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How One Sword-Swallower Sired a Legion of Philly Freaksnew
Almost single-handedly, Red Stuart, who at 58 is the world's oldest active sword-swallower, has helped bring to Philadelphia one of the country's most up-and-coming sideshow scenes.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Bill Meagher |
10-13-2009 |
Culture
Philly's Stewart Ebersole is Searching for the Meaning of Your Black Flag Tattoosnew
Ebersole hopes compile a book about the people across the country who wear the simplistic, clean Black Flag tattoo and to answer two questions: What do Black Flag, and the Black Flag tattoo, mean to people? He plans to call the book Barred for Life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Thompson |
09-22-2009 |
Culture
Eight Philly Artists Tell Us How They Pay the Billsnew
The following profiles peek behind the curtain, revealing how artists' day jobs affect their work and vice versa. More specifically, they reveal how eight local artists make enough dough to get up in the morning and create paint, make music or simply entertain us.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Molly Eichel |
08-25-2009 |
Culture
Meet Stoya, South Philly's Biggest Porn Starnew
If you've not already heard Stoya's name or seen her face in any number of magazines or on pornographic blogs, Adult Video News releases and websites, you might not know that she is an It girl of the mainstream sex industry.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Matt Stroud |
11-18-2008 |
Culture
Design On a Nickelnew
21 ways to freshen your abode without breaking the bank.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jason Tomassini |
02-26-2008 |
Culture
The Hole Thingnew
Scott McLeod left the world of cuisine and his own restaurant for a life of porn.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Alex Richmond |
12-13-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Merchants of Deathnew
Funny what you can learn about life from the people who get paid to bury you.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Ashlea Halpern |
10-31-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
