COVER STORY Boys Do Cry Paul or Paula A long strange trip
BOOKS *Vertigo *Emotionally Weird *Southern Dogs and Their People
IN MEDIA RES We Saw Him First
NEWS & VIEWS Accidents Will Happen Sanitation workers testify to job hazards
A&E KID$ Real story is "Harry Potter of Preteens"
FILM Blackjack Blues "Croupier" is existential trip to gambling's
MUSIC Sounds from the Genetic Kettle Brown 25 a confessed 'metaphor whore'
CDS & WAX *Damn Rathers *Sweep the Leg Johnny *Everclear
ON THE BLOCK Tom and Ramon do Transylvania
The Horse's Mouth and Letters from Our Readers
Cartoon: Bill Widener
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