April 13–20, 2000 showbiz Showbiz by Fern Sternberg The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) is in a tizzy about Marilyn Monroe. PAFA had already started marketing its June “Andy Warhol: Social Observer” exhibit when a call came in last…

March 30–April 6, 2000 showbiz Showbiz Bill Moseley’s Specimen, 1999 from The Print Center’s 74th International Competition on display at the Center, 1614 Latimer St., through May 6. by Fern Sternberg The Regional Performing Arts Center (RPAC) took a new…

March 23–30, 2000 naked city Social Climbers photo: Jay Matsueda A new gym on the waterfront for people who like being between a rock and a hard place. by Fern Sternberg Belaying. Toproping. Bouldering. Stop by any climbing spot and…

March 16–23, 2000 vows Quaker Oaths Doing it for themselves: Dave Kalal and Kat Arbour with the wedding certificate signed by their friends. A couple’s wishes for a non-traditional wedding gets a boost from William Penn. by Fern Sternberg They…

February 17–24, 2000 naked city Golden Oldham Todd comes to town: Famed designer Todd Oldham checks out Moore student Kelli Unverzagt’s sketch book. photo: Maria Kotsikoros A renowned designer gets down to basics with Moore’s designers-to-be. by Fern Sternberg Todd…

October 19–26, 2000 naked city What’s Your Pleather? Faking it: Reinhard Model Jennifer Beecroft in Teenflo burgundy pleather pants, $187 at Knit Wit. photo: Maria Kotsikros A fabulous fake at not-so-fabulous prices. by Fern Sternberg I’ve been yearning for a…

May 18–25, 2000 cover story Show & Tell Three years ago, the Pew began pumping money into art. What’s the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative got to show for itself? by Fern Sternberg At the Fabric Workshop and Museum, a once sterile…

January 6–13, 2000 art Did Rodin Make Giant Watermelons? Two Tyler grads turn their art training into profit – and potato chip costumes. by Fern Sternberg photos by Eddy Palumbo So you went to art school to study painting or…

June 1–8, 2000 naked city Yo, Slick! An old-fashioned hair-styling goo finds new staying power in the ’00s. by Fern Sternberg In the ’20s women applied it to their finger waves, in the ’50s men globbed it into their pompadours,…