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Wednesday, May 05, 2004

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Frank Klein

SPECIAL

Reality Bites: You've probably noticed the trend over the past few years: The worse reality has gotten, the more we have turned back to reality for comfort. | Frenzy Intro

2004 Maryland Film Festival Schedule: Full Schedule of Films | Frenzy Schedule

Watch This . . .: Our Comprehensive Guide to the Films of the Maryland Film Festival 2004 | Frenzy Reviews

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NEWS

Doctors Behaving Badly: Public Citizen Report Says Maryland Needs to Crack Down on Physician Discipline | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.

Parental Guidance Suggested: Parents Organize to Improve the Quality of Education in the Baltimore City Public School System | Mobtown Beat by Walaika Haskins

Disconnected?: After News Reports Reveal Widespread Fraud by Users of IP Relay Systems for the Deaf, Companies Mull Changes to the System | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.

Covert Operations: In accordance with post-Sept. 11, 2001 , protocol, the commander in chief's points of arrival and departure, as well as his motorcade route, were kept secret. | The Nose

Voice Recognition: ...after a dozen years of enthusiastic, competitive, unpaid performances, vocal music at Hopkins has definitely evolved beyond fad status. | Charmed Life by Tom Chalkley

Fur Piece: Inside the Making of John Waters' A Dirty Shame | Feature by Mink Stole

The Mail

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COLUMNS

Missing: Twenty-five years ago this week I received a long, handwritten letter from the distraught mother of one of my closest friends. Mark had been missing... | Right Field by Russ Smith

Don't Give Up: He might still want to screw you, because a horny guy will screw just about anyone, but he's giving you fair warning that that's all it would be. | Think Mink by Mink Stole

Om: Efforts to snuggle closer to the Big Dawg seem more doable--not to mention, if heaven awaits, more worthwhile. | Third Eye by Afefe Tyehimba

These Honored Dead: when you realize that Sinclair reaches almost 25 percent of the country through its 62 TV stations in 39 markets, you can see how insidious this ham-handed attempt at bias actually is. | Political Animal by Brian Morton

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COMICS

Lulu Eightball: by Emily Flake

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ARTS

Digitally Mastered: Artists in MICA's Digital Arts Master's Show Follow Their Visions Down to the Wire | Art by J. Bowers

Nowhereland: More Explorations of Terra Incognita at Area 405 | Art by Blake de Pastino

The Free World: Life on the Outside Chronicles One Woman's Struggle to Find Life After Prison | Books by Scott Carlson

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MUSIC

Standard Bearer: On American Song, Andy Bey Brings New Life to Classic Ballads of the 20th Century | Music by Bret McCabe

Leprechaun Catering | Review by Ian Nagoski

Animal Collective: Sung Tongs | Review by Marc Masters

Will Oldham: Seafarer's Music | Review by John Duffy

Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Sings Greatest Palace Music | Review by John Duffy

Dilated Peoples: Neighborhood Watch | Review by Craig Smith

The Short List

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FILM

Godsend | Review by Richard Gorelick

Envy | Review by Ian Grey

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | Review by Joe MacLeod

Imelda | Review by Eric Allen Hatch

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | Review by Bret McCabe

Sharp-Leadenhall: A Promise to Keep | Review by Brennen Jensen

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EAT

Montego Bay Grille | Review by Richard Gorelick

John Steven Ltd. | Review by Richard Gorelick

Friends | Review by Richard Gorelick

Snyder's Café and Deli | Review by Michelle Gienow

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