Playlists
The One Where You Stop Running Your Mouth While I'm Watching Syndicated Episodes Of Friends
By The Roommate Who Will Not Always Be There For You Every Tuesday, when you have your friends over to watch Lost, I do as I’m told and sit quietly in my room.
A Larp In The Park
"A battle cry fills Clark Park." “WHAT’S THE GREATEST HONOR?” shouts one man, holding a pair of black foam daggers. “DYING WELL!” replies a group of sixty soldiers. They split into two teams and retreat to opposite ends of the park.
Great White
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where Jack White is on his musical trajectory, what with his current commitment to three bands.
Civil Disobedience
On Titus Andronicus’ 2008 debut, the band begins the first song, the pummeling “Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ” with a washed-out, barely audible verse.
Defibrillator: Bob Dylan, "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding" (1972)
The first time I heard “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” was admittedly a bit unorthodox for a Dylan epic — it played during the final episode of the Sopranos. Adolescent Anthony was coming of age and finally beginning to mature, and the track played as he and his love interest were in his car.
Hall Pass
According to Naledge, Land of Make Believe has two sides to it. The first is an exploration of the illusions that come with the music industry; the second is celebration.
All Grown Up
About 10 years ago, Michael Aguilar was a Penn student who managed to drive a rental car across Locust Walk.
Ego Of The Week: Andrea Cestaro and Michelle Lewkowitz
Andrea Cestaro and Michele Lewkowitz have kicked cancer's butt this year as the co-chairs of Relay for Life.
Readers Corner: Spring Has Sprung
Spring is in the air and so is the itch to read. When the warm weather rolls around, there’s nothing more comforting than lying in the grass with a good book.
What's The Story, Morning Glory?
In the concrete jungle of Philadelphia, there are few places where you can lose yourself in the majesty of nature.
Toasts & Roasts: 03.25.10
There is only one thing Highbrow likes more than nice weather, and that friends, is day drinking.
Overheard: 3.25.10
Walking out of Houston: Strange man wearing a bowtie: Just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t following you. Eating at Capogiro: Bro-type on his cellphone: You just have to treat crabs like crabs, you know? On spring break: NYU chick: Don’t you go to Penn?
True Life
It is sad, but it is true: I have two differently sized feet. Now I know what you must be thinking, ew, gross!
All Dried Up
It’s been almost four years of midterms, finals and more papers than I’ll ever remember writing.
Style On The Square
Standing in the boutique that bears her name, Joan Shepp explains this among racks of Ann Demeulemeester tailored jumpsuits and Rick Owens draped jackets.
Cereality?
No, Cerealart is not an emporium for art created out of cereal. Despite the prints of Hank Willis Thomas and Ryan Alexiev’s “Breakfast of Champions,” which recreates a portrait of President Obama out of the breakfast treats, the store focuses primarily on selling multiples of 3D artwork. The company’s name is a play on Warhol’s interpretation of “serial art,” and it refers to the multiples in which Cerealart specializes.
Not Your Average Potter
Harry’s Occult Shop is several blocks from the novelty shops and neon signs that one typically associates with South Street and its facade has none of the draw of its neighbors to the east.
Adresse Me By Name
There is an overwhelmingly large antique mirror, centrally placed in the store. Ah, the better to see yourself in, you think.
Kitchen Stock
The smell that hits you upon entering Kitchen Kapers, located just south of Walnut on 17th Street, is distinct if at first a tad confusing.
