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April 26, 2001				[2001 issue index]
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Cover Story

			pfwc
		Really Big Show With a new director and a new look, PFWC is back, and bigger than ever. by Sam Adams			Babylon and On For months, Brooklyn Babylon wavered between screening and nothingness. by Ainé Ardron-Doley

			Monsters of Doc A king-sized festival brings documentary's biggest names to town. by Sam Adams	Grit and Glamour PFWC 2001 has something for everyone. by Ruth and Archie Perlmutter	Critic's Calendar Compiled by Sam Adams with input from Ruth and Archie Perlmutter, Ryan Godfrey and Sara Marcus

			Right Here, Right Now FestIndies serves up a banquet of local goodies. by Sam Adams	Fest Shorts Following are reviews of selected films from the PFWC's first week (through May 2).

Opinion

	SLANT
			Lesbian Dating Game It seems like there were many signals that I was gay. Okay, not signals, more like flashing red lights. by Terry Loncaric

	LOOSE CANON
			Pirates The Schimmel Institute for Reverse Engineering. Has a nice sound to it, doesn't it? by Bruce Schimmel

	PRETZEL LOGIC
			Total Recall About twice a year since my purchase of a '97 Olds Silhouette minivan, the good folks at General Motors have sent me a nice letter informing me that, for some reason or other, the vehicle is being recalled and could I please bring it in for the needed repairs. by Howard Altman

	MAILBAG
			Letters to the Editor St. John Morrison, Bridget W. Irons, Steve Preis, Cynthia Bertrand Holub, Raffaele Cataldo, Bridget W. Irons by the Readers

News

		The People’s Mayor? Councilwoman Marian Tasco accused Mayor Street of being co-opted by the banking industry after he blasted her predatory lending bill last week. by Gwen Shaffer			"Beauty Out of Damage" Artist and breast cancer activist Matuschka was leaving Philly anyway, but a fire helped make it a positive experience. by Frank Lewis

			Keeping in Touch A hit man who almost whacked Joey Merlino keeps abreast of the Philly mob follies from prison. by Jim Barry	The Bell Curve City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life	The Name Game Critics fear the mayor's blight initiative may unfairly tarnish neighborhoods. by Gwen Shaffer

			On Media by Frank Lewis

	HALL MONITOR
			Nerve Gas During the last years of his administration, Mayor Rendell preferred not to stir up the pot at the Philadelphia Gas Works. by Gwen Shaffer	Tent City Hall During the weekend of May 11, the plaza surrounding City Hall will be transformed into a tent city. by Gwen Shaffer	Clowning Around A troupe of colorfully clad clowns -- with an impressive flair for juggling and stilt walking -- visited City Council members last week to promote the Barnum & Bailey circus, which is in town until April 29. by Gwen Shaffer


	ON MEDIA
			Soundbites by Frank Lewis

	POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
			Political Notebook Judicial candidates are scrambling to get on U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah's primary ballot.


			Photos by Matuschka

Arts

		The Beat Goes On Why the live poetry scene is thriving in Philly's African-American community. by Walidah Imarisha			Poetry Nights

			arts picks
			Instant Dharma You probably have a clear picture of a Zen Buddhist poet -- a guy contemplating Far Eastern philosophical puzzles in a secluded monestary atop the Himalayas. (Wednesday) by Walidah Imarisha
			theater
			She Had Chops You'd probably never guess it from the old photos, but the oft-poofy-coiffed Tammy Wynette was a hairdresser before she became a Country Music Legend. (Thursday-Saturday) by Patrick Rapa

	ART
			Psychic Maps Astrid Bowlby has been described as Philadelphia's most "workaholic artist," and in her first one-person show at Gallery Joe she has underlined this point. by Susan Hagen

	THEATER
			Fine Whine The sad lives of privileged kids, captured with dead-on accuracy at Philadelphia Theatre Company. by Toby Zinman	NY Report Follies; Judgment at Nuremberg; Mnemonic; Stones in His Pockets by Toby Zinman	Tapping His Full Potential It's rare to see so much talent and imagination crammed into such a small space in such a short show. (through May 13) by Toby Zinman


	DANCE
			All in Your Head Headlong Dance Theater, Painted Bride, April 19-21 by Janet Anderson

	BOOKS
			Doing It Well Good in Bed's Jennifer Weiner is living large. by Alex Richmond

	BOOK QUICKS
			Silent Extras Silent Extras is one of the best short stories to come along in ages. Unfortunately, it's spread out over the course of a fat, 320-page novel. by Andrew Ervin

