Saving Free Speech and Jesus
Religious and conservative groups support the 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' banner under fire at the Supreme Court.
by Nat Hentoff

Coney Island's Last Ride? The Bulldozer!
Behind the scenes, a scary game of chicken between the city and a developer who dreams of high-rise condos that won't amuse you.
by Neil deMause

Press Clips
Scoopable Litter
How Rudy's campaign helped the Post snatch the news from the News.
Keach Hagey

Runnin' Scared
A Different Kind of U.S. Attorney Scandal
Or, how to stay in the good graces of Karl Rove.
by Wayne Barrett

Black Flag Holiday
Celebrate life on the Baltic Sea with the mighty G8.
by Laura Conaway

Do the Dew
Prophet and loss in Harlem.
by Mara Altman

Runnin' Scared
Monserrate Rides to the Rescue of NYC Pedicabs
Critical Mass Tests New Parade Regs
Sweet Jesus Crucified in Midtown

Small Order
City leaders want kids out of large schools and into smaller ones. Now one Brooklyn high school is fighting the mandate to close its doors.
by Jessica Siegel

Sweet Relief
You asked the politicians for help with student debt. And maybe, just maybe, you're about to get it.
by Anya Kamenetz
Plus: Student Loan Xploited
And: Get Into Debt Fast: Tips for Last-Minute Student Loans

Curriculum Vitae
Learn more, live more.
by Kosiya Shalita

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La Dolce Musto
Celebrity Endowment Website!
by Michael Musto

Counter Culture
Tastes Like Turkey
A dough canoe from the Aegean mysteriously disappears.
by Robert Sietsema

Liquid City
Peace of the Rock
by LD Beghtol

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

FEATURED EVENTS
Tonic's Last Show With John Zorn
For nearly a decade, Tonic has staged a superb mix of avant-garde acts that challenged and surprised even the snobbiest of music elitists. . . . .read more

Action: Sex and the Moving Image
I was lucky; I don't know where I'd be today if my parents had ever talked to me about sex. Instead, my sexucation came from higher authorities: porn flicks, innuendo-laden sitcoms and TV commercials, and R-rated movies that my friends and I snuck into at the mall. Those who experienced similar sexual socialization may find Action: Sex and the Moving Image of interest. . . . .read more

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Savage Love
Porn for Fetishists of All Stripes
by Dan Savage
Plus: Savage Love Web Extra
Readers on Dan's Blowjob Advice

Fly Life
Dead Again
Tonic's demise triggers the 15,000th or so 'New York City club life is dying' frenzy.
by Tricia Romano

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
Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero: First Impressions
by Tom Breihan

Down in Front
Yo! YouTube Raps
Rap videos have changed dramatically, as any teen or old-school icon will tell you.
by Rob Harvilla

Like a Rhinestone Cowboy
Conor Oberst finally emulates the greats by mixing brilliance with bloated bumbling.
by Nate Cavalieri

Dirty Disco Dancing
Two Scandinavian crews invade; we get to them more than they get to us.
Zach Baron on Datarock + Lo-Fi-Fnk

Public Space Is the Place
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you.
by Andy Beta

The Power-Pop Geeks Finally Fit In
A four-night festival celebrates that most unlucky and unloved of Milk 'n' Cookies-loving genres.
by Jason Buhrmester

Plus: CocoRosie; She Wolves; and much more.

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Bring Da Ruckus
Still don't nothing move but the money in thrilling Wu-Tang reunion-show doc.
Nathan Lee reviews Rock the Bells

Here, Mike! Sit! Good Boy!
Mike White's low-key directorial debut makes nice while slyly nipping at suburban America.
Rob Nelson reviews Year of the Dog

Peeping Bomb
With Hitchcock in its rear window, bland voyeur thriller does its best not to perturb(ia) you
Robert Wilonsky reviews Disturbia

Six Lives to Live
Resnais's latest plays like a soap opera. And that's a compliment.
Jim Ridley reviews Private Fears in Public Places

Asia Major
A week of Chinese, Korean, and Thai fests.
by J. Hoberman

Plus: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters; Everything's Gone Green; and much more.

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Breast Intentions
The Brooklyn Museum surveys the world's female artists
by Leslie Camhi

Some Balthus With Your Mao, Sir?
Painter Wei Dong's East-West, sex and dogs free-for-all
by Robert Shuster

Best in Show
The Abjection Collection
R. C. Baker's gallery picks

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