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January 28, 1999			[1999 issue index]
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Cover Story

		Balls To the Wall Tired of losing money on the Northeast regional airport, the city plans to develop itssurrounding grounds. One of the city's most popular soccer fields might disappear as a result. by Mark Naymik	Sight Control CP's art critic takes a look at the most-visited new art gallery in town: thePhiladelphia International Airport. by Robin Rice

Opinion

	SLANT
		Extinct Possibilities by Adam Lioz

	LOOSE CANON
		Delete: "Homosexual" by Bruce Schimmel

	PRETZEL LOGIC
		Simpsonomics by Howard Altman

	MAILBAG
		Letters to the Editor by the Readers

News

	CITY BEAT
		NID Picking Some community leaders see dangers in a new state law on Neighborhood ImprovementDistricts. by Frank Lewis	Way Off Course A funding crisis may force the city's largest meeting space for gays, lesbians and thetransgendered to shut its doors for good. by Jen Darr
		hall monitor
		Tom gets his day in court by Frank Lewis, Gwen Shaffer and Jen Darr

	HIT AND RUN
		Tears for Fear Factory by Bram Teitelman	Headstart for Labor by Dina Mendros	A Protected Society by Jen Darr


	ON MEDIA
		Dirty Dealing by Christopher McDougall	A Fine Time by Gwen Shaffer	Air Time by Gwen Shaffer


	POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
		Mary Frangipanni's Political Notebook by Mary Frangipanni

	BELL CURVE
		The Bell Curve City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

Arts

	CRITICAL MASS
		Praise at the Meeting House A new African-American performance series mixes hip-hop with black academics in aproject that brings the arts back into the church. by Jonathan David Jackson

	ART
		Seas of Metal by Robin Rice

	THEATER
		Run of DeMille Sunset Boulevard by Toby Zinman	The Whole Thing Talking with Philip Glass about Robert Wilson, 3-D and Monsters of Grace. by Vance Lehmkuhl	Nudes Is Good Nudes? With all the publicity generated by Nicole Kidman's nude scene in Blue Room, now onBroadway, the coming of Portrait of a Nude to the Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 might seem likeclever exploitation, or at least fortunate timing. The new drama by Laura Shamas opens Tuesday, Feb. 2, for a two-weekrun. It is the play's East Coast premiere. by Steve Cohen

		Suite Memories Hotel Suite by Toby Zinman

	DANCE
		Will the Real Diva Please Stand? Rucker, Wright, Sandler and Shockley at the Painted Bride Art Center, Sat., Jan. 23. by Jonathan David Jackson

	BOOKS
		Benetton Nation ABC news correspondent imagines America's race in the 21st century. by Cindy Fuchs

	NOISES OFF
		Grab Your Partner Everybody's doing it—and now Madi's found Paradise. by David Warner

	20 QUESTIONS
		Neil Gaiman by Patrick Rapa

Music

		Back in Blue New Blue Note box set looks back on 60 years. by Philip Booth	Phat Beats in the Far East A new documentary captures Japan's hip-hop culture. by Ogbonna Hagins	Speak Now... Fundraising for Mumia Abu-Jamal is on the rise with Cornel West, Rage Against theMachine and the death row inmate's daughter droppin' science. by Ogbonna Hagins

		Sonic Truth In JRNLS80s, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo collects his thoughts from the band's formativeyears. by Sam Adams
		review
		Philadelphia Orchestra Simon Rattle, conductor, Academy of Music, Jan. 23 by Peter Burwasser

	ICEPACK
		Icepack by a.d. amorosi

	DISC QUICKS
		Built to Spill Keep It Like A Secret by Brian Howard	Cassius 1999 by a.d. amorosi	Sparklehorse Good Morning Spider by Margit Detweiler

		The Black Crowes By Your Side by Philip Booth

Food

		Warming Trend Pasion! fulfills its promise with an innovative Nuevo Latino menu. by Maxine Keyser
		sidedish
		Carbonated Canines by Amy Junod

Listings

	SIX PICK
		Seán Curran by Jonathan David Jackson	The Farewell Bend/Bluetip by Brian Howard	Lights Up & Spins Around by Brian Howard

		Avatars of Dub/Thunderball by Brett Burton	Frank Deford by Brian Howard	Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee by Rosemary Darigo


	CRITIC PICK
		Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance by Sam Adams	John Waters Trash-A-Thon by Sam Adams

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