Playlists
The "Green" Hot List
One word. organic: Get your exercise and walk down to that Whole Foods located on 20th and Pennsylvania Ave.
Deacon In Wonderland
Here are some words I'm not going to use in the following article: day-glo, nerd, neon, hallucinatory, spastic, spazz, demented, frenzy, wacky, ebullient, man-child, shenanigans, awesome.
Defibrillator
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf Big Shots 2003 The "hip-hop pioneer" title is generally attributed to a limited pool of late '80s and early '90s MCs, depending on subjective standards.
SO DAMAGED
Neil McCormick and Brian Lackey of Mysterious Skin: Neil, a soulless teenage hustler + Brian, an introverted and coddled 18-year-old + alien abductions + repressed dark memories = a raw, graphic and seriously depressing and disturbing film with intense performances by its lead actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick) and Brady Corbet (Thirteen). Dawn Wiener of Welcome to the Dollhouse: Dawn, an unattractive, awkward and certified 7th grade loser + an adorable little sister + absent-minded parents + unrequited love for a cool guitar player + the "Special People Club" = a quotable, coming of age, dark comedy that makes you cower at the thought of middle school. Duncan Mudge of The Mudge Boy: Duncan, a quiet, sheltered farm boy + his unusual desire to mimic his dead mother + an unlikely friendship with a tough, neighborhood boy + a question of sexuality = a poignant film featuring a stunning performance by Emile Hirsch in the title role.
Soviet-Style Abortion
I'll be honest: even though we put Juno on our Best Movies of 2007 list, I don't think it deserves half of the hype it's garnered.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. Cinema's forgotten masterpieces: Landscape in the Mist (1988)
As Americans, we fancy ourselves as having monopolized postmodernist existential angst. But Theo Angelopoulos's 1988 masterpiece Landscape in the Mist plaintively reminds us that we are not alone in our search for meaning in a bleak universe.
The Alternative to Feb Club
People often take their dogs to dog parks so that they can get their pets to interact with others. In the month of February, our very own student council does the same thing.
Puppets Get Kinky, Exhibition Ensues
Swing by the Institute of Contemporary Art before March 30 to check out its latest addition featuring.
Letter from the Editor
At Penn, it seems that living off-campus is the thing to do. You can't escape the hype. Think you're safe during a harmless, hung-over search for challah French toast?
The Liquid Latin Love Child
With the debauchery of Mardi Gras festivities winding down, we recognize this party season with a toast to the Carnaval capital of the world: Brazil.
So What If We're Not State Schools?
Although often nerdy by nature, Ivy Leaguers do have a little of that Animal House spirit in them. While some attend Ivy League schools to obtain a cubicle at Goldman Sachs or to find a nice husband who will support their expensive shoe habits, college wouldn't be college without its antics.
Ego of the Week
With her eclectic taste in television and a strong sense of patriotism, Penn Leads the Vote's Stephanie Simon puts the super in Super Tuesday. Street: Tell us a little about Penn Leads the Vote. Stephanie Simon: PLTV is a non-partisan organization promoting student voter registration and mobilization.
Recipe of the Week
Pork chops smothered with apple cider The cheesesteak may be Philadelphia's most famous export, but pork chops (a Pennsylvania Dutch staple) have been satisfying native Philadelphians ever since the Amish brought their horse-drawn carriages to Lancaster County.
Mission to Mars
The Bedlam in Goliath, the fourth full-length studio release by The Mars Volta, introduces listeners to a new sound -- a modification of the direction taken by the group on their last release, 2006's Amputechture.
Superbowl Commercials
Let's face it, the real entertainment occurs in between plays. Check out the best commercials of this year's Super Bowl. A throwback to Will Ferrell's signature move in A Night at the Roxbury, this Diet Pepsi Max commercial was a refreshing (pun intended) break from the not-so-subtle humor attempts of other ads.
Web Video of the Week
Sometimes we wonder what our high school friends have been doing with their lives. Recently, I checked up on two pals of mine, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, who were notorious comedians within our Atlantan community.
Lip Service: Undressing Your Favorite Lip Balms
Wintertime calls for serious pucker attention. Nothing will rebuff potential suitors quite like flaky, chapped, weather-beaten lips.
Notes On A Scandal
From pedophilia to drug dealing, Street looks back at Penn's top 10 most scandalous moments of the past 20 years. Perhaps 'Hippopotami' would have been better? The Incident (with a capital I) of 1993, that garnered nothing of consequence but a lot of media hoopla (and a personal call from Jesse Jackson), innocently began with then-freshman Eden Jacobowitz slaving over an English assignment in his dorm.
Best Week Ever
This week has been a big one for Vaginas. With the on-campus production of the Vagina Monologues as just a small part of a worldwide celebration in their honor, it's hard not to be thinking about the vajayjay, even for those of us who aren't habitually haunted by an obsession with it.
