April 3–10, 1997 critic pick|television The United States of Poetry   The United States of Poetry gives you a good idea of the state of American poetry, which is probably the state of any art at the time you’re living…

March 27–April 3, 1997 critic pick|rock/pop Atari Teenage Riot, Beck & the Cardigans As spring’s funniest bill, this troika of oddities combines diversity, rage, loungy funkiness, ABBA-ism, political fire, thick corduroy and distorted musicality. Grammy-guy Beck and the wooly mammoth…

March 13–20, 1997 hit and run Save The Pit Bull In February, three men and three teens were charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals after police discovered 13 malnourished dogs — mostly pit bulls, with a few rottweilers…

March 13–20, 1997 hit and run Save The Pit Bull In February, three men and three teens were charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals after police discovered 13 malnourished dogs — mostly pit bulls, with a few rottweilers…

February 27–March 6, 1997 hit and run The Palatial Tower of Truth Even though they’ve yet to move in, Inquirer staffers have taken to calling their new office space the largest newsroom in America. While nobody’s called the Guinness Book…

February 27–March 6, 1997 hit and run Urban Discrimination? Urban Discrimination? Robert Lee spent eight years working in the wholesale division of Urban Outfitters Inc., the corporate chain of cool clothing for wannabe hipsters based in Rittenhouse Square. During that…

February 27–March 6, 1997 food|Jim Quinn on food Really Easy Ravioli How to make ravs worth raving about. Ravioli from scratch is one of the great sorrows of Italian home cooking. Lots of kneading, rolling and stretching dough; lots of…

January 30–February 6, 1997 hit and run Not Giving His du Label Bulgarian wrestler Valentin Jordanov a fickle friend. At least to John E. du Pont, Jordanov’s longtime benefactor and occasional sparring partner. Before du Pont killed Dave Schultz in…

January 23–30, 1997 movie shorts EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU Woody Allen’s latest is a sweet-hearted, cynical, toe-tapping, disjointed mishmash. He takes a stab (and I do mean stab) at Musical Comedy here, and while the gimmick does provide a…