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What to Wear - Thongs
After being immortalized in a Sisqo classic, ass-flossing is no longer for drag queens and women of the night.
Guides
4 Play Thursdays The Five Spot 5 S. Bank St. Thursdays, 10 p.m., $5 (215) 574-0070 www.thefivespot.com I've actually been to this mess, and it's a sad wannabe affair.
Yarn!!!!
Knitting is back. Women who burned their bras in the '70s now join knitting circles; the knitting guidebook Stitch 'N Bitch sells out at Urban Outfitters.
Anal beads? Yes, Please
Upon entrance to this tucked-away Old City boutique, one is instantly struck by an unlikely collision of class and flash.
It's about the culture
We are all tired of cabbing it all the way down to South Street for a new deck or our favorite skateboarding inspired fashion.
Delaware Flair
Do not be fooled by the unglamorous facade of this Delaware Avenue dance party mecca. On the inside, the club's decor is as flashy as the clubbers who go there.
Guides
Family Affair Fridays Tragos 38 S. 19th St. Fridays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Free (215) 636-9901 Clubbing makes a great family outing.
Big women, big lust
If you like seeing fat crazy women jerk off onstage, then River Huston has made a play for you. The latest work from antiheroine extraordinaire Huston, Sex, Cellulite & Large Farm Equipment, is an abrasive, offensive, honest and necessary look at life from the perspective of a woman who has quite literally done it all.
Guides
Collateral Damage: Echoes in Our Soul Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street Thu-Sat, 10 a.m., Free (215) 925-9914 www.paintedbride.org Having just now understood that Collateral Damage means the tragedy of bystanders who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time during war, I now finally understand the obviously intended irony of the title of the 2002 Schwarzenegger movie.
Shiva of the seas
Advancements in Naval warfare have long since condemned battleships to the annals of history and the docks of scenic Camden, NJ.
God, I love trash
Imagine what it's like being a career artist -- spending one's waking hours searching for inspiration while fighting vague detachment with interminable boozing.
Let's Get Free
Philadelphia's National Liberty Museum is intriguing with avant-garde exhibitions on everything from religious tolerance to the civil rights movement.
Guides
The Faceless Figure Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Through June; Wed, Thu & Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri & Sat, 10a.m.-8:30 p.m.; $10, $7 students (215) 763-8100 www.philamuseum.org Traditionally, the face is the most vital aspect of any successful portrait.
Noxious Nightlife
The location of Club 218 is rather elusive. It seems that Philly has chosen to tuck the place out of the view of casual South Street strollers.
Pickles are green
Betsy Ross made a statement with original fabric designs. Her spirit lives on a few doors down from her now historical house, in a little shop where women declare their independence from Prada and Vuitton.
Now that's what I call Loco Motion!
It's easy to ride SEPTA trains while forgetting the luxury beneath one's feet. SEPTA may not be the L, or even a crippled T, but its relevance in life is undoubtedly greater than anything one can find in that silly museum of art.
Honey, I shrunk my...!
Diary of a FOB (Fresh-Off-the-Boat) is the collection of photos by Penn senior and West African native Owusu Akoto after four years of traveling throughout the world.
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Barnyard Babies Please Touch Museum 210 N. 21st Street Race Street Feb. 12 - Jun.
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Sex Workers Art Show Doc Watson's Pub 216 S11th Street Thu, 9:30 p.m., Free (215) 992-3427 Who says strippers can't produce meaningful art?
