Osama bin Laden recently claimed responsibility for authorizing yet another terrorist attack - the 2009 Christmas Day bombing attempt on the Northwest Airlines flight en route from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan. This attack, among others including the 9/11 attacks on the U. S. World Trade Center and the Pentagon, made me wonder whether bin [...]
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Cream and Sugar
By Kathryn GardnerTuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Surrounding the busy pedestrian traffic that thrives in the arteries of University City is a neat jumble of restaurants, cornerstore markets, apartment complexes, and prosperous businesses that make their living from the disposable income of college students. Some, well actually most, shops feel that if the average college student wants something, they’ll buy it with [...]
A Work in Progress: Philadelphia Fashion Week 2009
By Jordan SchillingMonday, November 23rd, 2009
When I think of Fashion week, cities like Milan, New York, Paris come to mind, but what about the city of brotherly love? Philadelphia celebrated fashion week with a series of runway shows on October 8th, 9th, and 10th. As an event series, Philadelphia Fashion Week (PFW) provides a forum for designers to showcase and [...]
Where the Wild Things Are: Melancholy + Nostalgia = Indie Goodness
By Matthew StricklandMonday, November 16th, 2009
I’m surprised that in the last two decades, when every retro TV show, comic book, and even toys were being bought up by film studios to adapt into crappy movies, that it took this long to adapt one of the most beloved children’s books of the last century. Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things [...]
Tinto: Pintxos, Vinos, and a Welcoming Atmosphere
By Emily HomrokFriday, October 30th, 2009
The city of Philadelphia, for all of its well-known shortcomings, knows how to eat.
Being a self-proclaimed foodie, I’ve sampled the gamut of what culinary Philly has to offer. This ranges from great markets, like the granddaddy Reading Terminal Market at the corner of 12th and Arch St. or the outdoor Italian Market in South Philly [...]
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