Playlists
Ana's Mitchell
On The Brightness, Ana's Mitchell's third album, the singer/songwriter demonstrates a welcome departure from her earlier, more mainstream-sounding efforts.
Word on the Street
As Valentine's Day approaches, I, like all men, agonize over what to get for my special lady friend.
Penne: His
The Atmosphere: It's comfortable, moderately upscale, and conducive to cordial conversations between visiting professors.
Deep thoughts from Britney spears' vagina
- It's cold. So cold. - Yum, that Popeye's was goooood. - This new boyfriend's Jewish, isn't he? - Thank God for C-sections; I still have my figure. - Do I have to watch reruns of the Madonna kiss again? - Is that Moonshine again? - I'm itchy.
Word on the Street
You have to have plans for Valentine's Day. Everyone has plans. Me, I've got plans, too. Every February, as Valentine's Day draws near, I find myself reminiscing about the men I've known (in the biblical sense, of course), not so much surveying my options for that particular saint's day as giving myself a big high five for my options of yore.
Sex Column
As I sit here in my overpriced apartment on my laptop, I wrinkle my nose thinking of a story for this week's article.
Oh Snap
Dear Stalker, What is happening to us? Thinking about Valentine's Day makes me reminisce about our past (or rather, your past) methods of following me.
Street Beats
The Indianapolis Colts won the Super Bowl 29-17, amidst torrential downpour and the stench coming off Rex Grossman's right arm.
Still nutty after all these years
Norbit is Eddie Murphy's favorite form of cinematic masturbation. By acting as a variety of characters, the comedian gets to showcase his chameleon-like ability to play to any stereotype thrown his way.
In my defense...
Calling me pretentious? Oh, aren't you original! Now let us pretend for a minute that you're not hurling uninformed vitriol at me to compensate for your own inadequacy and failure, and give it to me straight, friend: how can I just be an unassuming regular Joe? I could watch the boob tube, yeah?
Sommelier's corner
Privada 2004, Bodega Norton, Argentina (Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon) $13.99 (down from $21.99) As Valentine's Day draws near, enophiles all over the land ponder which bottle to serve on the special night.
Dispatches
12:15 a.m.: Stopped by a '90s party on Sansom and didn't know a soul. The hottest girl in the room held hands the entire night with some douchebag wearing a long face and a blazer.
La Buca: his
The Atmosphere: Pretty awesome. La Buca translates to "The Cave" or "The Hole." The walls of the foyer (the whole 300 seat restaurant is down a flight of stairs in the basement of a building off Washington Square) are covered with frescoes of famous Renaissance paintings, including my favorite piece: Botticelli's The Birth of Venus.
You Tube of the Week
It's a bold new age of information. YouTube represents an archive of millions of hidden or long-forgotten documentations of some of the greatest performers in music, free and at the tips of our fingers.
Daily schedule
9:00 a.m.: Wake up. Admire the thread count. 9:30: Enter shower. 9:40: Wet badger-hair shaving brush with warm water, apply lather to face. 10:15: Check [Stanford] Encyclopedia [of Philosophy] Word of the Day.
Ghostly bad
The Messengers is an all-too-predictable scare flick that relies primarily on loud noises and sudden gruesome images for fright value. The story: a family moves to a deserted sunflower farm in North Dakota hoping to make a fresh start and a sufficient living.
Valentine's Day 2007
Oh, Valentine's Day. The one day restaurants know demand is high and tables are few, whether you're seducing a sweetie or celebrating singledom with friends.
Wing Men
Every Super Bowl weekend for the past 15 years, Philadelphia has celebrated a Bowl of its own. Wing Bowl began in 1993 as a small, two-man chicken wing-eating competition - a radio promotion designed by 610 WIP talk show hosts Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti.
