June 23-29, 2005

the bell curve

The Bell Curve

City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

Philly DJ legend Georgie Woods passes away.
Minus 10

Stevie Wonder pays for the funeral of five kids who died in a North Philly fire.
Plus 10

City uses helicopters to spray for West Nile virus. Osage Avenue evacuated just in case.
Even

Arlen Specter says he favors medical marijuana. And wait until you hear his new 420-bullets theory.
Plus 1

The city wants corporate sponsorship to help pay for Live 8. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Live CN8.
Even

Stephen Starr says he will re-create Morimoto and Buddakan, with the signature Buddha statue, backstage at Live 8. "Thank you very much!" exclaim the starving children of Africa.
Even

State senate proposes tollbooth on the Schuylkill Expressway. KYW 1060 changes tagline to "Traffic and transit on the 2s, 5s, 8s and, oh, traffic all the fucking time."
Minus 5

Pennsylvania lawmakers consider bill allowing schools to teach Intelligent Design Theory. "Cause what we need," says Harrisburg, "is an origin-of-life theory nobody likes."
Minus 1

Coke unveils new commercial with G. Love singing "I'd like to teach the world to chill." Up to this point we had no idea where he stood on cold beverages.
Plus 1

Ashton Kutcher punks T.O. and A.I. A confused Iverson demands Kyle Korver be traded.
Even

Total Pluses: 12
Total Minuses: 16
This Week's Total: -4
Last Week's Total: -3