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By Tara Murtha
Photographer Zoe Strauss Took This Photo 10 Years Ago. Here Is the Story of "Mattress Flip"
On the corner of McClellan and Fifth streets in South Philadelphia, a group of young boys pass the afternoon executing daredevil flips off a stack of old throwaway mattresses. A woman driving by, novice photographer Zoe Strauss, glimpses the small bodies somersaulting through the air. Startled, she pulls over, and winds up snapping seven or eight quick photographs.
By PW Readers
Letters to the Editor
I think this is a great look for hip-hop. I’m really tired of people in my hood acting like killing and robbing is so cool. I also would like to see rappers talk about something other than money and hoes.
By Sean McManus
Q&A With Comedian Dave Hill
I’ve been to Philly a lot and I never found the men to be that poorly dressed. Then again, I love satin Phillies jackets. Washington, D.C., on the other hand— whoa. Those guys need to take a good hard look in the mirror. They are a little too comfortable with pleats in that town.
By Bill Chenevert
On the Record: The Internet, Porcelian Raft, Aiden James & More
A collaboration of two Odd Future members, Syd tha Kyd (A LADY!) and Matt Martians, is a silky, jazz-inspired hip-hop and R&B hybrid full of trippy beats.
MORE...
- MUSIC: Critic's Pick: Pissed Jeans
- NEWS AND OPINION: Savage Love
- SCREEN: Roman Polanski's "Carnage" Is a Delectable & Hilarious Slice of Misanthropy
- SCREEN: Six Actors Who Actually Look Like the Famous People They Portrayed
- ARTS AND CULTURE: Nick Cave's Sculptures Literally Come to Life in "Let's C" at the Fabric Workshop
- ARTS AND CULTURE: Time's Running Out to See Bristol Riverside's "Gypsy," One of the Region's Best Musicals
- FOOD: You're Quite the Dish: Wild Mushroom Arancini at Barbuzzo
- FOOD: "Top Chef" Winner's Sbraga on South Broad Street Is Both Familiar and Exotic
- ARTS AND CULTURE: Calendar: Jan. 11-17
