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The Food Geek
Ever considered scrapping your i-banking ambitions in favor of a less traditional (read: more awesome) career?
V-Power
Right now, wherever you are, I dare you to say the word "vagina" out loud. Might be awkward. But why?
What I Googled This Week
Let's face it: Your main source of knowledge comes from Google searches. Unlike some college professors, Google always has an answer.
Walk a Mile in My Xius
4 Stars For a cover song to merit existence, it should enhance appreciation for the original and bring an entirely new manner of seeing, feeling and hearing the song.
The Week in Music
Thursday, 1/31: Public Enemy and The Roots The Trocadero, All Ages Go down to Chinatown and catch the Artists For Heat benefit concert, featuring hip hop legends Public Enemy and The Roots and a special DJ set from Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest.
Your Guide To: Winterizing Penn
In case you missed the memo, it's pretty cold outside. Before the high rise wind tunnel smacks you in the face, read our guide to getting through winter without freezing your balls off. Sniffly Transmitted Diseases Make like Howard Hughes and disinfect everything.
Letter from the Editor
It's time for a PSA, afterschool-special style. Yes, this is a public service announcement, dear readers, that tomorrow is February 1st: the big 02/01/08.
Move Over, Eve Ensler...
Street: Can you tell us a little about vagina dentata and how it originated? Persephone Braham: The vagina dentata has many manifestations, from the classical Greek figure Scylla (a beautiful woman from the waist up, with the slavering jaws of three dogs for genitals) to Eve and Mother Nature --- with her grottoes, caves, quicksand bogs and amphibious serpents.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.
How many movies do you know that open with a title warning that none of the footage you are about to see is actual documentary footage?
Just The Two of Us
With the Comcast Center (now the tallest building in Center City) nearing completion, Philadelphia continues to lose its quaint charm in favor of a new-found love for the grandiose.
Noodles for next to nothing
Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodlehouse 927 Race Street (215) 923-1550 If the chilly winter has left you stuffy-nosed and aching for warmth, head down to Race Street and pay a visit to Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House for the perfect remedy.
Ginger and Spice and Everything Nice
It's cold out. So cold, in fact, that you can no longer feel your fingers. Lucky for you, we have just the recipe to fill your cup and warm you from the inside out. You need not scour the world in search of magical herbs or cure-all tinctures.
Penn Smokers: We Salute You
There are an estimated 800 to 1000 smokers in the Penn undergraduate body. They are some of Penn's best and brightest.
Ego of the Week: Mikey Tedori
Street: Tell us about your fashion line. Mikey Tedori: It's called Boku Ikasu. Roughly translated in Japanese, Boku Ikasu means "my style" - my direction, my individuality, my passion.
Letter from the Editor
I've been electrocuted. Twice. And these two instances were within twenty seconds of each other. Apparently, if you have a laptop on your lap, you should not try to turn on a lamp at the same time.
THE LINEUP: 2008
So the Oscar nominations are out and Atonement didn't score as many nods as we would have liked. Nonetheless, we're optimistic about the upcoming year's crop of flicks.
Diary of a Rush
Day 1 Fliers are under my door. Men are suiting up. Shit food is what's for dinner. Tonight is Rush.
Best and Worst Movies of 2007
The best La Vie en Rose Persepolis 4 Months, 3 weeks, 2 Days Lars and the Real Girl Once No Country for Old Men The Diving Bell and the Butterfly There Will Be Blood I'm Not There Juno Control Charlie Wilson's War Lust, Caution the worst Norbit Hostel II Who's Your Caddy The Simpsons Movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Mr. Woodcock I Know Who Killed Me Good Luck Chuck Revolver Wild Hogs The Number 23
