October 30–November 6, 1997 critic pick|art Stephen Keene in the studio   History For Sale At age 40, artist Stephen Keene has already sold over 14,000 paintings. So that’s about a painting a day since birth, right? Wrong. Keene, who…

October 30–November 6, 1997 theater theater Katya Roelse is magnificent as the Skriker, but much of the production is incomprehensible. The Skriker Slipstitch Productions, New Arts Salon, 213 Arch St., 552-8175, through Nov. 1 With headlines every day about young…

October 23–30, 1997 movies Boogie Nights Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson A New Line Cinema Release recommended It’s hard to let go of Mark Wahlberg’s other name. I know I’m supposed to be calling him by the adult-sounding…

October 23–30, 1997 critic pick|film film Scene from a reject: Clayfeet Reject Film Festival It all started last summer with an angry letter to Linda Blackaby, who was still director of the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema at the time.…

October 9–16, 1997 six pick Edgar Bateman “I remember the first time Elvin Jones played at the Painted Bride,” Edgar Bateman Jr. recalls. “When I walked into the dressing room, he called me the greatest drummer in the world.” It’s…

September 25–October 2, 1997 book quarterly The true adventures of Mickey and Minnie as reprinted from Tijuana Bibles. Dirty Jokes The silly but edifying charm of vintage sex cartoons, and a present-day descendant. Tijuana Bibles By Bob Adelman, Simon &…

September 25–October 2, 1997 critical mass fringe festival Mark Pinkosh Starving Artistry Starving Artist Theatre Company, Road Movie at Independence Seaport Museum Road Movie begins, ominously, with Eric Bogosian-style vituperations about bumper stickers and parking lot attendants who say “have…

May 29–June 5, 1997 critic pick|roots The Appel Farm Festival Sonia Rutstein. The Appel Farm Festival is a day for the whole family in the country, in the company of several great singer/songwriters. Plus, with over 50 crafts workers there…

April 10–17, 1997 critic pick|rock/pop Directions of Euphonics Part Onebrian Directions of Euphonics Modest Mouse. Princeton University Freshman Una Kim hasn’t even figured out what she’s going to major in, yet has put together a nine-band rock festival complete with…