NEWS

Emergency Rooms: McElderry House lodges families during medical crises | Mobtown Beat by Erin Sullivan

Pension Headache: Think your financial future looks bad? Wait 'til you get the bill for city police and firefighters' retirement | Feature by Edward Ericson Jr.

What's the 311? | Councilmania | Murder Ink

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COLUMNS

Capitalism Monte: About 10 years ago, there was a short moment where the lawmakers of New York City mulled over the idea of legalizing the three-card monte game, calling it "a game of skill." But really--it's not. | Political Animal by Brian Morton

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COMICS

Dirt Farm: by Ben Claassen III

Important Comics: by Dina Kelberman

Just Ask Larnell: by Larnell Custis Butler

Lulu Eightball: by Emily Flake

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ARTS

One Myth Call: Eurydice brings joy to every man in her life—until she doesn't | Stage by Bret McCabe

The Fugitive Mark: Jo Smail's incremental search for meaning and expression continues | Art by Bret McCabe

Quick Sketches | Curtain Time

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MUSIC

Against the Grain: Ethel Ennis cuts her own path through her life and music | Music by Bret McCabe

Twig Harper | Review by Raymond Cummings

Om: God Is Good | Review by Lee Gardner

Jason Urick: Husbands | Review by Raymond Cummings

The Violet Hour: self-titled | Review by Michael Byrne

Sri Aurobindo: Return Into Earth | Review by Bret McCabe

The Short List

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FILM

The Boys are Back | Review by Wendy Ward

Disgrace | Review by Lee Gardner

Law Abiding Citizen | Review by Joe MacLeod

New This Week

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EAT

Pho Dat Thanh | Review by Mary K. Zajac

Grand Café | Review by Bret McCabe

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