January 6-12, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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Jim Warren Meets Vampirella He built a multimillion dollar empire out of monster magazines, plastic skulls and dirt from Count Dracula's estate, only to lose it to real-life terrors. But now, Jim Warren is ready to rise again, along with the woman who inspired it all. by Duane Swierczynski

news

Gag Order: The state school board could soon curtail student expression.—J.F. Pirro

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Where There's No Smoke …—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:Sim(ian) City: Rittenhouse Square's Monkey Bar is for chimps and playas alike.—A.D. Amorosi

Cityspace:Distance Learning—Steve Conn

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Celling the Barnes

Slant by Mary Shaw
Separation Anxiety

Slant by Duane Swierczynski
Comedy and Terror

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Buried Treasure: A show of women in art unearths the bounty in an underrated museum.—Robin Rice

Books:Wrongful Death: Sister Helen Prejean's continuing crusade against a broken system.—Sam Adams

artspicks

Bowled Over—Lori Hill

Paradise Lost—Lori Hill

Sea Creatures—Janet Anderson

movies

Safe at Home: Hotel Rwanda's pat denunciations are more comforting than challenging.—Sam Adams

Fighting Weight: Clint Eastwood ascends by charting his own decline.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

under the rock—Michael Pelusi

Hiss and Tell: Howard Stelzer is a rebel with a pause.—A.D. Amorosi

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Cigar Store Indians—Nicole Pensiero

Frog Holler—Brian Howard

Rebecca Martin—Nicole Pensiero

Margot Leverett—Mary Armstrong

naked city

Been Caught Stealing: A peek into the Christmastime criminal mind.—Andrew Parks

fine print—Cory Frolik

how they'll lose—Brian Hickey

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Robot Wars—Juliet Fletcher

Is "Ball Gag" Your Final Answer?—Cory Frolik

Crossing Over—Juliet Fletcher

food

Brilliant Orange: Pumpkin lights a beacon of BYOB excellence on South Street West.—Elisa Ludwig

Waving Hand—Brian Howard