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Critics charge that overcrowding and understaffing
in the city's prisons puts the lives of inmates and staff at risk. by Steve VolkPhotographs by Jeff Fusco
"I walk past a pile of old office
desks and, by necessity, into the men's room. It smells like an outhouse.
I sit down, for the second… » more |
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Jessica Simpson talks to the press in advance of her new movie.
by Doree Shafrir
I'm sitting in a cramped, over-air-conditioned New York City
hotel room surrounded by 15 or so other journalists from places ranging from People
and the New York Post to some newspaper in Oklahoma. We're all presumably
here to find out what Jessica Simpson, here promoting her new movie The Dukes
of Hazzard, is really like underneath that perfect… » more |
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Vinyl or CDs? Local hip-hop DJs discuss their options.
by Raymond Tyler
In 1972 the good people of Technics launched
the SL-1200 turntable. Their turntable became and remained the standard for DJs
both in clubs and on the radio. Although each unit bears a more than $400 price
tag, there's no more respected piece of stereo equipment for DJs-especially
for mixtape/urban/hip-hop spinners.
As a jock myself I've… » more |
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The last of a neighborhood's sex shops packs it in.
by Jesse Smith
By the time Doc Johnson's shuttered its neon windows Friday
night, all of its employees had been in one adult-targeted trade or another for
so long that sex talk became a matter of course.
For Coco, a peep show dancer with 13 years at the venerable porn
shop, most of it centered on her body.
"My pussy is always wet," she said. "My doctor… » more |
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The fate of a former mayoral home holds significance for Society
Hill. by Jesse Smith
The battle between real estate developer John Turchi and local
community groups over the fate of Washington Square's Dilworth House is quickly
approaching its climax.
Last week the city's Committee on Historic Designation heard
Turchi's case to reduce the building and site's classifications from "significant"
to "noncontributing" and "contributing,"… » more |
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Lawyers for the family of Faheem Thomas-Childs sue a local gun
dealer.
by Kia Gregory
It's been more than a year since 10-year-old Faheem Thomas-Childs
was shot and killed as he walked through the gates of his North Philadelphia elementary
school. On the morning of Feb. 11, 2004, a gun battle between warring drug dealers
erupted outside the school and spilled into the schoolyard. Students ran screaming
as more than 50 bullets… » more |
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Sharif Street is raising campaign cash. He'll decide the
campaign later. by Gwen Shaffer
When Sharif Street held a casual fundraiser last week at the South
Philly Tap Room, about 45 supporters showed up and wrote checks totaling $5,000.
The turnout was fairly impressive, considering the mayor's son is unsure about
which office he even plans to vie for when the next election cycle rolls around.
Street, 31, will likely compete for… » more |
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Last Saturday Latoyia Figueroa had a city full of friends and
neighbors. by Kia Gregory
Beneath the rust-colored
trestles of the Market-Frankford El, a crowd gathers under candlelight.
They gather at the intersection of 52nd and Market
in West Philadelphia-where you can buy anything from dollar-store wares
to knock-off Prada, from weed to cheap sex-searching for a loved one,
Latoyia Figueroa.
Her father Melvin, a small man with… » more |
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Hear No Evil — Swedish Kitsch
In which our man JV has his synapses fried by Scandinavian psych-pop
but remains unmoved by some much-heralded new releases.
Rip It
(Download satisfaction guaranteed.)
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DVDs — Stone Deaf
Oliver likes to blame everyone else for Alexander's
massive failure.
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