Issue edited by Josh Friedman. Cover stories include "Lene Lovich: Ain't So Strange," by Debra Rae Cohen; "Serpico Rising," by Norm Green; "Roland Barthes," by David Rieff and James McCourt; "E. 7th St. Resurrection," by Peter Freiberg; "Carey's Cronies Cash In," by Allan Wolper. Art reporting includes "Who Pulled the Video Plug," by John Perreault; "Reviews," William Zimmer on John Schultz, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Robert Yucikas; "Kvetching in the Catskills," by Andy Grundberg. Cover photo by Jimmy DeSana.