July 10-16, 2003	[2003 issue index]
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Over The Edge Dangerous sex and second thoughts at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. by Sam Adams

news

Sam I Am: Mayoral candidate Sam Katz purrs about Santorum, Dems who support him and begging for cash.

Don't Tread on Me: Ain’t no black folks buried under here, but you whites better watch out anyway.—Deborah Bolling

Byko Bye Bye?: Philly’s gossip king seeks new dominion.—Deborah Bolling

Trainsuing: High-ranking sources inside the Metro say the organization is prepared to file a $10 million lawsuit against SEPTA by mid-month... —Deborah Bolling

Gorilla Thrilla: (And Beanie Sigel Too)—Brendan McGarvey

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

columns:

Political Notebook:I'm My Own Man—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Chain Reaction: Can Philly chill at Chili’s and still be ill?—Daniel Brook

Cityspace:A Little Help From Their Friends—Daniel Brook

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Rappin' with the Rev

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Ellen Rosenholtz: Strawberry Girl

Slant by Todd Kimmel
Goodbye to a Good Guy

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Fit To Print: The self-publishers converging on Zine Fest resist the rise of the machines.—Patrick Rapa

Chinese Ceramics Today Hide Sadohara: New Work: Chinese ceramicists reflect the country’s changing cultural climate. A local artist complements their vision.—Susan Hagen

Theater:Puppetry of the Penis—Deni Kasrel

Theater:1776—Steve Cohen

Books:Mao in the Boardroom: Marketing Genius From The Mind Of The Master Guerrilla—Andrew Parks

artspicks

Swoosh—Lori Hill

E. Lynn Harris—A.D. Amorosi

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble—Deni Kasrel

Bridging the Gap—Dana Procaccino

movies

Swimming Pool: The self-reflexive Swimming Pool brings Franèois Ozon face-to-face with himself.—Sam Adams

Levity: The solemn Levity finds danger in the past.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Random House: The Twin Atlas’ curious methods and haphazard road map to rock.—Brian Howard

The Nut Never Sleeps—Sam Adams

It Crawled Through The South —M.J. Fine

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

musicpicks

Melt Banana—Paul Burress

Alexi Murdoch—Nicole Pensiero

Tom Tom Club—A.D. Amorosi

DJ Buck—Sean O’Neal

Mary Lee's Corvette—Nicole Pensiero

Yerba Buena—A.D. Amorosi

The Gossip—M.J. Fine

Fountains of Wayne—Sam Adams

Chris Liebing—Sean O’Neal

Dave Alvin—Sam Adams

naked city

Paradise Hotel: Is there more to say about Borgata? We think so.—Nancy Armstrong and Debra Auspitz

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Detective Work—A.D. Amorosi

Candid Camera—Andrew Parks

Early Bookings—Sam Adams

food

Raw Material: Maki House takes sushi back to basics.—Juliet Fletcher

offthemenu—Juliet Fletcher