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Ten Years Ago in City Paper: June 5, 2002
Afefe Tyehimba’s feature chronicles parents’ struggles to keep Baltimore City Public Schools’ Edgewood Elementary from closing.
In Mobtown Beat, Van Smith observes the juxtaposition of a newly dedicated bike trail next to the sewage-contaminated Gwynns Falls, and Afefe Tyehimba examines the future of the newspaper published by Baltimore’s queer community center.
Tom Chalkley’s Charmed Life surveys Baltimore’s war memorials.
The Mail has letters from Carly Ptak and Donald Holland.
The columns are: Sandy Asirvatham’s Underwhelmed, on the Jennifer Lopez film,
Enough; Mink Stole’s Think Mink, on party kids and doting parents; and
Wiley Hall III’s Urban Rhythms, on the FBI’s counter-terrorism plans.
Scocca & MacLeod’s proto-blog, Funny Paper, reads the comics so you don’t have to.
In Imprints: Michael Anft tries to solve the mystery of Michael Crow’s mystery, Red
Rain; Lily Thayer gives Mark Jude Poirier’s short-story collection, Unsung Heroes of
American Industry, a passing grade; and Heather Joslyn says David Winner’s Brilliant
Orange neatly explains the Netherlands.
Mike Giuliano’s Art muses on two unrelated exhibits at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Bones is Kathleen Hellen’s poem, Red’s Little Tale.
In Stage, Jack Purdy has the gall to call Spotlighters Theatre’s production of
Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi “homophobic.”
Ian Nagoski’s Music celebrates John Berndt’s attempt to preserve the music
and memory of Henry Flynt.
In Film: Eric Allen Hatch is joyful over a revival of Ace in the Hole and laughs with Undercover Brother; Luisa F. Ribeiro delights in Mr. Blandings Builds
His Dream House; and Jack Purdy gives Lady Jane its due.
Michelle Gienow’s Dish has high hopes for Pavarotti.
In Cheap Eats, Brennen Jensen raves about Chok Chai Thai Carry-out.
