December 1- 7, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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Holy War A lesbian minister contemplates life in the church that defrocked her. (And why she's sticking around.) by Michael J. Mishak

news

Violent Reaction: Can a public-relations campaign save young lives?—Doron Taussig

Sex Clubbed: The Club Kama Sutra raid puts police, politicos and swingers at odds with the press.—Gabriele J. Valentine

Was It Worth It?—Christopher Schwartz

Two Minutes With...Liz Robinson—Doron Taussig

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

columns:

Political Notebook:The Replacements—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:What's Your Pleasure?: Quick: Visit Philly's newest sex club before Channel 3 hears about it.—A.D. Amorosi

Cityspace:Restoration Project—Katie Young

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Happy Holidays, Lard Butt

Slant by Steve Conn
Pier Review

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Chinatown Revisited: Seven artists dig deep into a neighborhood.—Susan Hagen

Books:Q&A: Bill Simmons—Interview by Patrick Berkery

First Friday Focus:First Friday Focus—Lori Hill

artspicks

Deck the Studio—Deni Kasrel

Satan's Helpers—Patrick Hogan

In Marian's Memory—David Shengold

Dream Come True—Steve Cohen

movies

Born Again: Zombie Iraq veterans come looking for answers, and that's not the scary part.—Sam Adams

Just Us: The legal system miscarries in 1955, and the present day.—Sam Adams

She Is Risen: Sarah Silverman's "learn-medy" isn't always funny, but that's all right.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Sovereign Nation: Meet the British MC who'll put grime on the American rap map.—J. Edward Keyes

Sound Advice—Shaun Brady, Nicole Pensiero, Mary Armstrong and A.D. Amorosi

Suite Spot—Peter Burwasser on Classical

One Track Mind—Jesse Delaney

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Unfound—A.D. Amorosi

Iron & Wine and Calexico—Brian Howard

Leon Fleisher—Peter Burwasser

Golden Age: Wadada Smith on how far AACM -- and society -- have come.—Shaun Brady

naked city

Sugar & Spice (and Blood & Guts): There's nothing girly about the Suburban Women's Football League.—J.F. Pirro

Web Site of the Week: On the Skids—Brian Howard

Running Numbers—Nick Norlen

Fine Print: Style Out of the Shell—Meredith Lindemon

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Heart Surgery: Dr. Love's 5-Step Plan for Escaping Singledom—Pat Hogan

Fit to Be Tied—Kelly White

Pudding Beavers' Christmas—Kevin Almasy

food

Fare Share: Jose Garces' knockout Amada does tapas with a touch of style.—Elisa Ludwig

Off The Menu: The Way We Eat Today—Carolyn Wyman

Feeding Frenzy—Drew Lazor

What's Cooking—Ashlea Halpern

Top 5 Vanilla Treats to Make You Forget Chocolate—Kelly White