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Miami Vices
New York DJs invade South Beach's famed Winter Music Conference
Cover Story by Makkada B. Selah

Every trendy clothing store, hookah bar, tattoo parlor, espresso shop, Internet café, and pizzeria has two turntables, a mixer, and a DJ . . . read more

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We Perverted the Remix
TB or Not TB
A public health crisis in the Bronx
Runnin' Scared by Jeneen Interlandi
Zombie Slasher Love
Match made in grindhouse
Film by Nathan Lee
Dealing With Morning After Disasters
Savage Love by Dan Savage


Joe Frederick, First Amendment Idol
Will the Supreme Court hold high the banner 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus,' or crush free speech?
by Nat Hentoff

From His Big House to the Big House
Chop-shop king built his dream mansion. Then an interior decorator took him down.
by Sean Gardiner

Press Clips
Five Cents a Right-Wing Dance
Keach Hagey

Runnin' Scared
TB or Not TB
A nurse's cough turns into a public health crisis in the Bronx.
by Jeneen Interlandi

Cocaine Makes A Town Safer
DEA's NYC Office Shares Its Cash Stash with a Michigan Burg.
by Sean Gardiner

Coffee Clash
It's war between baristas on wheels.
by Mara Altman

Runnin' Scared
Critical Mass Tests New Parade Regs
Sweet Jesus Crucified in Midtown
The Talented Mr. Reyes

La Dolce Musto
'Blades of Glory' Gay Stuff Cut
by Michael Musto

Frock Star
High Fashion: The enduring glamour of drugs
by Lynn Yaeger

Counter Culture
Wine Whine
More than just panini and prosciutto, but less than we might have hoped.
by Robert Sietsema

Liquid City
Gimme a Break
Desperately seeking asylum after a night of retreat
by Annie Fischer

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

FEATURED EVENTS
New York International Auto Show
The original Pimp My Ride is back during the annual New York International Auto Show. What was once an event strictly geared toward car enthusiasts with bank is now one of the hottest everyday-people happenings in the city . . . .read more

Hanami at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
This weekend is the start of Hanami at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which is the Japanese cultural tradition of viewing and cherishing every moment of the cherry blossom season from bud to bloom . . . .read more

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Savage Love
Morning After Disasters
by Dan Savage

Fly Life
The Bored and the Beautiful
The Pierces are enjoying themselves a little more than their biggest hit would suggest.
by Tricia Romano
Plus: Slideshow: Keeping Up With the Pierces

Pucker Up
Screw You
Tina Tyler and Boots Boccaleone create new kinds of masturbation porn.
by Tristan Taormino

Daily Rockie Horoscope
by Rockie

Free Will Astrology
by Rob Brezsny

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Status Ain't Hood
Status Ain't Hood's Quarterly Report: The Year's Best Albums
by Tom Breihan

Miami Vices
NYC DJs invade the beaches, yachts, and Radio Shacks of South Beach's famed Winter Music Conference.
by Makkada B. Selah

Still Tryin'
Macy Gray soldiers on where her formerly mighty neo-soul cohorts fear to tread.
by Miles Marshall Lewis

Tales of Apathetic Oceans
Hell, call Titan prog if you want, they're too busy playing Resident Evil 4.
by Michael Crumsho

We Perverted the Remix
Ominous menace via distended funhouse mirrors.
by Andy Beta

Bards of the 'Burbs
Fountains of Wayne craft resonant pop-punk by focusing on boring people like you.
by Nate Cavalieri

Plus: Stephen Marley; Elana James; and much more.

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Going Dutch
Back in his native Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven Uses His Basic Instincts To Craft A Slick WWII Thriller.
J. Hoberman reviews Black Book

Zombie Slasher Love
Match made in grindhouse: Rodriguez's undead meet Tarantino's psychopath stuntman in splatter-fest double-header.
Nathan Lee reviews Grindhouse

Collective Memory
Nostalgia fever continues as the experimental-film community looks back at its 'lost generation.' But what's next?
by Ed Halter

BookScam
In The Hoax, a lying president (Nixon) begets a lying author (Richard Gere). Good thing that wouldn't happen today.
Ella Taylor reviews The Hoax

Got Your Goat
Los Muertos may shock with its animal mutilation, but it's also at one with nature.
Nathan Lee reviews Los Muertos

Plus: Blades of Glory; Ping Pong; and much more.

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art

Charnel Knowledge
Carroll Dunham's wounded beasts get medieval on their own asses.
by Jerry Saltz

Optic Nerve
Karel Funk turns inward.
by Jerry Saltz

Best in Show
Pulp Valhalla
R. C. Baker's gallery picks

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books

Total Recall
Is Clive James's effort to save western civilization beautiful, stupid, or both?
Gary Indiana reviews Clive James's Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts

Fight Club
Allison Smith's project inspires protest.
L.D. Beghtol reviews Allison Smith: The Muster

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Time Travelogues
Playwrights Terrence McNally and Adam Rapp look back to catch a glimpse of the future.
Michael Feingold reviews Some Men; Essential Self-Defense

Rescue Remedy
Ancient Greeks and contemporary Americans chafe at the ties that bind.
Alexis Soloski reviews Prometheus Bound; Stay; As You Like It

Bed Lines
Emotional pain stays under the covers.
Garrett Eisler reviews Scituate

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Brits Recapture New Jersey
Charlotte Vincent dances to divorce.
by Deborah Jowitt

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Sutton Impact
Elizabeth Edwards: Right Wing Conspiracy Theories
by Ward Sutton

This Modern World
Inside the Darkest Heart of Blue America
by Tom Tomorrow

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