By Randy LoBasso
Update: Mumia Abu-Jamal Transferred to General Population
Supporters claim Mumia Abu-Jamal has finally been put in his prison's General Population. Next up: The attempt to free him.
By PW Staff
Calendar: Jan. 25-31
Rigor Mortis Revue (right), swing dancing, film fests & more to do and see this weekend in Philly.
By Brian Freedman
The State of Philly Booze 2012
Too often, we tend to drink the same stuff every time we go out. Here, then, is what a real New Year’s resolution should be about: Not exercising more, not curbing your road rage, but drinking better, and drinking more adventurously. Philadelphia is the right town to do that in. Despite the iron fist of the Philadelphia Liquor Control Board, there’s a thriving, creative drinking culture here that will challenge and inspire you if you’re up for it.
By Katherine Rochester
"1967" at Locks Gallery Experiments With Political Facts and Fiction
An arsenal of swaying Chinese women sing in unison while a bevy of North American blondes shake their tennis skirts and shimmy their “I must, I must, I must increase my bust!” sweaters. A cluster of grazing chickens bobbing their heads might even be said to be doing the chicken. At first glance, Nadia Hironaka’s and Matthew Suib’s 1967 at Locks Gallery looks like a first-rate dance-a-thon.
One Man Saves the Cigarette Industry in "Addiction Incorporated"
Victor DeNoble, a pharmacologist who in the early ’80s was hired by Philip Morris to ostensibly make a “safer cigarette.” His research led to the discovery that adding a certain chemical dramatically augmented the addictive power of cigarettes.
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Letters to the Editor
By PW ReadersI love Digable Planets and I can’t wait for the reunion. Cee-Knowledge solo projects are hot. The Cosmic Funk Orchestra has a great show and thought provoking lyrics. Their...
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Savage Love
By Dan SavageIf you don’t have the nerve to speak up when someone is grinding shitbuds and dingleberries in the vicinity of your nostrils, MITM, I’m not sure there’s anything I can...
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On the Record: Rick Ross, Bombay Bicycle Club & More
By Bill ChenevertRick Ross: The new don’s newest mixtape’s legit from start to finish with slick beats, variety of pace and solid guest spots from Nas, Kelly Rowland, Diddy and Drake....
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Forgotten Philadelphia: The Punk-Centric Better Youth Organization
By Tony RettmanB.Y.O. was started in 1982 to promote a string of all-ages punk shows in their area that were put on by, and for, “the kids,”—meaning free of clueless bouncers and sleazy...
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The Education Guide: Get Your Ass in Class
By Nicole FinkbinerIf you made a New Year’s resolution, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve yet to follow through on it. Well, lucky for all you procrastinators out there, there are about...
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Anti-Abortion Group Operation Rescue Takes Its Terror Tactics to the Web
By Tara MurthaLast year, in the wake of the arrest of Kermit Gosnell, Operation Rescue came to town. They met in the basement of St. Agnes Church in West Chester. As PW reported in March,...
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Six Films Featuring Women Cross-Dressing
By Matt PriggeWith exceptions, male cross-dressing is at least intended, however successfully, as an easy laugh. (Or in Jack Lemmon’s and Dustin Hoffman’s cases, an actual good one.)...
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Liam Neeson Is a Badass Who Fights Wolves in the Wildnerness in "The Grey"
By Sean BurnsF. Scott Fitzgerald said there are no second acts in American lives. But there are plenty of second acts in movie careers, and the one that’s tickled me most lately is...
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Brilliant, Award-Winning "Proof" Comes to the Walnut Street Theatre
By Nicole FinkbinerSet in Chicago, the play focuses on 25-year-old Catherine (Alex Keiper) as she struggles to cope with the recent death of her father, Robert (Bill Van Horn), a mathematical...
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