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Dec. 23
Print Edition for the week of
Dec. 23 - 29, 1999
Vol. 9, No. 14
Savage Love
Pride & Prejudice
by Dan Savage
I, Anonymous
THE WORLD HAS HAD ENOUGH
Film/TV
Murder and Impersonation
Anthony Minghella Casts Matt Damon as a Sociopath
by Bruce Reid
Luminous Cinematography
Christopher Doyle Makes Liberty Heights All Worthwhile
by Charles Mudede
This Week on TV
Tony Clifton Is a God
Man on the Moon Is Merely Good
by Andy Spletzer
A Thin Line
Between Love and Hate
by Bruce Reid
The Kindness of Strangers
Almodovar's Mother Embraces the Dreamers
by Steve Wiecking
In a Lowdown Mood
Woody Allen Isn't Happy
by Steve Wiecking
Movie Times
Film Shorts
Music
Dream Academy
Erin Franzman Thinks She's Dreaming About Anxiety; Kathleen Wilson Interprets, Vomits
by Erin Franzman and Kathleen Wilson
Faith & Chemistry
The Now Are More than a Cheap Trick
by Erin Franzman
Club Directory
Up & Coming
DJ Guide
by Courtney Reimer
More Up & Coming
Live
More Music Listings
DJ Listings
by Traci Vogel
All Ages Action
Theater
The Ties That Bind
Aliens in America Is Bound to the Page
by Steve Wiecking
Theater Listings
by Traci Vogel
Visual Art
Sex and the Sonics
David Shields and Matthew Stadler Talk Sex, Race, Class, and Basketball
Diversions
The Other Washington
Looking in the Nooks and Crannies of the State
by Eric Fredericksen
Visual Arts Listings
Books
A Long, Hard Separation
Cuban Fiction Finds Its Way Across the Gulf
by Nathan Thornburgh
Book Review Revue
Top 10 Bestsellers
Readings Listings
by Traci Vogel
Food & Drink
Hana Sushi
A Riot-Free Haven
by Jim Anderson
News
WHERE THE GIRLS ARE
Why the Wrong Women Always Make the Year-End "Best Of" Lists
by Kathleen Wilson
Music,She Wrote
WHAT'S MISSING FROM THE LISTS
by Everett True
Everett True's List of The Ten Greatest Female Singers of the 20th Century
by Everett True
Police Beat
The Best Beat
by Charles Mudede
Bubble City
If Nothing Rescues a City Like a Convention Center... Why Do We Need a City at All?
by Charles Mudede
Poor Health Care
Study Finds Hospitals Fail Low-Income Patients
by Alexandra Holly-Gottlieb
Jail House Shock
Jailed WTO Protesters Detail Brutality
by Josh Feit
Contract Cold War
Mediator, WTO Added to Tense Cop Contract Talks
by Phil Campbell
Chief Concerns
Conventional Wisdom Says We'll Get a Tough Guy. Cops Aren't Counting On It.
by Phil Campbell and Josh Feit
In Other News...
Calendar
Stranger Suggests
Letters to the Editor
SANTA'S MAILBAG
Last Days
by David Schmader
Culture Wars
The Times Gets on the Koolhaas Bandwagon
by Eric Fredericksen
I Love Television
A Humpy Carol
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
TTS!
by Shirley Rodell-Szyzmyjec
It's My Party
Ho, Ho HUM!
by Kathleen Wilson