50 ccs of Jameson, stat! Remember that scene in Dances with Wolves where Kevin Costner is walking around the field hospital and the Union surgeons are getting ready to lop off a fellow soldier’s limb? All that talk about sawing…

Looking for El Dorado Finally! After years of hoping and waiting, someone finally went ahead and combined my love of two of the best games ever: Risk and Trivial Pursuit. It’s about time. Conquiztador is a fun little multiplayer game…

When Legos attack So, we right quite a bit about zombies here at the 1-Upper, but I think that’s because they’re the one life form you can plow through with an Uzi and walk away feeling OK. I mean, they…

Jason Hackenwerth I went to the opening reception for Jason Hackenwerth‘s exhibit, “The Titan and the Fireflies,” at 2424 Studios (2424 E. York St., 215-423-1800) this Friday. And I worried. (For some reason, senior editor Patrick Rapa didn’t.) Making Time…

And now I’m trapped in the closet … err … phonebooth Much like foul-mouthed Irishman Colin Farrel’s 2002 stinker, Afro Ninja’s most recent in An Escape Series has you locked in a phone booth, though there’s no crazy sniper with…

  The soft-spoken members of Per Square Metre sit perched on the stoop outside their exhibit at Rarebreed graffiti shop and gallery. You would never guess from their unassuming appearances that they’re the perpetrators of the confrontational work inside. The…

Leslie Caron, the star of An American in Paris and awesome crossword-puzzle-answer-movies Gigi and Lili will be the subject of an upcoming Alliance Fran’aise tribute. I’ve got a soft spot for Caron; she imbued each of her roles with an…

Live at the Barbary, 12/14/2008.

Standard tuning was out of the question. Uke of Spaces Corners mainman Dan Beckman says the people he meets on tour inspires him even more than the bands, so he’ll definitely appreciate this Songwriters Showcase at the Philadelphia Institute for…