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Hip-Hop for Allah
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Muslim MCs struggle to balance their faith with their music.
by Zach Mortice
West Philly-raised Tone Trump is black, a rapper and a Muslim. "That's three strikes right there," says Trump, born Abdul Sallam, who is finding, along with other Muslim rappers here and abroad, when Islam and rap music come together, free speech begins to fade.
Slant:
The People's Court(yard)
It's time for residents to enjoy City Hall.
by Nathaniel Popkin
Since 1993, when John Morris Rifkin, the popcorn vendor who paid no rent, was removed from the east portico, the only thing that's been available for sale inside City Hall has been the politicians themselves.
Editor's Letter:
Facing Death
What if for every murder victim, we cleared a wall?
by Duane Swierczynski
Last week I wrote about murders hitting home. Little did I know that a few days after that issue appeared, I'd be attending a funeral.
Loose Canon:
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Recycling numbers are being invented and abused.
by Bruce Schimmel
Twenty years ago, Philadelphia was the first big American city to establish recycling. Now we're nearly the last in performance.
Feedback:
Letters to the Editor
What You Say
Dissecting The Deluge; They can take our lives, but they can't take our academic freedom; On meat and Fabio.
The Softer Side of BoydsThe prices are still steep, but the clothier finds original ways to give back.
by Alex Richmond
Boyds, the elegant retail anchor at 1818 Chestnut St. — formerly the Art Institute — deserves a second look.
Running NumbersA scholarly look at the digits that matter.
by Nick Norlen
$5,000 prize for the oldest heating system; 28 points scored by a fictional Allen Iverson; 15 questions to become a park commissioner; 7 minutes saved; 3 mental notes.
IcepackAmorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
by A.D. Amorosi
I've no time to talk. TRH — "Their Royal Highnesses" — are in town and I'm scrambling to find my bow-iest of bow ties, yo.
Train WreckHow millions of dollars were wasted trying to fix a North Philly rail station.
by Daniel Campo
In 1930, as many as 4,000 passengers used the North Broad Station daily. During all of 2006, just 605 did.
The Bell CurveCity Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks in Philadelphia, we make jokes.
Two Minutes With...:
Jared Carter
Gym owner, personal trainer
by Jared Goyette
Are the risks of trans fats what they seem? Will banning them produce unintended consequences?
Philly Blunt:
Johnny Off the Spot
Why I'm glad Dougherty dropped out.
by Brian Hickey
Sometimes in this business, it's impossible to remain impartial. Which is to say Tuesday's announcement that John Dougherty dropped out of the mayoral race came as welcome news.
Political Notebook:
Is Vern In or Out?
Anticipating DiCicco v. Anastasio 2.0
by Mary F. Patel
Despite the deluge of mayoral-race coverage, some of Philadelphia's politically minded people are starting to talk about seeking City Council seats, but how many are actually going to run?
Cocktails With...:
Vernon Anastasio
Soon-to-declare candidate, 1st District Council, Democrat
by Brian Hickey
To some, the notion of politics as a contact sport would seem absurd. But not to those seeped in South Philly politics, like this 36-year-old scion of Italian Market produce stall owners.
The Insider:
Dollar Daze
Ask A CandidateThe finer points of campaign fundraising.
by Anonymous
Next week, I will detail how that money is going to get spent. But this week, the issue is: How does a politician raise money in the first place?
CP wants you -- in the mix.
If you have a question you want to ask one of our potential next mayors, send it to hickey@citypaper.net or call 215-735-8444, ext. 211.
It Can Be Easy Being Green
The environment and the mayoral race.
by Doron Taussig
A new coalition called "Next Great City" will try to put a spotlight on those issues and bring them into the 2007 mayoral race.
Theater Review:
Purlie to Rise
Purlie, Through Feb. 10, Ritz Theatre, 915 White Horse Pike.
by Mark Cofta
Included in Ossie Davis' tremendous legacy is the 1961 play Purlie Victorious, made into the Tony-nominated musical Purlie in 1970.
Art Review:
Another Dimension
John McDaniel: Rhythm Changes, Through Feb. 1, Sande Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut St.
by Robin Rice
With "Rhythm Changes," John McDaniel announces a new direction, a breakthrough into what feels like a more minimal, more pure vocabulary.
Theater Review:
Lost Medea
Medea, Through Jan. 28, Second Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.
by Mark Cofta
"There is much in any Greek play that would seem dull or absurd to anyone but a classical scholar," Robinson Jeffers wrote in 1948.
Dance Review:
Undercut
Bad English
Edward Scissorhands, Academy of Music, Jan. 16
by David Anthony Fox
Scissorhands isn't a traditional musical. If you force me to come up with a description, I guess I'd call it a "dance pantomime."
