Playlists
GIVE ME 5
GOMEZ FO? SHOMEZGomez with matt pond PATheatre of Living Arts334 South St.Sun, 9:15 p.m., $20(215) 922-1011www.theateroflivingarts.net
The Dos and Don'ts of Studying for Midterms
Do: Trade sex for grades. Unless it's with that Wharton professor. Get high the night before because it will "expand your mind . man." Arrange all your pencils, calculators, pens, erasers and timing devices in perfect order (with granola bars!) so that you are "prepared" to go to your exam in the morning.
Yo Mummy's So Old
In honor of the upcoming November 12 unveiling of the "Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun" exhibit at Penn's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the museum is hosting "Year of Egypt." The exhibition began this September and will run through October 2007.
Wine of the Week
Merlot from Chile occupies that uneasy spot as the forgotten stepchild of the world wine scene. It doesn't come close to the pretension of France, with its rigorous distilleries and snotty accents.
Home at Last
Political activism and artistic integrity go hand in hand," said a calm and composed Salim Washington over the phone from his New York office.
No Man is an Island
By all accounts, life on the road is nasty, brutish and long. And on the eve of a North American tour, Islands' Nick Diamonds is sick in a Toronto hotel room, speaking in low tones to protect his voice.
Floorplans
A veritable co-op, Black Floor Gallery is an experimental collaboration of six Ohio-bred craftsmen/artists/entrepreneurs who left the Midwest to lead the bohemian life in the big city.
Great Scot!
The Last King of Scotland is an intense political thriller that brings to life the mythical figure of 1970s Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Forest Whitaker's performance as Amin mesmerizes.
Chinese Road Trip (Tom Green not Included)
In the Chinese film Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, acclaimed director Yimou Zhang (House of Flying Daggers; Hero) presents a compelling meditation on father-son relationships.
A Royal Flush
In an age when one can't swing a bat in a video store without hitting a biopic, it's easy to get sick of movies that chronicle the lives of famous people, no matter how interesting those lives may or may not have been.
Weird Science
Beck is a man known for wearing many hats at once. He has built his career upon shapeshifting, evading classification, seamlessly blending the unlikely with the illogical.
Concerts and Culture
Gin BlossomsTrocadero Theatre1003 Arch St.Thu, 7 p.m., $24(215) 922-5483www.thetroc.com
Ego of the Week
Famed hand-kisser, nude model and Viagra tester gives Street a peek inside his portfolio Street: So David, you're a pretty popular guy around campus.
He's Here for the Gang Bang
Perhaps no filmmaker today has a better grasp on a college guy's sense of humor than Todd Phillips. The director who cornered the market on frat-boy comedies - Old School, Road Trip - played Twenty Questions in an exclusive interview with Street at the Four Seasons downtown Tuesday to promote his new movie School for Scoundrels. Street: What's it like working with Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite)? What's he like in real life? Todd Phillips: In real life, Heder is a Mormon, did you know that? Street: I heard the cast from Napoleon was shipped in from Utah. TP: They're all like Mormon guys.
Sparklehorse
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It's a motto that most aptly describes Sparklehorse's latest, a merely competent album that explores little new ground.
Listings
Greg Fitzsimmons Helium Comedy Club 2031 Sansom St. Wed-Sat, 8 p.m., Fri-Sat, 10:30 p.m., $17-22 (215) 496-9001 www.heliumcomedy.com Greg Fitzsimmons has made the rounds on the late-night comedy show circuit, not to mention the requisite sarcastic commentaries on VH1 specials.
Drink of the week
Whether you're the freshman on the hall who can't even figure out what goes into a gin and tonic, or a senior who still doesn't know exactly what went into that last, unfortunate shot at your friend's 21st, this is the column for you.
It's Greek to Me
Behind the counter, a cook chops bell peppers, his knife banging loudly on the countertop. He grabs a bowl of beaten eggs and empties it onto the stove and goes back to cutting veggies.
