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Musical resolutions I'd like to see in 2009.
      top story
Geeks in Philadelphia make their mark.
Writing about Philadelphia’s ongoing geek revolution is like trying to take a snapshot of an avalanche. Two years ago Philly geekdom was out-of-date and atomized. And then something out of the ordinary… » more
      news & opinion
The numbers may be down, but homicide still plagues the city.
Bonnie Stratton’s order from JC Penney arrived in the mail a few weeks before Christmas. The box contained… » more
 
   
Where Helvetica is king.
by Jeffrey Barg
 
   
by Dan Savage
      a & e
» online feature
Jan. 5, 2009 4:39pm
In Extremis
Yes, religious extremists are trying to take over the country.
What is the single most important task facing Obama after he takes office? The economy? The war? No, It's the sneaky Islamic terrorist attempt to take… » more
 
» online feature
Jan. 5, 2009 3:12pm
Pop Tart
Caralyn Green wants more eye smiling and less of The Hills in 2009.
I don't usually make New Year's resolutions, not because I wouldn't stick to them but because I tend to make ill-fated life-altering decisions far too… » more
 
   
"Gathering Sparks"; Satellite Bowl; Unbridaled; Mütter 150 Celebration; Smoke, Lillies and Jade.
 
   
The Great Poe Debate
 
   
Jared Michael Delaney as Dan in "Skin Deep."
by Michael Persico & Anastasia Kotsosavas
 
   
Mid-Year Report Card.
by J. Cooper Robb
      multimedia
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Franz Nicolay, Skeletonwitch, Imperial China, Terror, Alphabet Army, Sea Trio.
 
   
MV & EE, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Clem Snide
 
   
Resolutions I'd like to see music make in 2009.
 
   
Princeton Record Exchange
 
   
East Hundred.
by Katherine Silkaitis
 
   
Koffin Kats
      food
   
Slice of Strife
 
   
Fruit of the Gloom
by Dan Packel
 
   
Gypsy Saloon
      screen
» online feature
Jan. 7, 2009 10:44am
The Six Pack
Movies about working class sports heroes.
The Set-Up (1949): The boxing movie is too often dominated by the like of Body and Soul, Somebody Up There Likes Me and Rocky--tales of blue collar… » more
 
   
Australia, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Day the Earth Stood Still
 
   
No Holds Barred
by Sean Burns
 
   
History
by Daniel McQuade
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"Gathering Sparks"
Through March 10. Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St. 215.627.6747

 fri 1/9 2 events 

Mütter 150 Celebration
6:30pm. $85-$100. Mütter Museum, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 S. 22nd St. 215.563.3737. www.collphyphil.org

 
Franz Nicolay
8pm. $8. With Spoonboy. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. 866.468.7619. www.r5productions.com

 sat 1/10 4 events 

Alphabet Army
8pm. $10. With the Defog + DJ Wes Schwartz. Connie's Ric Rac, 1132 S. Ninth St. 215.279.7587. www.conniesricrac.com

 
Imperial China
8pm. $8. With Busses, Voodoo Economics + Persona. M Room, 15 W. Girard Ave. 215.739.5577. www.themanhattanroom.com

 
Skeletonwitch
6:30pm. $10. With Cannabis Corpse + Javelina. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. www.myspace.com/kungfunecktiebar

 
Smoke, Lillies and Jade
6pm. $5. Gershman Y, Broad and Pine sts. 215.569.9700.

 sun 1/11 2 events 

Terror
3pm. $12. With Maximum Penalty + Homicidal + War Hungry. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. 866.468.7619. www.r5productions.com

 
Satellite Bowl
Noon. Lucky Strike Lanes, 1336 Chestnut St. 215.772.1107. www.mountainmeadow.org

 mon 1/12 1 event 


 tue 1/13 1 event 

The Great Poe Debate
Free. 7:30pm. Free Library of Philadelphia, 19th and Vine sts. 215.686.5322. www.library.phila.gov

 wed 1/14 1 event 

Film: The Elephant Man
7:30 pm. Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 West Lancaster Avenue.

 
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David Lowery tries to avoid the nostalgia act.
Camper Van Beethoven's Comeback
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Though progress has been made, there's no easy solution to the problem of violent crime.
Murder Wrap
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This eco-friendly Mt. Airy pizza pub has mediocre eats and weak beers.
Slice of Strife
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East Hundred wants to be somebody's favorite band.
Umm ... Drop
Umm ... Drop
Films featuring working class sports heroes.