NEWS

Words’ Worth: The State of Poetry, as Seen by Baltimore Poets | Feature by Christina Royster-Hemby

Caretakers: Lawmakers Grant Home Health-Care Providers a Raise, But Workers Will Still Struggle to Make Ends Meet | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.

Meals on Wheels: For women who are in treatment for breast cancer and are experiencing fatigue due to medical treatments and medications, shopping for nutritious foods for their families can be an overwhelming proposition, according to local breast-cancer advocacy groups. | Quick and Dirty by Christina Royster-Hemby

What a Difference a Year Makes: Two bills championed by Maryland gay-rights advocates that floundered last legislative session passed this year, despite—or perhaps because of—a strong anti-gay presence in Annapolis. | Quick and Dirty by Anna Ditkoff

Murder Ink | The Mail | Q+A

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COLUMNS

Mother Issues: I feel a little skeevy about the way the hook spells out the word “B!-A!-B!-Y!-M!-A!-M!-A!” so that it sounds like a cheer. | Social Studies by Vincent Williams

Hell in a Handbasket: Mutilation, castration, decapitation, you know, the usual horror effects that have no absolutely no shock value in the 21st century. | Right Field by Russ Smith

The Times, They Have a-Changed: Back then we didn’t drastically curtail civil rights. We didn’t declare war on a scapegoat who had nothing to do with it. | Political Animal by Brian Morton

Joe Not-So-Cool: The next time I talked to her I pretended to be interested in another woman freelancer, even though I’m not. I guess I was just trying to see if she would be jealous | Think Mink by Mink Stole

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COMICS

Lulu Eightball: by Emily Flake

Sheet Comics: by The Hussey Bros.

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ARTS

Without Borders: The Contemporary’s New Show of Political Art Feels Like a Revolutionary Move | Art by J. Bowers

Writer’s Block: Theatre Hopkins’ Screenwriter Satire Can’t Get Past its Weak Script | Stage by Gadi Dechter

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MUSIC

Stalking Will Oldham: One City, One Band, One Day—Five Concerts | Music by Kolby Yarnell

One Love: For Jr. Gong, Passion For Reggae Is A Family Legacy | Music by Makkada B. Selah

Brett Dancer | Review by Makkada B. Selah

Dan Deacon | Review by Bret McCabe

Ariel Pink: Worn Copy | Review by Andrew Earles

Hella: Church Gone Wild/ Chirpin Hard | Review by Tony Ware

Dead Meadow: Feathers | Review by Raymond Cummings

The Short List

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FILM

Kung Fu Hustle | Review by Violet LeVoit

The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Review by Ian Grey

Dust to Glory | Review by Blake de Pastino

The Interpreter | Review by Ian Grey

The Big Red One | Review by Lee Gardner

A Lot Like Love | Review by Violet LeVoit

Beauty Shop | Review by Joe MacLeod

The Amityville Horror | Review by Ian Grey

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EAT

Limoges | Review by Richard Gorelick

Blu Bambu | Review by Tim Hill

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