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A Few Good Kids
George Zacatelco, meet Sergeant V
Cover Story by Daniel Weiss

Unless George can lose 10 pounds and get in shape, he won't be shipping to boot camp on schedule. If he succeeds, he's likely to end up on the front lines in Iraq . . .read more

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Flashback: A Marines recruiting scandal
Looking for a few good illegal aliens?

Eddie Murphy and a New Drag Queen!
Plus: Portrait of a go-go boy
La Dolce Musto by Michael Musto
A Good Sport Spoiled
New York gets a sweet-faced pro lacrosse team
Sports by Emma Span
TK Webb Play Brooklyn
Calendar by Voice Choices


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VOICE Giveaways
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Enter to win admission for two to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, and more at New York's hottest jazz club.

Spring Guide
On Streets March 7th!

Offstage Voice
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Afraid of Freedom?
Backtracking on warrantless surveillance, president still scorns privacy rights.
by Nat Hentoff

Readers: Bring on More Musto!
This week's letters

Power Plays
Where Is the Rage Over Sean Bell?
NYPD Surge on Hells Angels HQ
Bloomberg Adding $226 Million for Nets, Mets, Yanks?

La Dolce Musto
Eddie Murphy and a New Drag Queen
by Michael Musto

Counter Culture
Got Goat
Haitian cuisine on the rise near Brooklyn College.
by Robert Sietsema

Inside the Guide: music; art; events; activism; video games; free; and more.

FEATURED EVENTS
What's Happening: Teen Scene XXI
Dying to know what happens when a bunch of teenagers get together and experiment with sex, drugs, and alcohol? . . .read more

Incredible Shanghai Acrobats
After living in a city with 8 million people, most New Yorkers get to thinking they've seen it all. But the Incredible Shanghai Acrobats, the top acrobatic troupe of China with its amazing lineup of contortionists, jugglers, and high-flyers, promises breathtaking feats to impress even the most jaded among us . . .read more

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Savage Love
Savage Gets Drunk, Auctions Off Column
by Dan Savage

Fly Life
You're Fired
New York nightlife's message to the world: Leave us alone. Also, a special offer for the Mayor and Speaker Quinn.
by Tricia Romano

Married, Not Dead
With This Ring, I Thee Bed
A mystery present from the sex shop.
by Essie Carmichael

Daily Rockie Horoscope
by Rockie

Free Will Astrology
by Rob Brezsny

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VOICE MUSIC BLOGS
Status Ain't Hood
Highlights: Luscious Jackson: Better Than You Remember
by Tom Breihan

Uncle LD's High Bias
New(ish) Stuff
by LD Beghtol

Queens of England
Why the British love the Scissor Sisters more than we do
by Tricia Romano
Plus: Scissor Sisters Cross the Pond for Glory

In the Shadow of No Tower
Insound, Other Music, and Anthology explore the brave new world of digital music.
by Andy Beta

Some Thunder, But Too Much Lightning
Fancy overproduction nearly sinks blog-rock's gawky golden boys.
Bret Gladstone on Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's Some Loud Thunder

Only Emotion Endures
Contrary to Corinthians, a thing of beauty is a joy forever. Especially absolute rhythm..
by Francis Davis

Seger Rocks
Showbiz pro soothes soul, reminisces about days of old.
by Phil Freeman

Plus: Of Montreal; Norah Jones and much more.

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Situation No Win
Dealing head-on with Bush's War, Samarra-set political thriller dissects Iraqi unrest and nails the neocons.
J. Hoberman reviews The Situation

The Kids Are Not Alright
Sundance kiddie porn, from Dakota's rape to Cusack's daddy issues.
by Scott Foundas

Date My Mom
Diane Keaton subjects herself to more indignities in Michael Lehmann's latest vapid comedy.
Scott Foundas reviews Because I Said So

Spoiler Alert
Seven years later, doc reopens the Nader debate: Is it all his fault?
Jim Ridley reviews An Unreasonable Man

Kazuo Hara Crosses the Line
Transgressive Japanese documentarian ignores boundaries, finds truth.
Ed Halter reviews The Films of Kazuo Hara

Plus: Puccini for Beginners; Room 314; and much more.

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art

Some Like It Haute
Rineke Dijkstra's young subjects meet our gaze head-on
by Leslie Camhi

Best in Show
Shit Happens
R. C. Baker's gallery picks

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books

The Devil You Know, The Devil You Don't
Norman Mailer channels one of hell's angels in his saga of the Hitler family.
Gary Indiana reviews Norman Mailer's The Castle in the Forest

Mix Tape Memories
Love and loss among rock critics.
Tom Breihan reviews Rob Sheffield's Love Is a Mix Tape

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screens

Video Games
Mysteries and Courtroom Dramas
Harold Goldberg reviews Lost P***t: Extreme Condition

Sign up for our daily newsletter, VOICE CHOICES: What to do in New York City—including which DVDs and games to bring home.

Defiant Gravity
MTC's revival of Friel's Translations offers tragic clarity, but no catharsis.
Michael Feingold reviews Translations

Go With the Overflow
The excessive pleasures of Richard Foreman.
Alexis Soloski reviews Wake Up Mr. Sleepy! Your Unconscious Mind Is Dead!

Star Tripped
Ode to an imaginary musician.
John Beer reviews Must Don't Whip 'Um

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Motion Capture
Choreographer Trisha Brown loves her robots-and other technology, too.
by Deborah Jowitt

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Sutton Impact
Bush Turns a Corner . . .
by Ward Sutton

This Modern World
Lessons Learned From Iraq
by Tom Tomorrow

Mark Fiore
The State of the Resolution
by Mark Fiore

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