January 1623, 1997 critical mass theater Molly Sweeney Philadelphia Theatre Co. at Plays & Players, 1714 Delancey St., through Feb. 2, 735-0631. We all say, without thinking much about it, that we’re going to see a play. The Greek word,…
January 29, 1997 critical mass|books Test Your Cat’s Creative Intelligence By Burton Silver, photographs by Heather Busch, Ten Speed Press, $12.95. Have you ever wondered what lurks behind those glowing feline eyes? A mathematical whiz, a deep thinker, lust for…
December 1926, 1996 hit and run Grated Inmate John Dilliplane is not an average convicted murderer. Thanks to a Nov. 19 special report on Channel 6 WPVI-TV, the Graterford Prison inmate became a celebrity of sorts. Dilliplane, however, hasn’t taken…
December 1926, 1996 hit and run Sugar On South Kathy Hughes (aka Sugar Mom) and her partner Robert Perry, owners of Sugar Mom’s Church Street Lounge, are going to sprinkle a little more sugar around town come February when they…
December 1926, 1996 food|Jim Quinn on food Sturgeon General The best caviar is fresh caviar and you can even get it from Tennessee. Caviar Assouline is a tiny, bright and tightly packed store just inside the entrance to Liberty…
December 1219, 1996 hit and run The Black Grinch? The Black Grinch? If you listen to Samuel Evans, the elderly African-American Democrat known for founding the American Foundation for Negro Affairs, black economic empowerment is a bad thing. At least…
December 1219, 1996 critical mass|reviews theater The Butterfingers Angel… Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival at Walnut Studio 3, 9th & Walnut Sts., through Dec. 22, 893-1145. Both religious and hilarious, The Butterfingers Angel is the real stuff: a Christmas show that brings…
December 1219, 1996 book quarterly The Wild Good: Lesbian Photographs & Writings on Love Edited by Beatrix Gates, Anchor, 270 p., $19.95 Gay and lesbian book buyers, beware! Now that mainstream publishers have finally seen fit to recognize us as…
December 512, 1996 cover story|CP Gifts ’96 South Jersey People said it couldn’t be done. They said I was attempting the impossible. The mission? Holiday shopping in South Jersey without setting foot in a mall. My husband, a Cherry Hill…
December 512, 1996 cover story|CP Gifts ’96 Old City & Beyond The best thing about shopping in Old City is that there are very few shoppes (places where you buy overpriced items which are mass-produced to almost look unique) and…
