NEWS

All in the Family: Kids Raised By Same-Sex Couples Speak Out To Defend Their Families | Mobtown Beat by Laura Laing

Trying Time: Double-Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty | Mobtown Beat by Van Smith

RESTARTing From Scratch: The state Senate recently arrived on familiar territory in its search for fat to hack from Gov. | Quick and Dirty by Edward Ericson Jr.

Center of Controversy: The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services’ proposal for a day and night reporting center at 2920 Greenmount Ave. | Quick and Dirty by Kate Leventhal

High and Inside: Drugs May Be a Bigger Problem Inside Maryland’s Prisons Than Out On Its Streets | Feature by Ron Cassie

The Mail | Murder Ink | The News Hole

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COLUMNS

Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell: We need to look beyond street credibility to re-evaluate how we define “us” and “them.” | Social Studies by Vincent Williams

The Long, Hot Summer: Right now in Annapolis, politicians from both parties are running around with their hair on fire trying to figure out a way to save their collective political hides... | Political Animal by Brian Morton

Right Field

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COMICS

Lulu Eightball: by Emily Flake

Shabby Tabby: by Valerie Crosswhite

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ARTS

The Side Hustler: The Proverbial Steady Gig Is But a Means To Marcy Evans-Crump’s Dreams | The Arts by Christina Royster-Hemby

East Blenders: Artists From the Other Side of the Globe Wittily Update Traditional Ideas | Art by J. Bowers

All Cloned Up: Father And Son Spar In the Age Of Genetic Engineering | Stage by John Barry

Better for All The World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity by Harry Bruinius | Review by Ralph Brave

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MUSIC

Techno Man’s Land: A New Greatest Hits Collection Attempts To Rescue the Prodigy From One-Hit-Wonder Hell | Music by Tony Ware

Scene, Heard: A major fire broke out at 2118 W. | Scene, Heard by Jess Harvell

Tom Boram | Review by Lee Gardner

BiggPatch: Golden Boy Volume 2 | Review by Jess Harvell

: Daily Routine | Review by Jess Harvell

: Mood Swingz | Review by Jess Harvell

: The Introduction: Operation 410 | Review by Jess Harvell

Unruly Records: Club Classics Vol. 3 | Review by Jess Harvell

Small Sur: Small Sur | Review by J. Bowers

The Short List

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FILM

Here, Queer, Dismembered: Kubla Khan Productions Sets Out To Make Gay Horror More Than the Thought of Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo Playing at the Castro Theatre | Film by Eric Allen Hatch

Tsotsi | Review by Eric Allen Hatch

Thank You For Smoking | Review by Eric Allen Hatch

Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story | Review by Bret McCabe

Live and Become | Review by Bret McCabe

My Best Fiend | Review by Bret McCabe

Pleasures of the Damned | Review by Joe MacLeod

Unknown White Male | Review by Lee Gardner

She's the Man | Review by Jess Harvell

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EAT

Pisces | Review by Richard Gorelick

Soup's On | Review by Wendy Ward

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