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Film
Family (Hit) Men
Considering they make a living by murdering mafiosos and cutting down crime lords, it’s surprising that most Hollywood hit men are such good family members.
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Ego
Ego of the Week: Alex Toumayan
Although Alex Toumayan, Mask & Wig’s head writer, claims he isn’t very funny, Street finds him amusing enough to make him this week’s Ego.
by 34TH STREET
Music
Interview: Cymbals Eat Guitars
Cymbals Eat Guitars, a rock band from Staten Island, will bless Penn with its presence tomorrow night.For those of you who couldn’t get enough of what they had to say in the magazine, here’s an extended version of the interview.
by DANIEL FELSENTHAL
Music
Interview: Real Estate
Originally from New Jersey, Real Estate is a four-piece band whose sound might be deemed psychedelic.
by DANIEL FELSENTHAL
Film
Review: True Grit
How dare they remake the film that earned John Wayne his only Oscar!
Such is the resounding cry of film scholars and devoted fans of the Duke alike.
by 34TH STREET
The Gutter: 12.02.2010
Das Guttah is back from a brief hiatus with the biggest news of the semester — hell, the year: as a sighting in front of Tap House a fortnight ago confirmed, the infamous Coke Twins are back. Apparently, they’ve shacked up with their parents in the Philly area and plan on stopping by campus between shenanigans.
by 34TH STREET
Lowbrow
Shoutouts Fall 2010
The text you have all been dying to read is finally here: the introductory paragraph to this semester’s batch of side–splitting, love–declaring and downright venomous Shoutouts.
by 34TH STREET
Just Another Jolly Night
Amid the bachelorette sashes, inebriated middle–aged couples and underagers, two slightly graying men sit at matching grand pianos.
by JESSICA GOODMAN
Arts
Thank God It’s (First) Friday
This monthly art block–party is more than just an excuse to pilfer cups of wine from the galleries lining Second Street.
by 34TH STREET
Arts
Review: Wharton Esherick
The work of Wharton Esherick just asks to be ignored. Sitting in Van Pelt amongst angrily buzzing computers and tired students buzzed on caffeine, an art exhibition doesn’t stand a chance.
by 34TH STREET
Ego
Review: Thefeast.com
Take a seat and indulge in the latest of “where to go” websites: thefeast.com. The premise of the site is to “take you to the best places to eat, shop and play in the city.” Luckily for us, Philadelphia is one of the cities on The Feast’s radar.
by 34TH STREET
Review
Review: Jet Wine Bar
Within 24 hours of reopening the South Street Bridge, archaeologist Jill Weber gave West Philadelphians an intoxicating incentive to test the new pavement.
by ELLIE LEVITT
Review
Review: Village Belle
Though it’s a bit of a trek from campus, Village Belle is worth an excursion to Front Street in Queen Village for its lovely atmosphere and solid fare.
by JESSICA GOODMAN
Music
Review: NIcky Minaj, Pink Friday
I was pretty much destined to have a complicated relationship with Nicki Minaj. On the one hand I just want her to succeed; one, because she is trying to revive the sadly lapsed tradition of fierce female rappers, and two — my more visceral reason — because she, like me, is a woman of Caribbean descent trying to do big things.
by 34TH STREET
Music
One Track Mind: “Doncamite,” Gorillaz
If you thought Gorillaz were satisfied with this year’s Plastic Beach, their epic, critically–acclaimed third album, you’d be wrong.
by 34TH STREET
Music
Review: Girl Talk, All Day
All Day is, by its very nature, an extremely difficult album to review. There aren’t really “songs” to highlight, themes to pick up on, lyrics to quote.
by 34TH STREET
Film
Review: Black Swan
Black Swan begins with an exhilarating ballet number. The camera circles continuously around Nina (Portman) as she performs Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, a ballet that requires her to adopt the personalities of both the “White Swan” and the “Black Swan.” The cinematography and choreography are breathtaking as the number progresses, slowly spiraling out of control as the dark side increasingly takes over.
This tension between the bipolar personalities of Swan Lake’s protagonist drives the film, as Nina embodies the White Swan’s grace and fragility but cannot quite demonstrate the manic intensity required to play the Black Swan.
by 34TH STREET
Film
Review: The Fighter
It’s telling that The Fighter is named as such. A more descriptive title might have been “The Boxer,” but this is not a biopic about boxing.
by 34TH STREET
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