Table of contents for week of February 18, 2005
NEWS & FEATURES
Alex Irvine examines Ian Baker's pilgrimage to Shangri-La.
Dan Kennedy explains how the White House's assault on the Freedom of Information Act enables torture, exposes media apathy, and hurts our ability to govern ourselves.
Deirdre Fulton stays abreast of implants. The stakes may be higher than you think.
Plus, this just in:
GOOD LUCK, FACEMELTER: Spun outta town
BEER NEWS: Packing a punch
SAMSON SEAGULL: An Arden Hendrie Comic
ABORTION RIGHTS: Roe v. Wade v. greed
EMP-TV: The awful Bluths
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE: Welcome to machine-made love
Politics and Other Mistakes
Bramhall Square
Letters to the editor
Savage Love
Crossword solution
MUSIC
Sam Pfeifle listens to the debut full-lengths of Bread and Moshe.
Nellie McKay, Rod Stewart, Bobby Darin, and Caetano Veloso bridge the ages. By Franklin Soults.
Ted Drozdowski chats with guitarist Gary Hoey and songwriter Tom Hambridge.
Plus, Sibilance.
Worth the trip:
Jason Moran in Boston
Also, short reviews of:
High on Fire: BLESSED BLACK WINGS
Buddy Miller: UNIVERSAL UNITED HOUSE OF PRAYER
The Moaners: DARK SNACK
The Music: WELCOME TO THE NORTH
Precious Bryant: THE TRUTH
Prefuse 73: SURROUNDED BY SILENCE
Sightings: ARRIVED IN GOLD
FILM
Peter Keough doesn't like Constantine.
Short reviews of:
SON OF THE MASK
BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE
THEATER
USM stages the mother of antiwar theater, Lysistrata. By Megan Grumbling.
Worth the trip:
Blue/Orange at the Boston Center for the Arts
DANCE
Worth the trip:
"Dance Straight Up(!)" at Zero Arrow Theatre
ART
Maggie Knowles attends a confident opening with Jesse Lambert.
BOOKS
Peter Cox says Journalism Matters. Sam Pfeifle would tend to agree.
Douglas Wolk reviews one book by fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, and one book about fantasy writer Neil Gaiman.
FOOD
"A Bold Flavor searches for identity." Sounds like a chick flick, but it's actually about a restaurant at Portland Public Market. By Andy King.
SPECIALS
Best Music Poll 2004
The Best of 2004
Portland Band Guide
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