COVER STORY: Howard Dean
SPOTLIGHT: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Melissa Etheridge, Nicholas Sparks, Billy Cundiff, Brian Wilson, Dave Holland
CULTURED: John Kerry's kids, What is a caucus?, Internship Life – politics, Des Moines' East Village, Chicago's art scene, Anna Gaskell, Milwaukee Art Museum
JOURNEYED: Chicago, Milwaukee, Des Moines, England, TravelHERO.com
5 SENSES: "Return of the King," Dave Matthews, "Beasts," "Big Fish," Blink-182, Cyndi Lauper, Low, 2003 CDs you might have missed, OutKast, Jay-Z, No Doubt
AFTER HOURS – Chicago: Black Orchid, Goodman Theatre, Maggiano's Schaumburg, the Buzz Café, Prairie Rock Brewery Co.
AFTER HOURS – Des Moines: Mondo's, the Loft, Centro, Court Avenue Restaurant and Brewery, Lakeside Casino and Resort
AFTER HOURS – Milwaukee: Rock Bottom Brewery, Water Street Brewery, Bradley Center, Potawatomi Bingo Casino

SPOTLIGHT: Adam Herz, Blue Man Group, Dave Coulier, Janeane Garofalo, "Office Space" A cult classic, 5 years later, Ron Livingston, Gary Cole
David Herman, Ajay Naidu, Stephen Root, Richard Reihle, John C. McGinley, Paul Willson, Greg Pitts, Michael McShane, Joe Bays
CULTURED: Black History month, Internet Dating, Internship Life – Rolling Stone, Presidential race, Metrosexuals, Des Moines caucus follow-up
JOURNEYED: E-mails from Dan, Austin, Texas, Washington, D.C., Priceline.com, Sears Tower Skydeck, Mitchell Park Domes
5 SENSES: John Mayer, MXPX, Simple Plan, Ani Difranco, Johnny Cash, Kylie Minogue, Nelly Furtado, "American Wedding," "Escape from New York," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," "21 Grams," "American Splendor," "Cold Mountain," "The Big Bounce," "In America," Movie Award show breakdown, Oscars preview, Michael Moore, Mitch Albom
AFTER HOURS - Chicago: Bahama Breeze, Gameworks, Oak Park Ale House, Second City, Victory Gardens Theater
AFTER HOURS - Des Moines: Crush, Funny Bone, Splash, Stella's, The Lift
AFTER HOURS - Milwaukee: Pizza Man, Game Time, John Hawks Pub, McGilicuddy's, Pabst Theater
ABOUT: Lumino's Launch Party

COVER STORY: Jewel
SPOTLIGHT: Today's music, Train, Michelle Branch, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fountains of Wayne, O.A.R., the Walkmen, Wheat, Story of the Year, Earl Slick, Steve Azar, Sleeping at Last, Maurice Joshua
CULTURED: Ralph Nader, Gary Bauer, Safe sex, Umphrey's McGee, Cheating in school, the Beatles and the evolution of rock
JOURNEYED: Indianapolis, Wisconsin Dells, Travelocity.com, On the road with Planes Mistaken for Stars, E-mails from Dan 2 of 3
5 SENSES: "The Passion of the Christ," "Starsky & Hutch," "Lost in Translation, "Radio," "Boondock Saints," Norah Jones, Kelis, the Beatles, Rufus Wainwright, Neil Young, Jonatha Brooke, Pennywise, Me Without You, Linkin Park, O.A.R., Robert Randolph, the Bens
AFTER HOURS – Chicago: Steppenwolf Theatre, Abbey Pub, VooDoo, Ram Brewery, Ed Debevic's
AFTER HOURS – Des Moines: Ohana Steakhouse, Hessen Haus, Rock Bottom Brewery, Royal Mile
AFTER HOURS – Milwaukee: Mo's Steakhouse, Safe House, Mimma's Café, Redroom, Tula's

SPOTLIGHT: Dennis Franz, Tom Arnold, Josh Schwartz of the O.C., Trishelle Canatella, Peter Vecsey, Chris Rose, TV worship
CULTURED: My TV Boyfriend, TV on DVD, Making a CD with the Wil Seabrook Band, the Versatones, Farming in Iowa, Serious online dating, the Richard Clarke controversy
JOURNEYED: Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Key West, Amtrak, E-mails from Dan 3 of 3
5 SENSES: "Friends," "24," "Survivor," "Kingdom Hospital," the Darkness, Liz Phair, Local H, the Vines and Jet, Blindside, Stipwax: The Vines, "Dawn of the Dead," "The Ladykillers," "Secret Window," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Schindler's List," "As Seen on TV," "The Splinter Factory."
AFTER HOURS - Chicago: Sound Bar, High Risk Gallery, Whirlaway Lounge, Wildfire, Howl at the Moon
AFTER HOURS - Des Moines: Peggy's, Metro Market, Limey's, the Best Place Ever, Java Joe's
AFTER HOURS - Milwaukee: Miller Park, Karl Ratzsch’s, Trocadero, Eve

COVER STORY: "Queer as Folk" gives America a culture shock
SPOTLIGHT: Hal Sparks, Randy Harrison, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell, Harris Allen, Thea Gill, Jim Breuer, Abby Gennett
CULTURED: Megan Mullally, Growing up gay, AIDS, Inborn or learned?, Gay/nature don't mix, Porn industry crisis, What makes someone gay?
JOURNEYED: Coachella Festival, Six Flags, Los Angeles
5 SENSES: Prince, Air, Wynton Marsalis, the Strokes, Ben Kweller, the Indigo Girls, "Can You Keep a Secret?" "Never: Poems," "Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius," "13 Going on 30," Summer movie preview, "Kill Bill Vol. I & II"
AFTER HOURS – Chicago: Aragon Ballroom, Old Town School of Folk Music, Sidetrack, Artful Dodger
AFTER HOURS – Des Moines: House of Bricks, Des Moines Farmers Market, West End, 801 Steakhouse
AFTER HOURS – Milwaukee: Lake Park Bistro, Tracks, Hi-Fi Café, Rosebud, Three

COVER STORY: Blink-182 leads summer concert season
SPOTLIGHT: Blink-182, Offspring, Yellowcard, Summerfest, Local H, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Uncle Kracker, Stereogram, Barenaked Ladies, MxPx, Polyphonic Spree, Lin Brehmer
CULTURED: Gay Marriage, Cicada Invasion, Cornerstone, Summer TV, Gas prices skyrocket, Barbecueing tips, Summer drinks
JOURNEYED: The Twin Cities, Bloomington, Ind., TED Airlines, Shoreline sightseeing, TravelZoo.com
5 SENSES: No Doubt, Blink 182, Offspring, Yellowcard, P.O.D., Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Troy, Shrek 2, Day After Tomorrow, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Courtney Love, Uncle Kracker, Modest Mouse, David Cross, Morrissey, Under the Radar - Michael Penn, Sex Lives of Cannibals, Perks of Being a Wallflower.
AFTER HOURS - Chicago: Brookfield Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Music Box Theater, Heart & Soul Cafe
AFTER HOURS - Milwaukee: Cafe Lulu, Palomino, Solly's Grillen, the Rave, Milwaukee County Zoo
AFTER HOURS - Des Moines: AUra, Drink, Blank Park Zoo, Paul Revere's, Fleuer Cinema