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January 23, 1997			[1997 issue index]
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Cover Story

		Great Dane Now he's a big-time movie star taking on the biggest challenge of all — directing himself in the title role of Hamlet. by Cary M. Mazer
		review
		Cut! Cut! Branagh's often wonderful, Jacobi's even better, but... by Cary M. Mazer

Opinion

	LOOSE CANON
		Hard As Nails by Bruce Schimmel

	PRETZEL LOGIC
		Penthouse of Ill Repute An ill wind blows for an overly sociable resident of Society Hill Towers. by Howard Altman

	MAILBAG
		Letters to the Editor by the Readers

News

	CITY BEAT
		Ripping Off the Dying Andrea Rademan is on a one-woman campaign to protect the terminally ill from would-be thieves. by Daisy Fried	Taxed To the Max? Nick Panarella, Philly's "Rambo" tax collector, has sold his agency to an out-of-town firm. by Scott Farmelant	Welfare Warfare Helping the needy is becoming an increasingly dangerous job. by Frank Lewis


	HIT AND RUN
		Attack of the Needle Women by Howard Altman	Vicious Art by Deni Kasrel	Amway Hits Home by Frank Lewis

		Second City Sighting by Mary Frangipanni	TAG-ed Out? by Scott Farmelant	Sticky Recycling by Scott Farmelant

		In the Doghouse by Brian Howard
		on media
		Lopez Looks Ahead Still, Lopez says that he will have to figure out some new tricks. "You can call Franny Rafferty 'Francis the Talking Mule,' but you can't do that with Newt Gingrich or Bill Clinton." by Howard Altman

	POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
		Mary Frangipanni's Political Notebook by Mary Frangipanni

Arts

	CRITICAL MASS
		Valley Song The fact that the author by Cary M. Mazer	The Homecoming by Toby Zinman	Laughter on the 23rd Floor As Max Prince, the most talked-about character since Godot, Frank Ferrante attacks every glob of comic shtick with gusto. by Cary M. Mazer

		best bets: music
		The Best of '97 Looking ahead in rock and pop for the coming year. by Neil Gladstone and Margit Detweiler
		critical mass lead story
		Laughing All the Way Magda Denes died too soon. But her final book — a memoir of World War II as seen by a child — is indelible. by Daisy Fried
		reviews
		Forever Tango Any woman wearing spike heels who can dance backwards in triple-time and get spun above a person's head while staying perfectly rigid hardly seems a candidate for submission. by Deni Kasrel
		stone's soul picnic
		The Needle and the Damage Done Adam Lasus speaks about the new Space Needle album and the end of Studio Red. by Neil Gladstone

	NOISES OFF
		Local Heroes You gotta have friends, and these three actors have plenty. by David Warner

	20 QUESTIONS
		Frank Ferrante by a.d. amorosi

Movies

	MOVIE SHORTS
		Albino Alligator by Cindy Fuchs	Everyone Says I Love You by Vance Lehmkuhl	Fierce Creatures by Vance Lehmkuhl

		In Love and War by Cindy Fuchs	Prefontaine by Cindy Fuchs	The Whole Wide World by Cindy Fuchs

		Wild Horses by Juan Mora y Araujo	Zeus and Roxanne	Portrait of a Lady by Cindy Fuchs


Music

	ICEPACK
		Space Cadets It's the wide world of air: electronica DJs Howie B, Moby and Aphex Twin. by a.d. amorosi

Food

		jim quinn on food
		Giovanni's Shrooms La Grolla's resourceful chef prefers to do it himself (with help from mama). by Jim Quinn

Listings

	CRITIC PICK
		Great Performance(s) by Deni Kasrel	The Jesus Lizard/Brainiac by Brian Howard	Murder, Meat Loaf and the Main Line by Robin Rice

		Disappear Fear by Nicole Pensiero	Lars Vegas by Jen Darr
		dance
		Tap Dogs by David Warner
		reading
		Andrea Barrett by Neil Gladstone
		rock/pop
		The Swans by Neil Gladstone
		six-pick
		Siltbreeze by a.d. amorosi

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