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City Paper
25th Anniversary

Expect The Unexpected
Letter From The Publisher
by Paul Curci

Cover Story: Expect The Unexpected Letter From The Publisher —Paul Curci; 25 Years of Memorable Stories A guided tour through our back pages, one tale at a time.; "Behind The Lines" By Chris Hill - November 1981; "The Taking of Northern Liberties" By Patrick Starr - August 1982; "Moonrise Over Philadelphia" By Steve Purcell - July 1983; "Looking For Mr. Good-Dad" By Cathy Crimmins - January 20, 1984; "The Truth About Mince" By Holly Moore - December 21, 1984; "The Downshouter" By Michael McGettigan - March 15, 1985; "Behind Closed Doors" By Ronnie Polaneczky - August 29, 1986; "The Gray and The Bloodless" By Angelo Amorosi - December 28, 1989; "How To Harry" Cartoon By Vance Lahmkuhi, 1992-2003; "Tape Head" By Margit Detweller - December 16, 1994; "My Baby" By Bruce Schimmel - April 18, 1996; "Phillyspeak" By Jim Quinn - August 14, 1997; "Heroin Highway" By Howard Altman - March 6, 1998; "Violent Femmes" By Jennifer Darr - May 14, 1998; "Stakes Is High" By Neil Gladstone - February 4, 1999; "Waxing My Girl" By Scott Huler - June 10, 1999; "Delilah's Exotic Dancer Of The Year Pageant" By Patrick Rapa - August 19, 1999; "Ground Xero" By Frank Lewis - June 12, 1997; "Mortal Combat" By Daryl Gale - May 25, 2000; "Nothing Will Ever Be The Same" Edited By Frank Lewis - September 13, 2001; "The Transit of Venus" By Anonymous D - January 3, 2002; "Marketing 215" Edited By Brian Howard - September 16, 2004; "How They'll Lose" By Brian Hickey - February 3, 2005; "The Big Miedo" By Doron Taussig - February, 9 2006; "Battle of the Sexless" By Ashlea Halpern - April 6, 2006; Time Lapse —Michael T. Regan; People To Watch (Over The Next 25 Years) —Doron Taussig; Don't Make Us Pop A Cap(sule) In Yo' Ass; Attack of the Killer Freebies —Jenna Portnoy; The Bell Curve: 25th Edition; From Blank Screen to Orange Box —Brian Hickey; Dear Fuckers 1 of 5; Tales From The Truck —Drew Lazor; Running Numbers: 25th Edition —Nick Norlen; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; The City Paper Freelancer Hall of Fame —Brian Howard
Slant: Editor's Letter:; Issue #1115 —Duane Swierczynski; Slant:; Turn Right Now Why it's good to be GOP in Philly. —Ned Rauch-Mannino; Loose Canon:; City Paper: The Creation Myth —Bruce Schimmel; Feedback:; Letters to the Editor
Naked City: The Big Payback The Siembra Project wants the beneficiaries of Philly's Latin boom to give where they get. —A.D. Amorosi; Running Numbers —Nick Norlen; Fine Print:; Legs Race; Icepack:; Icepack —A.D. Amorosi
News: Murphy's Draw A Northeast Philly congressional race has national implications. —Jared Goyette; Philly Blunt:; My Day as a Strawbridge School Third Grader Retold by 33-year-old Brian Hickey —Brian Hickey; Political Notebook:; Campaign Trail Mix —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: Infinite Space Shelley Spector closes her doors and makes the city her gallery. —Juliet Fletcher; Artspicks:; The Pillowman —Lewis Whittington; Wave Books Poetry Bus Tour —Kelly White; My One-Night Stand With Cancer —Deni Kasrel; Taken With Time: A Camera Obscura Project
Arts Agenda: Last Chance Catch It or Regret It —Rachel Frankford; Picks:; Gettin' Some The "I'm So Worldly, You'll Actually Grow Smarter After Sexing Me" Date —Drew Lazor; Just Do It Animal Grossology —Amanda McKenna; In The Event That... You Like Drinking and Problems, but You Don't Have a Drinking Problem —M.J. Fine
Movies: Waking Up to Us Wandering the maze of Michel Gondry's latest weird science love story. —Shaun Brady; Soggy Bottom The Guardian goes down for the third time. —Cindy Fuchs; Screen Picks:; Screen Picks —Sam Adams
Music: Just for Smite The power of God compels The Thermals' Hutch Harris to lash out against The Man. —Brian Howard; One Track Mind:; One Track Mind —Patrick Rapa; Aid or Invade:; soundadvice:; Get Out!!; Picks:; Our Lady Of Bells —John Vettese; The House That Trane Built —Shaun Brady; Be Your Own Pet —M.J. Fine
Food: Silver Platter Six dining institutions, aged to perfection. —Elisa Ludwig; Small Bites Want Some Moore? —Drew Lazor; Feeding Frenzy —Drew Lazor; Watering Hole Finnigan's Wake —Amanda McKenna; Top 5 Kitchen Nightmares —Termeh Mazhari; What's Cooking The Week In Eats —Jessica Loughery
The Agenda: Top of the Agenda:; Ivory League The pins and needles of period costuming —Shaun Brady; Picks:; Just Do It Pauly Shore —Drew Lazor and Andy Mathieson; Accidental Tourist Joe DeRosa —Jessica Loughery; Justify Your Existence Professional Bull Riders' U.S. Army Invitational; In The Event That… Your Best Lederhosen Have Been Languishing in Your Closet All Year —Rachel Frankford; What We Heart Ugly-Beautiful Footwear —Zach Pontz; Phillyanthropy Get Up, Get Out, Get Involved —Sam Tremble
Sex: Paper Doll:; The Dirty Parts —Ashlea Halpern