Bad English
Richard Alston Dance Co., Annenberg Center, Jan. 18
by Janet Anderson
A funny thing happened somewhere between London and Philadelphia: The Richard Alston Dance Company lost its cutting edge.
Opera Review:
Mostly Magical
Der Freischütz, Kimmel Center, Jan. 19
by David Shengold
The Academy of Vocal Arts filled the Kimmel's Perelman Hall for the first of three concert performances of Carl Maria von Weber's 1821 Der Freischütz (The Free-Shooter).
Theater Review:
Sittin' Pretty
People's Lite
Dex and Julie Sittin' in a Tree, through March 4, Arden Theatre Co., 40 N. Second St.
by Mark Cofta
Two-actor plays aren't easy to write or to act, requiring expert dexterity, depth and deceptiveness. So forgive me for being nervous for local playwright Bruce Graham.
People's Lite
Anne of Green Gables, Through Feb. 11, People's Light & Theatre, 39 Conestoga Rd.
by Mark Cofta
Plenty of novel adaptations succeed on stage, but never has one made me want to read the book like Peter DeLaurier's charming version of Anne of Green Gables.
Arts Picks:
nEW Festival
Jack Kerouac's On the Road
Marthe Cohn
Thu.-Sat., Jan. 25-27, 7 and 9 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 28, 3 and 7 p.m., UArts Dance Theatre at the Drake, 1512 Spruce St.
by Deni Kasrel
The post-holiday season is traditionally a time when our local dance scene goes into hibernation. Too much eggnog, or are the artists just plain whupped from all those variations of The Nutcracker?
Jack Kerouac's On the Road
Thu., Jan. 25, 4 p.m.-midnight, free, Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk.
by Shaun Brady
Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty have been ramblin' down that long, lonesome highway for half a century now, leaving who-knows-how-many starry-eyed hipsters and poetically justified burnouts in their wake.
Marthe Cohn
Sun., Jan. 28, 11 a.m., Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St.
by Steve Cohen
She grew up in Nazi Germany, but Marthe Cohn says she was lucky. As a young French Jew she was fortunate to be raised in a German-speaking home and to inherit her motehr's blond hair.
Last Chance:
Catch It or Regret It
More of the Same; Eric N. Fausnacht: Fowl Images; Future Nomad
by Sam Tremble
Why all the fowl paintings? "It's just some weird fascination. I'm trying to do them in a modern portraiture style."
Arts Agenda Picks:
Just Do It
Day Tripper
In The Event That...
On The DL
Just Do It
GalleriesVeronica Chambers
by Lydia Navatsyk
Tue., Jan. 30, 7 p.m., free, Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.
Day Tripper
The Animation Show 3
by Mary Wilson
Sun., Jan. 28, 7 p.m., $8.50-$11, George Washington University, Lisner Auditorium
In The Event That...
You're Planning Your Escape
by Juliet Fletcher
Opening reception Tue., Jan. 30, 5:30-7 p.m., exhibit runs through April 13, Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt Library, sixth floor, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St.
On The DL
The Covenant With Black America
by Jessica Loughery
Wed., Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m., free, Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Dr.
Just Do It
Nerds://A Musical Software Satire
by Jessica Loughery
Runs Jan. 25-Feb. 25, Plays & Players Theater, 1714 Delancey St.
Galleries are usually open Tuesdays through Saturdays; please call the gallery for exact days and hours. Receptions are denoted with Reception 201 GALLERY, 1400 N.
Museums/Exhibits
Museums and exhibits have varying schedules; please call for exact days, hours and prices. ABINGTON ART CENTER, 515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown, 215-887-4882. MARTHA KENT MARTIN,
Performing Arts
Please call the phone number listed with the venue for specific dates, times and ticket information. dance DANCEBRAZIL Music, dance and the Brazilian martial art
Readings/Book Signings
ALICE HOFFMAN The best-selling author reads from her new novel, "Skylight Confessions," which traces three generations of one family haunted by love and destiny, Tue,
Too Much, Too SoonSmokin' Aces starts strong but runs out of gas.
by Michael Atkinson
It is January, Hollywood's graveyard shift, when the misconceived, orphaned crap saved up on the studio shelves all year gets thrust into theaters.
Screen Picks
Jewish Film Festival: Swedish Weekend; Sonic Cinema: The General
by Sam Adams and Shaun Brady
Showtimes
AMC Orleans 8 , 2247 Bleigh St., 215-722-4262. Alpha Dog (R) fri-sat: 7:15, 9:50; sun: 7:15; mon-thu: 7:40 Arthur and the Invisibles (PG) fri: 12:15,
Repertory Film
Send repertory film listings to tami.fertig@citypaper.net. AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. Robots (2005, U.S., 91 min.) Sat., Jan. 27, 11:30 a.m.,
Rawk RevivalPunk finds a dark paradise under the El in Fishtown.
by Will Dean
Old punk bands don't die. At least not as long as there's something to get angry about and a place to play.
