It's difficult to know what to feel right now. There's the part of you that wants to focus your energy and thoughts on Brian's recovery. Then you realize that, good vibes and positive thinking aside, there's not a whole lot you can do.

You'll find no remorse from the I-bankers, financiers and Wall Street dilettantes who led us into this disaster by extending and trading bad credit like NFL draft slots. They helped convince Americans that something can be had for nothing — which is true, but only if you have good lobbyists.

As Philadelphia's first director of sustainability, Mark Alan Hughes' mandate is to catch up with the future before the past overtakes us. An ex-UPenn academic,

"It is surprising to see revisionist history while you are still alive."

"It's very different," admits Leibovitz of her new book. "It has a lot more words!"

Meals ranged from rich but simple (semolina gnocchi with tallegio and pancetta) to merely simple-sounding (pork with grapefruit, sage, honeycomb) to not at all simple (ancho tamales with yucatan pork, charred tomatillo sauce and criolla cebolla, with an order of Dungeness crab guacamole with Belgian endive and garlic chips to start).

Tthe latest bunch of Phillies books with titles like Phantastic! and Champions!, with their liberal use of the exclamation point, take a little getting used to.

The Unpossessed City by Jon Fasman | Bad Traffic by Simon Lewis | The Dirty South by Alex Wheatle | Driftless by David Rhodes

Oasis' latest, with its recycled riffs and lyrical preoccupation with the Rapture, is lazy on both musical and theological grounds.

Scott Weiland is the headliner, but Philadelphia would agree that there's even more love to be given to Salford-in-the-U.K.'s The Ting Tings.

Mahanthappa's experimentation doesn't stop with simply melding two musics; he's been splicing the results with other sounds to create even more experimental sounds.

The modern French horn remains one of the most demanding instruments, but the baroque horn is an especially challenging beast, devoid of valves, making it almost an extension of the voice itself.

Geeks Who Give Philabundance Fundraiser | Repeal Day at Memphis Taproom | Kristmas in Kensington Kickoff | Sicilian Holiday Dinner at Fork | TJ's Everyday Five-Year Anniversary Party

The resulting documentary explores how the Swiss-made font from the '50s has become one of the most ubiquitous typefaces in the world, appearing on everything from American Apparel ads and Gap T-shirts to stop signs and subway instructions.

Iyengar Yoga Party | Fri., Dec. 5, 7-10 p.m., $10 suggested donation, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave., 215-387-3434, studio34yoga.com

Thu., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.; Fri, Dec. 5, 8 p.m.; Sat. Dec. 6, 2 and 8 p.m., $32-$48, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-3900, pennpresents.org

Theater of Public Secrets, Thu. and Fri., Dec. 4 and 5, 8 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 6, 2 p.m.; Negative Spaces, Sat., Dec. 6, 8 p.m., Sun. Dec. 7, 7 p.m., $25-$35, Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St., 215-751-0959, koreshdance.org

Opening reception Fri., Dec. 5, 6-9 p.m., free, exhibit through Dec. 28, Proximity Gallery, 2434 E. Dauphin St., 267-825-2949, proximityart.com