Playlists
Review: "Until The Quiet Comes" - Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus’ latest album is a jumbled experience, and fans of his 2010 near-masterpiece "Cosmogramma" might be initially disappointed.
Review: “Transcendental Youth” - The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats, like a fine wine, just get better with age. In their 14th album, “Transcendental Youth,” the indie folk band delivers jazzy instrumentals coupled with poetic storytelling.
Review: "Lightning" — Matt & Kim
“Some things are better with age / some things no longer remain,” belts out Matt Johnson of indie pop duo Matt & Kim on “Now,” a song from their newest album.
Mash-up of the Week: Clipse Virginia
Though some may find this disgusting, I never finished “Ocarina of Time” — I always found the Shadow Temple too terrifying to move on.
Review: "Frankenweenie" Remakes The Monster Story
Tim Burton has made some great films in his career, and some not-so-great ones. Tinged with his signature darkness, they often take a trope and turn it on its head, changing the way we think about things.
When Bad Movies Breed Good Couples
A look at today’s Hollywood costar couples and the films that made them fall in love
From Prep to Clean-Up, 8 Hours in the Vetri Kitchen
Fine dining is a little like yoga, or meditation, or floating on your back in the middle of a Jacuzzi: the world gets really small when you do it. At Vetri, on 1312 Spruce St., it’s a world of glass from Murano, of wooden tables and floors.
Thank God It's (First) Friday
October’s your second chance to take a needle to the proverbial Penn bubble and explore what the Philly art scene has to offer.
Ego of the Week: Steph Kotnik
When she’s not inadvertently posing for Hillel brochures, this Catholic Quaker Girl presides over Mortar Board and educates the next generations of TriDelts and 8th graders.
Artist Profile: Susan Kolber
Name and Year: Susan Kolber, 2012 Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Major: Architecture Visit above | below | beyond online: http://abovebelowbeyond.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AboveBelowBeyond Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/susankolber/above-below-beyond/ Kickstarter: http://kck.st/Qodke6 Street: How did you find out about the Reading Viaduct?
Word on the Street: Black is the New Black
Throughout my time at Penn, I’ve amassed a truly unfortunate number of “that girl” monikers: “that girl who tweets a lot,” “that girl who makes sarcastic comments,” “that girl with the glasses,” to name a few.
Restaurant Review: Kilimandjaro
Just moved here from Africa? The center of Philadelphia’s Ethiopian, Senegalese, Malian and many other African communities, West Philly boasts a plethora of African restaurants that will have you feeling right at home.
They Just Burn All Your Carbs: Tasting Granola Bars
Kalteen Bars do not exist. We’re sorry.
Behind the Artist's Studio
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours gives viewers an intimate look into the workspaces of currently–practicing artists. Check out these venues for a rare out–of–gallery experience.
