Playlists
Slevin years bad luck
Lucky Number Slevin is a veritable melting pot of film styles, buzz-inducing high concepts and A-list actors.
Ten Commandments of Fling
I. Thou shall not say no to any offered beverage, regardless of said beverage's origin. II. Thou must avert your eyes from nude Mask & Wig members. III. Honor your friend from high school who is staying with you (i.e.
From the editor
If under- and upperclassmen have anything in common, it's an unfounded, schoolgirlish excitement over Spring Fling.
Bucks, no not starbucks -- The cool one
Street: So do you work the late night? MB: Yeah, I work from 10 [p.m.] to 3 [a.m.]. Street: How is that working out for you? MB: It's not that bad.
Take me to your leader
There comes a time for the aging heartthrob to retire his half-buttoned shirt and resign himself to making more family-friendly films.
Herbal Essences
Entering Satya on a Saturday afternoon is a calming experience. The owner, Romy Scheroder, is at ease, talking to a friend who dropped in to say hello.
Street Beats
France braces for nationwide strike over new labor law. Le Monde declares French labor strikes officially least original news headline of 2006. Penn activist speaker denounces death penalty. With only exception that she would rather die than not let GEICO help her save money on her car insurance. SUV falls into New York City sinkhole.
Philadelphia Film Festival
Evil Premieres April 3 at Ritz Five, 5 p.m. The Greeks may have given us philosophy and democracy, but come on, that was so BC.
Person on the street: Marvelous Wisdom
Street: How did you get into the record store industry? Michael Heinzer: Well, my friend Milan Marvelous wanted to open a record store -- Street: Wait, his name is actually Marvelous? MH: Yeah, Milan Marvelous. Street: Is that his given name? MH: No, I think when they got married, they decided to change it to Marvelous.
Best of Penn 2006
Best Drink Specials The Blarney Stone 3929 Sansom St. (215) 222-5340 Honestly was there ever any question here?
Thing of the Week: Party Parasols
We love these Borrower-sized umbrellas for their function as well as flair. While they do in fact spice up the average drink, their true purpose is to be destroyed becuase you know you're just going to end up pulling off that top part from that bottom part.
Word of the Week: Blunk
pronunciation: bluhnk definition: Being in a state of intoxication from both alcohol and recreational marijuana; a combination of "blazed" and "drunk" ex. Harry S.
MTV BMOC
Dov Kogen began singing and writing songs at the ripe age of three, when he took the tune of Jewish hymn "Adon Olam" and set it to the one-word lyric "guitar." "I didn't actually play guitar back then," the psychology major and music minor says, "so I sort of strummed my aunt's 30-year-old classical guitar," which he would actually learn to play in the fourth grade.
Daytripper
Extending from Glenwood Avenue in the north to Washington Avenue in the south, Broad Street has become the artistic core of the City of Brotherly Love.
Ferris Bueller, You're my 'Giro
Looking for a little piece of Italy in Philadelphia? Ever wish you could bring back those memories of your trip to Florence or your semester abroad in Rome?
Word on the street
Everyone is laughing and I am not. Kevin Smith's speech for SPEC is one long dirty joke with no punch-line.
O welcome back, karen O
With the wild success of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs's debut album Fever to Tell, the musical trio from New York set a remarkably high standard for itself.
Punjabi picnic
If you're interested in stocking up on elusive spices or expanding your ethnic food horizons, make a short trip up Walnut to the International Food and Spices Market.
Putting the Woo Back into Wu-tang
Real thugs never die. Unfortunately, they also have trouble staying creative. Ghostface Killah's newest album, Fishscale, is yet another record to emerge from Wu-Tang's prolific machinery.
