Courtesy of Varga Bar Our Critical Mass intern dishes on what it was like to be a Varga pin-up girl, after being selected by Varga Bar for its 2010 calendar. Interested? They’re still accepting submissions. It must have started with…
Talk about deus ex machina. When the Buddha Machine II (and yes, I know that the Buddha technically is not a diety) arrived in its noble eight-fold brown-cardboard box, I was mystified. What is a Buddha Machine? Are the secrets…
I just had the Jonas Brothers in my mouth. The brothers Jonas, for those who let their subscriptions to Tiger Beat lapse/live under a rock, are a variation on the time-tested, tried and true method of sibling-centric bubblegum pop. Now…
rebeccadavisdance.org It sounds like a concept hatched by stoned new agers, or maybe a drunken joke: the story of Enron, whose nefarious business strategies became the most meteoric rise-and-fall tale in corporate history, told through interpretive dance. But if anyone…
Barkley Hendricks Vendetta, 1977. Oil, acrylic and magna on linen canvas, 36 x 48 inches No exaggeration: Barkley Hendricks, a 64-year-old originally from North Philly, is one of the most talented artists to come out of this city. Though he’s…
We told you what we thought about Amanda Blank‘s new album I Love You, but more importantly, what do the senior stars on this week’s episode of Breakfast at Sulimay’s think? Suprisingly, the adorable old farts kinda dug it ‘…
Top 10 Obscure Female Country Albums My parent’s South Jersey basement in 1976, my Dad’s love of music, and watching a very bouncy Dolly Parton on that old RCA turn-dial television sparked my interest in all things twang. My vinyl…
exhumedfilm.com We are horrific today on Critical Mass. Earlier, we begged you to bring Paranormal Activity to Philly. Now, Exhumed Films says they expect their third annual 24 Hour Horror-thon to sell out way before the Oct. 24-25 event.…
Jimmy Comey Don’t forget about what Carolyn Huckabay told you in this week’s Kaleidoscope: Self-described “rogue taxidermist” Beth Beverly and her cohorts have unveiled Pork Chop, a Fishtown artist collective brimming with ragtag potential. This Thursday they’ll host a group…
A fun time waster as our way of saying Happy Thanksgiving, Crit Massers. Now spend the rest of your day speaking in movie quotes. The quotes aren’t in order, but you can see the full list, via Wikipedia, after the…
