NEWS

Dr. Joshua Sharfstein: Although newly appointed city Health Commissioner Dr. | Q+A by Stephen Janis

In-House Counsel: Organizers of Owls Nest Poker Club Plea Out of Gambling-Related Charges | Quick and Dirty by Van Smith

Of God, Love, and Marriage: Members of the Clergy Lobby Annapolis to Give Marriage Rights to Gay and Lesbian Marylanders | Mobtown Beat by Laura Laing

Soldiers of Fortune: Proposal to Eliminate Income Tax For Military Retirees Will Put Greater Tax Burden On Other Taxpayers | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.

Fighting the Power: The Black Panther Party in Baltimore: The Second of a Two-Part Series | Feature by Christina Royster-Hemby

The Mail | Murder Ink | The News Hole

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COLUMNS

An Ordinary Woman: Coretta Scott King spoke out against racism and injustice and stood for human rights and fairness. And she didn't have to. | Social Studies by Vincent Williams

Patterns: It only took one day—one day!—for spokespeople to come out and say that the president didn’t really mean what he said. | Political Animal by Brian Morton

Trade Talk: An Angelos swap of the Orioles for The Sun is a win-win situation. | Right Field by Russ Smith

Party Poopers: The childless adults all huddle together as far away from the action as possible drinking our Kool-Aid and feeling like alien life forms | 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

Story Road: Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin Start Up a Charm City Storytelling Series | The Arts by J. Bowers

Over Where?: Works From Undergrad Study-Abroad Program Not Quite There Yet | Art by J. Bowers

Ravages of Time: Isles de las Munecas: Linnie Greene loves dolls. | Art by Willy Thorn

One Woman Show: Joan McCready Excels in This Intimate One-Act | Stage by Geoffrey Himes

Role Playing: Michael Stebbins Doesn’t Phone in Solo Performance of Large Cast | Stage by John Barry

Vanilla Slim: An Improbable Pimp in the Empire of Lust by Bob Armstrong | Review by Jessie Reeder

Buffalo Bill's America: William Cody and the Wild West Show by Louis Warren | Review by Joab Jackson

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MUSIC

Hearts of Stone: Rolling Stones, 1st Mariner Arena, Feb. 1 | Feedback by Geoffrey Himes

Pearls and Brass; High on Fire: Talking Head, Jan. 28; The Ottobar, Feb. 1 | Feedback by Jess Harvell

Peter Brötzmann and Han Bennink: Schwarzwaldfahrt | Review by Michael Crumsho

Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not | Review by Jess Harvell

Notorious B.I.G.: Duets: The Final Chapter | Review by Al Shipley

Karl Blau: Beneath Waves | Review by Raymond Cummings

Tender Forever: The Soft and the Hardcore | Review by Raymond Cummings

The Short List

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FILM

The Original Kings of Cinema: Looking at Early African-American Filmmakers Through Today’s Eyes | Film by Violet LeVoit

The Boys of Baraka | Review by Violet LeVoit

The Pink Panther | Review by Cole Haddon

Match Point | Review by Marc Masters

Imagine Me and You | Review by Cole Haddon

The Chumscrubber | Review by Bret McCabe

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EAT

Mylos | Review by Richard Gorelick

Ostrowski's Famous Polish Sausage | Review by Joe MacLeod

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