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August 3– 9, 2006

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Rick Mariano's
25th Hour
The Fall Guy
Rick Mariano heads off to prison on Monday. You didn't think he'd go quietly, did you?
by Brian Hickey
2006 Education Guide
CP Music Store
This week's featured stream:
Joshua Marcus' Make Believe

The Fall Guy

Cover Story
The Fall Guy Rick Mariano heads off to prison on Monday. You didn't think he'd go quietly, did you? —Brian Hickey

Slant
Editor's Letter:
Peace, in Pieces —Duane Swierczynski
Slant:
At a Disadvantage When disaster strikes, must it always strike the poor? —John Paul Titlow
Loose Canon:
Driving Down —Bruce Schimmel
Feedback:
Letters to the Editor

Naked City
Flex Appeal At 86, great-grandmother Morjorie Newlin keeps pumping iron. —Tasha Ho-Sang
Running Numbers —Nick Norlen
Paper Trail:
Paper Trail Our Back Pages, One Year At A Time
Icepack:
Icepack —A.D. Amorosi

News
Arts and Shafts To get supplies for her students, a city teacher hosts a gallery auction. (Yes, it's that bad.) —Bob Finkelstein
Next Stop, Skid Row The city ramps up for an expected 5,000 new problem gamblers. —J.F. Pirro
Pressure Points —Tasha Ho-Sang
Breaking Ranks —Kevin Haney
Underworld:
Badder Breed Biker-gang members wonder if there are rats among them. —Brendan McGarvey
Philly Blunt:
Asked and Told —Brian Hickey
Political Notebook:
Legends of the Fall —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
Midsummer Madness The brand-new Shakespeare in Clark Park takes it outside. —Rachel Frankford
Artspicks:
Singing for Canary —John Vettese
Skip Williamson —Drew Lazor
Monte Irvin —Brian Howard
Theatre Exile Fundraiser —Mark Cofta
Paradigm Shift Past lives guru Djuna Wojton returns from the unknown with a new book. —Mary Armstrong
First Friday Focus:
First Friday Focus —Lori Hill

Arts Agenda
Last Chance Catch It or Regret It —Ellen Minsavage
Picks:
In The Event That… You Like Defacing City Paper Boxes —Drew Lazor
On The DL The War ON/20th Century Art —Drew Lazor
Just Do It 33 Hours: Create Out of Thin Air —A.D. Amorosi

Movies
Winner Takes a Fall Losers triumph in Sunshine; Ferrell flops in Talladega. —Sam Adams
Sunshine 's State Interview: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris —Sam Adams
Screen Picks:
Screen Picks —Sam Adams

Music
South of the Radar Rising reggaeton star Hancel plots his next move in a city that doesn't love him back. —Zach Mortice
Reconsider Me I Like Rock n' Roll —M.J. Fine
Triple Threat Whether solo or with his two bands, you can't miss Joshua Marcus. —M.J. Fine
One Track Mind Muse "Supermassive Black Hole" —Drew Lazor
soundadvice:
Get Out!!
Picks:
An Evening With The Red Krayola —A.D. Amorosi
Jennifer O'Connor —M.J. Fine
The Flying Luttenbachers —Shaun Brady

Food
Breaking the Mold Di Bruno Bros. celebrates First Friday the old-fashioned way: with booze. —Andrew Parks
Split Decision —A.D. Amorosi
Feeding Frenzy —Drew Lazor
What's Cooking —Termeh Mazhari
Watering Hole Doobies —Molly Eichel
Top 5 Fries

The Agenda
Top of the Agenda:
Enterprising Types Star Trek fans boldly go where no philanthropists have gone before —Drew Lazor
Picks:
Word On The Street Karaoke Night at Woody's Bar & Nightclub
What We Heart Fetching Doggie Wear —Nyjia Jones
Accidental Tourist John Evans —Molly Eichel
On The DL Holistic New Age Expo —Rachel Frankford
Just Do It African Independence Day 2006 —Zach Mortice
In The Event That… Your Toyota Has Hand-Knitted Seat Covers —Drew Lazor

Sex
Paper Doll:
Screw This Country —Ashlea Halpern
Recent Comments
Web Exclusives
Repertory Film
Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.
Tim Hecker
Sat., Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m., $12 with Aidan Baker, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
Something Good
DANCE REVIEW: Fräulein Maria
Icepack
Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.


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