November 13-19, 2003	[2003 issue index]
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The Fast & The Furious Inside Philly's Growing Asian Import Car Scene. by Helen i-lin Hwang

news

Bodega Daze: A city snafu sends the wrong message to a North Philly family.—Deborah Bolling

Five Months Lost: Anti-drug warrior Kokayai Baruti Ali-Bey beats bank-robbery charges.—Alexa James

Fineprint: More story, less words.—Morris Bracy IV

The Last Word: Monday morning quarterbacks dissect the mayor's race.—Daryl Gale

Gale Warning: It's the Media's Fault—Daryl Gale

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

columns:

Political Notebook:When Elephants Rumble—Mary F. Patel

Cityspace:The Five Questions: Why is Penn's Landing different from all other developments?—Todd W. Bressi

opinion

Pretzel Logic by Howard Altman
Jew Gotta Be Kidding

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel
A Crazy Thanksgiving Salad

Slant by Kyle F. Hence
Come Clean

Letters to the Editor: by the readers

arts

Bright Lights: Contemporary artists revive the art of traditional Navajo "Eyedazzlers," weavings with roots in Germantown.—Susan Hagen

Artquicks: More stuff going on this week.

Opera:Miss Julie—Lou Camp

Opera:The Marriage of Figaro—Lou Camp

Theater:It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Golden Showers: How the show with the unlikely title put the tinkle back in Broadway musicals.—David Anthony Fox

Theater:Hold Please—David Anthony Fox

artspicks

They Might Be Giants musical performance and book signing—John Vettese

"Philadelphians on Their Phones"—Juliet Fletcher

Complexions—Janet Anderson

"Patriot Art"—Karen Williams

"Coltrane"—Nate Chinen

movies

Broken Down: Shattered Glass indicts the culture of dishonesty -- then pulls back.—Cindy Fuchs

A House Is Not a Home: Louis Kahn's son searches his father's buildings for traces of a man he hardly knew.—Sam Adams

Screen Picks—Sam Adams

music

Home Records: Music by people who lock their bikes up next to yours.

Sound Advice: Get Out.

One for Two: My, but it was nice to hear Vladimir Ashkenazy playing the piano in public again.—Peter Burwasser

Mild Boys: Before the current tour, Duran Duran's last concert was Live Aid at JFK Stadium in 1985, somewhere near their popularity peak. —Helen i-lin Hwang

Beat Box—Ainé Ardron-Doley

DJ Nights—Sean O'Neal

musicpicks

Fresh Ink: Open Night—Peter Burwasser

The Twilight Singers—John Vettese

Belle and Sebastian—Patrick Rapa

Atmosphere—Elisa Ludwig

Broadcast—Sam Adams

Cassandra Wilson/ Jason Moran and The Bandwagon—Kyle Parker

Fel Sweetenberg—Elisa Ludwig

Philadelphia Singers—Lou Camp

naked city

Dog Eat Dog: There's tough competition at the upcoming Kennel Club of Philadelphia Dog Show. For one local mother and daughter, canine rivalry hits very close to home.—Brian Hickey

Icepack—A.D. Amorosi

mixpicks

Sixth Annual Marian Anderson Awards Dinner, Gala and Concert for Oprah Winfrey—A.D. Amorosi

"Emerging Art as an Investment" with Thomas Delavan—Keegan O'Connor

"America and the Middle East After Saddam" honoring Samuel J. Savitz with keynote speaker Kenneth M. Pollack—A.D. Amorosi

food

Northern Star: He may have trained in Paris, but for now, Peter Dunmire kicks back in Northern Liberties.—Deborah Bolling

Pumpkin Soup with Spiced Apple Wontons—Recipe by Peter Dunmire