July 12-18, 2002	[2002 issue index]
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What is Queer? The Gay & Lesbian Film Festival explores the shifting landscape of Queer Culture. plus: A Man and a Woman: A sweet and controversial love story from Queer as Folk creator Russell Davies Mother Knows Best: On the tail of New Hope's legendary drag queen Fest Shorts

news

Paki-Slammed: The feds' July 3 predawn raid in South Philly has the local Pakistani community crying foul. —Daniel Brook

Play Missy for Me: A 14-year-old fur ball was the cat's meow in one North Philly neighborhood. Then she was killed by a pit bull. —Deborah Bolling

Over the Rainbow: Can an African-American woman represent the needs of black-and-white Grays Ferry? —Jenn Carbin

Sins of the Fathers: Life has been tough for a couple of sons of bosses. —Brendan McGarvey

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Remembering Buddy
—Mary F. Patel

Guvwatch:Fisher Swims Free for Now —Daryl Gale

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Smoke and Mirrors

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
One-Minute Parables

Slant
School Dreams

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

More Letters to the Editor: also by the readers

arts

Raising the Bar: A look at Philly watering holes that offer more than just drinks to local artists. —Susan Hagen

Tree of Life: In Project Room's latest installation, Keiko Miyamori captures the spirit of the neighborhood in the roots of one of its trees. —Robin Rice

Artsbeat:Artsbeat —Debra Auspitz

Opera:Lucretia Morte —David Shengold

artspicks

Wig Out —Ashlea Halpern

Private Eyes —Lori Hill

Eat, Shorts —Debra Auspitz

Going Solo —Debra Auspitz

movies

Killing Time: Hit men, convincing and otherwise, dominate Road to Perdition. —Cindy Fuchs

Sayles Event: With Sunshine State, John Sayles explores the commodification of history. —Sam Adams

Sunshine State —Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Under the Radar: Jim Putnam is not an undercover Brother. —Paul Burress

Summer Monster: The package tour -- something wicked this way comes. —Patrick Rapa

Coming Up Rosey: The rising pop star wants you to get Dirty. —Nicole Pensiero

Beat Box —Ainè Ardron-Doley

The Gig —Nate Chinen

DJ Nights —Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Link Wray —Chris Parker

Misia —A.D. Amorosi

Les Yeux Noirs —Karen Gross

Neil Finn —Sam Adams

Archer Prewitt —Paul Burress

Superdrag —Anna Goldfarb

T.V. Smith —Sam Adams

Shadow/Fog —A.D. Amorosi

naked city

Rated S for Stupid: A look at often inconsistent, sometimes just plain ridiculous video game ratings. —Frank Lewis

2002 FIFA World Cup™ —Chris Newborg

Icepack —A.D. Amorosi

food

Staying Power: Under longtime chef Vince Alberici, The Marker offers fine food in a baronial setting. —Maxine Keyser

Twenty21 —A.D. Amorosi