Playlists
Metrosexual Paradise
The scene is all too familiar: you and your friends have decided to eat downtown. Violent arguments begin to ensue as you decide between one of the 89 Steven Starr restaurants in Philadelphia.
From the editor
Lately, I've been reconnecting with the heroes of my past: mythical legends from a time long, long ago and a galaxy far, far away.
Split Kicks and bobbing heads
There are very few opportunities -- unless you are showering with them -- to hear a bassist singing.
Texas isn't just Bush country
San Antonio, TX. The Alamo story has graced film reels more than a dozen times. It's Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and Colonel Travis: add a few more ingredients, stir and repeat.
Albums
Ben Kweller On My Way Ben Kweller wrote his first album during puberty, lived his adolescence in a recording studio and now, at 22, professes to know life's transcendental truths.
Rejection Hurts
Penn has taught me a lot about being rejected. First, though, we need a story about rabies. So one morning last year my mom wakes up to get ready for work only to find that there is a bat flying around my house.
Coheed my call and listen to this band
Coheed and Cambria is "progressive rock, definitely not run-of-the-mill." Occasionally lumped into emo, or emo-core, the group's rock stylings are comparable to those of close friends and frequent tourmates, Thursday and Thrice.
Been There, Done That
You know a store is doing something right when even the employees become compulsive shoppers. That being said, Echochic is both a cozy, welcoming boutique and an incredibly successful business.
Thugz mansion
If you weren't looking for Cue Records, you would miss it. A block away from South Street's hysteria, the store's crumbling, dull blue fa‡ade attracts little attention.
Queen of tarts
Tucked away amidst the brightly lit storefronts of Center City is this remarkable new gem, Miel Patisserie.
Crepe Your Heart Out
Under the bright lights of Center City is an unassuming restaurant, La Creperie Caf‚, known for the finest crepes in town.
Guides
Children's Japanese Storytelling and Activities Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania Chestnut Hill Thu, 10 a.m.
Dangerous Minds, Etc.
And yet another trainwreck for Kevin Spacey. In the tradition of perfectly respectable actors taking a step or 10 in the wrong direction, our man Kev follows K-Pax, Pay it Forward and The Life of David Gale with further punishment for unsuspecting moviegoers in the heartbreakingly vapid The United States of Leland. Spacey knows it's a bust and can't even show his face; on the movie poster, the man labeled as Kevin Spacey is not in fact Kevin Spacey, but the lesser known actor Martin Donovan -- who spends the entire movie making a big stink just because someone up and knifed his autistic son.
Nifty Nails
For quality nailcare and general upkeep, one does not need to hit up downtown, or even leave campus for that matter.
Online Extra: Broken Social Scene concert review
For their third visit to Philadelphia, Broken Social Scene invited their brass section (members of Stars, the night's opening act) on stage for a sultry night of indie rock.
Online Extra: Simple Plan concert review
As it is at any concert featuring a band that has recently been on Total Request Live, the average age of those attending the Simple Plan show couldn't have been over 16, and that's including the small upstairs 21-and-over bar area.
Online Extra: Michael Franti and Spearhead/Ziggy Marley concert review
The Electric Factory is plastered with red, gold and green posters that invoke the spirit of peace, tolerance and reggae music.
From the editor
All my friends are leaving me. Now, I don't just mean the ones who are graduating in a few weeks, though that's happening.
Bam! It's over! They win it!
On week one of Dream Job, Mike Hall was voted off by America, perhaps because of his reference to Kerri Strug's gold-medal clinching performance in the 1996 Olympics as the greatest sports moment of all time. On Sunday night, the Missouri senior was voted by America to be the next SportsCenter anchor.
