May 25th, 2006 issue #0521

• CULTURE- BUZZ BOX Live or not? Thompson/D'earth aim for lively
• DR. HOOK- Hairy, barren, fat: PCOS makes life miserable
• REAL ESTATE UPDATE- OFF THE BLOCK

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Art Features

• CULTURE- ART FEATURE- Water works: McGuffey floats a group show

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- TJ's guide to the best summer ever

Essays

• ESSAY- Thinking cap: Put it on thrice weekly

Facetime

• FACETIME- 'Mother.Father': Portraits to create a community

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER-Balding lawn? You better hurry!

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- Ehren-rights: Activist's work is never done

Letters

• LETTER- Breastfeeding not sexual
• LETTER- Cats are like relatives
• LETTER- Change the cat laws
• LETTER- It's all ego

On Architecture

• Cox's army: UVA team has winning coast design

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Opie v. Opus Dei: Howard's code for 'let down'

Music Reviews

• MUSIC REVIEW- Join in: Nice Jenkins' 'party' fun for all

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Rose Purdy- 1984 Volvo 240

News

• NEWS- Ark de triumph: Evan's boat nears completion
• NEWS- Carmen's Legacy: Community rails against alleged cat killer
• NEWS- Emma wins: Martin/Horn snags top prize
• NEWS- Protesters acquitted: In arrests, timing is all
• NEWS- Unfit justice: A peeper remains free

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- Call to action: Sheehan, Wright urge end to war

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What would TJ do here this summer?

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Baby face: Big head tot is no monster

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Curtail email: Take this test... and take control

The Dish

• FOOD- DISH- Trouble in paradise: Bartender toasts, takes tumble

The Fearless Consumer

• THE FEARLESS CONSUMER- Fine print: The rental car insurance thicket