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Sturm und Twangnew
Lewis & Clarke explore uncharted territory at the banks of the Delaware Water Gap.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
11-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The First Basket' Expores Jewish Basketball Playersnew
There was a time, strange as it might seem, when short Jewish men dominated the world of basketball.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Steve Cohen |
11-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Vyorst, The First Basket
Troops, I Did It Againnew
Brian De Palma's Redacted shows war imagery because the media won't.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
11-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian De Palma, Redacted
Bob Brady, the Mayor of Capitol Hillnew
He might not have won City Hall, but he's now a D.C. honcho.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Paul Fain |
11-13-2007 |
Politics
Tourette's Syndrome is Not What You Thinknew
The truth is, as little as 10 percent of Tourette's cases include the compulsive swearing, an extreme vocal tic known as coprolalia.
Philadelphia City Paper |
R. Bradley Maule |
11-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'Culture' Crashnew
What Strange Culture says about art, politics and paranoia in post-9/11 America.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
11-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jerry Seinfeld Waxes Nostalgic About 'Bee Movie'new
"You can't imagine what it's like when Steven Spielberg gets excited by something you say," he says. "It's intoxicating."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tami Fertig |
11-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Amy Pickard is Happy ... Her Songs Are Notnew
Pickard has no trouble distinguishing between how she feels when she's compelled to write and how she usually feels these days.
Philadelphia City Paper |
M.J. Fine |
11-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Michael Gates Gill's Cup o' Wisdomnew
Starbucks helps a former corporate bigwig wake up to what really matters.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Carolyn Wyman |
11-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Unbearable Plight of Wireless-less-nessnew
WiFi Philadelphia was supposed to be the best thing ever. So far, it's not. Is there hope?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Katherine Silkaitis |
11-13-2007 |
Tech
Tags: WiFi, computers & technology
Thug Love?new
American Gangster both condemns and lionizes drug kingpin Frank Lucas.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
11-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: American Gangster, Ridley Scott
Metalhead Mezzo Jennifer Roderer Debuts with Opera Company of Philadelphianew
If you ask dramatic mezzo Jennifer Roderer, opera and heavy metal are blood brothers.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Shengold |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
On the Couch with Folk Rockers Girlymannew
Of the many changes afoot at Camp Girlyman, drums are the ones you notice right away. As in now there are some.
Philadelphia City Paper |
John Vettese |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Girlyman, Joyful Sign
Iraq Needs Another Invasion Like We Need Another Warnew
The most recent disaster in Iraq is nearly 100 years in the making, with Turkey massing 100,000 troops on the border with Kurdish northern Iraq, erasing whatever gains might have been reaped from the recent drop-off in casualties.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
11-06-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, turkey
Enough With the Spin Room -- How About a 'Fact Room'?new
At a time when this nation teeters on the edge of irreparable worldwide hatred, the last thing we need is an anesthetized, talking-point-driven public discourse delivered by proxy.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
11-06-2007 |
Commentary
