Molly Rath's feature untangles what's fundamentally wrong with
. In Mobtown Beat, Afefe Tyehimba looks at efforts to restore
in Maryland. The Nose smokes Comptroller William Donald Schaefer's
. Michael Anft's Media Circus examines
. In Charmed Life, Charles Cohen checks out the
. The columns are: Suz Redfearn's Germ Bag, on
; Joe MacLeod's Mr. Wrong, on
; Mink Stole's Think Mink, on
; Wiley Hall III's Urban Rhythms, on
; and Tom Scocca's 8 Upper, on
. Scocca & MacLeod's proto-blog,
, reads the comics so you don't have to. In Books, Brennen Jensen celebrates the release of James Taylor's
. Art is Mike Giuliano, on the paintings of
at Gomez Gallery. In Stage, Mike Giuliano has some bones to pick with Fells Point Corner Theatre's production of Lynn Notage's
. Film is: Lee Gardner, praising
; Andy Markowitz, calling
"the funniest football movie ever"; Ian Grey, finding relief in
and being unnerved by
; Eric Allen Hatch, giving
its due; and Adele Marley, saying Nicole Kidman saves
and finding that nothing can save
. Michelle Gienow's Dish finds
"outstanding."