June 16-22, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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They're young, bright and want to cure what ails Philly. Why can't we keep them? by Doron Taussig

news

Spurnin' Rubbers: HIV outreach workers tussle with police on South Street.—Mike Newall

Food Fight: For-profit and nonprofit farmers markets are split on proposed rules.—Jenna Portnoy

Pride Unrest: Foes face off at parade.—Doron Taussig

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

columns:

Political Notebook:Log Rolling

Cityspace:1400 Myrtlewood Street: Growth meets blight north of Girard.—Mike Newall

Cityspace:Home and Garden—Alex Dubilet

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Japanese Food Invasion

Slant by Christine M. Flowers
Crash Course

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

special section

arts

Hollywood and Fine: B-movie king Bruce Campbell drops names and a novel.—Gary M. Kramer

artsquicks—Lori Hill

Ticket to Ride: Pew's Campaign for Culture grants $2 million for half-price ticketing initiative and more.—Jenna Portnoy

Dance:Of Hippies and Bugs

Theater:Good Dog—David Anthony Fox

Theater:To Nowhere and Back—David Anthony Fox

Opera:Growing Pains—Peter Burwasser

artspicks

Education Is Bliss—Robin Rice

The Truth Hurts—A.D. Amorosi

He's Got a New Drug—A.D. Amorosi

She Is a Diamond—David Anthony Fox

movies

Rough Start: Batman's origin story explores, critiques and maybe justifies vigilantism.—Cindy Fuchs

Distraction-Packed: Shark Boy never stops moving, but it dies anyway.—Shaun Brady

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Disctopia!: We reviewed so many CDs!

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

naked city

No Worries: A whirlwind of adventure in the Outback.—Toby Zinman

website of the week: Catatonic—Nick Norlen

Bad Idea Factory: Smokin' Grooves

Running Numbers—Nick Norlen

Urine Luck—Jenna Portnoy

Hey, Asshole!: They're ready for your close-up.—Joey Sweeney

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Monster Mash—Juliet Fletcher

Promzilla—Nicole Woods

Better Than All the Rest—Patrick Rapa

food

A Little Italy: Southern Italian red wines provide experimental flavors on a budget.—Peter Burwasser

There's the Rib: FOUR INTO ONE: Fourplay, a wine from Sicily blending four grape varieties, came in at the top of our survey of Southern Italian reds.—Elisa Ludwig