Ned Oldham's feature profiles Paul Darmafall, better known as outsider artist
. In Mobtown Beat, Brennen Jensen reports on opposition to a
. The Nose finds
working as a talk-radio host in Atlanta. In Campaign Beat, Erika Blount Danois reports on the effort to
and Van Smith describes how easily
get elected. Ballot Stuffing weighs in on the fundraising tactics of
and
during the start of the campaign season. Michael Anft's Media Circus explains why
is something to worry about. Tom Chalkley's Charmed Life tells the story of
.
has letters from Richard J. Cross III, Jack Stout, Joe Giordano, and Max Obuszewski. The columns are: Suz Redfearn's Germ Bag, on
; Joe MacLeod's Mr. Wrong, on
; Mink Stole's Think Mink, on
; and Wiley Hall III's Urban Rhythms, on
. Scocca & MacLeod's proto-blog,
, reads the comics so you don't have to. In Art: Bret McCabe can't pigeon-hole the works of
at Gallery Four; and Mike Giuliano spins a yarn from the works of
at Maryland Art Place. Joab Jackson, in The Arts, tries to explain
, a subject dear to Peter Wayner. In Stage, Brennen Jensen finds fault with Fells Point Corner Theatre's production of Victoria Danos'
, and John Barry Theatre Hopkins' production of
, by Stephen Sondheim and Julia McKenzie. Feedback is: Bret McCabe on
at Ottobar; Josephine Yun on
at the Peabody Conservatory and Shriver Hall; and Geoffrey Himes on
at the Rouse Theatre. Tony Green's Music essay celebrates the dub-blues of
. In Film: Joe MacLeod understands
; and Ian Grey files
under "chilly and distant," while finding
a "precision" instrument of horror. Michelle Gienow's Dish enjoys the view, if not the food, at
. In Cheap Eats, Michelle Gienow basks in
.