	ARTS PICKS
			opera
			Vanessa Amazingly, Samuel Barber's Vanessa has never been performed at Barber's alma mater. (Thursday-Sunday) by Steve Cohen
			reading
			Alain de Botton How can you make philosophy work for you? This is the basic premise behind British author Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy. (Tuesday) by Chris Cummins
			theater
			Arts Promo of the Week To advertise their upcoming production, the Madhouse Theater Co. sent over a very big, but very lightweight package. (Friday & Sunday) by David Warner

Movies

		Hit Me One More Time In Beautiful Creatures, girls hit back. by Cindy Fuchs			Screen Picks Directed by Slam's Marc Levin (who'll be in town next week for the PFWC screening of his Brooklyn Babylon), this adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith's powerful theater piece comes to PBS nearly 10 years to the day after the L.A. riots began. by Sam Adams


Music

		A Fresh Breath The refreshingly quiet cohabitation of Louisville's Retsin. by Sara Marcus			The White Way The happy accidents of Jim White's No Such Place. by A.D. Amorosi

			Hear Here New and notable local releases and shows. by Brian Howard	Disc Quicks Los Super Seven; Cheap Trick; Destroyer; Kings of Convenience	The Beat Box Let indie hip-hop rock your world this Thursday with the Projecto 2501 Record Release Party (the new narrative EP produced by SupremeX featuring Tajai from Souls of Mischief). by Ainé Ardron-Doley

			Harmonic Insurgence Pianist Marc Copland finds the color in sound. by Nate Chinen	The Gig Nate Chinen on Jazz by Nate Chinen
			music picks
			The Scottish Players If your ears ache for a hint of Scotland, you can fill them up with the best twice in three days. (Sunday & Tuesday) by Mary Armstrong
			rock/pop
			Jason Falkner/Jon Brion Necessity: The 4-Track Years/Meaningless by Michael Pelusi

	SCENE AND HEARD
			Hard Core & Smut After over an hour of booing from the crowd, Smut Peddlers took the TLA stage on April 9 with grimy beats and dirty rhymes galore. by Ainè Ardron-Doley	Idol Threats Surely, the fact that Billy Idol was already singing at 8:30 last Tuesday at the TLA was a sign that he's gotten old. by Helen H. Thompson	Nikka Time Nikka Costa recorded her first album at the tender age of 8. by Ainè Ardron-Doley

			Youth at Heart Kim Gordon might be turning 48 this weekend, but she rocks out like she's 26. by John Vettese

	CD REVIEWS
			r&b
			Eugene McDaniels Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse by A.D. Amorosi
			rock/pop
			The Embarrassment Blister Pop by Sam Adams

	MUSIC PICKS
			dance/electronic
			LTJ Bukem/MC Conrad LTJ Bukem is the most crucial figure to come of Britain's jungle movement. (Sunday) by A.D. Amorosi
			hip-hop
			MF Doom Hip hopper MF Doom, with his evil hood and metal mask, fancies himself a super villain. by Brian Howard	Relay Rage To kick off the Penn Relays weekend, some honorary Philadelphian Okayplayer brethren roll into the city for some serious "Hip Hop Resurrection." (Friday) by Ainè Ardron-Doley
			rock/pop
			G. Love & Special Sauce What do you do with G. Love? (Saturday-Tuesday) by Brian Howard
			rock/pop
			Califone Of all the urban cowboys galloping around the indie rock metroplex, slinging steel guitars and banjos like so many blunt objects, Califone is one of the few doing it right without doing it by rote. (Thursday) by Brian Howard
			roots
			RIG RIG is an acronym, for Rodriguez-Seeger, Irion and Guthrie. (Friday) by Mary Armstrong

Naked City

		Youth Will Out Talking with PrideFest's Jascie Williams and Riki Wilchins, who give new voice to issues of youth and gender. by M.J. Fine			Icepack Philly hasn't been so psyched about film -- International House/TLA's Philly Festival of World Cinema and the City Paper Festival of Independents -- since Oprah turned Old City into Virginny for Beloved. by A.D. Amorosi


Food

		Mood Indigo A new grille in East Falls. by Maxine Keyser			Under the Table by Marc Kravitz


Listings

	MIX PICKS
		Child’s Plays Meet Art Guffaw. You'll probably bump into him at the International Children's Festival this week. (starting Wednesday) by Juliet Fletcher			They Deserve It There's been such a glut of awards and awards shows in recent years, both locally and nationally, that when recognition is given to the truly deserving the occasion risks being overlooked. (Sunday) by David Warner

			Glass Jawing Ira Glass' eclectic public radio show, This American Life, is always insightful and entertaining -- you can't tune in without being sucked in for the entire hour. (Thursday) by Gwen Shaffer
			reading
			George Carlin George Carlin is the Robin Hood of curse words, or was, back before Eminem and Andy Sipowicz. (Wednesday) by Mark Lotto

	DJ NIGHTS
			DJ Nights A selective guide to who's spinning what and where. by Sean O'Neal

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