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This Issue 10/12/2006

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• The truman show continues
• Reviews
• Betsy Palmer's triumphant return
• Streetbeats
• From the editor
• Columbia counterpoint

Rock out with your cock out

2006 Pabst Blue Ribbon Rock Paper Scissors Keystone Classic

421 N. 7th St.

Sat, 6 p.m., $10

www.northeastrpschamps.com

A beer company sponsoring a playground game tournament? Oh, the irony. However, the two-year-old Pabst Blue Ribbon Rock Paper Scissors Keystone Classic is not your average recess activity; these people take their RPS very seriously. For example, in an effort to keep the game as pure as possible, players are only allowed to throw Rock, Paper or Scissors (that's right - none of that Water, Fire, Dynamite BS), the three prime shoot rule (as in "Rock, Paper, Scissors. shoot!") is honored and the use of the "vertical Paper" is highly discouraged. For those of you brave enough to participate, prizes range from $50-850. While the competition is capped at 128 players, spectators can also enjoy the excitement that is the intense world of competitive RPS. - Julia Rubin

freaky friday

80's Stalk 'N Slash Triple Feature

International House

3701 Chestnut St.

Fri, 8 p.m., $12

(215) 387-5125

www.ihousephilly.org

You may not have realized it, but tomorrow is Friday the 13th. Yes, it's true - that apocryphal day of bad luck, curses and unprovoked anxiety attacks has come upon us once again, and there's no stopping it. Although you can't stop it, you can rejoice in the scariness of the day by attending I-House's film salute to horror flicks of the '80s. The triple-feature includes the masterpieces Sleepaway Camp, Graduation Day and Wacko. There really can't be anything better than an old-school flick from the '80s combined with the cheesiness of melodramatic horror movies. Assuming you make it through the day in one piece, an indoor film screening is an assuredly safe way to pass the last few hours of the ill-fated day. I hope nobody has an interview, test, or romantic rendezvous that is fucked up by the spell of the day. Unless you're in Wharton - then I just really don't care about you. - Rachel Friedman

sad songs by

pretty boys

Matt Nathanson and Carbon Leaf

Theatre of Living Arts

334 South St.

Tue, 8 p.m., $17.50

(215) 922-1011

www.theateroflivingarts.net