Between the Sheets and the Shackles at the 33rd Philadelphia Film Festival
(12/04/24 4:07pm)
Sexuality: society loves to package it, police it, profit off it, and then pretend it’s too taboo to talk about.
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Letter from the Editor, December 2024
(12/04/24 4:40pm)
Philadelphia, Nov. 19. I’m relishing in the quiet cold. I’ve just gotten out of my economics class. The dusk is just temperate enough that I can sit in the glow of light seeping from Van Pelt–Dietrich Library onto the wooden bench looking at Locust Walk. Measured footsteps lull me into prayer–like contemplation.
Yeat Flatlines On ‘Lyfestyle’
(01/16/25 12:21am)
A pretty clear line can be drawn tracing Yeat’s musical evolution since he first blew up in 2021. Initially, there was the incredible run of 4L, Up 2 Më, and 2 Alivë: a seamless melding of hungry delivery, bouncy and hypnotic beat selections, and playfully tongue–in–cheek lyrics, half of which stuck in the form of inescapable vocal stims (“I been spinnin’ off these percs like I’m a laundromat”was generational shit). 2023’s AftërLyfe took an abrupt turn, with fewer memorable bars, but a fruitful dip in experimentation and introspection.
Home Is Where The Walls Are
(01/26/25 11:26pm)
I am 18 and moving into my new dorm alone.
From Philadelphia to the Caribbean: Packing Barrels with Care
(11/22/24 4:01am)
I almost didn’t make it to Love Sent Across Seas. Housed in the Penn Museum, a building that takes up an entire block, I walked to the entrance of the nearby side and was faced with nothing more than shipping entrances. To my chagrin, standing coy and clueless, I met the woman behind the video installation, Dr. Neisha Terry of Stony Brook University, who was also lost, coming from Long Island. A professor, videographer, and incentive behind the VOICE (VocalizED Identity Crafting and Exploration) Lab, I got the privilege to speak with her on my way in, granting a literal behind–the–scenes look into the exhibit.
Bring Out the Pitchforks: Is Music Criticism Dead?
(02/17/25 7:32pm)
“Can the basement that they run p*tchfork out of just collapse already,” Halsey tweeted after reading the publication’s review of her 2020 album Manic—a review that said her newest work reminded them of “sitting miserably in the backseat of a Lyft.” This tweet was promptly deleted after Halsey found out that Pitchfork operates out of the World Trade Center. Halsey quickly tried to remedy the issue by claiming she was joking and was attempting to “poke at them back with the same aloof passive aggression they poke at artists with.”
More Than Just Food: Philadelphia's Repurposed Restaurants
(01/18/25 9:46pm)
Philly is, without a doubt, a diverse city. Home to residents of all backgrounds, its vibrant diversity and genuine sense of community create an atmosphere that is both welcoming and rich in character. Reflecting the city’s incredible assortment of cultures, several spots stand out as examples of how Philly's architectural heritage intersects with community–driven spaces.
A Childhood of Negative Aura?
(01/25/25 8:34pm)
Ah … the “good old days.” The days in question? Going outside for fresh air and kicking a ball around aimlessly for hours, of course. Maybe even waving around foam swords while concocting a multitude of imaginary scenarios involving dragons and princesses. Roll your eyes at this bout of nostalgia if you want, but with the rise of Generation Alpha and what has come to characterize their childhood, it seems that the stories our parents (or grandparents) have passed down may not seem so bad after all.
GRWM: A Genre–Hopping Guide to Pregame Music
(02/07/25 2:40am)
Siren–like synthesizers. The heady pulse of house. Punchy 808s that strain my cheap and overworked bluetooth speaker. The bubblegum–lilt of a K–pop track. As the semester enters a lull after the frenzy of midterms, I’ve swapped out my instrumentals and brown noise playlists for my cache of music to get ready to. On the weekends, I hook up my ailing JBL portable to a charging port as one would prepare an IV for a sickly patient, open up Spotify, and sing along as I power through my makeup routine, always slightly behind schedule.
Sexy is the New Scary
(11/20/24 7:24pm)
“Why are you dressed so scary?”
Between God and the Abyss: Korean Horror’s Dance with Faith and Madness
(01/23/25 4:26am)
Korean horror cinema is a beautiful sickness. It contains that slow, creeping dread that nestles in your bones, a shadow that won’t leave even after you turn on the lights. It doesn’t just haunt; it stains, sinking under the skin, warping everything familiar into something chillingly wrong.
