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March 30–April 5, 2006	[2006 issue index]
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Philadelphia

Film Festival

Do It Yourself
City Paper's guide to building your own Philadelphia Film Festival.

by Sam Adams

Two Man Bands
Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe and the Brothers Quay on the joys and pains of collaboration.

by Sam Adams

Week One Reviews

Festival of Independents Schedule

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Two Minutes With... Lou Ann Merkle

Co-Director, Darfur Alert Coalition

by Jenna Portnoy

Cover Story: Do It Yourself City Paper's guide to building your own Philadelphia Film Festival. —Sam Adams; Two Man Bands Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe and the Brothers Quay on the joys and pains of collaboration. By Sam Adams —Sam Adams; Mission Statements Two FestIndies documentaries look at artists fighting to keep art alive in their communities. —Elisa Ludwig; Week One Reviews
Slant: Editor's Letter:; Terror Firma —Duane Swierczynski; Slant:; Fire Sale If the PIDC is nonprofit, why is it trying so hard to make a fast buck? —Duncan Spencer; Loose Canon:; Replanting Philly's Mediascape —Bruce Schimmel; Feedback:; Letters to the Editor
Naked City: Gettin' High Will the Park Hyatt's Nineteen let us rediscover our much maligned skyline? —A.D. Amorosi; Bad Idea Factory Steal Smart; Running Numbers —Nick Norlen; Fine Print:; Here's Your Design —Brian Howard; Icepack:; Icepack —A.D. Amorosi
News: The Sludge Report Employees slam plans to privatize biosolids plant. —Jenna Portnoy; Home Is Where the Drugs Are A drug sweep personalizes Fishtown's narcotics problem. —Doron Taussig; Politics, as Usual —Brian Hickey; Two Minutes With...Lou Ann Merkle Co-Director, Darfur Alert Coalition —Jenna Portnoy; Philly Blunt:; Tasco's Lapdog and Phony Show —Brian Hickey; Political Notebook:; The Brady Crunch —Mary F. Patel; The Bell Curve:; City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life
Culture Shock: This Week in A & E
Arts: Cult of Personality Jennifer Blaine's got plenty of character. —Deni Kasrel; Artpicks:; A Brother's Story —Andrew Milner; Talking 'Bout Our Generation —Ashlea Halpern; Sticking Together —Janet Anderson; It's Oh So Quiet —Lewis Whittington; Last Chance Catch It or Regret It —Elizabeth Thomas; In The Event That… Your Last Prison Break Was a Colossal Failure —Josh Chamberlain; Just Do It Channel Your Inner Art Snob —Ellen Minsavage; Theater:; A Good Fit —David Anthony Fox; Poetry Slam —David Anthony Fox; (Too) Much Ado —Mark Cofta; Dream Weavers —Mark Cofta; Oz Fest —David Anthony Fox
Movies: History in the Made-Up What if the South won the Civil War? And did they? —Cindy Fuchs; Screen Picks:; Screen Picks —Sam Adams
Music: Home Records Music by people who will also miss Silk City Diner.; Roughing Up the Fours —Peter Burwasser; Box Set Review The Great American Baseball Box —Andrew Milner; soundadvice:; Get Out!!; Picks:; Nine Black Alps —John Vettese; Full Frontal Folk and The Kennedys —Nicole Pensiero; Rising Stars —Peter Burwasser; DJ Nights:; DJ Nights —Sean O'Neal
Food: Lingua Franca Gayle's a true original -- once you translate the menu. —Maxine Keyser; Tepid Fire —Elisa Ludwig; Feeding Frenzy —Drew Lazor; What's Cooking —Pat Hogan; Top 5 Organic Eateries —Kelly White; Watering Hole It's Where We Drink —A.D. Amorosi
Sex: Paper Doll:; Mom and Pop Sex Shop —Ashlea Halpern
City Week: List Cap:; Urban Orienteering We Tell Our Interns to Get Lost —Ellen Minsavage and Elizabeth Thomas; Mixpicks:; Word On The Street Open Mic Night at Helium Comedy Club; Been There/Done That I Learned to Be a Tagger (Sort Of) —Jeremy Samsoe; In The Event That… You're Too Hot for Suicide Girls —Kelly White; In The Event That… You Like It Doggy Style —Elizabeth Thomas; Just Opened —Kelly White; Just Do It Interbreed! —Tami Fertig; Just Opened —A.D. Amorosi; Where We Won't Be; Just Do it Ladyfest —Ellen Minsavage