Washington City Paper: Contents for Apr. 5

The Great White Hopeful
Rudy Giuliani rode his tough-talking Republican schtick to the New York mayor's office. David Catania will ride his tough-talking Republican schtick to a long career on the D.C. Council.

Cover Story

Rudy Giuliani rode his tough-talking Republican schtick to the New York mayor's office. David Catania will ride his tough-talking Republican schtick to a long career on the D.C. Council.

Photographs by Darrow Montgomery

On Jan. 27, Arthur H. Jackson Jr. posted a political call to arms on themail, an online newsletter on District issues. Although a member of the D.C. Democratic State Committee (DSC), Jackson was writing to plug the leadership of the city's most vocal Republican, At-Large Councilmember David Catania.

"We believe David Catania makes sense for DC more now than ever. We need a leader not afraid to tell corrupt DC officials we will not tolerate misuse of the public trust. From East of the River to Capitol Hill to the proposed towers in Ward 3, [Mayor Anthony A.] Williams has violated the public trust and faces his own ethics questions," Jackson wrote. "We urge all DC residents tired of this shameful administration to call David Catania's office and tell him we need him as Mayor now."

The sales pitch launched a draft-Catania movement that billed itself as a "bipartisan coalition of DC residents tired of ethics violations, corruption, and government incompetence and insensitivity to the needs of the people of this city."... Continued

Issue of Apr. 5 - 11, 2002

News and Features

The Great White Hopeful
Rudy Giuliani rode his tough-talking Republican schtick to the New York mayor's office. David Catania will ride his tough-talking Republican schtick to a long career on the D.C. Council.
Cover Story By Jonetta Rose Barras
Low-Hanging Fruit
How the press missed the hard news in Milton Berle's passing
The City By Erik Wemple
Day Out, Day In
D.C. Department of Corrections officials told Michael D. Hamilton he was free to go. Then they called to say they'd made a mistake.
The City By Annys Shin
Reality Bites
MTV's Real World has dissed the District 11 times.
The City By Brian Montopoli
Cafe Ole
Nimby Tribunal By Dave Nuttycombe
Uphill Climb
The Mail By Maurice Boyd
Executive Privilege
The Mail By Peggy Cooper Cafritz
Place Kicker
The Mail By Mike Livingston
Critical Beatdown
The Mail By Scott Wauchope

Columns

In Chess, White Always Goes First
Cheap Seats By Dave McKenna
Return to Sender's Boss
City Desk By Jason Cherkis
On the Fence
City Desk By Elissa Silverman
Meeting Between the Lines
Loose Lips By Elissa Silverman

Eats

Movies

Crimes and Punishment
Film Review By Arion Berger
Van Wilder
Film Review By Tricia Olszewski
Promises
Film Review By Christopher Hawthorne
The Rookie
Film Review By Tricia Olszewski

Music

Party Favor
Music Review By Shannon Zimmerman
Strange but True
Music Review By Brent Burton
Incest and Peppermints
Music Review By Glenn Dixon

Theater

Love in Vain
Theater Review By Robert Lalasz
Poetry Emotion
Theater Review By Bob Mondello

Arts and Events

Pocket Change
Go-go fusionists Crossover Band and Most Valuable Players think it's time for D.C.'s native sound to grow up.
Arts By Sarah Godfrey
Monster Ball
Opera By Joe Banno
Within Those Walls
Artifacts By Annys Shin
Ill Manored
Artifacts By Louis Jacobson