SPECIAL
And the winners are...: City Paper's 11th annual Fiction and 10th annual Poetry Contest | Introduction
An Airline Ticket to Romantic Places: First Place | Fiction Winners by David Iaconangelo
What Was Janie Looking At?: Second Place | Fiction Winners by Rachel Monroe
Female Problems: Third Place | Fiction Winners by Shannon Dunn
The Cockerel (On the shores of the Chesapeake Bay--1960): First Place | Poetry Winners by E.C. Vojik
Exhibitionist: Second Place | Poetry Winners by Lauren M. Campbell
Multitasking (For Mike Brenner): Third Place | Poetry Winners by Dyane Fancey
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NEWS
Streamlining: Plans for Herring Run are coming together | Mobtown Beat by Van Smith
Councilmania | Murder Ink | The Mail
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COLUMNS
Man Talk: Gospel superstar Donnie McClurkin spoke at a church conference a few weeks ago on the state of young black manhood, and though I honestly believe he's trying to help, he missed the point. | Social Studies by Vincent Williams
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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
The Sound of Silence: A play without words speaks volumes | Stage by John Barry
Tennessee Titan: Madison Smartt Bell brings the Civil War to your doorstep through the enigmatic Southern general Nathan Forrest | Books by John Barry
Keeping Up: Nearly 20 years after his death, Arthur Russell finally gets the biography he deserves | Books by Jess Harvell
Three's Company: . . . but make curious bedfellows in this group show | Art by Martin L. Johnson
Jail Break: The stories of six people wrongly accused of murder come to haunting life | Stage by Geoffrey Himes
Bread Alone by Kim Jensen
| Review by
Bret McCabe
Curtain Time
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MUSIC
The Insane Clown Posse Posse: Why we can't get enough of Juggalo/Juggalette culture | Music by Michael Byrne
Henry Threadgill Zooid: This Brings Us To, Vol. 1
| Review by
Lee Gardner
The Short List
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FILM
Everybody's Fine
| Review by
Wendy Ward
Riot Acts
| Review by
Bret McCabe
New This Week
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EAT
The Reserve
| Review by
Mary K. Zajac
Little Italy Pizzeria
| Review by
Tim Hill
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