November 1118, 1999 cover story A Journey to Springtown The all-but-forgotten New Jersey village that changed African-American history and the Philadelphia woman helping to bring its story to the world. by Stephen Graff It begins with a church. To…
November 1118, 1999 naked city The Long and Short of It Mulling over the mullet. by Jen Darr The mullet makes perfect sense short on top, long in the back. Its utilitarian and, at the same time, rebellious. Why,…
November 411, 1999 critic pick The Get Up Kids For most suburban kids, starting a band is just another alternative to hanging out at the 7-Eleven. But Kansas The Get Up Kids have taken the idea and started a franchise…
October 28November 4, 1999 cover story CP Choice: Readers’ Choice Results OK, youve heard what our editors and writers have to say. Now, heres a glimpse of how our readers ( yup, that would be you) weighed in on a…
October 28November 4, 1999 critic pick|festival Halloween House and Hard Rock Hoo-Hah As the century ends, I would expect this final Halloween to be an evil, sexed-upexperience, a bacchanalian reverie of flesh, fluids and fucked-up sounds. Yet, in the weeks…
October 2128, 1999 naked city Barf Art Check before you chuck: That handy bag may be a work of art. by Jen Darr At one time in his life, Steve Silberberg collected sardine keys, but he quickly realized that there…
October 1421, 1999 music issue Rocking a Blue Streak Sure, the suburbs have free parking, low crime and better schools, but the nightlife sucks unless you like sports bars and cover bands. Things are getting better, though, especially in Glenside,…
October 1421, 1999 critic pick|lecture Blanche Wiesen Cook When asked why she chose Eleanor Roosevelt to be the subject of a voluminousmulti-volume biography whose latest installment is Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol. 2: 1933-1938 (Viking) Blanche Wiesen Cook simply responds, “Because…
September 30October 7, 1999 music Think Globally, Rave Locally The saga of rave promoters Local 13. by Sean ONeal Happiness almost killed Local 13. Local 13 the rave promotion team of Demetrious Pousatis (a.k.a. Deach), 26, and Aristotle Cugini…
August 26September 2, 1999 on media Sad Love Story Often lost in the debate over access to guns is what effect parenting or lack thereof has on the development of kids who kill other kids. But a book…
