January 2027, 2000 music|review Starrbursts Susan Starr, piano; Jan. 16, Curtis Hall Beethovens Piano Sonata No. 3 marked his ultimate departure from the style of his teacher, Haydn. It is a piece full of the older masters wit and sense…
April 2027, 2000 critic pick|reading Jeffrey Lent Twelve years ago, a struggling author named Jeffrey Lent heard a piece of folklore about a white Union soldier and a runaway slave who fall in love after the Civil War and move…
January 2027, 2000 loot Mighty Mouse Pad If youre still using a magazine for a mouse pad, this ones for you. The MemoMouse is a souped-up pad that features a built-in calculator (that one on your desktop sucks) and a…
October 1926, 2000 critic pick|electronica Dave Ralph For the past decade, England has pretty much been the Mecca of dance music. But according to progressive trance DJ Dave Ralph, a native of Liverpool, “England is overrated.” Its a strange thing…
October 1926, 2000 critic pick|electronica Coldcut/Ninja Tune Though their Ninja Tune label is only 10 years old (which theyre celebrating with the three-CD Xen Cuts), DJs Jon More and Matt Black (a.k.a. Coldcut) have been around since the dawn of…
November 1623, 2000 critic pick|rock/pop Corey Feldmans Truth Movement License to Drive. Still Searching for Soul The Wall The Wizard of Oz, Soul Teletubbies: The Album. Behind the Music. Hillary Rea Sun., Nov. 19, 8 p.m., The North Star Bar,…
January 1320, 2000 critic pick|reading Taboo Philadelphia native Jon Entine wastes no time getting the millennium off to a thought-provoking start with his new book, Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We Are Afraid To Talk About It…
January 1320, 2000 loot Coolballs Theres a new craze revolutionizing car antenna decoration: small foam balls with smiling faces, national flags and sports logos. Theyre called Coolballs and each one hails from a different locale, like the Cool Cowboy from…
September 714, 2000 critic pick|books Tattoo You The author of Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History (Princeton University Press), Bryn Mawr history professor Jane Caplan became interested in the way peoples physical identity was described…
January 613, 2000 naked city Guest List Your Favorite Things Chris Griffith (publisher of Elevator Service zine) and Carol Rodan, owners of rodan vs. griffith boutique Earthsource multivitamin Home Depot Jomar for the dollar yards Leg warmers California…
