NEWS & FEATURES
The health care of 300,000 Maine residents is being compromised by a faulty MaineCare computer system. Sara Donnelly investigates.
Deirdre Fulton on the mutiny over at SuicideGirls HQ.
Plus, this just in:
COMIC RELIEF Short Order Follies
STATE GOVERNMENT How much will Baldacci’s privatization of the wholesale liquor monopoly really cost the public?
FREEDOM WATCH Harriet Miers: news from nowhere
CLAY CHIC Nick Park, one frame at a time
IRAN SO FAR AWAY Tehran rockers 127 make it to America at last
GREEN National parks for sale — or not?
Columns
Politics and other mistakes
Letters to the Editor
Savage Love
Game On
Crossword solution
MUSIC
Sam Pfeifle on Jordan Benissan.
Ted Drozdowski on the cult of Devandra Banhart.
Chris Nelson on the dichotomy of David Banner.
Simon W. Vozick-Levinson talks to The Fiery Furnaces, who enlisted their grandmother to help them with Rehearsing My Choir the follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed Blueberry Boat.
Ken Micallef interviews Carl "A. C." Newman on the rise of the New Pornographers.
Mikael Wood discusses discovering sincerity and moving past your novelty radio hit with the guys from Nada Surf.
There's been a recent spate of musical "re-imaginings" out there, and Franklin Bruno - wait for it - has it covered.
Plus, Sibilance
Also, short reviews of:
*AM STEREO CAN’T
FALL OUT BOY FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE
GIANT DRAG HEARTS AND UNICORNS
DAVID GRAY LIFE IN SLOW MOTION
KELLER WILLIAMS SIGHT
UNITED STATES OF ELECTRONICA U.S.E.
FILM
Peter Keough reviews In Her Shoes, which is a bit of a departure for the director of L. A. Confidential and 8 Mile.
Short reviews of:
INTO THE BLUE
WAITING . . .
WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
THEATER
Megan Grumbling on Lettice and Lovage at PSC.
DANCE
Worth the trip:
DigbyDance.
ART
Chris Thompson checks out Rebecca Fortnum and Paul Thomas at June Fitzpatrick.
Worth the trip:
Zhang Huan at the MFA.
BOOKS
Ted Drozdowski on Charles Cross - who previously brought you the in-depth Kurt Cobain bio Heavier than Heaven - and his new Hendrix bio, Room Full of Mirrors.
FOOD
Wilson Rothschild gives his tribute to the chili-pepper.
SPECIALS
Best Music Poll 2005
The Best of 2004
Portland Band Guide
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