Playlists
The Round Up: 4.9.09
Yesterday marked the beginning of Passover, so all the Jews have gone home to New Jersey and Long Island for the weekend.
True Life: I Work at Koch's
It was the most beautiful sandwich I’d ever seen. Ounce upon ounce of stacked corn beef. I was instantly hooked.
Go Go Power Rangers!
After a good run as Angel Grove’s top martial arts fighting squad, they hung up their Zords in favor of “normal” teenage lives.
Fat Jack’s Comicrypt
Entering Fat Jack’s Comicrypt feels like flying into an issue of Superman. The comic emporium’s walls — bright red, blue and yellow — are covered in posters of Clark Kent's alter-ego and every other comic book figure imaginable.
Saving the World, SuperStreet Style
If you’re like us, you’ve adopted crime-fighting, ass-kicking alter egos to help you navigate the wild world of Penn.
The Games People Play
Any will girl will tell you “it’s all about playing the game.” In A Game For Girls, director Matteo Rovere showcases the lives of four beautiful, wealthy Italian high school girls and the sinister tricks they play on others.
Bumping Cars
Have you ever wondered why amusement park employees subject themselves to a summer of bumper cars and corn dogs?
The Rural Jurors
12 sets the tale of the 1957 classic 12 Angry Men in crooked modern-day Moscow. The 12 titular jurors must decide the fate of a young Chechen boy accused of murdering his stepfather.
Guilty Pleasure: Ella Enchanted (2004)
Giants, ogres and elves… oh my! I thought I’d outgrown fairy tales, but when Ella Enchanted, the film version of my favorite childhood novel, came to theaters, I was instantly, well, charmed.
We’ll Love You Forever, We’ll Like You For Always
Sideways Stories from Wayside School Louis Sachar’s loopy series revolving around a 30-story elementary school has the perfect blend of wacky characters and winning story lines to translate onto the big screen.
The Best of Penn 2009
Street knows what's up. You know what’s up. And over 1,000 of you told us what’s up when you voted for Best of Penn 2009.
From the Editor: 4.2.09
We love lists. We love making them, reading them, crossing things off of them. Each issue of Street starts with a story list and ends with a production checklist.
Egos of the Week: Dean and Drew Tye
Street: There are two types of people at Penn... Dean Tye: Kids who like Animaniacs and kids who don’t like Animaniacs.
The Best Dressed of Penn
Jackie Backer Favorite designers: Givenchy, Acne and Proenza Schouler Favorite Philly boutiques: The Salvation Army on 21st and Market Definition of your personal style: Miss Piggy meets Woody Allen Definition of Penn style: BlackBerrys, logos and pajama pants Favorite item of clothing: My gold beatle boots or things that don’t match. If you could be in any fashionable city in the world, where would that be? Stockholm or Tokyo Veliz Perez Favorite designers: Yves Saint Lauren, Alexander McQueen, Manoush, Ralph Lauren and anything Chanel Favorite Philly boutiques: Joan Shepp, Adresse, EchoChic Definition of your personal style: Class, sass and grandmother chic Favorite item of clothing: Vintage clip-on earrings If you could be in any fashionable city in the world, where would that be? Paris — brie and red wine in hand.
Questions for the Answer Man
Street: So, much to my excitement, The Answer Man is noticeably set in Philadelphia. How did you make the decision to shoot in our city and what do you feel it brought to the film?
The Best of the Philadelphia Film Festival
The Answer Man The Answer Man has the trappings of a great movie: a Philadelphia set, an excellent cast and a topical conceit that pokes fun at those who think they know all.
The Worst of Penn 2009
Acronym for a (CHILDREN'S) Hospital: CHOP Exploitation of the Penn Name: Pennacle What are you?
The Best Songs For Living the Life
Best Song for Eating Alone in Commons Backstreet Boys, “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely” So you’re still on the Penn Dining plan and it’s getting harder to give out those Moocher Meals.
The Best of (Not) Penn
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts If your last trip to a museum consisted of a class lecture at Penn’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, it may be time to expand your artistic horizons, which is what the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (aka PAFA) is all about.
