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August 24–30, 2006	[2006 issue index]
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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.

by A.D. Amorosi

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

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