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Film

‘Run Fat Boy’ too caught up in conventional tricks

21 April 2008

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

Katt Williams steers clear of dangerous ‘comedic wall’

21 April 2008

Katt Micah Williams showed just how high he can hurdle over any “comedic wall” when he performed at the Liacouras Center.

The power of Black Lily

21 April 2008

Black Lily, Inc. is like that girl who always exudes cool, even in summer humidity and under the most David Bowie-and-Queen-duet kind of pressure. She’s an artist, a musician, a filmmaker and a trendsetter. She’s

Jinxed sells toys, T-shirts with authentic eccentricity

21 April 2008

Unique, exceptional, imitable. These are the qualities a store needs in order to be successful, and they’re taken to an entirely new level at the South Philly boutique Jinx ed. Located at 620 S. Fourth

High-tech recording capabilities now available at the TECH Center

21 April 2008

As an attempt to stay on the ever-moving “cusp of technology,” the TECH Center’s newest addition enables students to make recordings of professional quality in soundproof privacy. The three recording booths are prefabricated, soundproofed rooms

‘Boy Wonder’ rocks crowd at local open mic

21 April 2008

On a Monday night, musicians sit cross-legged in the vibrant lobby of World Café Live in West Philadelphia. Backpacks and guitar cases lay on the sprawling granite floor nearby. Some read the Metro, Philadelphia Weekly,

Karma can make any break-up seem brighter

21 April 2008

I gave up on meeting new people after the demise of my last serious relationship. New guys are like new shoes in my twisted stream of consciousness – they look amazing and turn heads when

Creating genocide awareness in dance

21 April 2008

Many Philadelphians do not go to the Arden Theatre expecting to learn about genocide. For Rebecca Davis, founder of the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, that’s exactly her mission. Through the power of her company’s newest

Technology aids, guides students with disabilities

21 April 2008

Michael Mathis wasn’t satisfied with the career options available to him after receiving his high school diploma. “I was the manager at Foot Action, selling shoes like Al Bundy,” he said. When the store closed

Recycling rocks Earth Day

21 April 2008

Without Temple’s recycling department, campus may not have recycling available to students at all.