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LadyluckDaniel Hunt doesn't mean he's sorry.
by A.D. AmorosiCity Paper: Is there, after all this time, any sort of tension left
in being two boys and two girls in one band and one van?
Daniel Hunt: No, we're traveling in a nice big shiny bus. We get along just fine.
Just Do ItSustainable Philadelphia Forum: Greening Philadelphia's Infrastructure
by Andrew ThompsonSustainable Philadelphia has been hosting forums since early 2006 in
the spirit of making Philly "the greenest, most livable city in
America," and it often invites guests from other cities to give us some
helpful hints.
Just Do ItThe Driller Killer
by Molly Eichel"Having grown up in a strict Christian household, the language that was
spoken to me in church and the language I saw in horror films were
similar — images of demons and ghosts are actually real. These things
are actually possibilities."
On the DLOut and About Sendak
by Meaghan Dorff"He's the best storyteller I've ever met. Great stories are his life."
In the Event That...Saving Ryan's Privates Changed Your Life
by Liz TungFortunately for all us buttoned-up sticks-in-the-mud, Popporn is trying
to turn things around with its upcoming Party with Porn Stars Weekend.
Just Do ItJ.B. Smoove
by Mark Maurer"I'd teach the kid common sense, like how to hold your liquor and how to
get over. How to eat at a restaurant and not pay for the meal. You
gotta know when to hold and when to fold."
What We HeartSecret Lovers
by Amy StraussWhat would Tom Waits do? How about Amy Sedaris?
You've Got Sex on the Brain
by Lewis Whittington
Flam goes on her own quests, including attending a seminar for alpha
male wannabes and
dragging her wary boyfriend to Iceland in search of a penis museum.
Grandmothers Against the War
by Joe Pelone
"I'm starting to write a new musical. It's about Bill and Hillary, and that's all I'm going to tell you."
Mon., June 23, 8 p.m., $8, with Planets, Altamira and Motel Bible, Black Lodge, 1508 Brandywine St., 215-988-9338, blacklodgeproductions.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
The trio, named for both a Charlie Parker song and a Mexican
revolutionary organization, is at its best when keeping its music lean
yet rhythmically complex.
Mon., June 23, 7:30 p.m., free, Barnes & Noble, 1805 Walnut St., 215-665-0716.
by Joel Tannenbaum
The best comes from
doctors and researchers who risked professional ruin to tell the truth
about the potentially lethal side effects of certain antidepressant
drugs.
Tue., June 24, 7:30 p.m., $5-$10, L'Etage, 624 S. Sixth St., 267-402-2056, firstpersonarts.org.
by Aly Semigran
First Person Arts' Story Slam: On the Road is a storytelling event in
which Kerouacians can wax nostalgic on horrific, romantic, bizarre or
otherwise memorable highway adventures.