Playlists
This Week in Music History: Nov. 20 - 26
1889: The first jukebox debuts at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. 1969: John Lennon returns his 1965 award of knighthood to Buckingham Palace.
Ego of the Week: The Men of BMOC
The foxy men of Alpha Chi Omega’s Big Man on Campus pageant love themselves. And their pelvic thrusts.
11.20.08
Senior girl 1: I don’t want to be fat during my senior year. Senior girl 2: Yeah, that’s too cliche. Drunk football player: Man, I’m gonna Facebook stalk some bitches and pass the fuck out. Guy 1: Who's the man?
A New Beginning
Butch Walker makes a living making music for other people. He’s written hits for Bowling for Soup (“Girl All the Bad Guys Want”) and Avril Lavigne (“My Happy Ending”), worked with Katy Perry, Pink and Fall Out Boy — all of which culminated in being named Rolling Stone’s Producer of the Year (2005). Tragedy struck last November when his Malibu home burned in the wildfires that spread across California and Mexico.
Majorly Easy
A real live Ivy League-endorsed major sounded so glamorous. I woke up with a rare jolt of energy a few Wednesday mornings ago and blow-dried my hair for the first time in a while.
Annual Traditions
Time to break out the fur vests (okay, a North Face parka will do) snowbunnies, it’s feeling like the November chill might be here to stay this time.
Off-Campus Housing Search
There is nothing more indecent than navigating your way through the hellish bureaucracy that is off-campus housing.
Letter from the Editor: 11.20.08
In the Cameron Crowe classic Say Anything…, Diane Court explains, “I have a theory of convergence, that good things always happen with bad things.” This moment marks for me such an intersection: today is the much-anticipated arrival of shoutouts and my last letter as Editor-in-Chief of this magazine.
Why We Love The Next Two Weeks
Because You Believe In Magic Halloween has come and gone, but you still have a chance to practice your wizardry skills.
Caffeination: Because Starbucks Had The Nerve To Create A Gold Card
Fully equipped with Wi-Fi, a professionally-trained staff and a menu chock full of unique caffeinated products, locally owned Caffeination on 21st and Chestnut welcomed the public for its grand opening last Saturday. “Prognosis is good!” said Mitchell Cohen, owner and graduate of the American Barista and Coffee School of Portland, Ore.
Street Takes You Out: Independent Bookstores
Follow us on a wallet-draining tour of our favorite independent bookstores in Philadelphia. Because no one at Barnes and Noble will ever say, “There’s a new author that I know you’ll love.” House of Our Own 3920 Spruce St. As I walk into House of Our Own, located on Penn’s makeshift Greek Row, I half expect to be ankle deep in Natty Lite and surrounded by CEOs and corporate hoes.
In Case You Missed It: The West Wing
The forgotten champion of witty banter and liberal ideology, The West Wing is as brilliant as it is addictive.
New café celebrates the “legal drug of choice”
Fully equipped with Wi-Fi, a professionally-trained staff and a menu chock full of unique caffeinated products, locally owned Caffeination on 21st and Chestnut welcomed the public for its grand opening last Saturday. “Prognosis is good!” said Mitchell Cohen, owner and graduate of the American Barista and Coffee School of Portland, Ore.
Amelia Bedelia-Cohen GOES TO PENN
I started the day off hungry, so I asked someone where I could get something to eat. They told me, "Try Houston!" I'm pretty sure they were messing with me though: Houston is so far away!
Late Night Dining (and boozing) outside of your comfort zone
Millcreek Tavern Where: 4200 Chester Ave. (a block past Baltimore) Contact: (215) 222-1255 Reason to go: Mondays.
Because We Like Our Chocolate A Little Slutty
A glass of red wine with dinner followed by a steaming cup of hot chocolate for dessert: the ultimate formula for good health.
The Defibrillator: Beat Happening
Beat Happening Beat Happening 1985 I’ll be the first to admit it — Calvin Johnson and Heather Lewis can’t really sing.
Time-Proven Cure
Oh, Robert Smith. With an ever-expanding bird’s nest of hair resting neatly atop his head and a mouth covered in countless layers of lipstick, there’s nothing more to say about his disheveled appearance than that it perfectly suits his disgruntled vocal style.
Whigging Out
The Whigs have had a busy year. After releasing their major-label debut Mission Control in January, they’ve toured relentlessly, and are planning on some well-deserved rest after a year of talk shows, truckstops and tours.
