March 11-17, 2004 city beat Fineprint Less words, more story. The Senior Surfing Tour The program that brought Stott up to speed is called “SimpleC,” for “Simple Computer,” and it is the pilot product of a local company called Smiling…
March 11-17, 2004 art Old Manet and the Sea Edouard Manet, The Steamboat, Seascape with Porpoises (c. 1864), 31 7/8 inches by 39 3/8 inches, oil on canvas. A major exhibit places Manet’s marine paintings — turbulent, dramatic studies in…
March 4-10, 2004 artpicks Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre dance An evening of dance performed to a single composer runs the risk of being repetitive, with the music taking a certain course and the movement following suit. But pair a composer…
February 26-March 3, 2004 cover story And Baby Makes Three It’s a boy’s room: A nursery awaits Larry Mendte and Dawn Stensland’s baby. Photo By: Michael T. Regan Like the proud, expectant parents they are, a media power couple readies…
February 5-11, 2004 cover story Verna’s Equinox NEITHER SNOW NOR SLEET: On the streets of her native South Philadelphia, City Council President Anna Verna is revered as a woman who’s gone out of her way to bring progress and development…
January 29-February 4, 2004 mixpicks Black Tie Tailgate Auto Show Preview Gala Why do I love the annual Black Tie Tailgate Preview Gala for the Philadelphia International Auto Show when I never, ever learned to drive? Because, even as a…
January 22-28, 2004 movie shorts New Movie Shorts THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT Word is circulating that Ashton Kutcher reveals “depth” (and a shaggy-face beard) in his new thriller, which premiered this week at Sundance. But while the movie sustains the bizarre…
January 15-21, 2004 movie shorts Continuing Movie Shorts 21 GRAMS The title refers to the weight that supposedly leaves every human body at the moment of death, which points toward the movies central concern: What do people leave behind after…
January 15-21, 2004 musicpicks Josh Roseman Unit jazz With credits spanning everyone from Steve Coleman to Groove Collective to John Zorn, Josh Roseman is the closest you’ll come to a house trombonist for the downtown scene. Boston-bred and New England…
[an error occurred while processing this directive] January 8-14, 2004 musicpicks Breaking Pangaea/Kill Verona/Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer Rock/pop R5’s Sean Agnew spent 2003 proving ambition ain’t a dirty word, battling corporate giants (imaginary or real) and getting national…