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Mitchell Lichtenstein is Half-Cockednew
Teeth takes a horror premise (chick with a toothed vagina that chomps off male members) and plays it just as much for satire as it does for genre thrills.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth
Pushing Paper in Phillynew
Amid a flurry of sale rumors, Philly's Metro turns 8. Will the free daily make it to the decade mark?
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
01-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Recipe: Chicken Wild Rice Hotdishnew
A casserole courtesy of Diane McCready, artist Megan McCready's mom.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
01-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Nostalgia of 'American Gladiators'new
Viewing American Gladiators as a parody of over-the-top American sports coverage makes an already fun show even better.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
01-22-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Persepolis': A Good But Unnecessary Adaptationnew
While its minimalist black-and-white drawing style makes it a prime candidate for a translation from comics to film, Persepolis runs into a bit of a snag.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
01-22-2008 |
Reviews
Blue Periodnew
David Fulmer's The Blue Door,a new mystery novel, pays homage to Philly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim Whitaker |
01-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Fulmer, The Blue Door
Don't Cry for Me, Hillarynew
You won't win me over with tears, lady.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
01-22-2008 |
Commentary
Pennsylvania's Death Row Inmates Have Cause for Hopenew
Developments in neighboring New Jersey and nationwide have those on death row hoping for the best.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Frank Rubino |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death in the House of Broken Heartsnew
A small Pennsylvania town revisits the grisly four-decade-old torture and slaying case of a teenage girl.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Martha Shaak and Kevin Uhrich |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fred is Deadnew
It's officially a new year, and it's usually at this time that I comb through the tribute and farewell sections of magazines' year-end issues to see which greats left us and exclaim, "Oh shit, he’s dead!"
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
01-14-2008 |
Music
Don Rickles Killsnew
If this interview is any indication, Don Rickles will slay 'em in Atlantic City.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sara Kelly |
01-14-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Porn Supremacynew
Philly-bred Paul Fishbein's "Oscars of adult" turns 25.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Anthony Layser |
01-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
G-Town Brings Quirky Community Radio to the Webnew
After a series of false starts and minor setbacks, online at gtownradio.com, is finally hitting its stride.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
01-14-2008 |
Media
Tags: radio
Some Sportswriters Are Jumping Print for the Webnew
Dana O'Neil is one of many big daily newspaper sportswriters who's recently made the jump to online reporting.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
01-14-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
