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F.F.P: Misconception
Can teachers really know what their pupils do outside of class? Do they want to? Do professors have lives outside of office hours?
Food Truck Philosophies
Vicious words spew into the street outside the 7-Eleven opposite the Drexel University campus. Two groups form, spectators surround; a car peels out, attempting escape.
Guides: Wednesday November 8th, 2001
David Sedaris Irvine Auditorium 34th and Spruce Streets Wednesday, November 7 8 p.m., $20/ $25 (215) 569-9400 Why is it that when the truth can be so much sexier, scarier and oh-so-much-more profound than the recycled fiction that is mainstreamed into our lives on a daily basis that documentaries can be so goddamned dry?
Streetscenes: Music Man
"[I graduated high school] in 1968.... I played on John Cheney's first basketball team. Now he's in the hall of fame for Temple University, and I went to Temple University--like every black kid in the neighborhood we wanted to follow Bill Cosby, that was our hero.... We wanted to do everything he did.
Voice: Southern-Fried Southerners
Summer, sometime, The Dirty South. A parked Taurus stationwagon. Blunt smoke, college students... struggles to complete sentences... "Dude, Q, we are gonna come visit you this semester." "Yeah, we'll come up during fall break--it'll be awesome, dude." "Yeah dudes, whatever." Randy and Elizabeth drove from South Carolina to spend fall break with me and Philly.
Scubbin': 261 Years of Men at Penn
Just think of all the men who supported Penn woman Candice Bergen on her way to academic failure and dramatic mediocrity.
WOTS: Patriotism: Pop Quiz
1.What is your favorite cuisine?: A. Indian B. Chinese C. McDonald's D. Falafel 2. What is the Taliban? A.
Guides:Tuesday November 6th, 2001
My Fair Lady Walnut Street Theatre 825 Walnut Street Various times and prices (215) 574-3550 Even in dubbing the name of the play, Alan Jay Lerner couldn't give poor Eliza Doolittle the respect she deserves.
Guides: An Interstellar Burst
Fels Planetarium 222 N. 20th Street 9:30 p.m., $8 (215) 448-1388 http://www.laserfantasy.com/Laser_Shows/philly.html I could have hit the annoying woman introducing the show.
Guides: Saturday, November 3, 2001
Mind the Gap, Bill. Much Ado About Nothing Underground Shakespeare Company. Thursday November 1 at 8p.m. Friday November 2 at 7p.m.
Guides: Friday, November 2, 2001
Girly Freak Show Ulana's Restaurant 205 Bainbridge Street Call for Details (215) 922-4152 For all those who felt that grinding it on the box with trannys at Shampoo last week was a little too tame, we think you'll really appreciate this pick.
Guides: Monday, November 5, 2001
Natalie Merchant Electric Factory 421 N. Seventh Street 8:30 p.m., $30/ $32 day of show (215) 627-1332 Hey, if Michael Stipe liked her, then she's good enough for me.
Guides: Sunday, November 4, 2001
Charlie Hunter Quartet w/Robert Walters 20th Congress Trocadero Theatre 1003 Arch St. November 4 8 p.m.
Quick Flicks: Dracula Sucks
The classic 1979 porn flick Dracula Sucks has something for everyone's pleasure. To be graphic: there are lesbians, incest, necrophilia and, of course, plenty of old-fashioned missionary-style sex.
Yarn: An Exercise In Still Life: That Dead Mouse on 38th and Sansom
On my first day back at Penn, I tripped over a dead mouse. I was wearing flip-flops. At the corner of 38th and Sansom, I felt something wet and furry brush against my big toe, and then I fell down.
Room: Five Pretty Princesses
Dan: Before we get started I just wanted to clear the air and say that yes, we are all eligible bachelors. So tell me about this princesses poster on the door. Andy: We woke up one morning and it was just there.
Two Tables
While reading the following play, keep in mind that, unlike a novel, a short story or a poem, a play script is not at all a finished product.
Jetez La Vache!
Street realizes that it can seem daunting to be surrounded by such a plethora of brilliant and inquisitive minds--from the brimming intellectual curiosity of Wharton students and the singularly profound Penn social interactions that exist as relief from deep thinking and subsequent introspective dilemmas.
How Masculine Are You?
In the interest of public duty and self-discovery, here is a foolproof test for all you guys out there to discover how masculine you truly are, once and for all.
