Playlists
From the editor
This fall break, I met my match. It's not that I'd thought it impossible, I'd just stopped expecting it.
I see dead people (in the audience)
What results from combining The Sixth Sense and Fight Club and then subtracting the good acting and violence?
Ethan Lipsitz: "People have said that it's like a lion's mane."
What's your major? I study the city. I'm an urban studies major. Where are you from? I'm from Brookline, Massachusetts.
Top 3 Pieces of Japanese Sanitary Technology
The Japanese are renowned for their technological prowess, and it is little surprise that they have applied their acumen to personal hygiene.
So mote it be
An overgrown tree obscures the full moon. Lightning flickers in the dark sky. Thunder growls in the distance.
Fine dining on a dime
The following restaurants will satisfy the most discerning palettes -- and wallets. Even if your parents won't be in town this weekend, treat yourself to one of Philly's prime culinary hot spots without breaking the bank, thanks to these little-known steals. Morimoto 723 Chestnut Street (215) 413-9070 Futuristic and trendy Morimoto is the collaboration of renowned restaurateur Stephen Starr and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
Of Mouse and men
MF Doom and DJ Danger Mouse are so hung up on gimmickry that to call The Mouse and the Mask a "concept album" comes almost as an afterthought.
Guides
Curator's Tour of The Real Thing and Why It Matters Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia 15 S.
Pick a Parent
Find your parents' TV counterparts, and follow our suggestions of where to feed them this weekend -- or, better yet, where they should feed you.
Legendary Quotes by Michael Kind
Michael Brett Kind is a Sophomore in the College, hailing from Chicago, well not actually Chicago, but pretty close to it, like a suburb, that's kinda north but not quite a part of it.
Word on the street: I Am Not A Nittany Lion
It's about 2 a.m. during the last night of N.S.O., and I'm walking home with my roommate. As we pass the dueling tampons on Locust, these two freshman ruffians cross our path and call us names.
Invasion of the parents
Parents' weekend was created in the name of getting emancipated from Commons and treated to dinner at nicer than normal locales.Your parents will be so happy to see you that hopefully they'll be fine when you suggest a meal at one of these top-notch splurges.
Doomed to suck
Doom, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Sarge and Karl Urban as John Grimm, promises very little from the onset -- and keeps its promise.
Italian Elegance
The format of Vetri's menu is instantly revealing. On the first page are about 10 permanent fixtures and on the second, a few more temporary ones contingent to season and to chef Mark Vetri's whims.
Hopping on the Band Wagon
Death Cab for Cutie isn't just [Ben] Gibbard's band," drummer Jason McGerr says, speaking about the group's lauded lead man.
A very special "Ask Louise"
Technology is supposed to solve problems, but its definition needs to be instigator of problems. The self-checkout line in the grocery store saves time, but not when the barcode fails to scan.
Penn Drinking Game
Round 1 -- The Obvious 1. For every Jew in the room, take a shot. 2. For every kid from the tri-state area, take a shot. 3.
Hello Kitty
You probably walk past it all the time on your way to Monday night Quizo at New Deck, but you never actually stop inside.
"I'm not a very good-looking guy"
It's your guilty pleasure, your Tuesday night fix. It is MTV's The Real World, and in its 16th season, the show has mastered sucking in audiences to follow the famed "seven strangers" -- seven strangers who must be interesting if you're willing to watch them get wasted week after week, right? In response to this burning question, Street caught up with Wes, the strawberry-blond from The Real World: Austin, who stopped by Tiki Bob's Cantina in Northern Liberties last week.
