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Cover Story

		Power Breakfast Stadiums, schools and cigarettes: A candid conversation with the mayor-elect.	Power Breakfast, part 2 Stadiums, schools and cigarettes: A candid conversation with the mayor-elect.

Opinion

	SLANT
		No Colonel of Truth by Daniel Cohen

	LOOSE CANON
		Censored by Bruce Schimmel

	MAILBAG
		Letters to the Editor by the Readers

News

	CITY BEAT
		Up Against the Blue Wall Could a new trial for Tony Becker crack the cops’ code of silence? by Noel Weyrich	Private Investigation City Council wants hearings on plans for a new, privatized school for disruptive students. by Gwen Shaffer

	HALL MONITOR
		Don’t Ba-bette on It by Gwen Shaffer	Ward Processing by Gwen Shaffer	Sign on the Line by Gwen Shaffer

		Got Malt? by Frank Lewis	A Brake in the Action by Gwen Shaffer

	HIT AND RUN
		Satan’s Spawn by Frank Lewis	RU-486 in Y2K by Jen Darr	Brady’s Latest Peace Mission by Noel Weyrich


	ON MEDIA
		Going Down? by Frank Lewis	A Death in the Family by Frank Lewis

	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
		Members Only An eclectic group of new members reaps the benefits of joining Nexus. by Robin Rice

	THEATER
		Charming Classic by David Anthony Fox	Delving Into Durang Lantern Theater Company takes a stab at a comic master. by David Anthony Fox	Twisted Christmas by Toby Zinman


	DANCE
		Carried Away by Robert Ackerman

	BOOKS
		The Devil in Mr. Dezhnev Nikolai Dezhnev’s sweeping satire attacks large themes with gusto, but chokes on the small stuff. by Justin Bauer	Carnaby Struck Digging Brit Noir the hard way. by a.d. amorosi

	20 QUESTIONS
		Jon Stewart interview by Ed Condran

Movies

		Applesauce The Cider House Rules hits the screen as a jumbled mash of conflicting concerns. by Cindy Fuchs	Seventeen Seventy Sick Robin Williams feeds audiences a mouthful of goo. by Sam Adams	Southern Comfort Making the Civil War epic Ride with the Devil with director Ang Lee. by Sam Adams


	SCREEN PICKS
		Screen Picks by Sam Adams

Music

		The Rain Again Siltbreeze rediscovers the hidden music of Velvet godfather Angus MacLise. by a.d. amorosi	Holiday Disc-Go-Round by Brian Howard and Patrick Rapa	Ill Street Grooves by K-C Bajai

		Nourishing Roots Lansdowne’s Joe Todaro has a deep investment in traditional music. by Mary Armstrong	Pond Gets Deep Matt Pond, Zen and the art of songwriting. by Brian Howard
		review
		The Philadelphia Orchestra The Centennial Collection by Peter Burwasser	The Y-100 Feastival With Moby, Foo Fighters, Oasis, Beck by a.d. amorosi
		scene and heard
		Hooters a Hit, Eve Missed by K-C Bajai

	ICEPACK
		icepack by a.d. amorosi

	DISC QUICKS
		classical
		Keith Jarrett, piano; Dennis Russell Davies conducting the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Mozart Piano Concertos K. 271, 453, 466. Adagio and Fugue K. 546 by Peter Burwasser	Kennedy The Kennedy Experience by Peter Burwasser
		jazz
		Michael Brecker Time is of the Essence by Nate Chinen
		rock/pop
		Various Artists Knitting on the Roof by Brian Glaser	Super Collider Head On by Sean O’Neal	Various Artists Flav-O-Pac: Memeograph 1 by Sean O’Neal


Naked City

		Arcadia by Brian Howard	Guest List — Your Favorite Things Jen Childs, actress/co-founder of 1812 Productions, currently starring in David Sedaris’ Season’s Greetings at the Arden	A Whole New Light An artist who works with light finally gets to surround herself with it. by Fern Sternberg


	LOOT
		Pawsitively Yummy by Fern Sternberg	Deck the Walls by Fern Sternberg

Food

		Touched by an Angel Looks like there’s another bright Starr in the restaurant firmament. by Maxine Keyser	Sing the Blue Even after 10 years, a unique mix of food and jazz still works its magic. by Maxine Keyser	Turn of the Centuries Is history repeating itself? Maybe just for a day. by Patrick Rapa

		Maxed Out A New Year’s Eve fantasy menu worthy of the next 100 years. by Maxine Keyser	Desserts for the End of the Century	Maxi’s Minis A recap of the restaurants reviewed this fall. by Maxine Keyser

		Still Room to Party No reservations for New Year’s? There’s still time… by Ryan Scott	Turn of the Centuries Is history repeating itself? Maybe just for a day. by Patrick Rapa	New Year’s Sparklers by Peter Burwasser


Listings

	SIX PICK
		Classical Conundrum by Peter Burwasser	Margaret Cho by Patrick Rapa	Break at The Mask & Wig by a.d. amorosi

		Bobby Zankel Quartet by Nate Chinen	Tony Tony Tony by David Warner	The Physics of Christmas by Sam Adams


	CRITIC PICK
		jazz
		Walter Bell by Brian Howard
		performance
		Suzy Snowflake’s Holiday Special by Jennifer Shimony
		reading
		Jim Carroll by a.d. amorosi
		rock/pop
		Lower East Side Stitches by Hillary Rea	Papa M by a.d. amorosi	The Skywriters by Brett Burton


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