NEWS

Kill Bill: General Assembly Kills Bill That Would Have Expunged Certain Arrest Records | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.

Harboring Mold: Community College Closes Parts of Harbor Campus Building Due to Mold Contamination | Mobtown Beat by Randy Leonard

Hard Times: Biah Kun was just 15 years old in 1996 when she witnessed the brutal murder of her mother, father, and three sisters via machete while she hid in a nearby closet. | Quick and Dirty by Christina Royster-Hemby

Power Failure: Maryland Loses Control of its Energy Future | Feature by Ralph Brave

The Mail | Murder Ink | The News Hole

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COLUMNS

Ring of Truth: This is a city of high schools. | Social Studies by Vincent Williams

Race Card: Blacks vote Democratic for obvious reasons—among them the fact that the economy has done better under Democrats for the last 35 years. | Political Animal by Brian Morton

Crossing the Line: The Republicans, fearful of an electoral nightmare, have led the disgraceful demagoguery | Right Field by Russ Smith

Territorial Rites: Three weeks ago, Jake, my lovely, wonderful boyfriend, moved into my apartment. | 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

Great Effects: Exceptional Show of Local Women Artists Continues Locust Point Gallery's Solid Exhibition Streak | Art by J. Bowers

Leading the Way: Independent Black Publisher Cracks National Best-Seller List for the First Time | Books by Makkada B. Selah

Unfinished Business: August Wilson's Last Play Lacks His Best Works’ Dramatic Fireworks | Stage by Geoffrey Himes

Fast Forward: An Insistent Pace Bypasses the Tedium in this Version of the Danish Tragedy | Stage by John Barry

Head Hunters: The Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album by Steven F. Pond | Review by Jess Harvell

The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital: Excavations in Annapolis by Mark P. Leone | Review by Nicole Leistikow

I Love You More Than You Know by Jonathan Ames | Review by Emily Flake

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MUSIC

Respect the Cock: Welcome to the World of Jason Forrest, Where Donna Summer Meets Foreigner at 300 Beats Per Minute | Music by Jess Harvell

Young Turk: Performer/Composer Fazil Say Plays—and Plays With—the Piano | Music by Lee Gardner

Scarface Presents the Product: One Hunid | Review by Tom Breihan

Terrestrial Tones: Dead Drunk | Review by Marc Masters

Various Artists: Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days of Hip-Hop Culture in New York City 1979-1982 | Review by Michaelangelo Matos

Thurston Moore: Psychic Hearts | Review by Raymond Cummings

Diskaholics: Live in Japan, Vol. 1 | Review by Raymond Cummings

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FILM

Female Trouble: Transmodern Age's Opening Night Spotlights Women and Their Experimental Films | Film by Violet LeVoit

Lucky Number Slevin | Review by Bret McCabe

Ask the Dust | Review by Geoffrey Himes

Duck Season | Review by Violet LeVoit

Take the Lead | Review by Bret McCabe

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EAT

Matthew's 1600 | Review by Richard Gorelick

Miss Saigon | Review by Bret McCabe

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