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Jun. 3
Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 3 - 9, 1999
Vol. 8, No. 37
Savage Love
Fat Bottom Girls
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Grab Bag
I, Anonymous
Film/TV
THE USER-FRIENDLY DIRECTOR
The Interminable Limbo Of John Sayles
by Jamie Hook
SIFF MOVIE STAR EXTRA
A TTS Juicy Gossip Exclusive!
by Shirley Rodell-Szyzmyjec
CRITICS' PICKS, WEEK #4
We Don't Stop, Why Should You?
THE APE CIVILIZATION
Tony Hopkins "Goes Native"
by Charles Mudede
BENIGNI & BUKOWSKI
A Marco Ferreri Double Feature
by Bruce Reid
This Week on TV
Movie Times
Film Shorts
Music
CD Review Revue
STRICTLY UNDERGROUND
The Breakroom's Diane Perini
by Kathleen Wilson
RAVE-A-PALOOZA
Phat Pants, Glo-Sticks, & Hefty Ticket Prices
by Courtney Reimer
COOLIO GETS LOST
Influential With An Iffy Future
by Adam Heimlich
SHEER LETDOWN
From Cute To Cringeworthy
by Kathleen Wilson
Up & Coming
HIPHOP SPOTLIGHT
Ill Street Blues
by hosted by DJ Cabbage
More Up & Coming
DJ Guide
DJ Listings
Club Directory
All Ages Action
Theater
LUCK'S A BITCH
Guys & Dolls & Not Much Else
by Steve Wiecking
LIFE IS HARD
Cosmo vs. Ms.
by Eric Fredericksen
Theater Listings
Visual Art
WHAT SICKNESS IS GOOD FOR
The Greatest Novel Ever Written
by Charles Mudede
QUICK FIX
Murphy's Return To OTB
by Eric Fredericksen
Visual Arts Listings
Diversions
Books
Book Review Revue
Readings Listings
NO CLOUT IN THE HOME
An Interview With Martin Amis
by Monica Drake
Food & Drink
FRENCH FRIES
by Jim Anderson
Where To Eat, What To Eat
News
Why Artists Should Stick to Art
EMI U.K.'s Songbook Series-- basically a set of compilation tapes from left-field artists like Gilbert Shelton and Ralph Steadman-- is beautiful to look at and delightful to hold. But the music? Ugh.
by Everett True
THE BLACK HOLE
Schell's Police Review Is Lost In Space
by Ben Jacklet
NASTY NEIGHBORS
Youth Center Closes Uunder Pressure
by Samantha M. Shapiro
THE SPD'S GREATEST HITS
by Min Liao
SIDRAN STRIKES AGAIN
Making Misdemeanors Serious Business
by Josh Feit
In Other News...
Police Beat
Heaven and Hell
Letters to the Editor
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Culture Wars
COOL HOUSE
I Love Television
Censor Me!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
TTS!
soup to nuts
by Shirley Rodell-Szyzmyjec
Excellent
Hiphop City
My Hip Hop City
by Charles Mudede
Going to New York City?
Take a South Bronx Rollerboogie Daytrip
by DJ Hamentaschen
Footloose in France
Making A Geek Of Yourself In A Foreign Country
by Courtney Reimer
Travel Q&A
With Rock & Roll Travel Agent Eric Vetter
by Lois Maffeo
Head Trip
Music For The Vacation In Your Head
by Rick Levin
PAID VACATION
How to Use a Three-Day Weekend to Throw Down Some Nasty Beats and Feel Good About Yourself
by Nathan Thornburgh
XENOPHOBICA!
Immigration & Customs
by Lois Maffeo