RELATED: Mormon temple ceremonies are a closely held secret. Until now. For the first time in the 170+ year history of secret Mormon temple activity, those activities have been captured on film with a hidden camera. Watch with your own eyes the sworn oath, known as the “Law of Consecration,” that US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has raised his arm to the square and vowed to obey, an oath that requires faithful Mormons to consecrate 100% of their current AND FUTURE time, talents and everything they will ever be blessed with, to the Mormon church and it’s goal to achieve […]
WORTH REPEATING: The New Yorker Endorsement
Photo by PLATON THE NEW YORKER: Romney has embraced the values and the priorities of a Republican Party that has grown increasingly reactionary and rigid in its social vision. It is a party dominated by those who despise government and see no value in public efforts aimed at ameliorating the immense and rapidly increasing inequalities in American society. A visitor to the F.D.R. Memorial, in Washington, is confronted by these words from Roosevelt’s second Inaugural Address, etched in stone: “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is […]
Obama Routs Romney With ‘Horses And Bayonets’
GLOBAL NEWS: Memorable moments? Well, before the debate was over, a Twitter hash tag was born: #horsesandbayonets. It came as Romney complained that the navy had the fewest ships since 1916, to which Obama noted there were also fewer horses and bayonets. MORE WASHINGTON POST: Wondering if the Obama “horses and bayonets” line was planned? The Obama campaign moved quickly after it was delivered to take out a promoted tweet on the hashtag #horsesandbayonets, which suggests his team may have known it was coming. MORE RELATED: Teresa Sharp is fifty-three years old and has lived in a modest single-family […]
LILYS DOC: Everything Wrong Is Imaginary
Trailer for the yet-to-be-completed-and-released Lilys documentary. No that’s not the Lilys pictured above, that’s then-City Paper editor Brian Howard and longtime CP music scribe Pat Rapa waxing poetic on Kurt Heasley and his magic band. We did most of the on-camera interviews for this, but sadly the film’s producer/director, our old pal Wayne Hamilton, passed away in media res and the project is currently in limbo. But gonna try and light some fires under the appropriate asses and see what we can make happen, so stay tuned. At the very least, somebody’s gonna get a hot ass. And goodnight Mr. […]
IGGLES REPORT: Those Bye Week Birdland Blues
BY JOE PAONE IGGLES CORRESPONDENT Just another uneventful bye week here in Birdland. Y’know, lots of evaluatin’, tryin’ to put players in better position, doin’ a better job… and this year, the added bonus of some shameless, desperate scapegoatin’.When we look back on Andy Reid’s tenure, we’ll know exactly when Camelot turned into Camden. It’ll be one of two moments: the day Big Red promoted his young ward Juan Castillo to defensive coordinator, or the day he kicked poor, loyal, hapless Juan to the curb. Come to think of it, it’ll probably be both. Juan had capably coached the offensive […]
SIDEWALKING: Season Of The Witch
Sunrise in South Philly by JEFF FUSCO
Nine-Year-Old Pennsyltucky Girl Dressed In A Halloween Costume Shot By Kin Who Thought She Was A Skunk
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk. New Sewickley Township police say the girl was over a hillside and wearing a black costume and a black hat with a white tassel. Chief Ronald Leindecker told the Beaver County Times that a male relative mistook her for a skunk and fired a shotgun, hitting her in the shoulder, arm, back and neck Saturday night. MORE RELATED: A man who was ordered last week to turn over all his weapons […]
CONCERT REVIEW: GZA @ The Troc
Photo by PETE TROSHAK Saturday night Wu Tang Clansman GZA brought his solo 1995 masterpiece Liquid Swords to life at the Trocadero. One of the best albums produced by the Wu Tang conglomerate Liquid Swords was just rereleased in a deluxe package and is being celebrated on tour. The anxious crowd erupted into applause when the scratchy opening sample of the album dropped and GZA hit the stage. No fancy lights or video on this night, just a man and a DJ and one of the most memorable rap albums in history being re-created. The re-creation was incomplete however, as […]
CINEMA: Philadelphia Film Fest Picks
Hyde Park On Hudson, starring Bill Murray as F.D.R. and Laura Linney as Eleanor, screens 7:30 PM Thursday @ The Prince BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC It is time for the 21st annual Philadelphia Film Festival, delivering a slate of over one hundred films from around the country and around the world, from now until October 28th . It used to be that critics could gorge on piles of advance DVD screeners of films playing the festival. This year, advance screening opportunities are oddly curtailed, giving us just a handful of films on which to report. Some of the festival […]
JAZZER: Philly Jazz Fresh Cut From The Vine
BY ZIVIT SHLANK JAZZ CORRESPONDENT With full-time jazz clubs closing and limited space on your radio dial, it takes an unwavering devotion to present jazz. Started by a collective of artists fresh out PAFA, The Painted Bride started in 1969 with the mission of providing a welcoming space for artists and musicians of all colors, cultures and styles to be heard. The Bride’s Jazz On Vine series is no exception. Thanks in large part to music curator Lenny Seidman, Jazz On Vine is celebrating its 40th year, making it the longest running, ongoing presenter of jazz in Philadelphia. In […]
CONTEST: Win Tix To See Divine Fits @ Union Transfer
Unless you are dead, insane or in jail, you know that Divine Fits is indie-rock super-dooper group comprised of Britt Daniel from some band called Spoon, Dan Boeckner from Wolf Parade and Sam Brown from the mighty New Bomb Turks. They play Union Transfer on Monday in support of their debut A Thing Called Divine Fits. We have a pair of tickets to give away to the 13,oooth lucky reader to sign up for our mailing list (to the right of this post, under the masthead). And by 13,000th we of course mean 13th. Signing up to our mailing […]
SIDEWALKING: Terminal Pastries
South Philly, 8:01 AM by JEFF FUSCO
VENN DIAGRAM: People w/ Binders Full Of Women
[h/t to BRIAN HOWARD]