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By Eugene Holley Jr.
Summer reading 2013: pulp thrillers, Philly stories & Shakespeare's Star Wars
PW's rundown of new book releases to take to the beach.
By Randy LoBasso
Riding Dirty: Jeremy Scahill’s Latest Details America’s Deadly Covert Ops
"I think what we wanted to do was tell a story about how far we’ve come as a society since 9/11, like how deep into this mess we’ve gotten,” he says of his new investigatory book and corresponding documentary, "Dirty Wars."
By Michael Brady
On the Page: "Pride and Prejudice and Kitties" by Jane Austin — and Others
Obviously taking cues from its Philly-spawned, zombie-filled brethren, this book transforms all of the characters into cats, rewriting and shortening Austen’s language to reflect the activities of a household pet.
By PW Staff
On the Guest List: More PIFA Productions, Robert Glasper Salutes Stevie Wonder and More
Applied Mechanics’ ambitious "Vainglorious" explores lives during the French Revolution, Glasper’s laidback piano stylings threatens to turn a little muzak-y, and Rachel Maddow discusses issues from her recent book, "Drift."
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- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > 30-Second Reviews: Rihanna, "Revenge," Mighty Turns Two and More
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Authors Solomon Jones and Karen Quinones Miller Illuminate Philadelphia's Shadows
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Exclusive PW Excerpt, Part III: Solomon Jones' "The Dead Man's Wife"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Book Excerpt, Part II: Karen Quinones Miller's "An Angry-Ass Black Woman"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Exclusive PW Excerpt, Part II: Solomon Jones' "The Dead Man's Wife"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Book Excerpt: Karen Quinones Miller's "An Angry-Ass Black Woman"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Exclusive PW Preview: Solomon Jones' New Novel "The Dead Man's Wife"
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > 30-Second Reviews: P!nk, Ben Folds Five, "Key & Peele" and More
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Facebook Fairytales: Modern-Day Miracles to Inspire the Human Spirit
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > 'Castle Waiting': Graphic Victoria
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Holidays 2009: Graphic Novels
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Q&A With Ali Eteraz
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Peter King Talks Football. Everywhere.
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Zen and the Art of Personal Maintenance
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Dickens on My iPhone
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > 15 Minutes with NYT’s Nicholas D. Kristof
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > 'Direct Red' Is Half a Memoir
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > David Cross Drinks for a Reason
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Fall Books Guide
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Making Literature in North Philly
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Jonathan Maberry Kicks Butt
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Black Cherry Bombshells: Philly Comic Authors Up For Award
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Love and War
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Yo'Lysses!
- ARTS AND CULTURE: BOOKS > Joe Queenan's "Closing Time"
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News: Jay-Z’s new record and Drake’s new tour
By Bill ChenevertJay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail It’s 2013. And in 2013, artists are trying their hardest to come up with new and innovative ways to release records. Kind of like a few years back, when Radiohead tried releasing their record on their own with a pay-what-you-will model, now pop musicians are trying all kinds of kooky app-related [...]
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Bing, Bang, Boom: Three solid musical events to start your week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
By Bill ChenevertFrom our calendar this week: Monday, June 17 BLACK FLAG “When bassist Dave Klein left Screeching Weasel in late March, the reaction of controversial frontman Ben Weasel—who recently got his punk outfit back together after an incident at SXSW 2011, in which he punched two women while on stage—could best be described as punk empathy. “Normally, when one [...]
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Marc Silver’s album release party’s tonight at Johnny Brenda’s
By Bill ChenevertWe caught up with Marc Silver and put him in the paper this week: Every year, Marc Silver retreats to the woods with two artist friends for phone-free communion with Mother Nature. They go out to a cabin in Dushore, Pa., about three and a half hours from Philly (an hour from Wilkes-Barre) and not far [...]
