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Inferior Interiors
Moore College of Art and Design's Alumnae exhibition, "Spaces: What Interior Designers Do" sadly answers its own question thus: not with cutting edge design.
Set the Standard
Standard Tap is a deceptively tame name for a bar with d‚cor, menu and beer selection that surely does not lack in frills -- minus the typical space-age, minimalist interior design.
I Love You All
A trip to The Fresh Grocer isn't complete without a greeting from Ray and Ernie, two local men who are willing to hold the door, carry your groceries, hail a cab, and do just about anything to make your trip to the grocery store a little bit easier.
In Your Face
What's unique at Francis Jerome? "Everything," Michele Batta, owner, and Sean Kaplan, makeup artist, chorus in unison.
Freak Yourself
From the looks of Joe Allen's long hair and clever smile, it feels like you've entered his dimly lit shop, Armed and Dangerous, to sell your soul.
Film: School Daze
Could you each talk about your own school days? Vaughn: I went to a university called life, and our school colors were black and blue.
Culture: Tango de la Muerte
Before you tango, you must learn to walk. Often misunderstood, tango is more about the caminada, or basic walking step, than clenching a thorny rose between your teeth. Friday night milongas, or dance parties, transform the second floor of the University City Arts League into an informal, but spirited ballroom.
Puppet Government
Three days before the Republican National Convention nominated George W. Bush for president, Philadelphia police raided the headquarters of the Spiral Q Puppet Theater, at 13th and Sansom.
Gaming: Animal Crossing
There's this new wave of "real-time" games out there: games like Everquest, where people do nothing all day but walk around a real-time fantasy world interacting with other people, probably because in real life, they have real trouble interacting with people.
Music: I'm coming up
Late one Friday evening in the basement of Harnwell House, members of the New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir (NSP) warm up their voices with the stirring traditional "Wade in the Water." They fill the Rathskeller basement with sound, but this is no ordinary rehearsal.
Interview: Burn, Baby, Burn
Street had the opportunity to chat with Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats on the eve of the band's first night opening for Audioslave.
Voice: Wacko Jacko
Ah, Michael Jackson: once the King of Pop, now a tired joke who looks barely human and has no problem admitting that he sleeps with little kids.
Music: All eyes on the Ally
There's the old saying, "the more things change the more they stay the same." Most of the time old adages are little more than the outdated banter of porch-sitting grandmas, but this adage held true when The Ally took the Rotunda stage as part of a recent run of shows marking an end to their six-month touring hiatus. Things are different this time around; in the past the Ally sound revolved around the unique inclusion of the electric violin of Jon "Kimbo" Kim.
Culture: A gramme for a weekend
When most of us think of dancing, we think of either annoying, politically-correct student groups or embarrassing, flailing motions at campus bars.
Interview: Dead Man Walking
When The Life of David Gale comes out on DVD, the back of the box will probably read something like this: "Academy Award
Body Building God's Way
It's the first meeting of church fitness group Body Building God's Way, and God is working against them.
Film: You can count on Linney
Laura Linney stars as Constance Hallaway in The Life of David Gale. She has had starring roles in You Can Count on Me, Primal Fear and The Truman Show. Last month, Street sat down with Linney to talk about her new film and her career. Why did you choose this film? Well, the script was magnificent... and there was so much in it -- which is what attracted me to it.
French Existentialism or cocaine
What is at stake here is The Scene: an analysis of cultural production and the formation of aesthetic judgments, a system which allows for the mobilization of cultural creativity.
