City Paper grade: B A long, fertile career in any line of work is an accomplishment worth toasting, but at some point, the plaudits become patronizing. Nowhere is this more blatant than in showbiz, subsidized by youth-covetous actors who elevate…
Why are we talking about the Whitney Biennial on a food blog? Well, it opens on March 7th and Philadelphia artists are well represented to say the least, namely Ken Lum. Lum is a Canadian born artist currently residing in…
The Academy Awards are happening this Sunday, and we thought you might want to read everything our critics wrote about the nine films vying for Best Picture. Or maybe you just wanna look at these illustrations made by someone who…
Narratively has the story on how Mike Kunda, a Rocky superfan, can support himself solely with his impersonating gigs. Its not just how he looks. Its when he starts to move, the inflection in his voice, the mannerisms. All of…
City Paper grade: C While no one expects Joseph McGinty “McG” Nichol to create a movie that doesn’t look like an exploding disco ball, his latest endeavor is so tone-deaf that it almost seems intentional. Co-written by Luc Besson, 3 Days to Kill is…
City Paper grade: B- Aside from swapping out a foursome of sharp African-American actors for the Caucasian yups who ruled the Brat Pack-dominated About Last Night…, Steve Pink doesn’t tinker much with the bones of the 1986 original. It’s still about…
[0] Councilman Jim Kenney says the city should consider non-salt options for melting ice, like beet juice. And everybody just, like, stares at him. [-2] Phillip Eric Weems, who wrote the book Crime Pays, Vol. 1 while serving 12 years in…
City Paper grade: B+ However uncouth a barometer it may be, you know a story has achieved national relevance once its been immortalized by Law & Order: SVU. The splashy Luzerne County-based scandal that came to be known as kids…
File this under the best news we’ve heard all day: The Insider just broke the news that Eli Kulp and Ellen Yin of Fork and High Street on Market are joining forces with David Fields at a.bar and a.kitchen. The…
