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January 19–25, 2006

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Introduction by Lori Hill

Taking Care of Business
—by Deni Kasrel

Whim and Vigor
—by Mary Armstrong

Fighting for Freedom
—by Steve Cohen

Spring Art Previews:
Visual Art, Dance, Theater, Opera, Rock/Pop, Roots, Jazz, Classical

Cover Story
Flights of Fancy: Spring Art Preview —Lori Hill
Taking Care of Business At 23, Rebecca Davis is a formidable combination: an artist and an entrepreneur. —Deni Kasrel
Whim and Vigor Kate Gaffney walks the line between love and work, diligence and destiny. —Mary Armstrong
Fighting for Freedom Walter Dallas keeps the fire going at Freedom Theatre. —Steve Cohen
Spring Art Preview: Visual Art —Robin Rice
Spring Art Preview: Dance —Janet Anderson
Spring Art Preview: Theater —David Anthony Fox
Spring Art Preview: Opera —Peter Burwasser
Spring Art Preview: Rock/Pop —Patrick Rapa
Spring Art Preview: Roots —Mary Armstrong
Spring Art Preview: Jazz —Shaun Brady
Spring Art Preview: Classical —Peter Burwasser

Slant
wtf:
Benergy Crisis —Duane Swierczynski
Loose Canon:
To Market The feds aren't the only ones looking at Reading Terminal. —Bruce Schimmel
Mailbag:
Letters to the Editor

Naked City
Franklin, Institution Talking shop with the author of Benjamin's most exhaustive biography. —Ben Yagoda
Imagine Being John Lennon Lansdale native Steve Landes does. —A.D. Amorosi
Running Numbers —Nick Norlen
Fine Print:
Peelin' and Puffin' —A.D. Amorosi
TV Party!:
Winter Wonderland —Joey Sweeney
Icepack:
Icepack —A.D. Amorosi

News
Situation Critical Year-end stats support paramedics' cries for more resources, backup. —Mike Newall
Off the Books A retiring mob bookie wants a piece of the local-casino action. —Brendan McGarvey
Two Minutes With…Dan Rottenberg —Doron Taussig
Was It Worth It? —Christopher Schwartz
Philly Blunt:
Platform Diving —Brian Hickey
Political Notebook:
Who Will Face Rendell? —Mary F. Patel
The Bell Curve:
City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

Arts
Magic Eye A camera obscura installation turns the Print Center upside down. —Susan Hagen
Artpicks:
For All the Rights Reasons —Andrew Milner
Sweet Suit —Carolyn Wyman
Recasting Colombia —John Vettese
Giving Us the Willies —David Shengold
Food for Thought Meghan Durham's a choreographer with a taste for the abstract. —Deni Kasrel
Theater:
Marital Medley —Mark Cofta
The Great Pretender —David Anthony Fox

Movies
Paradise Lost In Terrence Malick's dazzling New World, love is an act of colonization. —Sam Adams
Missing the Jokes Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is politically on-point, but not so funny. —Cindy Fuchs
Funny Strange-Ha The not-quite-right comedy of Luc Moullet. —Sam Adams
Screen Picks:
Screen Picks —Sam Adams

Music
In the Name of Love Two of indie's great eccentrics are taking cues from Motown. —J. Edward Keyes
Scene & Heard New Tricks —Jesse Delaney
One Track Mind —John Vettese
Sound Advice
Picks:
The Sea Donkeys/Times New Viking —Brian Howard
Karen Slack —Peter Burwasser
Mozart: Reloaded —Peter Burwasser
Tremors featuring Louis Logic —Deesha Dyer
DJ Nights:
DJ Nights —Sean O'Neal

Food
The Hearth Truth Estia's Greek cuisine is authentic, but costs more than a few drachmae. —Maxine Keyser
Who's Our Daddy? Small bites —Elisa Ludwig
What's Cooking —Pat Hogan
Top 5 At-Your-Door Deliveries —Kelly White
Feeding Frenzy —Drew Lazor

Sex
Paper Doll:
The Vagina Dialogues —Ashlea Halpern

City Space
Cityspace:
They're Fired Up Diverse civic groups fight Trump's proposed slot parlor. —Brian Hickey

City Week
Mixpicks:
Ghost Hunter A digital Ben weighs in on the tercentenary. —Drew Lazor
Year of the Dog —Pat Hogan
Painted Ladies (and Gents) —Kelly White
List Cap:
Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble —Shaun Brady
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