October 15–22, 1998 critical mass Thandie Takes The Prize Beloved Directed by Jonathan Demme   Ghost Made Flesh: Thandie Newton as Beloved A Touchstone Pictures release Opening Friday, Oct. 16, at area theaters Recommended One of the great things about…

May 14–21, 1998 reviews|theater Wild Strawberries Visions of youth from the Young Playwrights Festival. by Hans Kellner The Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival It wasn’t clear why the wild cherries wore Hitler mustaches on their chins, but with walking, talking fruit,…

December 10–17, 1998 music|review Philadelphia Music Conference Let’s get something straight. The majority of bands and showcases at the Philadelphia Music Conference (PMC) were immediately forgettable. Still, infusing an incestuous music scene with 200 groups (some of them actually good)…

January 8–15, 1998 city beat|sidebar Marathon Grilling of Center City The Borish family opened their first Marathon Grill in the Roosevelt Mall in 1984. From its six stools and 250 square feet of restaurant space grew Philadelphia’s fastest-growing new chain.…

January 8–15, 1998 movie shorts A Summer In La Goulette (Un Ete A La Goulette) recommended This film is a shambling but lightly enjoyable Tunisian comedy about three teenage girls whose sexual curiosity is more powerful that their parents’ admonitions.…

May 7–14, 1998 music|quiz For Music Dorks Only What Beatles classic was written with the working title “Scrambled Eggs”? Arranger Nelson Riddle was most closely connected with what singer? If you know the answers to these questions, you might have…

November 5–12, 1998 six pick Isaac Witkin Artist Isaac Witkin recalls how he became interested in sculpture: He was just out of high school, in Johannesburg, South Africa, and his mother didn’t want him hanging around the house, so she…

March 5–12, 1998 food|book bites 1,000 Lowfat Recipes By Terry Blonder Golson, Macmillan, $29.95 If you’re looking for a healthy cookbook as comprehensive as Joy of Cooking, you’ll luck out with 1,000 Lowfat Recipes. There are 72 soups alone, including…

April 2–9, 1998 i   Traditio Of unkind cuts and irreversible losses and a little piece of skin. by Adam Levine I’m Jewish, which means I was only eight days old when a piece of my favorite part was lost…