Playlists
Girls Gone Wild
In our efforts to bring to you, the reader, the best Philadelphia has to offer, we decided to skip out on Fling and head to the Zoo.
La Vie en Rose
Director Olivier Dahan's new film La Vie en Rose had its Philadelphia premiere last Thursday night at the Philadelphia Film Festival and it received a standing ovation.
Ego of the week
Street: Has anyone ever told you that you looked like a celebrity? If so, who? Jim Newell: Not really, only in spurts.
Old city, old world
What many pizza places in Philadelphia lack is the brick oven to make their pizza authentic - and that's why Soho Pizza, between 2nd and 3rd on Market, stands alone as the best brick oven pizzeria in the city.
Pizze al fresco
Philadelphia's barren pizza scene has long needed some manna from heaven. For a city steeped in Italian heritage - not to mention red-and-white-checkered tablecloths - the lack of quality pizza is strange.
Feelin' hot, hot, hot
It's surprising that the action-packed police movie isn't parodied more often, because Hot Fuzz, the hilarious and slightly insane new film from the creators of Shaun of the Dead, makes it look so easy.
Philly Via Italy
Street sits down with Urban Studies professor Domenic Vitiello to get the skinny on Italian Philadelphians, and why it's so hard to get a quality slice in this town. Street: So what was the golden age of Italian immigration, and in which parts of Philadelphia did most Italian immigrants first establish themselves? Domenic Vitiello: The era between the 1890s and World War I were the peak years of Italian immigration to Philadelphia, New York, and pretty much everywhere else.
Ego of the week
Consider Flinging with College senior and FlingSafe emeritus Josh Matz. He's infectious. Street: Looking forward to Fling? Joshua Matz: I don't think I've done Fling since freshman year. Street: Where did you live freshman year? JM: I was in the Quad in the residential program for the study of emerging infectious diseases.
Daytripper: Literary Philly
New York may have Edith Wharton, but Philadelphia has . a lot of libraries. Despite the apparent dearth of writerly genius (Kelly Writers House notwithstanding), that's no reason not to grab your reading glasses and dust off your favorite bookmark. Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 DeLancey Place Tues, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; $5-8 (215) 732-1600 www.rosenbach.org Got rare books on the brain?
Word on the Street
As an underclassman, one of the first skills I learned from my older, wiser and infinitely cooler peers was how to spot a senior; to observe how they blithely cock their heads when they laugh, how they sashay down the Walk, how and where they congregate.
Of all the gin joints in Philly: Fling
In an effort to combat mediocre mixing around campus, Street catches up with Abbie Feinberg: alcohol connoisseur and mixologist extraordinaire. Street: Why did you decide to learn how to bartend? Abbie Feinberg: At parties I wasn't usually the social butterfly, but I liked being behind the scene, like the hostess or the chef.
Oh Snap
Dear Closet Gays, I didn't think you were gay at first; I thought you were just weird, in the gay way.
Notes on a festival
ROY DISNEY Last Sunday night, Roy E. Disney was in town to receive the Philadelphia Film Festival's first ever Inspiration Award, a tribute to his lifetime of dedication and contribution to the entertainment industry.
Letter to the editor
To the editor: I am writing this letter in response to the hateful 34th Street shoutout directed at my mental illness.
Five questions for Ben FOlds
34th Street: Do you remember performing here before, Ben? [Folds performed at Spring Fling in 2000] Ben Folds: With my schedule, its hard, but when I show up there I will remember.
The movies been berry, berry good to her
On tour promoting her sexy new suspense thriller Perfect Stranger -- no, not an adaptation of that 80's sitcom with Balki Bartokomous - Oscar-winner Halle Berry had a quick chat with 34ST. STREET: What have you not yet accomplished in your film career?
Unbreakable
Throughout hip hop's three decade plus history, no true superstar has emerged from Philly. Emcee after Philly emcee has seen fleeting success, but problems (usually legal) stopped any true movement from occurring (see Beanie Sigel's State Property camp). So, the answer might have to come in the form of a producer.
Reviews
Redman Red Gone Wild Redman aka Reggie Noble is a self- acknowledged jokester, who wittily balances ridiculous weed-aggrandizing verse with hilarious social commentary.
Drink 'til you drop
Drink 'til you drop It's hard to get a good drink in this town, especially on a Banker's Club budget.
