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My brother has always been strange. Growing up in the ’70s, a time when other boys
traded Silver Surfer comics and Tom Seaver cards, David collected… » more |
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I got an email from my mother last week with the subject line: “We have a black
president now.” It would’ve seemed a banal observation if I didn’t open the email, which
read: “The word ‘shvartze’ is over.”
My mother was referring to a Yiddish word for an… » more |
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A mother seeks answers in the case of her son’s brutal murder. by Frank Rubino
It’s a bitterly cold afternoon, but Marie “Penny” Clarke has other reasons for
shivering as she walks down a threadbare Southwest Philadelphia street. Stopping at a
nondescript rowhouse, she says, “We lived here for nine years. Right here on the nobody
cares block.”
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Ignore the hyped-up clubs and hipster bars. Back to school is what’s cool. by Becca Trabin
Who doesn’t miss the intellectual fervor of a college campus? I graduated last week
and I already feel my brain cells deteriorating into carriers of information about loan
deferment provisions and healthcare packages. Past Fridays spent at “Dissent in America”
teach-ins will now be spent scanning… » more |
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A-List — PW's Picks For The Week
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, Stuff White
People Like, Punk Rock Flea Market, Tim and Eric, Awesome Show!
Great Job!, Greed: The Tale of Enron.
Art — Ridin’ Dirty
The ICA’s spring show features a collection of works that pay tribute to clay.
Stage
A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Live Music
Mats Gustafsson & Thuston Moore, Sonny Landreth, Jessica Lea
Mayfield, Millionaires, The Friggs, BC Camplight
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The Six Pack
Six actors who’ll only ever be known for playing Jesus.
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