Playlists
Best of Penn
Best Frozen Yogurt: Marathon Grill Ah, behold the not-so-uniquely Penn creature that is the JAP. Official JAP footwear?
Dumbasses on ice
Starring: Will Ferrell and Jon Heder. That's all you really need to know before buying a ticket to a film about two guys trying to become the first ever same-sex pair of figure skaters. After an on-ice brawl between rivals Ferrel and Heder, both are banned from competing in the males single skating division.
Jonny Lives!
Jonny Lives! sounds so much like Weezer, a friend passing by who heard this record playing stopped and asked where this new Weezer single could be found.
YouTube Clip of the week
Any conversation about the changing nature of music in the face of Myspace, YouTube et al.
Streetapalooza: a slide show
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The listings
Front Row Theatre Co.: How I Learned To Drive Iron Gate Theatre 37th and Chestnut Sts. Thu, 7 p.m.; Fri, 11 p.m.; Sat, 6 p.m.; $10, $8 with PennCard http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~ftc/ So we didn't read the plot summary of How I Learned to Drive too carefully, but we kinda suspect there's some incest involved.
Halle Berry walking the walk
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Ego of the Week
Arjun Srinivas, a senior member of Dhamaka, Penn's all-male South Asian dance troupe, talks about dancing with himself and doing good deeds. Street: Where did you learn your moves? Arjun Srinivas: I came to Penn with two left feet.
Daytripper: grab your pic-A-nic Basket
Clark Park 43rd & Baltimore Sts. www.clarkpark.info Does the thought of venturing beyond 42nd Street make your palms sweat profusely and your heart race?
All hustle, no flow
Pride is so faithful to the sports underdog movie formula that a plot summary seems unnecessary. Let's instead imagine a montage sequence, much like the ones interspersed throughout the movie: begin with the run-down Philadelphia Department of Recreation on the brink of closure.
Silly Corner
KNOCK, KNOCK Who's there? Ada. Ada who? Ada a lot for breakfast ... then threw it up! Seriously, I have a problem. KNOCK, KNOCK Who's there? Anna Nicole.
TIPS FOR THE HOST(ESS)
-Delegate some of the hard work by soliciting the help of your best friend. That way, someone besides you knows where the ice is, how the stereo works and what to take care of if you pass out.
STREETAPALOOZA
Land of talk Applause Cheer Boo Hiss At some point in any movement, the whole shebang jumps the shark.
Bringing 'pride' To philly
With his Best Actor Oscar nomination for Hustle and Flow, Terrence Howard became a hot commodity in Hollywood.
EGO OF THE WEEK
Tomorrow, the Student Planning and Events Committee (SPEC), will be throwing their very first "Beachfest," the newest addition to their beloved 'fest family.
Happy G, We hardly Knew Ye
The problem with being funny in Hollywood is that once you've established your rep as a comedian, you're rarely allowed the chance to do anything except be funny.
Craven family values
In writing the sequel to last year's The Hills Have Eyes, Wes Craven, director of the Scream trilogy, had a little help from someone who possesses a mind as sick and disturbing as his own: his son.
Short Music Reviews
rich boy Rich Boy On his new album, Maurice Richards (under the moniker Rich Boy) attempts to establish his hometown of Mobile, Alabama as the new epicenter of Southern Rap hotness.
Podcasts killed the radio star
In the beginning there was Napster. And it was good. But one day the Recording Industry Association of America decided it didn't really appreciate people getting their product for, you know, free.