'Seeking Mavis Beacon': The Silent Faces of Innovation
(11/20/24 2:59am)
Who is Mavis Beacon?
Welcome to The Starr Restaurant Universe
(01/29/25 1:04am)
Those new to the Philadelphia food scene typically associate the city with cheesesteaks and hoagies. But when they finally set foot on the streets, the air of high–culture cuisine is hard to miss. Among the most famous symbols of high–culture Philly is restaurateur and culinary icon Stephen Starr, whose food empire is so large it’s impossible to eat out and not know his name.
‘Chain–Gang All–Stars’: Your Local Dystopia
(11/17/24 11:25pm)
Dystopian novels captivated us in the 2010s. Books like Divergent, The Maze Runner, and, of course, The Hunger Games, seemed to whisper warnings about the state of our world. There’s a reason why this genre resonates. Dystopian stories aren’t just about bleak futures—they eerily predict and amplify our anxieties about the world to come. As issues in our society shift and intensify, these narratives grow too, evolving to reflect the fears of each new generation.
'Anora': A Dark Cinderella Story
(11/22/24 4:10am)
How many actresses need their own Cinderella story before the narrative becomes overdone? At this point, everyone and their mother has seen a Cinderella adaptation; and as clever as some of these filmmakers think they are, their homages to Grimm’s fable are never really all that subtle (although many aren’t trying to be, and that’s okay, too). Cinderella’s plight represents the all but futile idea that you can achieve the American dream entirely separately from the system that makes it so difficult; a golden individual who maintains a fiercely humble set of morals yet still in the end attains all of the benefits enjoyed by the top percentile of a capitalist society. Throw a storybook romance in there too and how could it not be alluring?
Sequels Suck and So Does Lil Uzi’s ‘Eternal Atake 2’
(01/28/25 5:00am)
I still remember when Lil Uzi Vert first dropped Eternal Atake. It was the week before COVID–19 lockdowns, and I was a freshman in high school walking to my world history class when suddenly, everybody went rabid. The outer–space, alien–themed album had been delayed, hyped up, and mourned over for nearly two years before it was finally released with zero warning. As a student in the Philadelphia school district, a part of Uzi’s hometown, it’s safe to say that it was all anyone could talk about or listen to that day.
Medical Tourism in Philadelphia
(11/24/24 11:17pm)
Medical tourism has occurred for as long as travel and trade. Throughout the ages people have traveled great lengths to receive the best care possible, from Vikings and Romans visiting the hot springs of Bath, to travel for treatment in the Ottoman Empire. In the modern day, when the phrase “medical tourism” comes up, it often evokes imagery of cosmetic surgery in countries where treatment is either more advanced or cheaper. However, it more commonly refers to international travel for medical treatments unavailable or much more expensive in travelers’ home countries.
Why Joker: Folie à Deux Misses The Mark
(11/20/24 1:27am)
The familiar old Cinemark seats and nachos with Diet Coke, backtracked by endless trailers for movies we’ll probably forget about by the time they release in a year or two. But, we’ve been waiting for the Joker sequel ever since the first whispers about it emerged back in 2019. Surely, you remember the debates on social media about who would make a better Harley Quinn: Margot Robbie or Lady Gaga.
'Kingdom': The Living Dead and the Nation’s Death Rattle
(01/16/25 3:05am)
The undead in Kingdom don't just rise from the grave—they emerge from the rot at the heart of the Joseon dynasty.
Street's Favorite Film & TV of 2024
(01/27/25 4:39pm)
2024 has certainly been a year for film and television! Coming off the heels of a historic joint strike from both the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America, the industry has been in a somewhat shaky place for the past 12–and–some months. Still, audiences have been fed with a bevy of delicious cinematic treats, from Apple TV originals to Palme d’Or winners to solid, good–old–fashioned seasons of quality comedy writing. Personally, I’ve found my own way with entertainment this year, journeying to Cannes and Los Angeles, and searching for that static buzz of excitement that comes with good television in Philly and New York. In an overwhelming senior year, it’s been nice to know that I’ll always have my friends on my TV set by my side. And if you’re looking for something to engage you, distract you, or just show you the many multifaceted ways that humanity gets depicted on screens small and large, let Street recommend this year’s best offerings. I think I speak for all of us when I say that I hope 2025 brings many, many more things to argue about, fawn over, and watch and rewatch again.
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