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Vol. 7, No. 49
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News
Forcing the Issue
Police Chief Tightens Use-of-Force Policies
by Matt Davis
Squeaky Wheels
Cyclists Rail Against Mayor's Budget
by Scott Moore
Hall Monitor
The Digital Divide
by Scott Moore
Art Movement
Disjecta Seeking a New Building... Again?
by Amy J. Ruiz
Labor Disagreement
Businesses and Day Laborers Meet Face to Face
by Amy J. Ruiz
In Other News
Trust Me, I'm a Rent-a-Cop
Downtown's Private Security Police: Like Regular Cops, But Without the Oversight
by Matt Davis
Music
Our Town Could be Your Life
Cacophony
by Cary Clarke
Bird on Bird
The Winged Opinion of Andrew Bird
by Jim Withington
Postrock Poster Boys
Explosions in the Sky Don't Say a Word
by Rob Simonsen
Up & Coming
Once More with Feeling
Everybody Hurts
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
Our Elliott
New Moon
Is Old Elliott
by Ezra Ace Caraeff
We're Not in Omaha Anymore
Cursive Kingpin Crosses Over
by Tristan Staddon
Movies & TV
Arachnophobia
Spider-Man 3
: Third Time's the Harm
by Erik Henriksen
I'm Staying Home
White Power
by Kaitlyn Burch
Drew Barrymore's a Robot
Romcom Plus Poker Does Not Compute
by Marjorie Skinner
The Rebirth of a Classic
Killer of Sheep
Emerges From Obscurity
by Chas Bowie
This Week on Television
Geek Love
Succinct Reviews for the Discerning Cinephile
The Idiot Box
Getting Sucked Into
The TV Set
by Erik Henriksen
Food and Drink
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
A Smoker's Guide to Portland
God's Favorite Chile
Encanto's New Mexican Obsession
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Food Events
Visual Art
An Interview with Daniel Peterson
by John Motley
Mercury
Fashion Show Winners!
by Marjorie Skinner
A Look Ahead at TBA:07's Visual Art Programming
by Chas Bowie
Books
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Michael Chabon
by Erik Henriksen
8: A Memoir
Amy Fusselman
by Chas Bowie
Theater & Performance
Bad Dates
by Alison Hallett
Repeat After Me
by Alison Hallett
Employee of the Week
Kimberly Crowell
by Viva Las Vegas
I, Anonymous
A Long Drive Back Home
Sold Out
Amalee Comes to Mississippi
by Marjorie Skinner
One Day at a Time
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
by Ann Romano
New Column!
This Week on Jesus Christ's Blog...
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
My Secret Life
by Dan Savage
I Love Television
i♥television™
The Seven Stages of Sanjaya
by Wm. Steven Humphrey