Playlists
Let Them Eat Cake
Chef Joseph Moorhead is a picky eater. He's not a fan of salmon mousse, and he doesn't like onions cluttering his food.
Five Dollar Interview
Recently, Street sat down with John Travolta to talk about his career, his new film Basic and his views on the world.
What You Will
More than a stodgy Malvolio donning cross-gartered, yellow stockings is needed to keep Shakespeare fresh.
Living the Rock and Roll Life
As Sparta prepared to end their stint early as co-headliners of the SnoCore Tour due to unforeseen circumstances, drummer Tony Hajjar was nice enough to sit down and spend some time with Street. The band -- who came into being after At the Drive-In announced their "hiatus" in 2001 - put out their first full length album Wiretap Scars in 2002, while opening for some of the best bands around. Do you find it weird touring during wartime? The war is so fucking annoying.
Listings: Penn Events
The Films of Philip Dick: Blade Runner, Total Recall Minority Report Graduate Student Center 3615 Locust Walk Thu, March 27, 7-9 p.m. Free www.upenn.edu/gsc The paranoid short story writer is fascinated by concealed identity and totalitarian controls on society.
W.O.T.S.: Geek Girl Gives It Another Go
Even though I was afraid to buy lunchmeat when my mom would send me to the corner deli, I wasn't a shy kid.
The In Crowd
In 1996, High/Low spawned the New York trio's lone hit, "Popular." Quite removed from their comparably glitzy mainstream debut, Nada Surf's minimalist indie-rock sensibilities set the tone for their third album Let Go. Switching record labels, the band relinquished the pretense of snaring mainstream acceptability, instead crafting thoughtful, personal delves into melancholic bliss. The sweet hum of the bass fused with the twinkling guitars nearly lulls the listener into a serene sublime state.
This Ain't Backstreet
Teddy Riley is still a genius. That said, the new Blackstreet album, Level II, is still new-jack swinging like it's 1994.
Listings: Arts/Culture
The Marriage Proposal and the Bear by Anton Chekhov Gershman Y 401 South Broad Street March 27-30, Various Times $12 Anton Checkhov is one of the best playwrights of the modern era.
Listings: Concerts
Bitch and Animal The Point 880 West Lancaster Avenue Thu, March 27, 8:00 p.m. $12 (610) 527-0988 For those of us who continue to cringe every time we see the Billboard Top 10 and who still spend our drunken nights lamenting the fate of music, hope may have arrived.
The British Are So Cool
It's hard to say what it is about the British that makes their music so appealing. Whatever it is, The Coral have got it by the boatload.
I Love You All
A trip to The Fresh Grocer isn't complete without a greeting from Ray and Ernie, two local men who are willing to hold the door, carry your groceries, hail a cab, and do just about anything to make your trip to the grocery store a little bit easier.
W.O.T.S.: True Life: I'm an MTV Addict
We should ban you from watching MTV." My roommate has come home to find me, once again, a drooling blob on the couch, my dog next to me, watching Sorority Life. Hi, my name is Alex, and I'm addicted to reality shows on MTV.
Inferior Interiors
Moore College of Art and Design's Alumnae exhibition, "Spaces: What Interior Designers Do" sadly answers its own question thus: not with cutting edge design.
The French Invade Lebanon
If you're sick of Subway sandwiches and Kung Pao Chicken, look toward 40th Street for salvation. The place we fondly remember as Bitar's has been revamped and renamed Simsum.
Set the Standard
Standard Tap is a deceptively tame name for a bar with d‚cor, menu and beer selection that surely does not lack in frills -- minus the typical space-age, minimalist interior design.
Arresting Photography
Last Friday, March 14, I attended a conference in Jersey City sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association.
Oscar the Grouch
Steve Martin hosts the 75th Academy Awards ceremony on March 23rd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood (8:30 p.m., ABC). Street offers predictions on the winners, and hopes that Martin will, uh, bring down the house. Best Picture Chicago Gangs of New York The Hours The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Pianist Marty will win in another category, The Hours isn't popular enough, The Lord of the Rings will win next year, and The Pianist is the annual "World War II film that won't win" nomination.
