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This Issue 03/29/2007

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• Ego of the Week
• Best of Penn
• Word on the Street
• Ego of the Week

Ain't no other britney
Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics Tour
Wachovia Center
3601 S. Broad St.
Tue, 7:30 p.m., $55-95
(215) 336-3600
www.comcast-spectacor.com
Once upon a time, everyone thought that Britney Spears would be the next Madonna. Between her synthesized pop tunes and her bodacious bod, Britney had "Madonna for Generation Y" written all over her. But then Britney floundered, leaving little girls (and those who spend too much time reading People magazine) wondering who would be the next Princess of Pop. Well, Britney's long-overshadowed fellow Mickey Mouse Club alum Christina Aguilera is here to pick up the pieces. Sure, we had our doubts. Who could forget the X-tina era and the infamous "Dirrty" music video? But still, we never should have questioned that this "Fighter" would make a triumphant return to the pop charts. Hell, she beat out Miss Spears for the 2000 Best New Artist Grammy and scored herself a less-skeevy-than-Kevin Federline hubby in Jordan Bratman. With her Back to Basics album and sassy new style, Aguilera's star doesn't look to be dimming anytime soon. Let's just hope she doesn't take a cue from her former rival and go for the bald look.
-Gillian Levinson

Phillies, phinally?
Phillies Home Opener
Citizens Bank Park
One Citizens Bank Way
Mon, 1:05 p.m., $15-50
www.phillies.com
The Phillies haven't won a World Series since 1980, when most Penn seniors were negative five years old. (Ah, to be negative five again.) But things have been looking up in recent years - last year they managed a second place finish in the National League East division, and lately Ryan Howard has cast an imposing shadow over opponents on the diamond. Sure, their fans can't hope to measure up to Jimmy Fallon's life-consuming obsession in Fever Pitch, but that's no reason to be discouraged. There's still hope that one day Drew Barrymore will star in a film about the Phillies, but if that movie were made today, Drew would never fall in love and would wind up dead from cheesesteak-clogged arteries. So let's root, root, root for the home team on opening day. Cracker Jacks may be disgusting, but by golly, it's an American tradition (and sometimes you get a free prize)!
-Heather Schwedel

Close encounters of the Lexical kind
Spelldown
Kelly Writers House
3805 Locust Walk
Sat, 7 p.m., free
(215) 573-WRIT
www.writing.upenn.edu/wh/