Vol 20 Issue 991
Published 12/1/1999 through 12/7/1999
Ink by the Teacup (Cover Story)
In the tiny hamlet of Cambridge, septuagenarian muckraker Dodie Shallman spins back-fence buzz into front-page news
Off Beat
Granny Get Your Gun, Phone Tags and The Land of the Clenched Sphincter.
Time Out Is Money (City Beat)
A for-profit firm takes a crack at Minneapolis's most troubled students.
Your Judge's Name Here (City Beat)
A Ramsey County Courthouse goof may leave thousands wondering: What's my name again?
This Means eWar! (Browser)
Online retailing giant eToys.com plays legal hardball with a similarly named group of digital artists.
As the Lineup Turns (Sports)
Joe Smith slowly returns to 100 percent--and the Wolves ponder where to play him.
The Love of Leftovers Lost (Eaters' Digest)
My problem was something more serious than a mere kink in the brain stem: I had Anticipatory Leftover Turkey Shortage Anxiety Disorder (ALTSAD).
This Rough Magic (Arts Feature)
With bare-bones budgets and ambitious productions, Michelle Hensley takes theater off the stage and into the trenches.
Love the Machine You're With (Music)
Does Rage stir the revolution--or provide the soundtrack for the next white riot?
Ricky Martin Death Watch: Day 61 (Music)
In my less cogent micro-moments I sometimes wish I had boy-band hair and molars
The Indestructible Beat (Music)
South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim found a mentor in Duke Ellington, a fan in Mandela, a community in American free jazz, and a muse in his once-lost country.
Sound Check
Hip hop quietly returns to Dinkytown. Also: Local music cooks on cable access.
Smoking Cane (Film)
One part Dracula and two parts Terminator: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gabriel Byrne in End of Days.
Sideshow Mozart (Theater)
Theatre de la Jeune Lune's The Magic Flute looks less like the Ring cycle and more like a three-ring circus
Stop Being So English (TV)
This year's British Television Advertising Awards promotes a new identity.
Flatliners (Performance)
Japan's Dumb Type theater collective imagines a future beyond death.
The Long March (Books)
Kathryn Davis's The Walking Tour traces an errant vacation to the very roots of narrative.
