November 7-13, 2002	[2002 issue index]
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Rendell For President?

news

Repeat Offender?: Despite complaints, the city has rehired Prison Health Services to run its inmate health care.—Gwen Shaffer

Allah Behind Bars: Even La Cosa Nostra members fear the Nation of Islam in jail.—Brendan McGarvey

Miracle on Market Street—Daniel Brook

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Putting the Fish Behind You—Mary F. Patel

City Space:Happy and Car-Free—Robert J. Ravelli, A Prayer for the Regional City—Daniel Brook

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Never Too Early

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Chestnuts Old and New

Slant by Tracy Quan
Who's Repressed?

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Is There a Left Left?: Finding a place for liberalism in the new America.—Sam Adams

Making the Video: Doug Aitken's work mixes film, art, social commentary and a dash of MTV.—Robin Rice

Dance:Nacho Duato—Janet Anderson

artspicks

More Than Words—Sam Adams

Wares House—Diane Eacret

History Lessons—Elisa Ludwig

Sets and Lucia—Steve Cohen

Theater:Run and Hyde—Toby Zinman

Theater:Noir Gold—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Carmen, and All the Rest!—Howard Altman

movies

Dark Grey: Even for a Holocaust movie, The Grey Zone is bleak.—Cindy Fuchs

The Wrong Song: 8 Mile tells Eminem's story, but not as well as his music.—Elisa Ludwig

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

The Big Con: Why Philadelphia bands play the CMJ festival.—Patrick Rapa

Tropical Impressions: Caetono Veloso tells the truth.—A.D. Amorosi

suitespot—Peter Burwasser on Classical

Back to Basics: Which in The Divine Comedy's case means less rock, more baroque.—Sam Adams

Flute Awakening—Peter Burwasser

Right On Time—Sam Adams

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Catherine Irwin—Sam Adams

Kim Richey—Sam Adams

Jack Johnson—Chris Parker

Tim Berne and Michael Formanek—Nate Chinen

Cody Chesnutt—A.D. Amorosi

Crispy Ambulance—Sam Adams

Ruth Naomi Floyd—Nate Chinen

Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon—Nate Chinen

Tim Berne and Michael Formanek—Nate Chinen

Beth Orton—Juliet Fletcher

Smokey & Miho—A.D. Amorosi

Jerry Douglas—Mary Armstrong

naked city

Mirror Image: Body image takes center stage for two local organizations.—Debra Auspitz

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Landmark Events—Juliet Fletcher

Mozart Goes to School—Peter Burwasser

The Truth About Ruth—Debra Auspitz

No More Drama—Paul Burress

food

Forever Yum: The venerable La Veranda looks (and tastes) great for its age.—Maxine Keyser

Who Cares What's on TV?—Elisa Ludwig