Playlists
Word of the week
apodyopsis pronunciation: (AH-po-dye-AHP-sis) function: noun definition: the act of mentally undressing someone. Ex. Buffalo Bill: "Damn, whodi.
Processed cheese
Richard Cheese The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese If this is your first listen to Richard Cheese, be forewarned: too much Cheese may result in massive indigestion, and upchuck reflexes may ensue.
Wine and dine your valentine
We've got your dinner covered this Tuesday -- whether you have a date or not. Now all you have to do is figure out who gets to spend V-Day with you. On a First Date Where: Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti, 212 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor, (215) 238-0499 Price: Entrees $11-$28 Reason to Go: Positano Coast is everything a romantic first date should be: good wine, fantastic fresh seafood choices and great views of Society Hill.
Battle of the Music Fests
This past week, the line-ups for two important music festivals were announced. Hippie Bonnarooites cursed its indie line-up, while Coachella fans were equally disappointed by its list of bands.
Word on the street: Tucker Comes to Penn and Hilarity Ensues
At the staggeringly old age of 30, Tucker Max is a wise man with lessons to share aplenty. He's instructed us in many of them through his entertaining writing, from the foul dangers of butt sex to the fun to be had with a half-time competition at a hockey game.
A taste of the unexpected
Upon entering Out of the Blue, diners slide through a grey velvet curtain to find themselves in a room dominated by black and white, but softened by a wall of blue.
Bling Bling
Tucked into a quiet residential block of Center City, Halloween's treasures wait to be discovered. The outside may look unassuming, but your local mall's Zales has got nothing on this one-of-a-kind jewelry shop, so named for owner Henri David's favorite day of the year.
Texas rockers drift onto the scene
Straddling the state line between Texas and Arkansas is a little city called Texarkana, home of the only U.S.
Street Beats
Kansas court blocks abortion records access. The censored LPs include: Red Hot Chili Preggers, Wu Tang Coathanger, Blink-182-days-since-my-last-cycle and Destiny's Fetus. Steelers beat Seahawks, 21-10. PA sighs relief that it didn't blow yet another Super Bowl. Egyptian ferry carrying 1,400 passengers sinks in Red Sea. Moses, M.I.A., had been delayed at airport security checkpoint. Vaccine against diarrhea-causing-virus is approved. Alternative to vaccine also emerges: don't eat at College Buffet. Vet building at Penn nears completion. Local collie develops psychosomatic fleas in anticipation. Penn puts on production of The Vagina Monologues: Feb 15th and 17th at 8 p.m.
Shoutouts
To the guy that jerked off during finals last year in the Rosengarten bathroom: I was in the next stall, you sick fuck.
Drinking on the job
In 1950, a team of archeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum embarked on an expedition to Gordion in the ancient kingdom of Phyrgia in central Turkey. Seven years later, they discovered the tomb of the mythical hero King Midas, known for his golden touch, or what recent redating of the tomb points to as the body of Midas' father or grandfather.
Introducing... Penn's next top model
Are you FIERCE? Starting next week, tune in for installments of Street's own modeling competition, "Penn's Next Top Model." Follow a group of Penn's very own and help decide who will still be in the running to be Penn's next top model.
Seduction by chocolate
To determine the best box of chocolates available at CVS, we kindly gave one to each of these willing tasters.
Daytripper
This week Daytripper takes you to the Ben Franklin Parkway, home of the Franklin Institute, the Art Museum and asinine traffic patterns.
Guides
Phresh Girls DJ 101 workshop Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine St. Sat, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., $15 (215) 925-9914 www.paintedbride.org Have you ever been at the club and looked at the DJ and thought about how you wanted to do that?
From the editor
I have the most romantic date planned for Valentine's day. First, I'm going to buy her a new coaxial cable.
Hot hot heat
Street: How were you able to get into the character of the evil Bill Cox? It's something that's quite out of the norm for your career, and I was wondering what it was like and did you ever find yourself morally repulsed because you have real kids now.
That Guy (for Kids)
What do Dakota Fanning, Jodie Foster, Ron Howard, Fred Savage and the Olsen Twins all have in common?
