September 26–October 3, 1996 book quarterly|Nonfiction Slimetime By Steven Puchalski, Critical Vision, 196 p., $19.95. Full disclosure: when I attended Syracuse University in the late 1980s, I knew Steve Puchalski. He worked at the SU library and, as a member…

September 26–October 3, 1996 book quarterly|Nonfiction Honey, Honey, Miss Thang By Leon E. Pettiway, Temple University Press, 270 p., $54.95, $19.95 (paper). In the introduction to Honey, Honey, Miss Thang, Leon Pettiway, a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice…

September 19–26, 1996 hit and run Foxy Fritzi Who’s the sexiest woman in comicland? Beauty, of course, is in the eye of the beholder. There are some who might find the golden-trussed, buxom Blondie the most attractive. But, here at…

September 19–26, 1996 hit and run I Want My Arts Center The Bradfield Estate in Roslyn, PA, has survived two wars. Built in 1795 by Abner Bradfield, its grounds were the site of the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Edge Hill.…

September 19–26, 1996 hit and run Foxy Fritzi Who’s the sexiest woman in comicland? Beauty, of course, is in the eye of the beholder. There are some who might find the golden-trussed, buxom Blondie the most attractive. But, here at…

September 12–19, 1996 cover story Tenored Track Does the Pavarotti competition matter? Ask these Philadelphia-schooled finalists. Given the expenses, the time and the effort involved, an outsider might wonder why a singer would go through the grind of the Luciano…

September 12–19, 1996 critic pick|Movies Grace of My Heart Poor Edna Buxton. An heiress to a steel fortune (the Buxtons of Philadelphia, they have an estate in Chestnut Hill), she’s desperate to break out from this oppressive background and express…

September 12–19, 1996 20 questions Asimina Chremos and Andy Bresnan Background: Choreographer/performance artist Asimina Chremos and musician Andy Bresnan (the Great Brain behind the Big Mess Cabaret Orchestra) are collaborating on a new work to be performed at the Community…

September 5–12, 1996 critic pick Six-Pick Trenton Avant-Garde Festival ’96 The avant garde encompasses a wide swath of territory, confounding traditional distinctions between visual arts, poetry, performance art, dance, music and more. A group of forward-minded artists and musicians formed…