December 7–14, 2000 book quicks|fiction Angelhead: My Brother’s Descent into Madness By Greg Bottoms Crown, 203 p., $22 In Angelhead, Greg Bottoms seeks to “capture the experience of schizophrenia” by rendering a portrait of his brother based on history and…

January 6–13, 2000 cover story Judge’s Comments: Poetry by David Acosta The work of selecting a winner from among 239 anonymous entries in a wide range of voices, styles and approaches was not easy. In approaching the work, I set…

January 6–13, 2000 on media Good Riddance, Charlie Brown? Readers checking the comics page Monday for the last daily Peanuts found, in place of a strip, a short memo from Charles Schulz saying goodbye and thanks. Although the panel included…

December 31, 1998–January 7, 1999 political notebook Where Are the Gay Candidates? Where Are the Gay Candidates? After much ado during the last two years, there is still no gay candidate for City Council in 1999. The gay community has…

December 23–30, 1999 critic pick Tracy Scott Silverman He calls himself “an electric guitarist trapped in a violinist’s body.” Juilliard-trained and about as eclectic as they come, 35-year-old Tracy Scott Silverman — formerly of the jazzy Turtle Island String Quartet…

December 9–16, 1999 music|review Upstairs at Nick’s The Final Night, Tue., Nov. 30 It’s really nobody’s fault that one of Philly’s most unique live-music spaces is now closed. Asbooked by Rick “D” Dobrowski of Black Hole Productions, Upstairs at Nick’s…

November 25–December 2, 1999 six pick Leonard Nimoy The man best known for sporting Vulcan ears actually wears many hats. Besides acting and directing (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Three Men and A Baby), Leonard Nimoy has also published…

November 11–18, 1999 hall monitor House of Corrections City Council is scheduled to vote on an amendment to current eviction law thatopponents contend threatens Philadelphia’s poorest residents with homelessness. The proposed ordinance would allowcertain landlords to “lock out” tenants without…

October 14–21, 1999 music issue A Dozen to Go The Army of the Red Museum More and more bands who began banging out punk rock are turning to melodic forms of expression these days. For proof, witness the popularity (and…