Playlists
Guilty Pleasures: Flash Gordon (1980)
There’s no escaping it: Flash Gordon is pretty awful. Given the franchise’s sci-fi pulp serial origins, this sub-par quality isn’t exactly shocking.
Behind the Lens
One of the most important relationships on a film set is between the actor and the director. Actors depend on directors to portray their characters with insight, while directors rely on actors to convert their creative visions into a reality.
Blank is the New Blank: 10.29.09
Samhain is the new Farrah Fawcet Overshadowed by its creepy counterpart, but just as deserving of an E!
Locust Lexicon: Samhain
Samhain sa?mh'in [Ed. note: Yes, that's right. It's pronounced Sah-ween.] n. A modern festival in various currents of Neopaganism that is based on, or inspired by, Gaelic traditions.
Drink of the Week: Samhain Cocktail
Traditionally consumed as a means of divination, the Samhain cocktail is a melting pot of the holiday’s centuries-old rituals.
Happy Samhain
Guide To: A Joyous Samhain Bonfire The last year has been rough: Mischa Barton never made her comeback (we’ll love you always and forever Coop), handjobs are slutty again and your fixie’s spokes are all busted.
Fuck Opportunities
Remember R. Kelly’s soulful jam “I Believe I Can Fly”? It was really big circa 1996. 1996, now that was a good year.
The Round Up: 10.29.09
Fresh from Fall Break, Penn students stepped out with a vengeance Thursday night. Not surprisingly, Super Mash Bros.
Ego of the Week: Anna Aagenes
Street: Who would win in a celebrity death match: Sphinx, Penn Track or QSA? Anna Aagenes: Sphinx and QSA could unleash the power of sphinx and the rainbow respectively, but the track girls have some impressive muscles from our lifting.
Blogging the Illadelph
Daily Candy Philadelphia The daily email digest — featuring everything from event listings to shopping suggestions — sometimes provides Philly retail inspiration.
With Love, Street XOXO
Philadelphia’s latest campaign has natives falling in love with our fair city all over again. Postcards, t-shirts and one-of-a-kind promotions have convinced us that loving the City of Brotherly Love is back in style.
A Haiku on Trick or Treat
Tricking gets me treats Oh, you most Hallowed Evening Ghostlike. Eerie. Yum.
Candy Corn Cordials
No need to feel as though your Halloween trick-or-treating days have ended. As Halloween approaches (or the week of festivities continues), grab some old-time favorite candy corn and take this classic sweet treat to the next level.
Chocolate, Chocolate and More Chocolate
The Willy Wonka who rocked our childhoods has new competition in town. While Antoine Amrani replaced Wonka’s whimsical purple hat with a standard white toque, Amrani’s confections surely earn the coveted golden ticket.
Winner Winner Fish Dinner
The wait is over. Old City’s beloved Little Fish, an establishment famed for its inspired seafood creations served in its sardine tin of a restaurant, has finally opened the doors to its eagerly anticipated Center City sister — aptly named Fish. In keeping with its BYO forbearer, Fish confidently puts food first.
Into the Sky
At some point or another, almost everyone has marveled over the journey and mystery of Amelia Earheart.
Pedaling to the Pretzel Palace
It’s a crisp mid-September Tuesday night and several dozen bikers are dawdling in front of the art museum steps.
The House Where Ben (Should Have) Lived
Have you ever asked yourself where the visionary founder of our fine university lived during his time in Philadelphia?
From the Editor: 10.22.09
Thanks to three consecutive midterms, I ended up spending Fall Break in Philly. I don’t even know if it could be called a break (how Penn thinks that canceling Monday’s classes constitutes a vacation is beyond me), but it did allow for some quality time with my equally midterm-challenged roommates.
