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May 22, 1997

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Cover Story

Dog Boy
My night hawking red-hots for the lukewarm Phillies.
by Neil Gladstone

Opinion

LOOSE CANON

Trashing Free Speech
by Bruce Schimmel

PRETZEL LOGIC

As the Credit Card Turns
The true-crime adventures of TV ace Vernon Odom.
by Howard Altman

MAILBAG

Letters to the Editor
by the Readers

News

CITY BEAT

Failing Hopes
Another clinic closure raises questions about mental health care in the Latino community.
by Howard Altman
Range Wars
A battle over used cars sales is brewing on the streets of Kensington.
by Jared Klein
Cafe Society In Shambles
Plans for new bistro caught in South Street psychodrama.
by Frank Lewis

HIT AND RUN

Street Shot
by Julia Lehman
She's Baaaaack
by Jennifer Rauch
The No Star Gardens
by Scott Farmelant
In the O-Zone
by Frank Lewis
Fame Game
by Mary Frangipanni
It Takes A Villager
by David Warner
Philly Mag File
by Scott Farmelant
Shocking News Out of Colorado Tonight...
by Frank Lewis

     on media

Overkill Over Killing?
by Frank Lewis

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Mary Frangipanni's Political Notebook
by Mary Frangipanni

Arts

CRITICAL MASS

Philadanco
by Robert Ackerman
David Appel
It's as if he were asking for an instant review, wanting to know right then and there: "Are you into this?"
by Deni Kasrel
Body
The extent that
by Lisa Coffman
Carrying the Flame
The Clearfields — mother and daughter, artist and composer — create a passionate legacy.
by Robin Rice

     open book

Riki, Riki, She's So Fine
Consider, for example, what she did for the Cornerstone Bookstore.
by Jim Gladstone

     reviews

Kemble vs. Butler
Kemble's initial revulsion evolved into outrage, and by the time of her divorce she had become an ardent abolitionist.
by Cary M. Mazer

Movies

MOVIE SHORTS

Addicted to Love
Losing Chase
by Ruth & Archie Perlmutter
Love! Valour! Compassion!
by Cindy Fuchs
Nothing Personal
by Ruth & Archie Perlmutter
Shiloh
Female Perversions
by Jeannine DeLombard

Music

John Fogerty
by Ben Dietz
The Muffs
by Geeta Dalal
Charlie Parker
by Nate Chinen
Tom Lehrer
by Andrew Milner
New Orleans North
This year's Jam on the River brings plenty of the Crescent City to our shore.
by Mary Armstrong
CoreStates Jam on the River

     discquiks

Paul McCartney/World Party
by Neil Gladstone

     review

Sleater-Kinney, Catpower, Cold Cold Hearts
by Brian Howard

ICEPACK

The '80s, Part One
Rehashing the MTV decade in series of sound bites.
by a.d. amorosi

Food

     jim quinn on food

Two Tasty Decades
Good Greek and great French (fries) for 20 years.

Listings

CRITIC PICK

Gene
by a.d. amorosi
Nicholas Payton Quintet
by Nate Chinen
It!
by a.d. amorosi
An Extended View: Landscapes by Philadelphia Artists
by David Warner
Bettie Serveert
by a.d. amorosi

     dance

Tap, Tap, Tapping At Philly's Door
National Tap Dance Day
by Deni Kasrel

     rock/pop

Mark Eitzel
by Nicole Pensiero

     sixpick

Wildwood Kite Festival
by Margie Fishman

     theater

Philadelphia International Theatre Festival for Children
by Jen Darr
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