December 16-22, 2004	[2004 issue index]
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Gang Mentality Is recent school violence a flashback to 1970s street gangs? Or is it something more dangerous? by Doron Taussig

news

Soldier's Heart: Thousands of Iraq War veterans will come home to face serious psychological problems and a system that may not be ready to help them.—Dan Frosch

On the Homefront—Mike Newall

Arrested Development: What's become of The Cop Shop, the notorious 13th and Lombard deli?—Brian Howard

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

columns:

Political Notebook:We'll Take Manhattan—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Rescue Mission: Save your skin (and maybe your sanity) with a visit to Rescue Rittenhouse Spa Lounge.—A.D. Amorosi

Cityspace:A Sporting Chance—Jonas Raab

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Class Warfare

Slant by Nathaniel Popkin
Free Ride

Slant by Duane Swierczynski
The Gang's All Here

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Perfect "Stranger"—David Anthony Fox

Ladies' Night—David Anthony Fox

Clean Sweep—Toby Zinman

Ace Amphibians—David Anthony Fox

artsquicks—Lori Hill

Deep Impact: How a 300,000-year-old meteorite and its community became one woman's creative crusade.—Susan Hagen

Dance:Hot Stuff—Janet Anderson

artspicks

Look! Sharp!—Lori Hill

Artful Noise—David Shengold

Fright Night—Tami Fertig

movies

The Good Fight: House of Flying Daggers' old-style seduction is irresistible.—Sam Adams

War Stories: A fairy-tale quest collides with the horror of the battlefield.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Pop Gun: Can Nelly fans warm up to indie hip-hop's maverick iceman?—A.D. Amorosi

Duran Duran Duran—Andrew Parks

Party Monster: Elizabeth Sharp is the angel of the morning after.—M.J. Fine

soundadvice

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

A Celebration of Life for Johnny Chink—A.D. Amorosi

Tom Varner's Swimming—Shaun Brady

Palomar—Brian Howard

Eric Alexander—Shaun Brady

Big Mess Cabaret: Operation Yuletide Freedom—A.D. Amorosi

The Pierces—Nicole Pensiero

Winter Music—Peter Burwasser

Take 6—Mary Armstrong

naked city

That Ol' Black Magic: Clearing up a few misconceptions with Philadelphia Voodoo priest Jenkanpe Josess.—Cory Frolik

fine print—Cory Frolik

how they'll lose: Week 14 vs. Dallas—Brian Howard

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Widespread Coverage—Juliet Fletcher

Home for The Holidazed—Lou Perseghin

Shiny Happy People—A.D. Amorosi

food

Prime Eats: Stephen Starr steaks the heart of Rittenhouse Square.—Maxine Keyser

Returning The Kindness—Bruce Schimmel