Ten Years Ago in City Paper: March 28, 2001

The feature is James Michael Brodie, on what became of pro basketball's

. In Mobtown Beat, Anna Ditkoff finds controversy at Johns Hopkins University's

, Michael Anft heralds a

at Coppin State University, and Van Smith autopsies a

in Annapolis. The Nose snorts over City Hall

and sniffs out money for

. Charles Cohen's Charmed Life examines the many talents of

. 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

; Joab Jackson's Cyberpunk, on

; and Tom Scocca's 8 Upper, on

. Scocca & MacLeod's proto-blog,

, reads the comics so you don't have to. In Books, Andy Markowitz is disappointed to find that two new Hunter S. Thompson releases--

Fear and Loathing in America

and

Screwjack and Other Stories

--are no

The Great Shark Hunt

. Art is Mike Giuliano, on

of paintings by Roberto Azank and photographs by Tatiana Palnitska and Linda Ingraham. John Sewell's Zine Pool celebrates the lefty fire of

Clamor

. In Stage, Brennen Jensen gets a kick out of Rep Stage's production of

Pageant

and Anna Ditkoff takes issue with the stereotypes in Everyman Theatre's production of Pearl Cleage's

Blues for an Alabama Sky

. Feedback is Joe MacLeod sonic-boomed by

at Towson Center Arena and Lee Gardner born again by

at Fletchers. In Film: Ian Grey says

Say It Isn't So

isn't so good,

Crimes of Passion

is creepily insightful, and

Someone Like You

is a sell-out; Jaimie Baron struggles to like

Faithless

and

The Brothers

; and Jack Purdy finds that

Mystic Pizza

comes with extra toppings. Susan Fradkin's Belly Up keeps an open mind about

.

(Editor's note: Please remember that this restaurant review is exactly a decade old, so take any information within with a shaker of salt.)