| Feature Story | Next Exit 4 Years: Mapping a New Direction | National GLBT groups chart a second-term course | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | No Cherry on Top | After a smaller-than-expected Cherry 9, the Cherry Fund unable to make planned donations to charities | By Sean Bugg |
| Film | Living Dolls | 'Seed of Chucky' abandons fear for laffs, but the joke is on those who pay good money to endure its mediocrity | by Randy Shulman |
| Film | Home Movies | Jonathan Caouette discusses 'Tarnation,' his new documentary | Randy Shulman |
| Stage | Triumphant Trio | 'Two Gentleman of Verona' has never felt so enormously sublime, while the rarely-produced 'Pericles' is a mirthful treat | by Jolene Munch |
| Clublife | Big Blowoff | An album and concert grows from Bob Mould and Richard Morel's music-driven party | By Doug Rule |
| Soundwaves (archive) | Soundwaves | Way Out West, Gwen Stefani, RuPaul | by Doug Rule |
| Gears | Sitting Pretty | 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Wagon | By Sean Bugg |
| Money | Checks and Balances | Money: Understanding how the new 'Check 21' will affect you and your bank | By Mark Helm |
| Opinion | First Class | Commentary: Alphabet Soup | By Kristina Campbell |
| Snapshots | Bear Invasion 2004 | Presented by DCBC. Four Points Sheraton. | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | Lizard Lounge | Lizard Lounge | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | Cobalt/30 Degrees | Cobalt/30 Degrees | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | SMYAL's 7th Annual Fall Brunch | Renaissance Mayflower | Henry Linser |