Playlists
Halloween Hotspots
Saturday Oct. 30 — The Haunted Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt, 5 p.m. & 8 p.m., $22.50 As if leaving the Penn bubble and venturing out into Center City wasn’t scary enough before, the Haunted Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt offers the spine–chilling adventure of discovering Old City’s blood–curdling and ghoulish secrets.
Why It's Only Costume–ary
RICKY'S NYC Ricky’s NYC, known for its scandalous variety of costumes and decor, is perfect for Halloween prepping.
From The Editor: 10.28.10
At around 5 a.m. on a particularly late night in architecture studio this past week, I deliriously announced to a room of several other archi–geeks, “I think it’s better in life to be silly and happy when on the brink of exhaustion than to be sad and cranky.” One responded, not so jokingly, “It’s only when you get silly and happy that we get cranky.” After nearly two and a half years of all–nighters together, the seniors in the architecture major are particularly close.
Recap Of The Philly Film Fest
Instead of doing schoolwork, Street Film spent much of last week obsessively attending Philadelphia Film Festival screenings.
Deja Vu: The Rules Of Drug Labs
This past Saturday saw the discovery of a drug lab in a freshman dorm at Georgetown. The whole story had “perfect scandal” written all over it: college kids at an elite school, making their own drugs from the comfort of their Twin XL–equipped room!
Drink Of Week: Crisp Cocktail
INGREDIENTS: 1 Shot Vodka 1 1/2 Shot Fresh Apple Cider 1/2 Shot Pomegranate Juice Squirt of Lemon DIRECTIONS: Mix all the ingredients together and line rim with lemon, sugar and cloves. Ingredients:
Fall Into New Menus
Chef Marc Plesis of XIX Nineteen seems to know a thing or two about how to use the fresh produce of the autumn harvest.
Review: City Food Tours Philadelphia
If you’re going on one of the gastronomic jaunts around Philly hosted by City Food Tours, come hungry — but not too hungry.
Puntal / Contrapuntal: Whippin' It With Willow
Willow Smith, progeny of Will and Jada Pinkett, has arrived on the music scene faster than we can say “heart–shaped weave.” The neon–hued video for her single “Whip My Hair” has been making the requisite rounds on the blogosphere, dividing music fans along the way.
Defibrillator: Ice Cube, "Down For Whatever," (1993)
To a 16–year–old, a pair of car keys is probably the most profound symbol of autonomy and freedom in the known world.
Review: Die Antwoord, $O$
In Die Antwoord, a South African rap group, pixie–voiced Yo–Landi Vi$$er sings like a perverse fairy while her co–conspirator Ninja curses like a pirate.
Venues N' Shit: The Tower Theater
The Tower Theatre, located at the corner of 69th and Ludlow streets, was constructed in 1927 as a movie house and vaudeville theater.
Lowbrow Editorial Board
1. YOU STUDENTS HAVE REALLY RUINED THE FAMILY FUN OF THE QUAD A disgruntled family man Everything was finally coming together when my family decided to rent an apartment in the “Baby Quadrangle.” The place had it all: reasonable rent, picturesque views of fine gothic architecture and a great location!
This Week in... 10.28.2010
Friday, Oct. 29 — Jedi Mind Tricks with Freeway and Reef the Lost Cause, The Trocadero, $20-22 Philly natives Jedi Mind Tricks aren’t nearly as nerdy as their name would imply.
Review: Mark Cohen's "Strange Evidence"
Nothing is strange about Mark Cohen’s Strange Evidence at the PMA. Rather, Cohen presents the ordinary and often mundane to the fraction of the PMA crowd that visits the Perelman Building: a lone newspaper, kids playing, old women bundled in scarves in both black and white and color photographs.
Make Your Own Knits
If you’re looking to get the look without breaking your wallet, try taking a class or two at one of these knitting studios.
Ego Of The Week: Yoni Gruskin
Don’t be surprised if the next time you turn on CNN you see Yoni Gruskin chatting up the anchors; he’s all over that.
The Gutter: 10.21.2010
After three years of anxiously raking in as many awards and honorary positions as a full courseload would allow, this year's overachieving seniors turned to hazing their peers, a mark of having finally arrived.
Dispatches: Kweder Woz Here
11:45 p.m.: Leave Blarney. Almost soil myself with excitement at the thought of yet another Tuesday night with Kweder.
