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Age of Arousal Wilma Theater 265 S. Broad Street Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., $37 (215) 893-9456 www.wilmatheater.org Corsets seem mind-boggling to women these days; we don't understand how Victorian women put up with such small-waisted tyranny.
Your Guide to... Pulling an All-Nighter
In theory, reading days are four days to study hard so that you can ace your final exams. But all that free time can go to your head, and before you know it, exams are upon you and you haven't even cracked the binding on your books.
your guide to. getting over a hangover
Partying at Penn is an intersection of two extremes. Students here usually hit up the scene hard, and often.
Your Guide to... Getting Home for Thanksgiving
Before you can even think of any tryptophan-induced exhaustion, remember that you have to actually make it to your Thanksgiving dinner - a daunting task for even the most seasoned of travelers.
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Caroline Rhea and Colin Quinn Keswick Theatre 291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside Friday, 8 p.m., $35-$45 (215) 572-7650 http://www.keswicktheatre.com/ Remember when the highlight of your weekend was the Friday night line-up on TGIF and Saturday Night Live at 11:30 PM on Saturdays?
Maintaining Your Sanity This Thanksgiving
The Holidays. Halloween has come and gone, and now it's time for the in-your-pajamas-all-day, crispy weather, hot-cocoa-with-marshmallows kind of holidays.
Where to get waxed in Philly
We know, we know, all salons seem the same: pleasant lighting, smooth talking receptionist, the faint hum of Pure Moods volume 7.6, and a recent beauty school graduate tearing off each hair individually from your crotch.
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wallposting This Is My Mural Exhibit Arts Garage 1516-20 Parrish Street Through Saturday, Free (215) 765-2702 www.muralarts.org Cheesesteaks?
Your guide to: Painless Hair Removal
According to a small (okay, large) group of guys I surveyed (okay, hooked up with), guys love Brazilian waxes.
Your Guide to. Hiding the Evidence
It's family weekend. Your main objective: convince your parents that the $50,000 they shell out each year provides you with the academic and social enrichment that you will need to enter the world as a respectable (and hopefully well-paid) citizen.
Word on the street
Should I text him? Call him? Perhaps it would be better to Facebook message? All these thoughts go through my head on an almost hourly basis when I have a boy I like.
Street Beats
John Edwards wants to provide college for everyone. Ivy League organizes joint capital campaign in protest. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was elected Argentina's first female president, taking over for her husband.
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friends forever AFSC Annual Public Gathering Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Saturday, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Free http://www.afsc.org/ When most people picture a Quaker, they envision the Quaker Oats man, with his funny little hat and black and white garb.
That's What She Said
What is the story behind the convention? About a year ago I was online and I heard about a convention for the movie Napoleon Dynamite in Preston, Idaho and thought "here I am in the hometown of one of the most popular shows on TV." So I called up a few of my friends including some that had connections at NBC, and the rest is history. Have you been to other conventions before? This will be my first, but one of the other guys working on this as research went to a Star Trek convention.
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the last laugh Last Comic Standing: NBC-TV National Tour Keswick Theatre 291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside Today, 7:30 p.m., $37.50 (215) 572-7650 www.keswicktheatre.com Far too many people in this world are disturbingly not funny but think that they are.
Hair today, gone tomorrow
My frazzled blonde mane has been my constant companion over the last few years and I have only just come to realize the extent to which I am dependent on it.
Your guide to. Halloween Costumes
This upcoming weekend marks the beginning of Halloween week. To some it is a one-day, optional event.
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Muppet Madness Peoplehood Parade and Pageant Paul Robeson House 4951 Walnut Street Saturday, 1 p.m., FREE (215) 222-6979 www.spiralq.org Themed frat parties not doing it for you?
