gritcityinc.com Typically when I see the words ‘enter to win,’ I stop reading. Sweepstakes just aren’t my bag. Besides the fact that I never win, the real biting factor is that prizes won through drawings and sweepstakes are impermanent despite…

I know you are thinking who the hell is Nathan Holscher? Well….he’s a musician who just happens to be the brother of a friend of mine. That automatically makes it seem like I just did this interview because of the…

Local gal artist Kristen Stein tells us that her digital collage photo collaboration with Lyse Marion, “Spirit of Autumn Fire” (pictured above), cameoed on the most recent episode of SyFy series Warehouse 13, about a government storage area that holds…

Jacob Hellman The dilapidated buildings, abandoned breweries and shuttered factories in Philadelphia aren’t usually the object of many passers-by’ interest, but for Jacob Hellman, they’re an obsession. These forgotten landmarks are the focus of his photography exhibit, which runs through…

Courtesy of Future Islands Most of the songs by Future Islands don’t waste any time getting to the good stuff. They just jump right into the catchy synth hooks and dance licks. Consider yourself warned: These songs will remain in…

St. Martin’s, 224 pp., $21.99, Oct. 27 It’s Wednesday, which means there’ll be a brand-new City Paper in the honor boxes tomorrow morning, which means it’s the last installment of Book Quarterly Giveaway Week. Don’t cry. We saved Augusten Burroughs’…

Courtesy of The Dumpsta Players DJ K-Tell Every Thursday, we give you this week’s LGBTQ to-do list. ‘ Face it: No matter how much you complain about holiday music, there’s still a tiny part of you that becomes giddy when…

Abby Gaskins Every Thursday, we give you this week’s LGBTQ to-do list. — Does the holiday season have you feeling especially generous this year? If so, you could mosey on by Tavern on Camac (243 S. Camac St., 215-545-0900) tonight…

Eugene Van Mieghem Erwin Joos, the curator of Belgium’s Eugeen Van Mieghem Museum and author of “Antwerp New York: Eugene Van Mieghem,” will lecture on the realist painter he’s studied for so long. Mieghem came of age in the Belgian…