Playlists
Italian oasis
La Fontana opened in January to barely a whisper. With Amada deservedly capturing the rapturous praise and hoi polloi, La Fontana has quietly set about establishing itself as a neighborhood Italian restaurant.
Ego of the week
Quake is Penn's first and only literary erotica magazine, and Jessica is its esteemed co-editor-in-chief.
The hills are alive
Did you know that nuclear weapons are bad? No, really -- not only do they kill innocent people, but they also mutate people who then go on to kill other innocent people.
Sex in the philly
Spring is in the air. At Ego, that can only mean two things: the triumphant last installment of Penn's Next Top Model, and sex.
Poking: Not just a facebook phenomenon
Aside from a few loose puns here and there, there is nothing funny about anal sex. Actually, those puns might not be loose.
Ego of the week
Senior English Major Moira Moody is taking the road less traveled and is foregoing Cancun to lead a community service spring break trip to Arizona.
Day Tripper
North of Spring Garden and south of Girard, this former industrial neighborhood now boasts one of the city's up-and-coming hipster scenes.
Bite-size bistro italiano
If you're looking for a Rittenhouse girl in a South Philly world, Bistro La Viola is your spot. With a dining room that makes a shoebox appear expansive, the experience at this cash-only BYO is reminiscent of eating at the communal tables at Manhattan's Carnegie Deli.
Thing of the Week: Aglet
Ever wondered what that little plastic thingie at the end of a shoelace is called? Well now you know ... cause knowledge is power!
The gioia of cooking
The first clue that Gioia Mia is an authentic Italian restaurant is not the antipasto della casa, with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, or the perfect preparation of rigatoni all'amatriciana.
Work of the Week: Brick
pronunciation: brik definition: cold, meteorologically speaking Ex. St. Patrick, "I said a Brrr.
It's Smokin' Hot
Jason Reitman's Thank You for Smoking depicts the plight of Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), a propaganda-spouting cigarette industry mogul whose dubious business ethics haunt his tender relationship with his 12-year-old son.
A Taste of Everything
Just over a year ago, Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful summer festival Warped Tour, dreamed up something new: the Taste of Chaos tour-- a smaller tour based more upon metal than its summer counterpart.
Spring Theatre Preview
Although Philadelphia isn't home to the white lights of Broadway, it still showcases a thriving theatre scene.
A Penn band you actually want to hear
Penn's very own the Pale Nimbus knows something is missing from this university's campus. And so do their fans.
Trouble in Taradise
For the alpha male, nothing is more appealing than a perpetually inebriated blonde who's drunker than a Mississippi sheriff and looser than a Playboy Bunny.
She's the man
Street sits down for a round table interview with She's The Man stars Amanda Bynes, Robert Hoffman, Laura Ramsey and Channing Tatum. Any hookups on the set?
Cucina Italiana 101
College alumni Marc Platt, class of '79, and David Stone, '88, once numbered among the ghostly figures wandering out of Annenberg at 12 a.m.
Person on the street
Street: How long have you been working here? Jim Steel: Since February of '99, but I've been coaching since '89 in North Carolina. Street: Are you an athlete yourself? JS: I played front line at football in college.
