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(09/30/22 1:56am)
Prunella is Midtown Village’s new hot spot, serving up creative and tasteful twists on classic Italian and American fare. Amidst much anticipation, the restaurant opened in late March 2022 and is owned by celebrity chef and restaurateur Michael Schulson. Schulson is widely known for his other Philadelphia restaurant, Double Knot, a sushi bar that was named one of Open Table’s top 100 restaurants in America in 2018.
(09/28/22 1:00pm)
Located along the banks of the Schuylkill in charming Manayunk, The Volstead by Unity is Philadelphia’s first zero proof bar. Opened in the spring of 2022, The Volstead is the newest addition to Arielle and Robert Ashford’s Unity spaces throughout Philly—all of which aim to support individuals’ health and wellbeing while creating a sense of community. They serve non alcoholic drinks in order to carve out a safe space for people who are in recovery, choose not to drink, or are just “sober–curious,” and provide delicious, 100% vegan food to support sustainability. They also employ those in recovery and returning from incarceration.
(10/03/22 1:49am)
On 13th Street lies one of Center City’s many long–running success stories: El Vez. The modest yet rambunctious Mexican restaurant, which prides itself on its “Mex–Eclectic spirit” and "bright, boisterous" nightlife, is a Philly classic, having been open for 19 years as of 2022. It’s a place that screams fun, even if it pales in comparison to Philly’s ever–growing Mexican food scene.
(09/23/22 4:00am)
Sprawling green plants—real and illustrated—usher me into the windowed entrance of Hibiscus Cafe. Located on the corner of 49th and Catharine streets, the restaurant specializes in Caribbean–inspired vegetarian dishes and a wide array of fruit drinks. Hibiscus has been open for nearly ten years, offering great options for vegan and non–vegan eaters alike.
(09/13/22 7:00pm)
As soon as you enter Pizzata Pizzeria, a take–out joint just a couple blocks from Rittenhouse Square, its outstanding determination for the craft of pizza–making might not be readily apparent from their simple layout. A small bit of room with a mirror for one wall and a neon pink “Welcome Pizza Lovers” sign and disco ball on the other, the New York–style pizzeria didn’t bear its praise until I got closer to the register. Once I saw articles pinned up to the wall from Thrillist and Pizza Today, I started to understand the hype.
(09/12/22 1:14am)
After decades in development hell, Neil Gaiman’s “unfilmable” magnum opus, The Sandman, has finally reached the small screen as an 11-part television series on Netflix. The Sandman is an ultra-faithful adaptation of Gaiman’s evocative, cerebral, and critically-lauded The Sandman comic book series beginning in 1989. Under Gaiman’s guidance as an executive producer and writer, the show is a near replica, regurgitating precisely what lies on the page of the comic. Yet, the show suffers from its loyalty, as it takes few creative liberties when it should feel free to rework Gaiman’s original words. With all of its consistencies, The Sandman lacks a pulse, as its writing reflects the comics’ own meager pacing.
(08/24/22 1:00pm)
Content warning: The following article includes mentions of eating disorders and can be disturbing or triggering for some readers. Please find resources listed at the bottom of the article.
(09/01/22 10:00am)
It’s around 10 p.m. on a Friday, and I’m shuffling my feet on the corner of 36th and Market streets outside of an imposing black storefront accentuated with magenta flowers and neon blue lightning bolts. The awning reads “Pace Blossom,” the words split by a circle of petals with a heartbeat graphic in the middle. The street is eerily quiet, save a few speeding cars, and the stanchions posted outside of the building’s doors sit stiff like security guards.
(08/18/22 1:00pm)
Bucks County, Pa. sits squarely between Philly and Trenton, N.J. Google Images will tell you that it’s a wholesome land of pumpkin patches and cutesy clapboards. But Kay Gabriel’s freewheeling narrator, Turner, will tell you the truth.
(08/18/22 10:03pm)
After the success of Thor: Ragnarok, many fans had high hopes for director Taika Waititi’s sequel Thor: Love and Thunder. However, the film released to mixed reviews, becoming one of the worst–rated Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies on Rotten Tomatoes.
(08/24/22 1:00am)
Having opened just last August, Alchemy Coffee x Keystone Wellness Shop quickly became a staple on the corner of 21st and Moravian streets. The cafe uniquely merges coffee culture with wellness, selling Keystone Wellness Shop’s CBD oils, herbs, and topicals alongside lattes and pastries.
(08/10/22 5:04pm)
Nope, Jordan Peele’s third directorial project, is part of a dying breed of theatrical films: originals. As much as Top Gun: Maverick is a jet–setting thrill ride or Minions: The Rise of Gru is meaningless fun, both films (and countless others) are franchises led by already–established characters.
(08/08/22 5:57pm)
After rendering Pharrell Williams speechless in a New York University masterclass with the lilting folktronica song “Alaska,” Maggie Rogers became famous in the way that singer–songwriters only dream of—overnight and all at once. But instead of capitalizing on her newfound fame, she disappeared after her 2019 tour, retreating to coastal Maine to cope with burnout. Rogers enrolled in Harvard Divinity School and began creating music once again, culminating in her second album, Surrender, which is aptly titled after her master's thesis—an examination of the almost spiritual relationship among artist, audience, and performance.
(08/08/22 1:00pm)
What makes us hate a fictional character? Greed? Dishonesty? Immorality?
(08/07/22 1:00pm)
Transportive. That’s the best way to describe the experience of listening to the new self–titled album by Florist—less a band than an entity of folk music, conjured by songwriter Emily Sprague in solitude and in communion with a trio of friends. To make this record, the group lived and improvised together in a Hudson River Valley house as an exercise in resynthesis.
(08/05/22 10:30am)
From driving down dark, endless suburban California highways to exploring star–lit desert forests, songwriting duo Lila Dubois (C’ 25) and Miles Tobel are creating music that can’t be missed. In their premier album, Maybe This is a Bad Idea, the pair amplifies acoustic emotions into cinematic experiences. Through musical landscapes and gritty lyrics, their artistic relationship is one of sophisticated harmony.
(07/24/22 4:00am)
As a former Jenny Han addict, I knew I had to drop everything and watch The Summer I Turned Pretty the moment it dropped on Hulu. For the uninitiated, the book–adapted series follows the story of Isabella “Belly” Conklin, a 15–year–old whose family stays in a summer home at the Hamptons–esque Cousins Beach every year, courtesy of her mom’s well–off best friend Susannah and Susannah’s two teenage sons.
(07/15/22 1:57pm)
For the last two months, Netflix, the biggest streaming service in the world, has released its biggest show to date: Stranger Things Four. Undoubtedly, Stranger Things is Netflix’s flagship show, racking over 1 billion hours of viewership worldwide and closing in on Squid Game’s 28–day record of 1.65 billion hours.
(07/16/22 4:00am)
One month ago, I had never used Gopuff, despite being tech–savvy and usually in–the–know.
(06/27/22 4:00am)
Bo Burnham is back with some more “Content.” Open wide.
