NEWS & FEATURES
Mark Jurkowitz investigates the long-term political ramifications of Bush's failure to act in the face of Hurrican Katrina and believes that this will finally be the President's undoing.
Stephen M. Mindich and Peter Kadzis take it a step further - Bush is America's Nero. Nero at least fiddled while Rome burned.
Harvey Silvergate, Daniel Aaron and Leslie Dunton-Downer look at The 9/11 Commission Report and believe it to be America's first epic.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian has unveiled its annual "Project Censored" list, and the Phoenix has it.
Plus, this just in:
REPRO RIGHTS No decision is a bad decision
LOCAL IMPACT Getting the gas face
DRIVE LOCAL State plates for farmers
DIGITAL MUSIC N99 cents isn’t enough for major labels
Politics and other mistakes
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love
Crossword solution
MUSIC
Sam Pfeiffle on Paranoid Social Club and Covered in Bees. Also, Dead Season.
Matt Ashare goes all O.C. on us with his look at Death Cab for Cutie.
Mikael Wood on Laura Viers.
Simon W. Vozick-Levinson on Of Montreal.
Ted Drozdowski on Diamanda Galás.
Chris Nelson on the retirement of Diplo.
Appollo Sunshine is worth the trip, per Jonathan Perry. So is The Boston Comedy Festival, per Ted Drozdowski.
Plus, Sibilance
Also, short reviews of:
BLACK DICE BROKEN EAR RECORD
MARJORIE FAIR SELF HELP SERENADE
DELBERT MCCLINTON COST OF LIVING
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS TWIN CINEMA
SIGUR ROS 73 TAKK
ZUCO 103 WHAA!
FILM
Peter Keough says Murray and Jarmusch bloom in Broken Flowers.
Short reviews of:
THE TRANSPORTER 2
UNDERCLASSMAN
Worth the trip:
The Boston Film Festival used to be worth the trip, anyway. Peter Keough documents its recent struggle.
THEATER
Megan Grumbling on Ugly Ducklings at the Camden Opera House.
Worth the trip:
BUG and Abyssinia make the grade, according to Carolyn Clay.
ART
Chris Thompson on RG ReSolutions at the Map Room
BOOKS
John Freeman on the disappointing latest from Lily King.
TELEVISION
Elisabeth Donnelly previews what's in store for The Gilmore Girls.
FOOD
Andy King discusses the delicate etiquette involved when sending food back.
SPECIALS
Best Music Poll 2005
The Best of 2004
Portland Band Guide
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