Playlists
What's your fav?
Sarah Gudis, College '06 Two dollar pint night at New Deck. I love Snakebite because it was my favorite drink when I was in London. Garrett Lindsey, College '06 I like to sit at this knoll on College Green.
Guides
34th Annual Art & Food Festival St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church 817 N. 7th St. Fri, 11:30 a.m.‹¨«5:30 p.m., Sat, 12‹¨«5 p.m., Sun, 12‹¨«4 p.m., free (215) 922-9671 When I think Eastern European food, I think borscht.
A Composer Comes of Age
I almost feel as if I'm channeling music when I improvise," says jazz saxophonist Ron Kerber. Performing at Chris's Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia on a warm November night, his eyes are shut, and at the climactic moments his countenance becomes mangled.
Street Shoutouts 2005
To the girl in line in front of me at Mark's Cafe who threw a tantrum because an employee neglected to put soy milk in her Mocha Javalanche: The composition of your afternoon's beverage should not be that important to you.
Sipping in saigon
Time: While there is no set happy hour, Bar Saigon is open Friday and Saturday from 5- 10 p.m. Drink: The drinks in Bar Saigon are suitably gimmicky.
Boourns Family Guy, mmm ... ribwich
Please, you silly Penn student, why? Why Family Guy? Yes, it's funny and should not have been cancelled in the first place.
Pride (in the name of beating a dead horse)
Pride & Prejudice features some fine performances, lovely scenery and costumes and a serviceable script, but ultimately begs the question: why make another version of this beloved Jane Austen novel, especially after the wonderful 1995 BBC production starring Colin Firth? Well, one answer is that Keira Knightley, playing Miss Elizabeth Bennet, looks ravishing in period dress.
Wet hot american store
Looking for that old Peter, Paul and Mary album to play on your record player? Aching for that old-school Kryptonite pin?
Ego of the Week
Which is your favorite, Mask or Wig? I like Mask, I guess because you can change your identity. What's your favorite sexy book? My uncle used to write pornos!
From the editor
Ever since I first heard Rufus Wainwright's "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk," I've liked it, because I felt like it was my song.
Clop clop bang bang - like an amish drive-by
Street Film recently spoke with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, stars of the upcoming comedy-thriller Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, about drugs, gay detectives, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Street Film: Robert, do you ever feel as though you've been pigeonholed by American critics and robbed of the recognition you deserve because of your highly publicized struggle with drug addiction? Robert Downey Jr.: I was robbed-- Val Kilmer: I'll answer that on behalf of Robert.
Black and Blues
On their way to the bathroom on a flight to Seattle, the Black Keys spotted the lead singer from Train in first class.
Tricks aren't For Kids
"Third Monday" is just like any other club, really. "Every time we come here, there's weird shit on Don's table," Francis Menotti jokes.
Finally, some good news out of iraq
"Welcome to the suck" is the motto, repeatedly delivered by sniper Troy (Peter Sarsgaard), that summarizes the experience of the Marines in the first Gulf War, at least as far as Jarhead portrays the experience.
Skip dinner
The proprietors of Dessert realize the sorry state of American sweets and aim to combat the legacy of Hershey with nuanced dishes and an intimate bistro setting.
Taste test: Battle of the blueberries
The blueberry muffin is a bakery staple that one Street editor claims "should be its own food group." Any self-respecting bakery or coffee shop offers up a version, (unless they're all out ... screw you ABP) and we scoured campus to find out who's got the best.
Let's make a deal
You've made it to mid-semester, but your wallet is in dire straits. You thought college would be about "money for nothing and chicks for free," but as you forage for soy crisp crumbs while wearing your ratty sweatpants, you realize that that maxim is only half-true.
The Super Furries Move on
We killed them. We cut them up, and we had one last show where we had little children dressed up as yetis.
15 Years Removed
On a rainy morning in late October, an unassuming man walks around Penn's campus marveling at how much it has changed.
