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November 25, 1999

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Cover Story

Blood on the Badge
Why can't the Philly police rein in complaint-ridden cops?
by Noel Weyrich
Blood on the Badge, part 2
Why can't the Philly police rein in complaint-ridden cops?
by Noel Weyrich

Opinion

SLANT

A Colonel of Truth?
by Jehron Hunter

LOOSE CANON

Holiday Shakespeare
by Bruce Schimmel

PRETZEL LOGIC

Sideshow Gretchen
by Howard Altman

MAILBAG

Letters to the Editor
by the Readers

News

CITY BEAT

Dirty Pictures
From mummies to dung, a talking tour of art censorship.
by Jen Darr
Blowin’ in the Wind
A new nonprofit company is marketing eastern Pennsylvania’s first large-scale supply of wind power.
by Gwen Shaffer

HALL MONITOR

Not All Fun and Games
by Gwen Shaffer
Last But Not Least
by Gwen Shaffer
Tall Order
by Frank Lewis
Car Talk
by Gwen Shaffer

HIT AND RUN

Bondage
by Gwen Shaffer

ON MEDIA

Who You Calling Liberal?
by Jennifer Rauch
Getting Real
by Jen Darr

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Political Notebook
by Mary Frangipanni Patel

BELL CURVE

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

Arts

ART

Futurama
Art meets ads meets infotainment in visions of what’s next.
by Robin Rice
Small Wonders
by Robin Rice

THEATER

Greek Catastrophe
by Toby Zinman
New York Report
by Toby Zinman
Fumbled Fairy Tale
by Toby Zinman
Let It Snow
Why the Arden and the Prince chose the same Hans Christian Andersen tale for their holiday shows.
by David Shengold
Promise Unfulfilled
by David Anthony Fox

DANCE

A Different ’Danco
by Deni Kasrel

NOISES OFF

She’s In, She’s Out
by David Warner

OPERA

Butterfly Soars
by Peter Burwasser

Movies

Mighty Like a Rose
Patricia Rozema revamps Mansfield Park with an eye toward de-wimpifying its heroine.
by Sam Adams
Welcome Back Woody
Toy Story 2 picks up right where the original left off, if not quite as well.
by Vance Lehmkuhl

SCREEN PICKS

Screen Picks
by Sam Adams

Music

Fear Not the Eye
California’s The Aquabats are coming to destroy The Floating Eye of Death (even though it can’t be destroyed).
by Hillary Rea
Hi-Five
Local singles we’re digging this week.
Soft Sell
Marc Almond breaks your heart with Open All Night
by a.d. amorosi

     review

Warp 3
by a.d. amorosi

SOUND AND VISION

You Got Scott
For Philly soul gal Jill Scott, singing for kids is a breeze.
by Brian Howard

ICEPACK

icepack
by a.d. amorosi

DISC QUICKS

     rock/pop

Angie Stone
Black Diamond
by Jennifer Carey
Peter, Paul and Mary
Songs of Conscience & Concern
by Sara Marcus
The Green Pajamas
Seven Fathoms Down and Falling
by Chris Nosal
DJ Spooky vs. The Freight Elevator Quartet/DJ Spooky
File Under Futurism/Subliminal Minded—The EP
by a.d. amorosi
Solé
Skin Deep
by Cindy Fuchs

Naked City

Guest List — Your Favorite Things
Mahir Cagri, Turkish stud/Web phenomenon
Lathering Up
The latest get-clean trend arrives in our area.
by Alex Richmond

LOOT

Happy Tofurky Day
by Howard Altman

HOT SEATS

Hot Seats
Where: Quaker City Dog Show, Pennsylvania Convention Center
by Patrick Rapa

Food

MUSIC

Expect the Unexpected
A surprising menu and a bloody past make for a pleasantly offbeat restaurant.
by Maxine Keyser

Listings

SIX PICK

Groove Collective
by Nicole Pensiero
Hefner
by Brian Howard
Philomel
by Peter Burwasser
Mike Douglas
by Andrew Milner
Kim Lenz/Holly Golightly
by Sam Adams
Leonard Nimoy
by Patrick Rapa

CRITIC PICK

     event

World AIDS Day
by Andrew Styer

     hip-hop

DJ Vadim
by a.d. amorosi

     lecture

Kia Corthron
by Char Vandermeer

     rock/pop

Nick’s Last Stand
by Patrick Rapa
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