Comics Get Booked
Four years ago, Mike Diana became the very first American artist in history to be convicted of obscenity for his or her artwork.
Devin D. O'Leary

Balancing Act
Just how mainstream has acupuncture become? You might be surprised to learn how many physicians are turning to it.
Marcus Wohlsen

The Case of the Changing Icon
Despite the effect she had on this writer's life, Nancy Drew is no longer to be feared as the perfectly dressed River Heights goddess. Nancy has been sent down to earth. She is everyteen.
Anna Hanks

Comics Get Booked
Four years ago, Mike Diana became the very first American artist in history to be convicted of obscenity for his or her artwork.
Devin D. O'Leary

Balancing Act
Just how mainstream has acupuncture become? You might be surprised to learn how many physicians are turning to it.
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Volume II, Issue 11 September 8 - September 14, 1998

	News & Opinion
	Strange and wonderful jobs are the focus of "Help Wanted" from Chicago NewCity's Carl Kozlowski. One of those might be acupuncturist, an art that Boston Phoenix's Marcus Wohlsen tells us is gaining acceptance in contemporary medicine. The Clinton affair, information on the Hantavirus, immigration and more in News & Opinion. News & Opinion contents page

Film & TV

Who was the real star of the film blockbuster "Titanic?" Will "54" sink like the Titanic? Hope Davis is on the big screen in "Next Stop, Wonderland." An interview and a review give you the low down. "Grey Gardens" was one of the first looks at public people behind private doors. More in the Film & TV section. This week in Film & TV 54 54 (2) Grey Gardens Next Stop, Wonderland Pocahantas II Titanic Your Friends and Neighbors Why Do Fools Fall In Love PLUS Hope Davis Manny Farber Mini Reviews and more... Film & TV contents page Visit the Film Vault for thousands of reviews

Music

Indie labels are back this week with a look at seven of Austin's hottest up and comers. We also take a listen to cajun sounds, Mexican rock, and the future of classical music. New releases include Garbage, The Tony Rich Project, Chocolate Genius, Seam and Julianna Hatfield (a review and interview). More in the Music section. This week in Music the Bluerunners Julianna Hatfield Hole Rancid Steve Riley Sloan PLUS Austin Indie Labels Classical Music Mexican Rock Mini Reviews and more... Music contents page

	Arts & Leisure
	New-Breed Coaches Sports Notes Dance of Destruction in Ireland Theater's Island Paradise Gallery Requires Some Assembly and more... Arts & Leisure contents page

Books

Comic books, crime in the pages and in the real world. Is censorship out to kill this industry? Find out in our special Comic Book section. Find out how Nancy Drew ruined one young girl's life, and how humorist Joe Queenan was ostracized in a Red Lobster for poor dress. Poet Diann Blakely talks about her new project, a duet with the late blues great Robert Johnson. Reviews include a collection on Jewish life, Burnham Schwartz's "Reservation Road," Aimee Bender's "The Girl in the Flammable Skirt," Nick Hornby's "About A Boy," and more. Books contents page

	Comics
	Come down from your Staggering Heights and get to the Red Meat of the matter with this swell set of cartoons that also includes Mueller, Eye of the Beholder, K. Rat and Random Shots. Comics contents page Visit the official Red Meat site

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