September 18-24, 2003	[2003 issue index]
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History Exam Those Were The Days Roxborough High Class of '61 tells Trish Boppert what it's like to turn 60. You Can’t Go Back to School Again Bartram grad Daryl Gale goes back to his alma mater.

news

Fishtown: Still Waiting for Change: Want to vote for Katz? Well, keep that to yourself at the Acropolis diner.—Amy L. Webb

Soundbites: Stupid Questions, Shitty Answers—Deborah Bolling

Under Fire: Will the mayor mothball eight firehouses?—Amy L. Webb

fineprint: Less words, more story.

Gale Warning: Youngblood, Sweat and Tears—Daryl Gale

Police Action: Soldiers trained to kill do not make good peace officers. MPs, on the other hand, do.—Rich Miller

Going to Pittsburgh—Morris Bracy

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Happy Anniversary: Cityspace looks ahead, not behind, after its first year.—Alan Greenberger

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Can Do

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
No New Newspapers, Part II

Slant by Pedro A. Ramos
Save the Fleisher Art Memorial

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Attention Must Be Paid!: Arthur Miller and the Wilma put on a comedy.—Toby Zinman

artquicks: More stuff going on this week...

Books:Old School: A new edition of National Lampoon’s parody yearbook pulls the same pranks, but proves its influence on contemporary comedy.—Frank Halperin

Book Quicks:Tart Cards: London's Illicit Advertising Art—A.D. Amorosi

Theater:George Gershwin Alone—David Anthony Fox

artspicks

"The Last Album"—Debra Auspitz

First Triennial of Contemporary Photography—John Vettese

Jane Comfort and Company—Janet Anderson

"Unearthed"—Nikki Roszko

Project Bandaloop—Deni Kasrel

"The Wall Murals of Northern Ireland"—Karen Williams

Jhumpa Lahiri—Lori Hill

movies

Fables of the Reconstruction: Toronto’s films try to pick up the pieces.—Sam Adams

Depth Charge: Bill Murray strikes a profound note in an otherwise shallow movie.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Blak to the Future: West Philly MC Baby Blak makes adult music.—Ainé Ardron-Doley

Folk of Ages: From Spinal Tap to The Folksmen: a comprehensive genealogy of three comedic musicians who crossed the credibility gap.—Andrew Milner

Some Assembly Required: Rhys Fulber, of Delerium and Conjure One, took a long time to get here.—Helen Thompson

Soundadvice: Get Out.

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Nina Nastasia/ Cynthia G. Mason—M.J. Fine

Some Girls—M.J. Fine

The Big Shed—Ainé Ardron-Doley

Quasi—Patrick Rapa

Dilated Peoples—Ainé Ardron-Doley

Orchestra 2001—Peter Burwasser

Cursive/ The Blood Brothers—John Vettese

Broken Social Scene/Stars—Brian Howard

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club—John Vettese

naked city

Skin Deep: Matt Titus made his name in the fitness center business. Now he lends that name to a high-price center devoted to the pursuit of beauty.—A.D. Amorosi

firstlook—A.D. Amorosi

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Say Hello to ASIMO—Matthew Hotz

The Shyamalan Family presents Celebrity Night—A.D. Amorosi

food

Out of the Frying Pan: … Into the farming community, for Monk’s Café’s fry oil.—Jenn Carbin

Kick Out the Yams—Patrick Rapa