One of the worst things to see at the theater is a movie with an identity crisis. There are just enough high points to keep it from being terrible, and just enough low points to keep you from praising it.
Run Fat Boy Run is two things: the new Simon Pegg movie and the new Michael […]

To any frequenter, the stretch and sights of South Street have always held more than the glow of shops, bars and psychics – they hold unseen characters waiting to be found. One such man about town, Jason Richardson, has been living, working and making art above the South Street hookah bar Shouk for years.
Jason’s business […]

The theater’s patrons sit in the dark as faces of ‘60s-era ghosts are projected on screen. People shift in the cushioned seats with each swell of music, but this is neither an ordinary film nor venue.
The film is one of many produced by Danny Williams in Andy Warhol’s Factory, and the venue is West Philly’s […]

It’s common to be asked for spare change, a cigarette or a subway token. And a common response for such a request is, “Get a job.”
On the surface, it may seem like the simple solution, but how is a homeless person supposed to climb the ladder without a better starting position?
“Any job you go to […]

It was two sets in, nearly eight minutes into my visit to the World Café this past Friday night, when I realized I had underestimated the artists.
The idea was great: 47 musicians, four-minute sets, four-second set changes, one song and one shot for the performers. But as I approached the venue, I was speculative of […]