May 26-June 1, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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Road Companies, Brutes and Safecrackers An exclusive excerpt from Allen M. Hornblum's Confession of a Second Story Man the first history of the Irish burglary team from K&A that terrorized the East Coast during the 1950s. by Allen M. Hornblum also: Kensington Confidental We put the screws to Allen Hornblum, Temple professor and author of Confessions of a Second Story Man.

news

Sex, Drugs and Hip-Hop: A "blunted poet's" speech at Dobbins High has teachers crying foul.—Dan Keashen

Coming Up Lemons: South Philly residents say they don't want slot parlors there.—Mike Newall

Bombs (Thrown) Away: The Hells Angels get attacked while the Warlocks get served.—Brendan McGarvey

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Placing Bets—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Rooms to Let: … you lounge, relax, drink, groove, or God forbid, actually have a conversation.—A.D. Amorosi

Cityspace:On the Block—Doron Taussig

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
The Blonde and the Blowhard

Slant by Nancy French
Street Savvy

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

The Shock of the nEW: Collaboration and -- gasp! -- branding sets a debut dance festival apart.—Deni Kasrel

Dance:Homage to Hines—Janet Anderson

Theater:Fair Game—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Fantastic Four—David Anthony Fox

Opera:Suds and Sopranos—Peter Burwasser

artspicks

Totally Mental—Lori Hill

Persian Pictorial—John Vettese

Transit of Venice—David Anthony Fox

Sacred Ground—Janet Anderson

Dark Alley—Deni Kasrel

movies

Human Wrongs: An off year for the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.—Sam Adams

XXXX Hits the Spot: Daniel Craig makes Cake rise.—Cindy Fuchs

Missing the Boat: Madagascar's haphazard back-to-Africa yarn skirts every promising opportunity.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Memory Lane: Setting the record straight on Charlie Gracie, Cameo/ Parkway and the original Sound of Philadelphia.—A.D. Amorosi

suitespot: Peter Burwasser on classical—Peter Burwasser

The Hold Steady Druggy Ugly Drinking Game

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

The Raveonettes—John Vettese

Tastytreats—Deesha Dyer

Elio Villafranca Quartet—Shaun Brady

naked city

Stars Finally Shine: The surviving members of Philadelphia's Negro League team The Stars gather in anticipation of a commemorative mural.—J.F. Pirro

Bath Butler, Take Me Away: Escaping the real world under a pile of bubbles.—Helen i-lin Hwang

Running Numbers—Nick Norlen

Protest of the Weak—Doron Taussig

No Segway!—Brian Howard

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

String Us Along—Tami Fertig

'House Party—A.D. Amorosi

Busting a Gut—Juliet Fletcher

food

Cork Floats: Kevin Meeker on how his new bistro switched chefs and still rode out the tide.—A.D. Amorosi

Smoky Orange Chipotle Chicken: Recipe by Sae An, of Cork