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Off the Cutting Edge
Sara Bir's blog.

For the Week of
February 8-14, 2006

Cover Story: Sex: 2006:
Piercing Tales: The DIY punk aesthetic of the Suicide Girls purports to avoid the demeaning gaze of porn, but several former models claim that it's just sleaze as usual.

News: Unmarried and Unequal:
Day of love highlights inequities among couples.

The Byrne Report: Blood Sacrifice.

Briefs: Grove Rebellion.

Rev: Better watch out: surveillance cameras are everywhere.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Romance Sucks: Notes on the death of the romantic comedy.

Crushingly Spastic: Archeopteryx are damn good at being horrible.

Recapturing Clarksdale: 'Evolution' revisits the birth of the blues.

Like Water for Chocolate?: The shocking truth about red wine and chocolate: They don't mix.

Swirl n' Spit: Slings and Arrows.

First Bite: Redd.

Morsels: Identity Crisis.

Real-Life Kitchen: Cookbooks Have No Calories.