New Standards
Dave Douglas and the no-concept concept.
by Shaun Brady
In music as in film, the term "experimental" has always seemed somewhat inadequately used. It's narrowly cast in the realm of abstraction and nonlinearity.
Citypaper.net EXCLUSIVE: The Cellar is Closed
Neil Drucker's label goes out with a bang.
by A.D. Amorosi
In the '90s, looking for indie rock to love in this town was often like looking for a virgin in a whorehouse: a fruitless but fun exercise.
Hang The DJ:
The Story So Far
J. Edward Keyes on Shuffle
by J. Edward Keyes
David Kilgour was a founding member of the outstanding New Zealand group The Clean — a group that has the unfortunate privilege of being written about more than they are actually listened to.
One Track Mind:
Iron Maiden
Soundadvice"The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
by Shaun Brady
Maiden's second post-reassembly album, A Matter of Life and Death, sounds like it could have been released in 1989.
Get Out!
Record Cellar CD Release Party/Label Finale; Geoff Farina/Chris Brokaw; Orchestra 2001; Creeping Weeds; Ike
Music Picks:
Erin McKeown
Tempesta di Mare
Thu., Jan. 25, 8:30 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m., $20, with Sean Hayes, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St.
by John Vettese
For the better part of a decade, Erin McKeown did the charming gypsy jazz thing, until a sharp departure in 2005. We Will Become Like Birds, a solid album of sonorous pop and her best work to date, finally gave followers a gratifying look at her inner Tanya Donelly.
Tempesta di Mare
Fri., Jan. 26, 8 pm., Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte. 320 and College Ave., Swarthmore.
by Peter Burwasser
In this age of information overload, have all the forgotten musical masters been rediscovered? Richard Stone doesn't think so. The Tempesta di Mare co-director has recently made acquaintance with the music of one Johann Frederich Fasch.
Treasure IslandFilipino food gets a face-lift at Old City's Cebu.
by Elisa Ludwig
It was score one for the foodies when the owners of Old City's World Fusion decided to close the culinarily impaired cocktail emporium and reopen with a new, more focused identity.
Small Bites:
Philly Cooks!
Feeding FrenzyDrink-me-I'm-free Stella Artois can loosen up the stuffiest suburbanites. A few even made eye contact with me.
by Drew Lazor
The seventh installment of Philly Cooks! pitted 48 area grub purveyors against one another for awards that ranged from "Best Savory Dish" to "Best Non-Chocolate Dessert."
Restaurants opening, closing and pending
by Drew Lazor
Now Seating: Xochitl, Palumbo's Grill. Check Please: Angelina's, A Bar Named Sue
What's Cooking:
The Week In Eats
Doggie Treats, Dinner and a Movie, Fermentation school and more.
by Amy Strauss
Doggie Treats from your Kitchen; Dinner and a Movie Series; Tria's Fermentation School; Sweet Treats Weeken; Chili Cook-Off and Winterfest
Top 5:
Polish Pit Stops
Pole Lotta Love
by Kelly White
1) Marian's Bakery 2615 E. Allegheny Ave. 2) Czerw's Kielbasy 3370 Tilton St. 3) Krakus Market 3150 Richmond St. 4) New Wave Cafe 2620 E. Allegheny Ave. 5) Syrenka Luncheonette 3173 Richmond St.
Watering Hole:
Fiume
It's Where We Drink
by Will Dean
Above most bars is a roof—or maybe living quarters best suited for the hearing impaired. But above the bar at Abyssinia is a surprise: another bar.
Agenda Lead:
Lady Fest
What can feminism do for you?
by Amanda M. McKenna
"Thank you—we really appreciate everything you're doing." The words came through the phone receiver and I wasn't sure how to respond. Everything I'm doing? Are you kidding me?
Agenda Picks:
Accidental Tourist
Kids, etc.
Day Tripper
Just Do It
Phillyanthropy
Dave Perewitz
by Lydia Navatsyk
Northeast Motorcycle Expo, Sat., Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $7-$15, Valley Forge Convention Center.
Kids, etc.
Big Fun for Little Ones
by Sam Tremble
Big Blue Marble Storytime; Kids Construct; Passyunk Playgroup; Breakfast with Ben; Kit's Kaboodle: Cinderella's Adventure
Day Tripper
Peace March
by Jessica Loughery
Sat., Jan. 27, 12:30 p.m., free, National Mall, between Third and Seventh sts., Washington, D.C.,
Just Do It
Wear Your Wig to Work Day
by Monica Weymouth
Casual Friday failing to satisfy your inner fashionista? Trade your khakis for some fancy new hair.
Phillyanthropy
Get Up, Get Out, Get Involved
by Sam Tremble
Philadelphia Museum of Art; Wooden Shoe Books; Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers; Free Library of Philadelphia; The Rotunda
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