September 22-28, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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The Food Maze Why Can't Philly's Poor Eat? by Doron Taussig

news

Roe v. Paid: Planned Parenthood learns to profit off protesters.—Doron Taussig

Was It Worth It?: Joseph "Joey" M. Nolan—Christopher Schwartz

Murphy's Bout—Christopher Schwartz

Banner Day: Med students (almost) lobby City Council on smoking legislation.—Jenna Portnoy

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Liberty and Funds For All—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:500 N. 17th St.: Outside the classrooms of CCP, it's one big group project.—Jenna Portnoy

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
You Need Daylin Leach

Slant by Bill Kent
Acting Out

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Magical Mystery Tour: Unraveling the whodunit of Jennifer Weiner's new novel.—Sarah Weinman

Theater:Spirit in the Sky—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Musty Mystery—Toby Zinman

Theater:Amazing Grace—Toby Zinman

Theater:Member Privileges—David Anthony Fox

Books:Jungle Fever: Candace Bushnell's women grow up.—Alex Richmond

artspicks

Banned Aid—Nick Norlen

Comic Trip—Sam Adams

The Really Early Years—Lori Hill

Book Hook—Lori Hill

movies

Blocked Shots: At this year's Toronto Film Festival, goodness got in the way of greatness.—Sam Adams

Pressure Change: The disappearing daughter thriller is delicate, then dopey.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Map Quest: Sufjan Stevens continues his musical journey across America.—Jesse Delaney

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Ludwig's Guardians—Peter Burwasser

Annie—Maura Johnston

Jeff Klein—M.J. Fine

Arrested Development—A.D. Amorosi

Harry Connick Jr./ Branford Marsalis/ Miguel Zenón—Shaun Brady

Trembling Blue Stars—Tami Fertig

Ike—M.J. Fine

naked city

Quoit Expectations: The high drama of tossing metal doughnuts at a peg.—Johnny Goodtimes

Media Impact: A local conference examines how much consolidation is too much.—D.J. Short

Running Numbers—Nick Norlen

Write Offs: Knight Ridder orders Inquirer, Daily News to slash 100 newsroom jobs.—Brian Hickey

Week Three vs. Oakland: Season Record: 1-1—Brian Hickey

TV Party!—Joey Sweeney

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

class action: The Ultimate Campus Philly Hit List—James Saul

Yo, Tokyo—Pat Hogan

Forward Thinking—Jenna Portnoy

food

Mixed Messages: Byblos aims high, but winds up Middle (Eastern) of the road.—Elisa Ludwig

off the menu—Carolyn Wyman