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February 8-14, 1996
Cover
Public Eye: The Merc takes quote mutilation to extremes; and a judge candidate heeds 'honor thy mother,' especially if she has a Hispanic family name.
Movies
Angels & Insects: Victorians go buggy, in a sexy kind of way.
Nobody Loves Me: An amusing story of a death-obsessed German gal.
Music
Dead Man Singing: Passionate songwriting lives on the soundtrack that never was.
After the Rain: John McLaughlin turns down the volume.
Beat Street: The self-proclaimed "buttfuckers of rock & roll" come to the Cactus Club.
Comics
Too Much Coffee, Man: The java jones infects comic-book heroes.
Art
Piecing Together the Past: African American artist Betye Saar assembles her Personal Icons at the de Saisset Museum.
Opera
The Marriage of Figaro: A witty performance of sublime delight and poignancy.
Classical
Epic Brahms and Schumann: Two musical works born of high inspiration and exalted craft made for a blockbuster program.
Stimulating Snacks: Searching for aphrodisiacs among the Spanish Fly and ginseng.