Playlists
Much ado about nothing
For Your Consideration 2 Stars Directed by: Christopher Guest Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Jennifer Coolidge, Eugene Levy Rated PG-13 "It's about time nothing happened in a film," says actor Don Lake in the Hollywood satire For Your Consideration.
Word on the Street: Birthday Gobbles
Thanksgiving may very well be the best holiday we have. No segregating candied ham and knaidlach; everyone celebrates the same glorious bird.
Breakin' out the Jew card
All of you circumcised (and lovers of those who are circumcised) people out there, take heart. No longer do you have to cower in fear that you'll fall behind in your Jewish IQ in the months between breaks.
An unconventional biography
Fur tells the truly interesting, and sometimes eerie, true story of a 1950s housewife (Nicole Kidman) who yields to her dark curiosities and discovers her inner artist.
Who's your mama?
Mama sure gets around town. And by Mama, I mean Haviv David, the owner of Mama's Vegetarian, a kosher falafel restaurant located on 20th street between Ludlow and Rainstead.
Harpy, but in a good way
Joanna Newsom's second album, Ys, is a daunting little number. Take the defiant medieval blonde on the cover, sickle in hand.
Home is where the art is
Manya Scheps can't stand the rain. By 8 p.m. over two inches have drenched the city and begun to leak through the walls of her basement.
Dazed & understood
Director Richard Linklater just turned 46 last July, but he doesn't look a day over 26 when he steps into a suite at the Four Seasons hotel for an interview.
Laugh it out
One thing that connects us all - beyond age, gender and cultural lines - is the appreciation of good comedy.
My kingdom for a rhyme
Jay-Z famously rapped on Kanye West's College Dropout that he's "not a businessman" but a "business, man." Cocksure, of course, but kind of an insightful self-examination.
It ain't easy being green
On Nov. 7, Election Night, Senator-elect Bob Casey joined thousands of supporters at the Scranton Cultural Center on the campus of Lackawanna College to celebrate his victory.
Trail of tears
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have had an extreme career arc. Their 2002 major label debut Source Tags & Codes was an era-defining work of anthemic indie rock - one of those precious high school records I could blast for weeks on end in my '89 Mazda 323, driving from one South Jersey diner to another, getting home late at night and highly caffeinated, reading LiveJournals until 4 a.m.
Ego of the week
Lovin' and Learnin' with Philomathean Society supreme ruler Gerard Leone who is convinced Philomathean means "love of learning." Street: So how'd you get involved with Philo? Gerard Leone: I tried out my fall semester freshman year, but I didn't get in.
Bond is back and better than ever
Few actors have generated as much controversy solely on the basis of their hair color as Daniel Craig.
Kamal's balls
Inside of Center City's Reading Terminal Market, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant rush of shoppers and diners.
Tappy crap
Happy Feet is not all that it's tapped up to be. The film tells the story of Mumble (Elijah Wood), a penguin with an affinity for dancing.
Wine of the Week: Manischewitz blackberry wine
With the elegantly simple flavor and aroma of blackberry jam, Manischewitz blackberry wine belongs to a special - nay, elite - category of wines, because it tastes better through a straw.
Fast food for thought
Initially, Fast Food Nation sounds like a rehash of the hit documentary Super Size Me. However, this revelatory character study from director Richard Linklater (based on the nonfiction Eric Schlosser book) takes several completely different perspectives on the ever-burgeoning problem of America's dependence on fast food. Rather than using a single viewpoint, the story weaves its way through an array of people connected through a fictitious fast food restaurant called Mickey's.
Forever young but eternally weird
The Fountain 3.5 Stars Directed by: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn Rated: PG-13 With a tagline that reads "What if you could live forever?" The Fountain initially seems to be a more mature version of Tuck Everlasting.
