November 6th, 2008 issue #0745

• THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Unthinkable: Texas Tech victory also unrememberable
• CLARIFICATION- Not a bloodbath?
• DR. HOOK- Weight loss II: Slow it down and get it down
• REALESTATE-UPDATE- STILL AVAILABLE
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Gas fuming: Why a gallon costs less in Richmond than here

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• The future was then: Hideyo Okamura channels El Lissitzky
• Kitchen confidential: Matthew Hart, The Local
• Vinegar Hill back from the dead!
• Aliens-sated: Human supremacy preserved
• Evolving duo: Mates of State hit Gravity
• Snap o' the day: Fonda and son
• Remembering Justine, as Abshire accused of more abuse
• Landmark Hotel 'topped off' this morning
• Low flow: Now that Rivanna River is undammed
• Neighborhoods press Council on dredging
• YMCA: McIntire softball destruction not our fault

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Encore? Did a violence-free Jay-Z show just save local hip-hop?

Essays

• Vinegar Hill: the long almost-goodbye

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Wood you? How to install a wood stove

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- Golden gal: Olympian Shoop brings home Beijing bling

Letters

• LETTER- Don't diss Bill McDonough

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Huggable: <i>Role Models</i> will make you laugh

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Jilted park: Forest Hills funding snatched

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- MamaCain: Would-be First Mom stumps for her son

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Who's your favorite hip-hop artist?

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Paint-by-numbers: House follows appealing formula

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Pat him? Like poker players, dogs have a tell

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Generation gap? Embrace generalizations about us all