March 27–April 3, 1997 hit and run The Strangest Story Ever Told When we last left filmmaker and Philly native Joe Christ, he was the subject of an ongoing e-zine series that claimed that Christ himself is the anonymous penis-less…

March 27–April 3, 1997 hit and run PEP Squad Proving once again that one of the Internet’s most useful applications is harassing the otherwise hard to harass, a San Diego woman has set up a Web site dedicated to bashing…

March 27–April 3, 1997 food|Jim Quinn on food Les Bunnies Delicieuses The perfect chocolate rabbit, Franco-American style. Aux Petits Delices 162 E. Lancaster Ave., Wayne, (610) 971-0300 “April is my 10th anniversary,” says Patrick Gauthron, owner and operator of Aux…

March 20–27, 1997 critical mass|music Nitzan Haroz, trombone, Edward Zilberkant, piano Wed., March 12, Philadelphia Art Alliance. With his soulful pucker and shock of brown hair brushing across his furrowed brow, young Israeli native Nitzan Haroz looked as much like…

March 13–20, 1997 critical mass classical Bruno Walter conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies (Sony) — Peter Burwasser These are invaluable, beautiful and often inspiring recordings. It is tempting to call them, as well, historical recordings. They…

March 6–13, 1997 movie shorts Howard Stern’s Private Parts recommended You may have seen Howard Stern recently at the premiere party for Private Parts, arriving at Radio City Music Hall in a popemobile. Goony and glorious, he almost looked like…

March 6–13, 1997 food|jim Quinn on food: Upstairs Downstairs — Rating the new two-restaurant team at the Rittenhouse. Nicholas Nickolas The Rittenhouse on Rittenhouse Square, 546-8440. Nicholas (Second floor formal restaurant) FOOD Fresh fish and great steaks, retro recipes. ATMOSPHERE…

March 6–13, 1997 critical mass dance NY Baroque Dance Company/Concert Royal Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College, Feb. 28. It is hard to believe that 40 years ago the music of Vivaldi was barely known (i.e., heard), and that only the…

February 27–March 6, 1997 critical mass Master Class Merriam Theater, closed Feb. 23. Faye Dunaway in Master Class. Terrence McNally’s Tony-award winning Master Class returned to Philadelphia last week, having had its celebrated world premiere here in this city two…