:Up A Tree—Toby Zinman

First Friday Focus:first friday focus—Lori Hill

artspicks

Cut to the Quick—John Dicker

Alien Life Forms—Lou Perseghin

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore—David Anthony Fox

Sherman on the Mount—Patrick Rapa

movies

Live Free or Die: Head-On's doomed lovers go to extremes, exposing Germany's divided soul.—Sam Adams

The Underneath: Isaac Julien's portrait of rebel theorist Frantz Fanon gets under the skin.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Cauze in Effect: West Philly's Reef puts his battling days behind him and aims for the high life.—Deesha Dyer

Maazel Tov—Peter Burwasser

Blues State: Pianist Jason Moran draws inspiration from unlikely sources.—Nate Chinen

Remembering Axi Nue—Sara Sherr

Jack DeJohnette Latin Project—Shaun Brady

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

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