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Cover Story Features


06.17.03


COVER STORY

The Other Tallulah
Critics call it a brutal institution. The Legislature wants to shut it down. Tallulah townspeople say the prison might not have been perfect, but it was always hiring.
By Katy Reckdahl



NEWS & VIEWS

Letters to the Editor

Commentary
Making waves.

News
Remembering the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott;
Gambit Weekly Wins National Awards.

Politics
Clancy DuBos on the governor's race.

Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu on vacation.


FEATURES

Recollections About a Bully
A street fight between two teens changes the balance of power – and ideas about courage and strength.

By Ronnie Virgets

Blake Pontchartrain
New Orleans' know-it-all.

Shop Talk
Kandace Power Graves on Arabella.


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT


Pigskin and Penzance
Tight end-turned-actor Joseph Akin tackles Gilbert and Sullivan for Tulane's Summer Lyric Theater.

By Frank Etheridge




Hot Seven

Our suggestions for all that's worth doing and seeing this week,
including the HotPick.



Special Events Listings



Music

Set Break
Scott Jordan on Tin Men.

Music Listings


Club Directory




The Arts


Theater Review
Dalt Wonk is on vacation; his column returns in July.

Inside Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on Roberto Ortiz and Ashley Hope Carlisle.

Books
Greg Peters on Louisiana Purchase.

Theater, Art and Books Listings
A week's worth of culture.

 

Film 

Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on Manito.


Film Review
David Lee Simmons on North By Northwest.

Master Series
David Lee Simmons begins a five-part, online-only series, "Revisiting the Masters," this week with a look at Erich von Stroheim. Next week: Alfred Hitchcock.


Film Listings


CUISINE

Restaurant Review

Sara Roahen on Ninja.


Food News

By David Lee Simmons

Wine of the Week

By Brenda Maitland
 

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