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OCTOBER 21, 2005


  THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

  • SECTION 1
  • COVER STORY
  • This Man Is Not a Sexual Predator
  • At 21, Thomas Yancey killed a teenager during a robbery. He's served his time and is trying to make a clean start. But that's not easy when the state is telling the world he's a sex offender.
  • By Stephen Young and Bryan Brickner
  • DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • "So who do you think would win in a fight between Liz Armstrong and Debra Pickett?"
  • Hot Type
  • Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss should be glad she was banned from that press conference.
  • By Michael Miner
  • The Straight Dope
  • Tarzan's vines
  • By Cecil Adams
  • The Works
  • Bill Currie has a permit to blow his bagpipes on the Mag Mile, but the cops say it's not a license to annoy the neighbors. Plus: Lew Kreinberg's back in town.
  • By Ben Joravsky
  • Chicago Antisocial
  • Happy the Human Pincushion thinks the world would be a better place if we'd all just shove more spears through our faces.
  • By Liz Armstrong
  • The Sports Section
  • So the Sox would rather be lucky than good--but great teams make their own luck.
  • By Ted Cox
  • OUR TOWN
  • Beyond the Bitch Shield
  • At Approach Camp it's all about self-improvement.
  • By Anne Ford
  • Three Men and a Humvee
  • Writing a play was the only way Bobby Leonhard could process his time in Iraq.
  • By Patrick Daily
  • REVIEWS
  • Movies
  • Capote and Good Night, and Good Luck
  • By Jonathan Rosenbaum
  • Music
  • The Slits Live at the Gibus Club and Liz Phair's Somebody's Miracle
  • By Jessica Hopper
  • The Warlocks' Surgery
  • By Monica Kendrick
  • Lurker of Chalice, Lurker of Chalice
  • By Monica Kendrick
  • PLUS
  • Boutique of the Week
  • Exhibit
  • By Heather Kenny
  • Ink Well
  • This week's crossword: Play Calling
  • By Ben Tausig
  • Complete Section 1
  • (25.7 MB)
  • SECTION 2
  • The Business
  • Snob or slob? Sociologists say it’s getting hard to tell the difference.
  • By Deanna Isaacs
  • Restaurants
  • In Business: Vosges branches out . . . into yoga and pet supplies?
  • By Susannah J. Felts
  • Art
  • Works by Roger Brown and Jesse Howard combined into "tableaux" at Betty Rymer
  • By Tony Adler
  • SECTION 3
  • The Meter
  • Peter Guralnick's latest opus is on Chicago-bred soul icon Sam Cooke.
  • By Bob Mehr
  • SECTION 4
  • Savage Love
  • Guest advice from Midori
  • By Dan Savage
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