City Paper grade: C Its almost comical how much YA juggernauts like The Hunger Games and Divergent owe to Lois Lowrys The Giver, the prototype for every big-dreamin teens in fucked-up future novel on the shelves. Lowrys Newbery-winning 1993 book has…
Danya Henninger The City of Philadelphia is about to be relived of a very long tiki drink drought thanks to the imminent opening of tropical paradise/bar, The Yachtsman. Our pals at Zagat got a sneak peek at the Fishtown spot…
City Paper grade: B+ The state of American health care, a pet topic for grinning politicians and gas-bag pundits, receives a refreshingly apolitical examination in physician-turned-documentarian Ryan McGarrys expressive debut. Named after L.A. County Hospital slang for an ER wait…
Big Freedia | B+ The NOLA bounce monarchs Herculean campaign to liberate the asses of the planet via tireless touring, booty-twerk vids and reality TV hasnt left much time for pedestrian concerns like making albums, but Just Be…
Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions | B- Director/writer Praheme drew from his time as a Richmond, Va., Boy Scout for Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions, and…
The daily ricotta is hardly a new menu item at Zavino (112 S. 13th St.) but when we stopped in for lunch today it was just as magical as ever. Zavino rotates their ricotta (cow’s milk, sheep’s milk and goat’s…
Some candidates in our Philly’s Best/Worst Band Name runoff, the members of the band called Nothing, posted on Facebook yesterday that they’re stranded in Ohio after a hit-and-run busted up their van, and in need of help: We have been stuck…
Craig Leon | A- Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1 (RVNG Intl.) unearths and precisely replicates two utterly fascinating albums of early synthesizer music (Nommos and Visiting, from 80 and 82) envisioned by this NYC composer as emulating the…
Brigantessa (1520 E. Passyunk Ave.), the pizzeria-enoteca-birreria from the Le Virtu crew is one step closer to opening – their brand new Gianni Acunto oven was delivered today. The shiny red wood-fired oven was made in Napoli, the same place…
Begin AgainLove blossoms betweenan electric eel and apile of laundry. SnowpiercerIs this really amovie about a train thatoutruns climate change? Third PersonLook at the poster.She is totally poopingpapers out her butt. Yves Saint LaurentA French fashion starslifelong quest to design…
