May 6-12, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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Vernell's Hell How shoddy police work in a shooting case has one grieving mother groping for answers. by Deborah Bolling

news

A Bitter Homecoming: A Drexel student and U.S. Marine stands charged with opening fire in Philly.—Doron Taussig

TeenPaper: Stars! Style! Buzz! Not in this school paper.—Trish Boppert

Gale Warning—Daryl Gale

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:What's Historic?: Often, it is the event within, not the building itself.—John Andrew Gallery

Cityspace:Insider Touring—Amy L. Webb

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
The Tony Buck Stops Here

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Stiff-Lipped Disgust

Slant by Vernon Anastasio
Call to Action

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

The Union Label: Old City's newest gallery, Union 237, plans world domination.—A.D. Amorosi

Theater:Honey Pot: Adolescent Girls in Sticky Situations—Toby Zinman

Opera:L'Elisir d'Amore—David Shengold

Opera:The Rape Of Lucretia—Peter Burwasser

First Friday Focus:First Friday Focus—Lori Hill

artspicks

VoxBox Portfolio Preview Cocktail Party—Lori Hill

"Demonstrate Your Culture" Rally for the Arts—Lori Hill

Alice Randall—Joel Tannenbaum

B.J. Crosby—David Anthony Fox

"Art Happens Here"—Janet Anderson

movies

Welcome to the New World: Sudanese refugees face an uncertain American future in Lost Boys of Sudan.—Sam Adams

Double Cross: The "we-welease" of Life of Brian.—Sam Adams

Planting Seeds: Jean Dominique's struggles blossom in Jonathan Demme's doc, if not in his native Haiti.—Cindy Fuchs

Continuing Movie Shorts

music

Metal of Honor: The Bonnie's Roxx reunion gets old N.J. rockers to dust off their axes.—A.D. Amorosi

Sound Advice: Get Out

Greener Pastures: Nancy Falkow says goodbye.—Robin Renée

Under The Rock: The revival of a band.—Michael Pelusi

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Charlie Gracie—A.D. Amorosi

PCMS Players—Peter Burwasser

Sophie B. Hawkins—Nicole Pensiero

Ghostface Killah—Deesha Dyer

Johnny Osbourne—Sean O'Neal

Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead—Peter Burwasser

The Domination Tour —Sean O'Neal

naked city

A Taste of Home: A local writer visiting Thailand finds a haven for Philadelphians in Bangkok.—Jesse Terry

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Amy Goodman—Liz Harris

Maiden Voyage—A.D. Amorosi

Rock School's 40th Anniversary Gala, Arden Theatre's Granfalloon & Roaring Into Our Twenties: The Prince Music Theater's Annual Gala—A.D. Amorosi

food

Fish Stickler: Edward Piszek (1916-2004) made fish less frightening.—Carolyn Wyman

Two Legs Good—Carolyn Wyman