April 30–May 7, 1998 six pick Big Picture Alliance at PFWC Nuestra Vida (Our Life) That’s heavy stuff for a 15-year-old. But in making this film, which was created by the Big Picture Alliance and the Chester County Migrant Education…

April 16–23, 1998 mailbag Letters to the Editor by the Readers   McSlam Corporate giant McDonald’s is implicated in large-scale environmental degradation, promoting unhealthful eating habits and exploiting untold numbers of food animals. And now their insatiable appetite for financial…

April 16–23, 1998 icepack French Fried The sounds of Paris, the smells of Beau Monde. CREPED OUT: Jim Caiola (left) and David Salama at Beau Monde. photo: Adam Wallacavage a.d. amorosi The sounds and flavors of France have arrived to…

March 26–April 2, 1998 six pick 8-Ball Chicks Women’s violence doesn’t often get taken seriously. Girl fights, from schoolyard brawls to organized boxing bouts, are commonly—jokingly—referred to as cat fights. Thelma and Louise weren’t violent by nature, they were just…

March 26–April 2, 1998 food Goo Gerber’s—it’s not just for babies anymore. by Katherine Dahlsgaard Photo: Laurie Seniuk Maybe it’s because you’ve got a hangover. Maybe it’s the flu. Or maybe there’s no reason—you’re just having one of those BAD…

March 19–26, 1998 six pick|rock/pop Boss Hog/The Lonesome Organist When not working his mojo in the Blues Explosion, Jon Spencer further explores his noise/punk/blues inclinations in Boss Hog, a band that actually predates the JSBX by a few years. The…

March 19–26, 1998 book quarterly|bookquicks: non-fiction The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue by Deborah Tannen Random House, 349 p., $25 There’s little doubt American civic culture hasn’t been too civil lately. But what can or should be done?…

March 12–19, 1998 review|dance   Mark Dendy Dance and Theater Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center, March 5 Dream Analysis manages to both celebrate and satirize gay male culture’s frequent obsession with blighted female icons and lusty hunky heroes. In Dream…

March 12–19, 1998 on media Suit Du Jour The Daily News, City Paper, Philadelphia magazine and five journalists have been named in a lawsuit filed last week by Susan Winters, the Daily News photographer whose impending divorce became fodder for…