March 14–21, 2002 cover story Chasing Shadows How our search for the “shadow government” turned into an espionage investigation By Howard Altman photo: christina felice In the shadow of the Shadow governmenet: Main Street in Waynesboro Mr. Fantastic is giving…

February 21–28, 2002 pretzel logic Oy McVeigh by Howard Altman At least once a week since I first wrote about him some seven years ago, I get an e-mail or phone call about my old friend SOLLOG, the porn purveyor…

January 17–24, 2002 news The Real Philly Player Magazine publisher Ted Beitchman was recently sentenced to house arrest. That may be only the beginning of his troubles. by Howard Altman Life’s a Beitch: First issue of RealPhilly. Ted Beitchman, magazine…

November 29–December 6, 2001 pretzel logic Tower Power by Howard Altman Unlike most of my colleagues, I am no connoisseur of coffee, preferring instead to sip a cheap cup of joe, the kind of basic brew best found at diners…

October 25–November 1, 2001 pretzel logic Connect the Dot-coms by Howard Altman The trail of the saudi-binladin-group.com website that I began following two weeks ago has taken me to a couple of very strange places — including a five-year-old mysterious…

October 25–November 1, 2001 pretzel logic Connect the Dot-coms by Howard Altman The trail of the saudi-binladin-group.com website that I began following two weeks ago has taken me to a couple of very strange places — including a five-year-old mysterious…

print this article ARCHIVES . Articles October 18–25, 2001 pretzel logic Date with Destiny? by Howard Altman It is a matter of public record that the bin Laden family has vociferously disavowed their wayward 17th child. And who could blame…

September 20–27, 2001 pretzel logic Being There, part 2 by Howard Altman Back to life: Crowds of downtown workers, media and just plain gawkers on Liberty Street. part 1 | part 2 As Montalvo talks about how this city will…

August 30–September 6, 2001 cover story Continental Divide, part 3 With a historic U.S.-Africa trade conference coming to town, Philadelphia finds itself in the middle of an international, multi-billion-dollar tug-of-war. by Howard Altman   Blair bitch: England’s PM not playing…