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May 17, 2001				[2001 issue index]
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Cover Story

		The Mysterious 364th Were members of a Mississippi-based black regiment, including soldiers from Philadelphia, gunned down in 1943 to silence their demands for equality? And were their killers fellow soldiers? by Geoffrey F.X. O'Connell			The Mysterious 364th, part 2 Were members of a Mississippi-based black regiment, including soldiers from Philadelphia, gunned down in 1943 to silence their demands for equality? And were their killers fellow soldiers? by Geoffrey F.X. O'Connell


Opinion

	SLANT
			Lucky Lily These are trying times for animal lovers. by Roberta Spivek

	LOOSE CANON
			Bespoke Clothing by Bruce Schimmel

	PRETZEL LOGIC
			Shot Across the Bow by Howard Altman

	MAILBAG
			Letters to the Editor Matthew George, Barbara Jean Hope, Franny Price by the Readers

News

		The Best Laid Plans Both Democratic candidates for district attorney counted on Philadelphia's long-standing party machine to determine the winner of Tuesday's election. by Daryl Gale and Gwen Shaffer			Double Agent Man While on the government payroll as an informer, Ron Previte moonlighted as a drug dealer, according to a jailed mobster. by Jim Barry


	ON MEDIA
			Soundbites Robert Bogle, publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune, wasn't surprised to receive some negative feedback from his paper's endorsement of Lynne Abraham in the racially charged race for district attorney. by Frank Lewis

	MEDIA
			Shooting spree Sabina Pierce earns a living photographing people and events in Philadelphia for the Associated Press and newspapers like the New York Times, Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor. by Frank Lewis	WHYY Pay More? Some Delaware activists are opposing the station's bid for state funding. by Frank Lewis

	POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
			Political Notebook The big black Cherokee Jeep rolls down Roosevelt Boulevard toward Northeast Philadelphia. by Mary Frangipanni Patel

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

Arts

	THEATER
			Citizen Cain If you thought Martha Stewart was the biggest monster to come from modern New Jersey, meet Grendl-Cain. by David Anthony Fox	Bright Night My friend, sitting next to me, was actually mopping his eyes. We had been yukking it up for two hours over a play we both knew well and had never found so funny or so charming before. by Toby Zinman

	DANCE
			Garden Parties Historic Bartram's Garden is not a formal display garden, but an expanse of green slopes and sheltering trees on the shores of the Schuylkill. by Amy Shuck Morais	Thinking, Moving Last week at the Merriam, dance came to us as a whisper, a shrug, a tug at ill-fitting clothing. by Janet Anderson

	BOOKS
		Resurrection Blues Neglected novelist Richard Yates comes back from the grave. by Andrew Ervin

	ARTS PICKS
			art
			So Sew Us And you thought old City Papers were only good for lining the litter box! (starting Friday) by David Warner	Cinderella at the Airport Serge Prokofiev's music heralds the approach of midnight with an ominous tick-tock rhythm, but luckily for us, Cinderella's last dance at the Philadelphia International Airport has been postponed until May 28. by Robin Rice	Hot Latin Every so often a gala Philadelphia charity event will adopt a "Latin" theme, which usually means a roomful of schlumpy society folks vainly trying to get down to the funky beat of a strolling maraca player. (Friday) by David Warner

			dance
			Merce First At 82, Merce Cunningham and his choreography still know no bounds. (Sunday) by Helen i-lin Hwang
			reading
			Charles in Charge Some authors like to preach a separation between themselves and their protagonists, and some blur the distinction until you're not sure which is which. (Tuesday) by Patrick Rapa

	MEDIA
			SPJ Award Winners

Movies

		Mating Games Chess and love mingle in The Luzhin Defence. by Cindy Fuchs			Marleen Gorris by Cindy Fuchs

			Half and Half George Washington has great parts, but they don't fit together. by Sam Adams	Screen Picks by Sam Adams

Music

		Pedals to the Metal Tortoise has Standards. by A.D. Amorosi			Into the Woods Getting spooky, spacey with Aspera. by Brian Howard

