November 3- 9, 2005	[2005 issue index]
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City Paper Choice Awards It was the year that was. An annum of beginnings and endings wherein we bid farewell to The Point and Y100 and said hello to the Spinto Band and JuJu Mob and a whole different Y100.

news

Forgive Us Our Sins: A Roman Catholic church dedicates a mass to clergy abuse victims.—Mike Newall

Corruption Discontent: Ethics reform a focal point on next week's ballot.—Jenna Portnoy

Capt. John Darby, Special Victims Unit—Kristin Maranki

City Beat—Christopher Schwartz

Good Night Paris—Mary Patel

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

columns:

opinion

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
Off the Record?

Slant by Sandy Smith
Degrees of Separation

Slant by Duane Swierczynski
What It's Like to Be a SEPTA Rider This Week

special section

Cover Story

Cover Story

Cover Story

Cover Story—DT and MB

Cover Story

Cover Story

arts

Fanning the Flames: Teresita Fernández breathes fire into her silk installation.—Susan Hagen

Theater:All You Can Eat—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Theater

Theater:Big Bad Morality Play—Toby Zinman

Opera:Kevin Glavin—Interview by David Shengold

artspicks

Flamenco Dos Veces—Deni Kasrel

movies

With the Lid Off: Jarhead unscrews a Gulf War soldier's mind.—Cindy Fuchs

East Meets East: Suicide bombers, anti-Semites and an ultra-Orthodox ex-con.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Night and Day: Sid Mark celebrates 50 years of his master's voice.—A.D. Amorosi

Lovers Walk—Michael Pelusi By Michael Pelusi

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Keyboard Conversations—Peter Burwasser

Carrie Newcomer—M.J. Fine

Anthony Braxton Sextet—Shaun Brady

Musicpicks—Patrick Rapa

naked city

Wild Palms: Brian Burke's spent his life trying to grasp the handshake.—J.F. Pirro

How They'll Lose: Season Record: 3-4—Brian Hicke

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Danny Adler

Asian Persuasion—Drew Lazor

Absolutely Fabulous!—Meredith Lindemon

food

Specials Forces: La Cava's options are many, and its Mexican flavors big.—Elisa Ludwig

Dinner-Theater Nouveau