Dec. 25, 1998

Volume 18, Number 17

features

The Spirit of Volunteerism

Chances Are

BY SPIKE GILLESPIE

news

Fatal Error

Hooked on Drug Money

BY MONTE PAULSEN

"RIGHT THIS WRONG"

Preaching to the Converted

"Troubling Era"

BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

Who's on First?

United -- for Now

BY JENNY STAFF

food

The Tasting

Burst Bubbles

BY ROBB WALSH

The Word from the Experts

Din Ho Chinese Bbq Restaurant

Food-O-File

Ms. Santa With Attitude

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

music

I'll Be Home for Christmas

BY CHRISTOPHER HESS

On the 12th Day of Christmas

BY MICHAEL BERTIN

Dancing About Architecture

Flipping Your Whigs

BY KEN LIECK

Christmas Records

Christmas Records

Celtic Christmas Iv
screens

Cozying Up to The Faculty

BY LOUIS BLACK

Scanlines

1998 Video Wrap-Up

Have Yourself an Animated Christmas

BY MARGARET MOSER

Short Cuts

BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

Film Reviews

Down in the Delta

The Faculty

Co-written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson and George Huang (Swimming With Sharks), The Faculty is pure Robert Rodriguez: jam-packed with action, suspense, humor, horror, and plenty of cinematic homages.

The Last Emperor: Director's Cut

Mighty Joe Young

Patch Adams

Shadrach

Shakespeare in Love

It's flighty, improbable stuff, meant not to be a historical restorative but a modern romantic tribute to the scribe whose words have launched a million sonnets.

Stepmom

arts & culture

A Cultural Hero

BY MARY JANE GARZA

Articulations

Blanton Architect Named

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Arts Reviews

columns

Happy Holidays ... and Thanks for Your Many Gifts All Year

Coach's Corner

BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON

Day Trips

Coming up ...

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

Page Two

BY LOUIS BLACK

Public Notice

Holiday Wish List, Part Two

BY KATE X MESSER

Postmarks

Reusing Seaholm

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

Warning: Bible Lesson

BY MICHAEL VENTURA

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