12.03/12.10.2014 VOLUME 24 + ISSUE 49
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{EDITORIAL} Editor CHARLIE DEITCH Arts & Entertainment Editor BILL O’DRISCOLL Music Editor ANDY MULKERIN Associate Editor AL HOFF Multimedia Editor ASHLEY MURRAY Listings Editor MARGARET WELSH Assistant Listings Editor CELINE ROBERTS Staff Writers REBECCA NUTTALL, ALEX ZIMMERMAN Staff Photographer HEATHER MULL Interns DANIELLE FOX, SAMANTHA WARD
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[NEWS] it was improper … that should be 06 “Ifbrought to the attention of the court even now.” — Attorney Kerry Lewis on the possibility that investigators may have improperly used social media to gather info on Jordan Miles
[VIEWS] should we be peaceful when 14 “Why our killers never are?” — Activist Jasiri X offers his perspective following the Ferguson grand-jury decision
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got the perfect wine for a 19 “You’ve holiday dinner party.” — Celine Roberts, on this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau
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“Pennsylvania has some of the strictest liquor laws of any state.” — Opus One Productions’ Michele Mengel on why young musicians can’t play some venues
[SCREEN] leaves its more interesting female 32 “Itcharacters behind in favor of another wagon-full of Tommy Lee Jones grumpily sorting things out.”— Al Hoff reviews The Homesman
[ARTS] a farce about fame, fantasy and 38 “It’s failed headstands.” — Bill O’Driscoll on one of the short stories in Craig Bernier’s new collection
[LAST PAGE] gets you where you want 55 “Tenacity to go and gratitude doesn’t allow you to be angry along the way.” — Actor, producer and author Henry Winkler on the secret to career longevity
{REGULAR & SPECIAL FEATURES} NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY CHUCK SHEPHERD 16 EVENTS LISTINGS 40 SAVAGE LOVE BY DAN SAVAGE 49 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY 50 STUFF WE LIKE 52 N E W S
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