Playlists
Krilladelphia: The City of Shrimply Film
Let's just say that M. Night Shyamalan is to Philadelphia what Martin Scorsese is to New York. work with me here.
Celebratory
As the spring term comes to a close, the books disappear and the party begins. In the real world, people celebrate with champagne.
"Always Remember, College Is A Joke!"
Wharton alum, list-serve abuser and wife-beater fanatic Aaron Karo of Ruminations on College Life will be in Philly doing his stand-up thang this weekend.
The Defibrillator
Barry Manilow Greatest Hits 1978 I first met Barry when I was a mere child of five. And by met, I mean I ogled the cover of his 1978 Greatest Hits album, dreaming that one day, I would get to speak to this flamboyantly coiffed and spritely little songster.
Books & Movies Foodies Will Love
If you find yourself going through Food & Drink withdrawal this summer, curl up with a delectable cinematic delight or a scrumptious serving of literature to get you through the hazy, lazy days.
Best Week Ever: Low-Carb Dieters
Don't you just hate how waiters sneer at you when you order your sandwich without bread? How everyone always wants to go to pasta-only BYOs?
Les Cuisines Fran‡aises de Philadelphie
Frog legs, snails and stinky cheeses. I know that sounds gross, but growing up as an American in Paris, I also know that these oddities are delicious.
Drinks of the Week
As the spring term comes to a close, the books disappear and the party begins. In the real world, people celebrate with champagne.
Word on the Street
If there's any truth in today's headlines, America is currently clashing with every axis of evil on the planet, and it seems that rising temperatures are our latest enemy on this never-ending list of evildoers.
Celebrity Crush
Dear James, I'll never forget the first time I saw you. You were walking on hind legs, striding across the screen as a Mr. Tumnus so good-looking, C.S.
Cookbook Review
Off-campus living has its perks; among them, the opportunity to try out the adult lifestyle while still playing flip cup on the dining room table.
Word on the Street
Though it's not something she likes to admit at dinner parties, my mother wouldn't let me apply to Georgetown.
Knowledge Is Power
At the KIPP Philadelphia Charter School on 27th and North Broad Streets, the eighth grade English room is named for Penn, the alma mater of its teacher, Elizabeth O'Flanagan, C'97.
Editor's Picks
New Releases: Young @ Heart: Centegenarians croon without (apparent) fear of keeling over. John McCain, take note.
ONLINE ONLY SHOUT OUTS
To UTV: Your ugly set and deafening sound make our eyes and ears bleed simultaneously. Please stop punishing us all for the failures of Penn athletics.
Shout Outs
To the Smokes bouncer in Castle: You're lucky you work in the dark because otherwise everyone would see the glare from your bald spot. To my a cappella group: Please stop getting drunk and making out with each other.
Shoutgun Sounds
Indie darlings Tokyo Police Club continue the long-standing tradition of putting out blisteringly fast rock songs on Elephant Shell, a quasi-debut glistening in the wake of their 2007 EP A Lesson in Crime.
Street Beats
In the run-up to the Olympics, some opponents of China's regime are boycotting all Chinese products.
A Film to Visit
Were Stanley Kramer alive today, he would have loved Tom McCarthy's The Visitor. Indeed, it resembles many of the Big Issue films of the mid-twentieth century.
