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ISSUE . July 22nd, 2010

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Waiting For Good Dough

If you think there's no good pizza in Philly, you're not looking hard enough.

by Drew Lazor

This city's stable of respected pizzerias has been bolstered by an influx of passionate, obsessive dough stretchers, so-called "artisans" who raise the construction of the common slice from expressionless task to tempestuous art form. But Philadelphia pizza is about so much more than just them.

Opinion

Feedback:

Letters to the Editor

What You Say

"I assume Mr. Beale is a Yankees and Lakers fan, too, right?"

News

Accidents Will Happen

Ex-employees say Ride the Ducks "really endangered people."

by Holly Otterbein

"Their safety standards were abysmal, despite lip service to the contrary," says former Ride the Ducks Capt. Daylin Louderback.

Man Overboard!:

The Fable of the Bees

by Isaiah Thompson

The story begins — where else? — in the greenery, splendor and quiet self-satisfaction of West Philly, where, one day, a beehive — man-made — appeared in the yard behind my apartment building.

A Million Stories

All the news we care to print.

by Jeffrey C. Billman, Holly Otterbein and Andrew Thompson

Sheets obscured the house's windows, leaving neighbors to speculate on what was going on inside: A googol of cats? A dog-fighting ring? What're they building in there?

Soapboxer:

Ruin to All

Jeffrey C. Billman tells you what to think

by Jeffrey C. Billman

There's a chilling disconnect between what Americans want and what we're willing to sacrifice to get it.

Sports:

Star Power

It may take the 76ers a decade to recover.

by E. James Beale

Evan Turner will be good. Not great, not terrible, but good. And so will his new team: Welcome to another decade of fifth to eighth seeds in the East.

The Bell Curve

City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter

When news breaks, we make jokes.

Arts

Full Exposure:

Ready for Their Close-Up

Philly's best concert photographers talk shop.

by John Vettese

Lisa Schaffer remembers that feeling from a 2003 White Stripes concert at the Tweeter Center. "I had really bad seats," she recalls. "And I watched these photographers walk right in with their bags and I was like, 'Why am I not doing that?'"

Arts Picks:

Mystic Monsters

Through Aug. 13, free, Pterodactyl, 3237 Amber St., fifth floor, 215-501-7158, pterodactylphiladelphia.org.

by Will Stone

Some monsters troll down the hallway, collecting shadows of fictitious proportions. Pat Alusio and Adam Fergurson's do not.

Chase Me, Comrade!

Through Sept. 12, $22-$25, Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, 610-565-4211, hedgerowtheatre.org.

by Mark Cofta

Comrade! showcases energetic young resident company members in a madcap kerfuffle skillfully built on a teetering tower of lies.

Kaleidoscope

Adler's Appetite | Punk Rock Flea Market | Ron Currie Jr.'s Everything Matters! | Cap'n Jazz

Movies

Scenes from a Marriage

In The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko presents an unconventional family in the most conventional of ways.

by Sam Adams

Even a decade ago, Jules' apparent bisexuality would have come with a healthy dose of hang-wringing, but Cholodenko and her co-screenwriter Stuart Blumberg breeze right past the "is she or isn't she?" agonizing of identity politics.

Metropolis

City Paper Grade: A-

by Sam Adams

Kino's The Complete Metropolis contains nearly a hundred instances of restored footage, ranging from brief reaction shots to entire sequences.

Music

Photon Torpedoed

Photon Band's frontman heads down south.

by Patrick Rapa

This Saturday's gig at Johnny Brenda's probably isn't Photon Band's final show ever, but it's definitely the last for a while.

Music Picks:

Simmons/Boone/Landham Jam Session

Tuesdays, 8 p.m., free, Grey Social Club, 132 Chestnut St., 215-925-3379.

by Shaun Brady

Ortlieb's storied rhythm section has re-emerged with a new home for its invaluable Tuesday night apprenticeship system.

