There's a suggestion for whoever wins Tuesday's primary: Start now. Show us what you intend to do with this city. I don't mean position papers or promises; I mean actually go out and start doing what you promised.

This morning, on the 34 trolley, reaching to pick up a piece of paper that fell from the book I was reading, I stuck my finger in spit. It was soft and gooey.

You can begin cleaning Philly's greasy political machine next week with a vote for ABB as mayor: Anyone But Brady.

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West Philadelphia is Stinking Lizaveta country. And now that the pioneering power trio's bassist, Alexi Papadopoulos, and his wife, Wendy, own the Satellite, located in part of the disused West Philly farmers market that also now houses Firehouse Bicycles and the offices of PhillyCarshare, that country's been more jittery.

Race and segregation in Philadelphia are not traditionally things that many people like to discuss. They evoke uncomfortable memories of Frank Rizzo raiding the offices of the Black Panthers, stripping the men down to their underwear and parading them in front of the local press.

Veronica Walker is a Jamaican who emigrated after marrying her first love in 1986, it'd be easy to assume she's living the American dream. But she isn't.

Last week, Justin Wolfers and colleague Joseph Price released a study finding that NBA referees called more fouls on black players, and black refs called

Bob Brady and Dwight Evans never had it. Chaka Fattah had it last summer and is trying hard to get it back. Tom Knox had

The majority of the district's ward leaders endorsed Brady, so he is the official party candidate. That means it's Brady's campaign to win — if committeepeople do their job.

Calling Sara Felder an expert juggler would be an understatement, and not just because she can juggle knives while balancing on a rola bola.

Yes. Lots of robots for all of the dirty work. I imagine an even greater struggle against oppression than revolutions of the past, and a total chaos in the global market. Let's hope so. I'm optimistic.

Walk down Cellblock Seven at Eastern State Penitentiary and you'll see not only the real remnants of a life lived inside the prison — mattress frames, discolored cushions — but miniature re-creations of it.

 Like Cats, Riverdance is a theatrical phenomenon that evokes strident opinion — even from people who've never seen the show.

Artistic director Joan Myers Brown admits some of her Philadanco crew were initially a bit skeptical of performing a Rennie Harris hip-hop piece.

The group show features 38 photographs taken of the Gulf Coast before and after the hurricane, images that reveal a startling shift both in the landscape of the region and in the minutiae of daily life.

"We're interested in the anthropological aftermath of having no filtration," says Paparone. "We're hoping Copy Gallery will always be filled to the brim."

"I'm always making it up as I go along," says Leonard. "I don't want the plot to be obvious. I want the reader to be surprised at what develops."

At first glance, Rant is a sci-fi mystery, not an anarchist's call to arms.

The 1993 Newbery Award winner, sparingly adapted by Eric Coble as a 75-minute play, posits a gray future that recalls familiar science fiction conventions but from a 12-year-old's perspective.

"You can get a lot of money," overeducated underachiever Allison realizes , "if you're in the right place when something bad happens."

The Story of Ferdinand is now more that 70 years old, but it still has a lot to teach us.

Commentary on the art of theater occurs throughout Shakespeare's plays, but nowhere are audiences tutored so clearly as in Henry V: "Let us, ciphers to this great account/On your imaginary forces work."

Shakespeare's beloved clown Sir John Falstaff has made his lewd, boozy way into several operas, but none as amusing, musically delightful and downright astonishing as Verdi's 1893 Falstaff.

Thu., May 10, 8 p.m., Vox Populi, 319 N. 11th St., third floor

Where have all the tap dancers gone? For this weekend, at least, some of them will be gathered at Philly's Tap Challenge '07.

Wed., May 16, 6 p.m., free, Borders, 515 Route 73 South

Let's just get this out of the way: Che Guevara was not a hero. He was a totalitarian scumbag who signed off on over 500 death warrants saying, "To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary."

Critics of the White Stripes (and I don't just mean the paid ones) like to wonder what Jack White would sound like with a "real" drummer behind him.

Last year, Mono and World's End Girlfriend — two very dissimilar artists from Japan — got together last year to challenge themselves and their listeners.

You're young, probably in your 20s or something. Reckless and ribald, you're ensnared by infatuation and guided by libido, selfishly indulging at loft parties or in cluttered one-bedroom apartments.

Many contemporary German baritones who work the Lieder rep seem content merely to sound like Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau clones.

Philomel Baroque Orchestra, Fri., May 11, 8 p.m., Christ Church, Second and Market streets; May 12, 8 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Doylestown; May 13, 7 p.m., Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill. Tempesta di Mare, Fri., May 11, 8 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Swarthmore; May 12, 8 p.m., St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1625 Locust St.

Lucy Saunders � The Beer Cook Tue., May 15, 7 p.m., $65 Everyone knows beer and barbecues were meant for each other, but Lucy Saunders

1) Bob Brady: Saloon Restaurant 2) Dwight Evans: Ogontz Grill and Sidewalk Café 3) Chaka Fattah: Zanzibar Blue 4) Tom Knox: The Knox household 5) Michael Nutter: Little Pete's

Putting your finger on Rum Bar's specialty isn't difficult. (Hint: It's not mint schnapps.)

Drinking, costumes, babes. "It was like Mardis Gras for nerds," says Attell.

Wed., May 16, 6:45 p.m., free, front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway.

The Latest Wrinkle in Laser and Cosmetic Surgery: Mon., May 14, 7:30-9 p.m., Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel, 300 S. 18th St.

Sat., May 12, 2 p.m., $10, Mainstage Center for the Arts, Camden County College, 311 College Drive, Blackwood, N.J.,

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