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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

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John Ellsberry

NEWS

People Who Died 2005: Our Annual Ode To Late, Lesser-Known Culture-Shapers | Feature

Endless Summer: Martin Denny | Feature by Lee Gardner

Changeling: Andre Norton | Feature by Adrienne Martini

Preach On: Lyn Collins | Feature by Jess Harvell

Diggin’ Up Bones: John H. Ostrom | Feature by Edward Ericson Jr.

Exit the Dragon: Esther Wong | Feature by Violet LeVoit

The Promised Corner: City Bungle Pits Buddhists Against Repair Shop In Tug Of War Over City-Owned Lot | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.

Bad Signs: City Enforcement Of Sidewalk Sign Ban Has Small-Business Owners Crying Foul | Mobtown Beat by Stephen Janis

The Zeese Report: U.S. | The Nose

The Motley Woman: Constance Baker Motley | Feature by Anna Ditkoff

The Big Chill-Out: Leo Sternbach | Feature by Bret McCabe

Wild Card: On Dec. | Quick and Dirty by Van Smith

Murder Ink | The Mail | Feature | Feature

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COLUMNS

Their Eyes Were Watching eBay: That black Cabbage Patch doll? I hope you held on to it. | Social Studies by Vincent Williams

A Different Kind of Year: I'd much rather have a better country. | Political Animal by Brian Morton

Critical Condition: The “great gal,” in the meantime, has taken to calling my husband whenever she has any kind of household problem, like a leaky faucet or a broken garbage disposal. | Think Mink by Mink Stole

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COMICS

Lulu Eightball: by Emily Flake

Shabby Tabby: by Valerie Crosswhite

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ARTS

Film Threat: Comics Writer Neal Shaffer Turns His Pen Toward The Big Screen—Though Studios Don’t Know It Yet | Books by Ryan Boddy

The Plain! The Plain!: Imagine You’Re Watching An Entertaining Caribbean-Themed Musical—Welcome To Fantasy Island | Stage by Geoffrey Himes

The Sea by John Banville | Review by John Barry

Here is Where We Meet by John Berger | Review by John Barry

Night Fisher by R. Kikuo Johnson | Review by Stephen Snyder

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MUSIC

Puppy Love: Teen Heartthrob And Pubescent Mogul Bow Wow Grows Up Graciously In Public | Music by Bret McCabe

Straight Racket: Hearing The Musical Depth In The Cacophony Of Three Volume Pushers | Music by Marc Masters

The Short List

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FILM

Brokeback Mountain | Review by Violet LeVoit

The Ringer | Review by Jason Torres

Rumor Has It . . . | Review by Gadi Dechter

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EAT

Carlyle Club | Review by Richard Gorelick

Eats and Drinks

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