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Table of contents for week of February 13, 2003 NEWS & FEATURES On any given night, more than 200 of Boston's homeless choose to stay out on the street. Is there anything Pine Street Inn's outreach teams can do about it? Chris Wright finds out. Faced with a sharp new governor and some dissension in his own ranks, the mighty House Speaker seems to have gone a bit wobbly. Seth Gitell explains. Our MBA president has gone and hired an ad executive to sell American foreign policy, in the guise of "public diplomacy," around the globe. The international public isn't buying it, says Richard Byrne, least of all in the Islamic world. Right-wing conservatives have pursued a complaint brought by a creationist biology student looking to get into med school, and now even John Ashcroft's Justice Department may get into the act. Michael Bronski reports. As the state budget crunch tightens, health and human services are feeling the squeeze. But if things look bad now, says Kristen Lombardi, wait until the 2004 budget comes out. In the Phoenix editorial, we contend that Saddam is containable, decry Bush's deceitful tax plan, and take a terrible federal-appeals-court decision to task. In "Out There," Rebecca Wieder wonders: Duty-free? In "Urban Buy," thanks to Genevive Rajewski's bracing winter drinks, you’ll be loving the cold. Plus, this just in: SICK CALL : Kerry and cancer THE SCENE : Weekend nights at the Westway GOOD FOR US : Praise and prizes from NEPA PROTEST PROJECT : Impeach George Bush! UNCIVIL LIBERTIES : Trial delayed again for RNC2K activist MEDIA FIRESTORM : A reporter experiences reporting from the other side Letters to the editor Moon Signs Dr. Lovemonkey EDITORS' PICKS In Arts news, Our guide to getting cuddly on Valentine's Day, and more In Galleries and Museums, Randi Hopkins on traveling Scholars at the MFA,and Beauford Delaney at the Sert Gallery Tan Dun draws a global map, plus Richard Goode and the Boston Phil in Classical by David Weininger. In Theater, Sally Cragin finds no strings attached as Puppetry of the Penis comes to town. In Performance, Jeffrey Gantz crows over Boston Ballet’s La Fille Mal Gardée. Plan your week: This week Hot Tix Future Events Next Weekend MUSIC Sean Richardson says Billy Corgan has found a souped-up new rock vehicle in Zwan. In Cellars by Starlight, Ted Drozdowski on Robin Lane's return to the Chartbusters. Jon Garelick on Guaranteed Swahili's crazy eights. Franklin Bruno on Gerard Langley and his Blue Aeroplanes. In Frequencies, Josh Kun on the Midwestern folk of Greg Brown. Lloyd Schwartz on Leonard Slatkin with the BSO, Stanislav Ioudenitch, and Franz Welser-Möst. Also, live reviews of the Pretenders at the Orpheum, Keith Rowe and Toshimaru Nakamura at the Cambridge YMCA , and the Donnas at the Paradise. And last but not least, Roadtripping. Also, short reviews of: Eleni Mandell : COUNTRY FOR TRUE LOVERS Beth Boucher : MESS YOU UP Phil Aiken : DON’T LOOK DOWN Clarence Bucaro : SWEET CORN 50 Cent : GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' Kinski : AIRS ABOVE YOUR STATION Nada Surf : LET GO FILM Loren King says Queer-O-Rama has something for everyone. In Filmculture, Gerald Peary says Maya Deren defined the avant-garde. Also, short reviews of: DAREDEVIL LOST IN LA MANCHA THE GURU THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 THEATER Carolyn Clay watches ART and SITI settle La Dispute. Clay sees Nickel and Dimed flattened on stage, and the Lyric revisits The Cradle Will Rock. DANCE Marcia B. Siegel says Richard Move does it all for you. ART Christopher Millis on Carsten Höller at the ICA and Joseph Kosuth at the Gardner. BOOKS William Corbett on Sean Singer's jazz poetry and more. Nina Willdorf looks into Jessica Shattuck's gimlet eye. TELEVISION Joyce Millman on BBC America's comedy cornucopia. Hot Dots -- Thursday 13, (4) Survivor: The Amazon. We'd take Miss Maple against the lot of them. FOOD Dining Out: Tea Tray in the Sky On the Cheap : Bagel Plus Café Noshing & Sipping : Bread & Circus handmade sausage SPECIALS Best Music Poll 2002 Fall 2002 Band Guide The 6th annual Best issue |
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