			Flux Capacity Luminous Flux carries a torch for change. by Walidah Imarisha	Chick to the Future Chick Corea explores new frontiers in a familiar configuration. by Nate Chinen	Radio Radio AM/FM tune into synergy. by Michael Pelusi

			Disc Quicks	Lucky Strokes The unlikely rise of The Strokes. by John Vettese
			review
			Atonement Pianist Peter Serkin links tonality and atonality. by Peter Burwasser

	CD REVIEWS
			dance/electronic
			Pish Posh Indoorstorm by Sean O'Neal
			hip-hop
			Michael Franti & Spearhead Stay Human by Hamida Kinge
			rock/pop
			The Go-Go’s God Bless The Go-Go's by Sara Sherr
			roots
			Epiphany Project Epiphany Project by Mary Armstrong

	MUSIC PICKS
			blues
			E.C. Scott Rich-voiced blues gal E.C. Scott tackles the kind of stories you'd expect from a big, beautiful woman. (Thursday-Sunday) by Mary Armstrong
			classical
			Philomel For the past 25 years, the Philomel Baroque Orchestra has been offering Philadelphia area audiences a window into the artistic sensibility of the 18th century. (Friday-Sunday) by Peter Burwasser
			hip-hop
			Sistahs! This Saturday the Pennsylvania Convention Center is the command post for Power 99 FM's annual celebration of black women. (Saturday) by Ainè Ardron-Doley
			jazz
			J.D. Walter/ David Berkman/ Pete McCann Those in the know have already checked out J.D. Walter, the Philly vocalist with the soaring improvisational style. (Thursday-Saturday) by Nate Chinen	Mark Turner Quartet Dharma Days, the fifth Warner Bros. album from Mark Turner, both extends and deepens the tenor saxophonist's distinctive oeuvre. (Friday) by Nate Chinen
			rock/pop
			Rufus It's appropriate that Rufus Wainwright's new release should begin and end with a song about the pleasures of addiction ("Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk") because Poses (Dreamworks) is even more addictive than his smash self-titled 1998 debut. (Saturday) by David Warner	Cinerama If your love life is in shambles, lend an ear to David Gedge. (Tuesday) by Brian Howard	Ill Ease There are few band names as fitting as Ill Ease. (Thursday) by Brian Howard

			soul
			HMusiq/Kindred How fly is it to have a headliner and opening act both reppin' the hometown? (Monday) by Ainè Ardron-Doley

	BEATBOX
			The Beat Box Hip-hop happenings

Naked City

		Soldiers of Fashion A dazzling show by Moore student designers begins with an unexpectedly military prelude. by Juliet Fletcher			Icepack Every time film crews leave I wanna sing the Fifth Dimension's "One Less Bell To Answer." by A.D. Amorosi


Food

		Johnnie's Be Good A talented chef's new place is a Frankford find, but be prepared to wait. by Maxine Keyser			Under the Table Owning a restaurant is a dicey undertaking, to say the least. by Marc Kravitz

			first look
			You Glo What do Katharine Hepburn and Globar have in common? They're both "lit from within." by A.D. Amorosi

Listings

	ARTS PICKS
			art
		New Center Pieces Summer's a time for loosening up, getting away with things, stretching the boundaries, and the Print Center's summer triple show is no exception. (starting Friday) by Lori Hill

	MIX PICKS
			Malcolm X Birthday Hip-hop violinist and manifold musical tour de force Owen "Fiidla" Brown doesn't want to tell you what Malcolm X means to him. (Saturday) by Hamida Kinge	Scream Queen Although she became deaf when she was 18 months old, Marlee Matlin is hardly defined by her disability. (Monday) by Chris Cummins	Four Legs Good Unnerved last month by the images of burning piles of animal carcasses? (Tuesday) by Vance Lehmkuhl

			West Meets East Eleven years ago, Nicholas Kristof won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Tiananmen democracy movement and its bloody suppression. (Tuesday) by Brenner Thomas

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

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