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'Taxi to the Dark Side' Delivers the Brutal Truthnew
Gibney's vital, shattering documentary demonstrates how the combination of hoo-rah slogans and amoral leadership translates into atrocity on the ground.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex Gibney, Taxi to the Dark Side
Philly's Prison Problemnew
Why didn't Mayor Nutter mention prison costs in his first budget address?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
To Snitch, or Not to Snitch?new
A Community College class tries to understand the question that's dividing the city.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
02-26-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Clinton Gets Her Waterloo Instead of the West Wingnew
With Barack Obama trouncing her all over, Clinton is running out of excuses for why particular losses don't count or aren't important.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
02-26-2008 |
Commentary
Main Squeezenew
Two artists strike an accord for the unloved accordion.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-26-2008 |
Music
Design On a Nickelnew
21 ways to freshen your abode without breaking the bank.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jason Tomassini |
02-26-2008 |
Culture
How the World Sees (and Butchers) Philly's Alpha Sandwichnew
Some call it a curse, but the cheesesteak is Philadelphia's single greatest contribution to culinary culture. And why shouldn't we be proud?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Neal Ungerleider |
02-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Bach Setnew
It is not an exaggeration to call the Bach Cantata project of Nicholas Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt a landmark in the history of recorded music.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Peter Burwasser |
02-12-2008 |
Reviews
Gregg Foreman Hangs Tough (and Tender) with Cat Powernew
These days Foreman provides Cat Power with the keyboard kink and dirtball heft her music's always begged for with Jukebox. But the Philly vet's done more than that.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
02-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lost Youthnew
In interviews about Youth Without Youth, Francis Ford Coppola has described the film using words like "little" and "experimental," which seems his way of saying, "Take it easy on me, folks."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-12-2008 |
Reviews
Cristian Mungiu Examines His Methods of Choicenew
Before Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days slid by No Country for Old Men and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to take the top prize at Cannes, few people outside of his native Romania had ever heard his name.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
When There is a Peace That I Agree Withnew
Fatima Haroun's delicate handshake reveals nothing of her tormented life back in Darfur. Today she is a social worker for the City of Philadelphia, a mother, and the vice president of the Darfur Alert Coalition, a nonprofit based in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sarah Mason |
02-12-2008 |
International
What Would a New Open Records Law Mean for Pennsylvania?new
The state's current open records law is widely regarded as one of the worst in the country -- but that may be about to change.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Timothy M. Williams |
02-12-2008 |
Media
Can You Find the 10,000 Men?new
The 10,000 Men movement has been marred by declining momentum, poor communication and shoddy organization.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
02-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lute and Pillagenew
Dutch experimentalist Jozef van Wissem pirates the past and pisses off the traditionalists.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jozef van Wissem
