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March 7, 1996

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Cover Story

The 1st Annual City Paper Pizza Pie Pageant
In which we nearly ate ourselves to death in search of the perfect pie.
by Howard Altman

     sidebar

Pizza Peeves
A food writer's pizza-pageant rant (and a taste of crow).
The Zen of Pizza
Pizza makers reveal their secrets (a few of which you may not want to know).
by Scott Farmelant

Opinion

PUBLISHER'S CLEARINGHOUSE

Dream Restaurants
by Bruce Schimmel

PRETZEL LOGIC

Way Into Leather
A columnist reveals his fetish. Anybody wanna play?
by Howard Altman

MAILBAG

Letters to the Editor
by the Readers

News

CITY BEAT

Movin' On Down
PHA's new public housing guidelines may make matters worse for the homeless.
by Larissa Comis
Neal's Turn
Skeptics say the Police Advisory Commission should not hold its breath for a response to its version of the Moises DeJesus beating.
by Scott Farmelant
Liquid Nightmare
Owners of two recently shuttered popular bars say the 10 percent drink tax played a big role.
by Jennifer Lawson

HIT AND RUN

Grandparents Anonymous
by Larissa Comis
Eye On Tim
by Ami Eden
New Eats In Olde City
by Howard Altman
Martini Madness
by Scott Farmelant
Bernie's Sentence
by Scott Farmelant
Softies
by Scott Farmelant
Centered City Concerns
by Scott Farmelant

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Mary Frangipanni's Political Notebook
by Mary Frangipanni

Arts

CRITICAL MASS

     dance

Collaborations
Even though my heart goes out to the homeless, I'd prefer to help them in ways that
by Robert Ackerman

     theater

From the Ashes
Despite all its heavy-handed theology,
by Cary M. Mazer
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds]
by Toby Zinman
A Month in the Country
by Toby Zinman

ART

A Fine Madness
Jacob Landau's drawings confront horrific realities with clear eyes.
by Robin Rice

NOISES OFF

Wilde In the Streets
A convention in Salt Lake City might require drastic measures.
by David Warner

20 QUESTIONS

Isabel Allende
by Jennifer Hemler

Movies

Fargo
A true-crime movie that turns the genre inside out.
by Cindy Fuchs

Music

     rock/pop

Fook Rock
AC/DC still has the biggest balls of them all.
by Roni Sarig

ICEPACK

The Big Tease
Slip into something comfortable: the aesthetic innocence of striptease.
by a.d. amorosi

Food

Two Eggs Over Easy
Remembrance of breakfasts past at 30th Street Station.
by Gerald Weales
Cash And Cary
The prices may be a little high, but this hopping Center City restaurant offers many pleasures.
by Janet Ruth Falon
Screen Cuisine
Promotional movie foods are more popular than ever.
by Neil Gladstone

Listings

CRITIC PICK

     rock

Lou Reed
by Margit Detweiler

     rock/pop

Gavin Friday
by a.d. amorosi
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