February 10-16, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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Damaged Goods Once arrested and charged with framing a drug dealer, two Philly cops deal with life back on the job. by Brian Hickey

news

The Mad Professor: A Penn psychology teacher claims he's being silenced for controversial views.—Doron Taussig

Threats Leveled: "People like you should be killed," a caller told Marcavage foe Kevin Lee.—Doron Taussig

Speed Trap: A fatal car crash leaves State Road residents asking for help.—Mike Newall

Dirty Cash: Is the Russian mob lacing its money with bioterrorism bacteria?—Brendan McGarvey

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Passing Judgment—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:The Last Picture Show: The end credits are rolling for the famed Boyd Theatre.—Mike Newall

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Princes of Darkness

Slant by David Updike
George Dub

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Dalí By the Sea: Digging deep into the mind of a surrealist on his home turf.—Randy B. Hecht

artsquicks—Lori Hill

Going to Extremes: Ceramics that are over-the-top, understated and somewhere happily in the middle.—Susan Hagen

Dance:Playing the Numbers—Janet Anderson

Dance:They've Got the Beat—Janet Anderson

Theater:Top Story—Toby Zinman

Theater:The Show Mustn't Go On—David Anthony Fox

artspicks

Insider Art—John Vettese

Get Your Kicks—Janet Anderson

Go Fourth!

More Bang for Your Buck—David Anthony Fox

movies

Moving Pictures: No matter how he films it, Ross McElwee can't get time to stand still.—Sam Adams

Still Rolling: Interview: Ross McElwee on the filmmaking compulsion that keeps him going.—Sam Adams

Culture Mash: Bride and Prejudice's mixed melodrama comes out lumpy.—Cindy Fuchs

Screen Picks

music

Back in Black: Badass conductor Riccardo Muti returns to the Orchestra in the concert hall he pushed for.—Steve Cohen

soundadvice

What Child Is This?: Bebek is a band without a country.—A.D. Amorosi

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Jaime Laredo/ Leon Fleisher—Peter Burwasser

Phillyhiphop.com Awards—Deesha Dyer

Sage Francis—John Vettese

Girlyman—John Vettese

Walter Bell Latin Jazz Unit—Shaun Brady

naked city

Bubbly Bath: Celebrating Valentine's Day in a giant champagne glass.—Carolyn Wyman

Rubbed the Right Way: Why I made an appointment to have another woman fondle my husband: a love story.—Helen i-lin Hwang

Love in the Time of Frostbite—Cory Frolik

Delaware's Billy Elliot—Cory Frolik

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Big Shoes To Fill—A.D. Amorosi

Visions of Love—Tami Fertig

food

All That Shiraz: Copied after French syrah, the versatile Australian shiraz is as cheap as you are.—Peter Burwasser

The Lady is a Champ—Elisa Ludwig