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March 23-29, 2006

Are The Phillies

Beyond Repair?

Beast and Burdens

An interview with Ryan Howard.

by Dave Hollander

Batting Cleanup

Mike Schmidt dishes on Barry Bonds and what it'll take to save baseball.

by Brian Hickey

Recent cover stories...

news

Parent Teacher (Dis)Association: The day before Drucilla Mendez's 13-year-old son suffered bruises and cuts at the hands of a dozen kids near his new school, she had a feeling something bad would happen to him.

Political Notebook | The Bell Curve | Philly Blunt | more news...

opinion

Editor's Letter by Duane Swierczynski
Hatchet Job It's high time I explained the icon that appears with this column. (No, it's not my friendly way of saying, "Hey, I'm an axe murderer!") The hatchet-and-cherries is a reference to that old fable about George Washington—with whom I share a birthday, incidentally—and how he owned up to the brutal slaying of one of his father's beloved cherry trees.

Loose Canon | more opinion...

arts

Holy Cow: How Tim Bowen finally found a gallery that understands him.

more arts...

naked city

Juggling a Career: Greg Kennedy is no clown.

Icepack | Running Numbers | more naked city...

movies

Child Kingdom: A bittersweet coming-of-age movie hints at deeper despairs.

more movies...

music

Common Tone Modulation: Amir ElSaffar connects the dots between jazz and Arabic music.

DJ Nights | more music...

food

Fit to be Thai'd: Traveling off the menu to find real Thai food at Erawan.

more food...

sex

Paper Doll: Doctor My Thighs I have a doctor fetish.

this week in listings:

In Bloom, In The Event That…, Where We Won't Be, Just Do It, In The Event That…, On The DL…, Been There/Done That, more listings...

music listings: folk/world; jazz/blues; classical/new music; rock/pop

other listings: galleries; classes/workshops; open mic; adults, etc.; lgbt; walks; mind/body; volunteer; action/adventure; comedy; performing arts; think tank; games/quizzo; events/festivals; kids, etc.; museums & exhibits; market; readings & book signings

movie listings: showtimes ; rep films