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12.21.04
COVER
STORY
Jingle Bell Rock
Alex Rawls searches for the true meaning of Christmas songs.
NEWS & VIEWS
Commentary
The promise of Jordan
In Search of Mr. Bingle
To local children, the little snow fairy with the upside-down ice-cream cone hat was real. Now, it's up to New Orleans to keep his spirit going.
By Sean P. Doles
Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu on a city killed
Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.
Politics
Clancy DuBos in praise of St. Anthony
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Image Conscious
New Orleans' Hazard County Girls find out just how real "reality TV" is when the band appears on the Learning Channel's A Makeover Story.
By Rob Bryant
Hot
Seven
Our suggestions for all that's worth doing and seeing this week, including
the Hot Pick.
Special Events
Listings
Music
Opening Act
Alex Rawls' top 10 national CDs of 2004
Music Listings
Who's
playing where and when this week.
The Arts
Theater
Dalt Wonk on Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on Karoline Schleh, Jill Solomon, Elizabeth Fox and Babylon Lexicon
Books
Erik Spanberg on The Final Solution
Theater, Art and Books Listings
A week's worth of culture.
Film
Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on Ocean's Twelve
Film Review
David Lee Simmons on The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
DVD Review - online exclusive!
David Lee Simmons on DVD gift sets from Alfred Hitchcock and Wong Kar-Wai; Shala Carlson on The Ultimate Oliver Stone Collection
Film Listings
CUISINE
Restaurant Review
Sara Roahen on Cuvee
Food News
By Sara Roahen
Wine of the Week
By Brenda Maitland
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