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August 24–30, 2006

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Philly's Other
Bike Race

The North American Cycle Courier Championships are coming to Philadelphia. Are we ready? Are they? by Brian Howard
Music! Music! Music!

Straight Ahead, Spaz Lex Marshall of Daughters wrote lyrics about things he gave a shit about.

Shine On: Toby Lightman aims for bigger things. (Listen to Toby Lightman's Bird on a Wire NOW!)

Local Support 013
The Bar Mitzvah episode of City Paper's local music podcast, featuring Home Blitz, Pepi Ginsberg, Trouble Everyday and much, much more

Philly's Other Bike Race

Cover Story
Philly's Other Bike Race The North American Cycle Courier Championships are coming to Philadelphia. Are we ready? Are they? —Brian Howard
The Race and Festivities —Brian Howard
The Chain Gang A quick and dirty guide to the top guns at this year's NACCC. —Brian Howard
Championship Art Your guide to the art exhibits at the NACCC.

Slant
Editor's Letter:
Dumb and Number —Duane Swierczynski
Slant:
We Know Their Names But it's not enough. —Chelsea Koehler
Loose Canon:
Creating Journalism —Bruce Schimmel
Feedback:
Letters to the Editor

Naked City
Deadsville You can't keep a good cemetery down. —J.F. Pirro
Running Numbers —Nick Norlen
Fine Print:
A Different Deliverance —Rachel Frankford
Paper Trail:
Paper Trail Our Back Pages, One Year At A Time
Icepack:
Icepack —A.D. Amorosi

News
A Grief Observed Danna Young is a 30-year-old widow. She may also be the most sincere blogger in Philadelphia. —Natalie Hope McDonald
Money for Something —Jared Goyette
Underworld:
Bomb Sheltered Mob watchers worry about Israeli gangsters here to escape the violence at home. —Brendan McGarvey and Gabriele J. Valentine
Philly Blunt:
How They'll Do —Brian Hickey
Political Notebook:
They're Down with GOP —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
Room with a View Virgil Marti makes his bones from the skeletons of the past.
About a Boy Joe Meno goes indie with his new detective novel. —A.D. Amorosi
Artspicks:
Be Very Afraid —Duane Swierczynski
Icons & Idols —Molly Eichel
Binge Festival —A.D. Amorosi
The Womb —Drew Lazor
Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction —Andrew Parks

Arts Agenda
Last Chance Catch It or Regret It —Molly Eichel
Picks:
On The DL LOOV Me —Andrew Parks
In The Event That… You Catch Your Dinner Winking at You —Andrew Parks
Just Do It Big Art Show —Laura Smith

Movies
Over There The War Tapes brings the Iraq war home. —Sam Adams
Bleeding Green Vince Papale's story is better on color than play-by-play. —Shaun Brady
Watching The War Tapes Iraq veterans share their thoughts on the documentary and its audience. —Jared Goyette
Screen Picks:
Screen Picks —Sam Adams
Cold Open:
Cold Open Snakes on a Plane —Sam Adams

Music
Straight Ahead, Spaz Lex Marshall of Daughters wrote lyrics about things he gave a shit about. —A.D. Amorosi
Shine On Toby Lightman aims for bigger things. —Nicole Pensiero
One Track Mind:
Cobra Starship "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" —A.D. Amorosi
Suite Spot:
Tired Beats —Peter Burwasser
Picks:
Popa Chubby —Mary Armstrong
Envy —A.D. Amorosi
Final Fantasy —A.D. Amorosi

Food
Plan B If an upcoming dinner party has you panicked, Joe Kim wants to be your go-to guy. —Elisa Ludwig
Off The Menu A Slice of the Shore in South Philly —Carolyn Wyman
Feeding Frenzy —Drew Lazor
Watering Hole Sugar Mom's —Molly Eichel
Top 5 Waffles —Kelly White
What's Cooking —Termeh Mazhari

The Agenda
Top of the Agenda:
Face Off Terry Gillespie makes do in Philadelphia —A.D. Amorosi
Picks:
Been There/Done That BULGE Underwear Night —Gwen Tuxbury
What We Heart Stem Sell Research —Nyjia Jones
Just Opened Grasshopper —Kelly White
On The DL Betsy Ross Battle Royale —Rachel Frankford
Word On The Street Fergie's Open Mic Night
Just Do It "Remembering Katrina: One Year Later" —Drew Lazor
In The Event That… Capri Sun Is Still Your Favorite Drink —Drew Lazor
Day Tripper Third Annual D.C. Poetry Fest —Laura Smith

Sex
Paper Doll:
Pimp This Ride —Ashlea Halpern
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