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Black & Blue
The smell hits you as soon as you walk in. It's the smell of the sweat of a thousand fighters, the spilled beer and cigar smoke of ten thousand fans.
Film: The Paradoxical Playah
It's exciting to see Ice Cube on screen again in Barbershop. It is not just seeing Cube on the screen, but the release of another Cube film that thrills me.
Peripheral Vision
The events in the following story took place a little less than one month before September 11, 2001.
Music: Student Radio at Penn
I remember it very clearly: I was a freshman, I had butterflies in the stomach and sweaty palms, and I was constantly clearing my throat while waiting for the big moment.
Eggs and Bacon, Daddy-O?
There's something counterintuitive about jazz before noon -- something about morning that sounds cautious and calculated, rather than spontaneous and discordant.
Interview with hip-hop star Mr. Lif
Mr. Lif is one of the most talented and outspoken MCs in hip-hop's underground. Known for his ridiculous rhymes and commanding stage presence, the Boston MC has just released his first solo LP, I Phantom, on Def Jux Records.
Sept. 11 to be day of reflection, remembrance
The beginning of a new school year is usually a time for students to make plans and think about the future.
Film: I Saw the Sign and It Opened Up My Eyes
It wasn't all that long ago that writer and director M. Night Shyamalan turned down Penn to study film at New York University.
Summer Sounds: Aural Pleasure
Comfortably settled on our West Philadelphia campus -- in our Logan Hall classrooms and Freshgrocer shopping aisles -- it is easy to forget how much of Philadelphia we Penn students avoid, or just don't see.
Summer Reads: In the Old Hotel
Comfortably settled on our West Philadelphia campus -- in our Logan Hall classrooms and Freshgrocer shopping aisles -- it is easy to forget how much of Philadelphia we Penn students avoid, or just don't see.
Summer Reads: Up in the Old Hotel
Comfortably settled on our West Philadelphia campus -- in our Logan Hall classrooms and Freshgrocer shopping aisles -- it is easy to forget how much of Philadelphia we Penn students avoid, or just don't see.
Music: Irony Is Dead
Street caught up with emo-scenesters the Juliana Theory following their stint at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on July 18.
Summerreads: The Death of Vishnu
In the last two years, Indian-themed books, plays and movies have become hotter than the green sauce at the New Delhi buffet.
Summertunes: Aural Pleasure
Morcheeba follows up Fragments of Freedom, their disco-infused pop record, with a mellower and richer album that grows more interesting with time.
Music: Waking Lips
"If only there were a land where cool but well-known bands could run free; garnering accolades from snobs and radio listeners alike.
Voice: Occupational Hazards: Boredom, Tedium and the Like
I was promoted, once. I was working the register at a bagel restaurant and the manager said, "You look like you might not steal from the register... you're promoted!" Then he finished by saying, "You're promoted to waking up at 4:00 AM and thawing out the bagels by yourself." Then he really finished by saying, "I wouldn't say you will get a raise, but I also wouldn't say you will get less money, unless you work less hours, which you will." I reluctantly accepted his proposal.
Music: La Cucaracha
As the most recent outlet of Papa Roach's collective frustration and rage, Lovehatetragedy explodes with unbridled power.
Film: Goldmember: Better Than Godfather III
Finding the right time to say goodbye is a hard thing to do. Many hold onto what worked in the past for way too long, and end up making fools of themselves when it's all over.
