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Defend Its Existencenew
Somehow James Taylor's cultivated this persona of innocuous docility. The thing is, Sweet Baby James has imbibed his fair share of opiates and dabbled in enough star-fuckage to make Pete Doherty jealous.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
12-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Taylor, One Man Band
Horrible Catchy Songs are the New Horribly Catchy Songsnew

J. Holiday’s "Bed." "Crank Dat Soulja Boy." Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha." When will it all stop?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
12-10-2007 |
Music
An Open Letter to Thom Yorkenew
You're completely fucking it up for the rest of us. "Free" is suddenly the new business model.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
12-10-2007 |
Music
Recipe: Champaigne Risottonew
Risotto cooked in champagne is an easy and impressive dish. Serves four.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
12-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Stephen Burbank, Penn Professor & NFL 'Special Master'new
For the past five years, whenever major controversies have arisen between the players' association and the league, Burbank has been called upon to act as the legal arbitrator. He handles a handful of cases every year, usually those involving large sums of money, the salary cap or free agency.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
12-10-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Chef Off and Dienew
Philly vegetarians are terrorist scum, says No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Joshua Valocchi |
12-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
Recipe: Miso Soupnew
Raw Sushi & Sake Lounge shares its recipe for a simple, satisfying soup. Serves two.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
12-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
Sci Fi Channel Boldy Goes to Oznew
An endlessly twisted riff on The Wizard of Oz, Tin Man takes L. Frank Baum;s classic story and puts it through a modern space-age blender.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Patrick Hildebrandt |
12-04-2007 |
TV
Das Lootnew
A documentary deftly explores the Nazi theft of thousands of works of art.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
M.I.-Yay!new
"I put people on the map that never seen a map," M.I.A. boasts on "20 Dollar," her rebel yell accompanied by a distorted New Order sample, borrowed Pixies lyrics and thunderous South Asian beats that swirl behind her proclamations of dissent.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Superbugging Outnew
MRSA has been around for years -- why are we panicking about it now?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Erica S. Brath |
12-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Frontman Takes a Breaknew
Instead of reflecting on the past, Alec Ounsworth chooses to simply remember. And sometimes the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman doesn't even do that very well.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Anthony Layser |
11-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Recipe: Holy Cow Hot Chocolatenew
Tim Pilcher says the pot "takes about an hour to kick in and is really relaxed and mellow." Makes two small servings or one large.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
11-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
Cooking Potnew
There are more ways to eat cannabis than just brownies.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
11-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
Give Till It Hurtsnew
It's Holiday time. Buy them something that says, "This is how I really feel," louder than 30 drunk relatives at Christmas dinner.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Alli Katz |
11-19-2007 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping