June 17-24, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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Snitch Work Who says there's an innocent man on death row? The prolific jailhouse stoolie who helped put him there. (Part one of two.) by Tom Lowenstein

news

A Good Doctor's Mission: A Philadelphia surgeon is treating Palestinian children overseas.—Amy L. Webb

Sleaze Frame: Fears of camera-phone mayhem have proven overblown in Philly.—Alexa James

Emergencia! Jinji Qingkuang!: A new 911 feature aims to hook foreign speakers up with translators quickly.—Helen i-lin Hwang

Ask and Tell: A fraternity at Penn is here and queer, but it's not a "sex club."—Doron Taussig

fineprint: Less words, more story.—Rebecca Bellville, Brian Hickey and Tasha Kates

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Political Notebook—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Mixed Use: A CDC coordinator advocates for preservation and development in Mt. Airy.—Sue Sierra

Cityspace:Free the Park—Liz Harris

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
While Reagan Slept

Slant by Deborah Bolling
History 101

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

It Takes Two: Broadway star Ann Reinking stages a new work with Jeanne Ruddy.—Janet Anderson

Beauty of the Beasts: Lizbeth Stewart's ceramic animals reach magical and mythical proportions.—Susan Hagen

Theater:The Boys in the Band—David Anthony Fox

artspicks

Oblivion—Maura Johnston

A Midsummer Night's Dream—Deni Kasrel

DanceHouse—Deni Kasrel

Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination—Juliet Fletcher

movies

Stuck in the Middle: Tom Hanks bides his time in The Terminal.—Sam Adams

The Last Swordfighter: A washed-up samurai battles for domestic bliss.—Shaun Brady

Back to Life: Tian Zhuangzhuang closes a 10-year gap.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Runaway Brides: Dimitri Coats enjoys success in stages.—John Vettese

soundadvice

You Got Served: The RIAA asks local colleges to hand over the names of illegal music downloaders.—Julia Zhou

Sic 'em: Skinny Puppy's back with that old bark and some new tricks.—Sean O'Neal

Under The Rock—Michael Pelusi

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Matt Pond—A.D. Amorosi

Diana Krall—Kyle Parker

Philadelphia Orchestra—Peter Burwasser

Iron & Wine/Cass McCombs

Los Lobos—Nicole Pensiero

Five for Fighting—Nicole Pensiero

John Hollenbeck—Kyle Parker

naked city

Bombardment: Dodgeball doesn't hurt anymore (or the pain is different, anyway).—Patrick Rapa

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

A Shore Thing—Juliet Fletcher

Victory In Sight—Amy L. Webb

Oasis of Choice—Rebecca Bellville

food

Outer Limits: Alison Barshak chooses a mellow setting away from the city for her return to form.—Maxine Keyser

offthemenu—Juliet Fletcher