Playlists
Defibrillator: The Smashing Pumpkins, "Siamese Dream" (1993)
When I was in ninth grade, one of my friends told me that she heard Billy Corgan was an asshole. I responded angrily and cued up “Rocket” on my clunky iPod.
A Paranormal Experience
It’s about time we all started believing in ghosts. In the posthumous release of Valleys of Neptune, the phantom of Jimi Hendrix has entered the airwaves to show that forty years on, he still deserves one of the highest thrones in the pantheon of rock deities.
Men Of The Future
We all know the drill — if you can’t make the monthly payments on your car, the bank takes your car back.
Mother Dearest
In Bong Joon-ho’s satirical masterpiece The Host, a giant monster wrecks havoc on a Korean city.
(Not) Best Foreign Film
Last year, many film lovers were outraged that the Swedish vampire masterpiece Let the Right One In didn’t score an Academy Award nomination for “Best Foreign Language Film.” However, Oscar voters were not to blame.
Guilty Pleasure: The First Wives Club (1996)
Some people find it bizarre that a film following three middle-aged divorcees as they plot revenge on their ex-husbands ranks among my favorites.
The Wild Ones
For many, The Runaways will present itself as the perfect opportunity to ogle Dakota Fanning as the sexed-up version of her former child star self.
Ego Of The Week: RJ Wynn
Ronald Jordashe (aka RJ) Wynn, spends every weekend monitering his cross-dressing castmates, a task he clearly enjoys too much.
Secrets Life Of Student Health
Although Student Health Services can sometimes be a pain in the tush, they do provide some well-kept secret stressbusters.
Can I Kick It?
There’s nothing like a sweet pair of kicks to add a little street cred to your wardrobe. Even American Apparel-clad sorostitutes look instantly more legit when rocking some fly dunks with their standard black leggings.
Toasts & Roasts: 03.18.10
You know that saying: what happens in Acapulco stays in Acapulco? Highbrow would like to challenge that mantra.
Overheard: 3.18.10
Walking out of Hutch: Brilliant jerk: I used to go into the PhiSig house and reassemble the broken chairs.
True Life
I’m bored of Van Pelt. I don’t want to Rosenparty, I just want to get my work done. But I’ve exhausted my alternative study spots.
Safe Haven
The end of spring break means different things for different people. For some, it’s a chance to venture through West Philadelphia without a heavy jacket again.
Know Your Noodle
Getting your Asian noodles straight can be difficult, and menus are often unhelpful. When you don’t know what you’ve ordered, you may spend the meal eyeing your neighbor’s lo mein enviously, pushing around your own undesired plate of thick noodles (or vice versa). We here at Street sympathize, so we’ve put together a basic guide on some of the most popular noodles to help clear things up. Wheat Noodles Mein (Chinese): Generally thin and round, often made with egg.
Masterpiece Noodle
Food tatses best when it's fresh, even better when you can watch it be made. Such is the case at Nanzhou Hand Drawn Noodle House, a small restaurant on Race St.
We Always Pack
I imagine he sits in a wood-paneled university library, the kind with bronze statues and painted portraits, thumbing crumbly pages, sipping spiced coffee.
Pho King Around
The “Four Amigos” behind the noodles talk to Street about Disney World, MSG and the perfect $5 pot of Pho. Street: When did the idea for Pho King arise?
From The Editor: 2.25.10
Ah, the mid-semester crunch: the week or so before Spring Break when professors refuse to acknowledge the demands of other classes, TAs are overwhelmed to the point of becoming useless and Penn students become notably hermitic. It’s not so much that we never leave the house; it’s that we never leave our respective corners of the Penn community.
