GAME FOUR: Yankees 7 Phillies 4
POTUS: When The Circus Comes To Town
[Photos by TIFFANY YOON] BY JONATHAN VALANIA For most news outlets, an invite from the White House Press office to cover the arrival and departure of Air Force One is old hat, and on this day most didn’t bother sending anyone to document the wheels down/wheels up of the President’s private bird at Philadelphia International. But Phawker was there with bells on. As you may have heard by now, the President of the United States was in town today for a sum total of two hours to make the case one last time for New Jersey to re-elect fellow Democrat […]
THEATER: Walking Fish’s Good Puppet Of Szechwan
BY LINDSAY HARRIS-FRIEL ARTS CORRESPONDENT Getting tired of people throwing around the word “socialism” without knowing what it means? How about trying to be a good person in a bad world’ You might need to have a chat with the good Shen Teh next week at Walking Fish Theatre. Who’s the good Shen Teh? Well, she’s a really nice girl. In fact, she’s so nice that the gods gave her enough money to get out of prostitution and start her own tobacco shop. Unfortunately, her modest prosperity attracted an army of freeloaders. She had to resort to some extreme measures […]
WORLD SERIES: Yanks Take Game Three 8-5
MLB: Alex Rodriguez belted the first video-reviewed home run in World Series history to support another winning Andy Pettitte effort as the Yankees defeated the Phillies, 8-5, in Game 3 of the Fall Classic on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. Nick Swisher and Hideki Matsui also homered for the Bombers, who overcame Jayson Werth’s two-homer evening as Pettitte won his Major League-leading 17th postseason game, guiding the Yankees into the drivers’ seat with a 2-1 World Series lead. MORE BUZZ BISSINGER: The list of offenses that Philadelphia sports fans have committed over the years is endless, some funny, some just […]
TONITE: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
SUN RA ARKESTRA under the direction of Marshall Allen Halloween! Saturday, October 31, 8pm International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $20 General Admission Join us for this special and spectacular Halloween performance of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Founded in 1958 under the leadership of Sun Ra, the Arkestra pioneered a unique brand of afro-futurism, forging intersecting musical pathways that explore outer space and Egyptian mythology. Drawing on the work of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson, the Arkestra are pioneers of the bop-derived avant-garde and collective improvisation. Their work has had tremendous impact on scores of musicians including MC5, Sonic Youth […]
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BOOKS: Vampire State Building
Otto Penzler is a well-known editor of mystery fiction in the United States, and proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, where he lives. Located in Tribeca, The Mysterious Bookshop is one of the oldest and largest mystery specialist bookstores in America. Penzler is the author of 101 Greatest Movies of Mystery and Suspense (2000). For the New York Sun, he wrote The Crime Scene, a popular weekly mystery fiction column that ran for several years. He has worked with several outstanding authors including Elmore Leonard, Nelson DeMille, Joyce Carol Oates, Sue Grafton, Mary Higgins Clark, Robert Crais, […]
CINEMA: Antichrist Superstar
ANTICHRIST (2009, directed by Lars von Trier, 104 minutes, Denmark) THE NEW YEAR PARADE (2008, directed by Tom Quinn, 84 minutes, U.S.) BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC Filmmakers will often describe a film heavily inspired by their own experience as a “personal film.” Although Danish filmmaker has never claimed to go mad in a forest cabin it is clear that his latest work Antichrist is also a deeply personal film, not just for von Trier but for its audience as well. It is a work that doesn’t lead you to pre-digested conclusions and instead presents the deep recesses of von […]
TONIGHT: As It Is Written, So It Shall Be
BY PHILLYGRRL Looking for some authentic Philly beats to spice up your Friday night? Look no further than Germantown hip-hoppers WrittenHouse, who play tonight at the Draught Horse. WrittenHouse, composed of producers Chris Conway, Kush Shalimar, hypeman Somerville Sleeves and emcee Charlie K, released their mixtape Sunshine Philadelphia Vol. 2 this past summer to critical acclaim. The members of WrittenHouse, Philly natives, have been active on the Philadelphia music scene as individuals since 2000, but started collaborating in 2007. They are known for their dynamic stage performances, strong lyrics and ah yes, tight beats. Tonight’s set list includes a crowd […]
I, GAMER: Trick Or Treat Or Die!
BY ADAM BONANNI I know everyone’s gearing up for their super Halloween movie mash this weekend, but even more rare than finding a good horror movie nowadays is picking up a truly scarifying game. Sure games really have no qualms about turning up the violence, as most do, but it takes a certain restraint and nuance to pace the player along in a tense and uncertain manner, to mess with their minds and make that guy sitting at home in his nice comfy couch with the controller feel truly unsafe. How exciting is it to give a person the reins […]
MUST SEE TV: Spike Jonze Smacks Kanye’s Bitch Up
NEW YORK MAGAZINE: To promote yesterday’s iTunes release of the pair’s new short, We Once Were a Fairytale, Spike Jonze posted this medium-funny behind-the-scenes video of him pretending to slap a distracted Kanye West on the set. Given Kanye’s popularity these days, this seems like pretty smart marketing. MORE
BREAKING: Dennis Hopper Stricken With Cancer
[“Dennis Hopper 1971” by ANDY WARHOL] ASSOCIATED PRESS: Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager said Thursday. The 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a “special program” at the University of Southern California, said Sam Maydew. Asked about Hopper’s prognosis, Maydew said, “We’re hoping for the best.” He would not elaborate on the actor’s condition. MORE RELATED: Q&A With Dean Wareham [Video: Dean and Britta @ Prospect Park: Dennis Hopper Screen Test]
WORLD SERIES: Yanks Blunt Phils 3-1
BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY How weird is it that the Phillies are in the World Series as the defending champs, last year’s ace and World Series MVP is healthy and rested, and he doesn’t get the start in Game 1 or 2, in favor of two guys who not only weren’t on the team last year, they weren’t on the team in JUNE! Pedro signed July 15th, Cliff Lee was acquired July 29th, and Cole Hamels starts Game 3. Very weird. My thoughts as the game unfolded last night: Bottom 1st: Pedro looked awesome in the first inning. Fastball […]