October 27-November 2, 2005 wtf This Is a Stoppin’ Train, and I’m a Strikin’ Man. by Duane Swierczynski You’ve seen those goofy new SEPTA ads, right? The ones that show a regional rail conductor perched in a doorway with the…

September 8-14, 2005 wtf What Criticism? by Duane Swierczynski Like many of you, I’ve been glued to CNN lately — with occasional flips over to Fox News, just to see what life is like in an alternate universe — watching…

August 25-31, 2005 cover story GOLDIE’S GONE: When SEPTA built the Frankford Transportation Center, they knocked down the building on this corner that housed Goldie’s, a favorite watering hole for many of the Frankford Slasher’s victims. Photo By: Michael T.…

June 23-29, 2005 wtf The Big Slowdown by Duane Swierczynski Last week I had this nutty idea: Instead of paying $50 for a cab to the airport, I would this is going to sound insane, but bear with me take…

March 17-23, 2005 cover story 100 % More Pulp! At last: the winners of City Paper’s 19th Annual Fiction Contest This year, we asked for pulp-style page turners. And you certainly made the pages fly — dozens and dozens of…

January 6-12, 2005 cover story Jim Warren Meets Vampirella THE LADY IS A VAMP: Warren based Vampirella (above) on his high-school girlfriend. He built a multimillion dollar empire out of monster magazines, plastic skulls and dirt from Count Dracula’s estate,…

January 6-12, 2005 cover story Jim Warren Meets Vampirella THE LADY IS A VAMP: Warren based Vampirella (above) on his high-school girlfriend. He built a multimillion dollar empire out of monster magazines, plastic skulls and dirt from Count Dracula’s estate,…

December 23-29, 2004 cover story “Oh, You Shouldn’t Have…” But we did. Here are City Paper’s gift suggestions for local celebs, pols, teams, neighborhoods, companies, institutions and everyone else in dire need this holiday season. Times are tight. Everybody’s feeling…

November 18-24, 2004 cover story Hard and Fast The new Hard Case Crime series revives the pulp novels of yesteryear. by Duane Swierczynski If I had a time machine, I’d do two things: 1. Travel back to July 3, 1996,…