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Zen and the Art of Personal Maintenance

Liz Spikol says the new "Clean Cures" book offers plenty of simple ways to rid yourself of wasp stings, cold sores and flatulence. But its arrival may be yet another sign that South Street Bohemia has been vanquished by the Gods of Commerce.

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Posted Nov. 6, 2009 | Comments: 0

MUSIC > MUSIC BLOGS

By michael alan goldberg

This Weekend In Shows

Tonight: Swimmers 7pm, $10. Kung Fu Necktie. Philadelphia quartet the Swimmers celebrate the release of their tremendous new album People Are Soft—the band’s second on Drexel’s MAD Dragon Records—which you’ll get for free if you picked up advance tickets for this gig. Pretty sweet deal, because People Are Soft is an irresistible indie-pop/nü-wave platter, with synthesizers both buzzy [...]

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Posted Nov. 6, 2009                

ARTS AND CULTURE

By PW Staff

The Calendar: November 4 - November 11

Concerts, plays, events and more.

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Posted Nov. 3, 2009 | Comments: 1

ARTS AND CULTURE > STAGE

By J. Cooper Robb

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

This staging is the first time since 1997 that InterAct has presented a production away from the Adrienne. Instead, you encounter a regulation size wrestling ring inhabited by two wrestler/actors pounding on each other.

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Posted Nov. 3, 2009 | Comments: 0

SCREEN

By Matt Prigge

Six Films That Atone for Past Cinema Sins

Through the ’50s, Alfred Hitchcock was able to wed increasingly heady ideas to pure genre concerns. But with Vertigo, he went too far. The story took a back seat to the themes and the film was considered a disaster. So he made this film.

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Posted Nov. 3, 2009 | Comments: 1

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