Erik Deutsch

Sat., July 24, 7 p.m., $10-$12, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

by Shaun Brady

The disc's a mélange of funk, '60s soul, New Orleans groove, R&B ballads and pop hooks.

Die Antwoord

Making Time, Fri., July 23, 10 p.m.-3:30 a.m., $15, with Midnight Juggernauts and the Making Time DJs, Voyeur, 1221 St. James St., 215-735-5772, igetrvng.com.

by Patrick Rapa

WTF is this? Some Memento-tatted Vanilla Ice-looking dude rapping about being "fantastically poor with patience like a stalker"?

George Burton Quartet

Fri., July 23, 8 and 10 p.m., $15, Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St., 215-568-3131, chrisjazzcafe.com.

by Shaun Brady

It takes a strong pianist to stand up to the might of nine saxophones, which should give some indication of George Burton's forceful touch.

Busses

Thu., July 22, 9 p.m., $10, with Eastern Conference Champions, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

by A.D. Amorosi

There's nothing about Busses that says they're from the windswept beaches of California, or have Viking ancestry.

Food

Barrel Roll

Cooperage brings a little modern Southern charm to Center City.

by Elisa Ludwig

In print, chef Ralph Kane's menu is as savvy and appealing as its interior, giving Southern-fried a new freshness.

Feeding Frenzy

Restaurants opening, closing and pending

by Drew Lazor

What's Cooking:

The Week in Eats

Get Out!

by Eric Henney

True to Forum

Green talk ruled the PA Restaurant Association's first-ever Food and Beverage Forum.

by Will Stone

Can everyone accept the certitude that tomatoes don't grow in Pennsylvania during the wintertime?

Agenda

Agenda Lead:

Jam and Slam

First Person Arts is throwing a party. Want to come?

by Julia Askenase

During show and tell, what you had to say about your Pog collection, pet rock or family heirloom was ostensibly as important, if not more so, than the item you shared.

Agenda Picks:

Vagabond Opera

Tue., July 27, 8 p.m., $18-$23, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

by Julia Askenase

The six-piece ensemble known as Vagabond Opera is composed of trained operatic vocalists who sing in 13 languages to the tune of accordion, cello, upright bass, saxophone and drums.

Mike V's Glory Bound Skatepark Tour

Wed., July 28, 5 p.m., $12, Woodward Skatepark, 1943 Franklin Mills Circle No. 100, 215-612-6836, woodwardskateparks.net.

by Matthew Cahn

[ skate or die ] Get your knees bloody with Mike Vallely in first his major skatepark tour in five years. The pro skateboarder/ass-kicker gives

Famous Fishtowners: A Tour & Toast

Wed., July 28, 6 p.m., $20, Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave., 215-545-0391, genpa.org.

by Will Stone

From its colonial origins up to the present mural-lined blocks, the history of Fishtown is encrusted in the ashen headstones and cairns of Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Icepack

Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.

by A.D. Amorosi

Some people leave town and you could care less. Others you'd pay train or plane fare to hit bricks quicker.

Agenda Picks:

ScrewSmart's Coming Out Ball

Sat., July 24, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m., $5-$15 (sliding scale), Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., screwsmartly.com.

by Marielle Mondon

Missed out on your debutante ball? Compensate for those lost cotillion dreams at ScrewSmart's Screw It Up: Coming Out Ball and Fundraiser.

Shopping Spree:

Handmade Philly and VolkLibre! Swap Meet

Fashion > Forward

by Julia West

Like any good potluck, the success of the event rests on its participants, meaning the bigger and more diverse the crowd, the richer the amalgamation of treasures will be.

Agenda Picks:

Women in Rock and Soul

Sat., July 24, 8 p.m., free, Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., kenbmiller.com/highwire.

by Lauren Macaluso

If 25 years of collecting, reviewing and archiving music has taught rock music historian Richie Unterberger anything, it's the value of raw, live footage.

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