December 2- 8, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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Bought and Sold in America Seven women now living in, and around, Upper Darby were victims of human trafficking. Their case sparked public outrage. But are they better off today? by Helen i-lin Hwang

news

Snow Daze: The mayor's legacy of quickly plowed streets may drift away.—Brian Hickey

Class Action: New state rules help get immigrants and foster children enrolled in school.—Doron Taussig

Better Homes Unguarded: Philly's mob boss gets new digs while an Asian gang extends its reach.—Brendan McGarvey

Bloody Marvelous: A night of rugby and remembrance at Franklin Field.—Mike Newall

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Bar No One—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:See Spans: Bridges should play a big role in Philly's waterfront development plans.—Joanne Aitken

Cityspace:Get a Job—Jonas Raab

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Stalking the Wild Readers

Slant by Christine M. Flowers
A Kinsey Retort

Slant by Duane Swierczynski
wtf

Slant by Gogo Lidz
Outward Unbound

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Winter's Tale: Keep warm with good drama in New York this holiday season.—Toby Zinman

Merry Musicals: Songs to sing as you dream by the fire.—David Anthony Fox

Masters of Mimicry: Spector lets local artists beg, borrow and steal from the great works.—Susan Hagen

Theater:Take Me to the River—David Anthony Fox

First Friday Focus:first friday focus—Lori Hill

Opera:Christine Brandes—David Shengold

artspicks

Da Vinci Mode

Thrill of the Chase—Steve Cohen

Bass Hit—David Shengold

Cross Purposes—Susan Phillips

movies

Lovely Bones: Mike Nichols' beautiful people tear each other apart, again.—Sam Adams

Final Cut: Ousmane Sembene calls for an end to female genital mutilation.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Animal Magnate: The Billy Nayer Show does the bunny hop.—A.D. Amorosi

soundadvice

Tracy Grammer—Nicole Pensiero

HearHere—Patrick Rapa

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Charles Gayle Trio—Shaun Brady

Last Emperor—Deesha Dyer

Mia Johnson—Nicole Pensiero

Nancy Sinatra—Sam Adams

Comfort Music—Peter Burwasser

Kabbalistic Kirtan—Mary Armstrong

The Pixies—M.J. Fine

Trashcan Sinatras—Sam Adams

naked city

Fight Club: Extreme fighting debuts in Pennsylvania next week. Break a leg, guys.—Mike Newall

Fine Print

website of the week—Cory Frolik

e-mail of the week

how they'll lose: Week 12 vs. Green Bay—Brian Hickey

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Free Speech Zone—A.D. Amorosi

The Biggest 'Looza—Tami Fertig

Ann Morrisett Davidon—Lori Hill

food

Double Dose: Medical benefits and earthy flavors compete for equal dispensation at Farmicia's counters.—Elisa Ludwig

Our Grocery Greatness—Carolyn Wyman