Vol 20 Issue 968
Published 6/23/1999 through 6/29/1999
A Terrible Beauty (Cover Story)
Her friends say Faye Wenell had a weakness for vodka, barroom brawls, and gorgeous women. What they don't know is which of those killed her.
Off Beat
Protecting the Earth--in Myriad Ways, I Went to Minnesota and All I Got Was This Lousy Loon and No More Miller Time.
The Cars of St. Bonifacius (City Beat)
One licensed cab for every three people--and not a fare in sight: Welcome to the Panama of the North
Vegetarians at the Gate (City Beat)
Health-food heavyweight Whole Foods takes aim at the Uptown crowd.
The People Formerly Known as Fans (Browser)
Faced with a lawsuit from their idol, online Prince worshipers turn the tables on the Artist.
Barbarians at the Plate (Eaters' Digest)
I still get people who get an olive and don't know what to do with it. You wouldn't believe the countless people I see trying to cut an olive with a fork and knife. The Barbary Fig, St. Paul
Drama Queen (Arts Feature)
The amazing Jodi Kellogg changes her parts more often than most people change their socks. Who is she this time?
Gentlemen Prefer Menopause (Culturata)
A 55-year-old mother and grandmother is certainly better than most at explaining--and even embracing--the "beast" lurking within.
Unchained Melodica (Music)
Chasing the echoes of late dub pioneer Augustus Pablo.
The Band Who Shagged Me (Bringing It All Back Home)
Bedding down with Walker Kong and the Dangermakers.
Spices of Life (Memory at These Speeds)
Freed from the dream of coherence, I taste and savor, love and let go.
The Day the Muzak Died (Sound Check)
The Block E speakers fall silent. Also: Local rock gets its own sitcom,
and local hip hopper Abilities wins a regional DJ competition.
Her Wallpaper Reverie: The Apples in Stereo (CD Review)
Songs: Ohia: Axxess & Ace (CD Review)
Steve Coleman and Five Elements: The Sonic Language of Myth (CD Review)
Hollywood and Vine (Film)
Disney's Tarzan swings for evolution but slouches toward the primitive.
Disney Gets Deep (Film)
The drift toward the real is no great discovery; critics and historians have noted all along that the route from a squeaky, black-and-white mouse to a robotic, talking Abe Lincoln is pretty direct.
As We Like It? (Film)
Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband is wed to the current lust for what's old.
The Black Man Scrubs, the White Man Cleans Up (Film)
Car Wash marks the point at which defiant blaxploitation turned decisively into upbeat crossover entertainment.
Electra's Company (Theater)
A malaise hangs over the emotionally spartan retelling of the Oresteia cycle, which is now making its premiere under the direction of Annelise Christ.
The Cable Guy (TV)
HBO's dramatic series venture beyond the fantasyland of network television.
The Master and Mustaphi (Dance)
Not many people can say their guru is coming to town.
