February 1320, 1997 movie shorts Dante’s Peak Roger Donaldson’s disaster movie goes through the motions. Volcanologist Pierce Brosnan knows in his bones that the peak will blow, but can’t quite convince his multiculti-tech-head-lifted-from-Twister crew. So they all hang out in…
January 916, 1997 critic pick Ab Fab’s Last Shout For fans of the wildly raucous and fashionably irreverent British TV show Absolutely Fabulous (seen here on Comedy Central) and its dual doyennes the always drunken Patsy and Edina (Jennifer…
January 916, 1997 hit and run Peruto Jr.: Scarfo Is Scum Count A. Charles Peruto Jr. as one lawyer who’s glad to see Little Nicky Scarfo back in town for a murder trial. Peruto, a well-known Philadelphia defense attorney, hopes…
January 916, 1997 cover story|sidebar sidebar Judith Benn Hurley’s Green Ideas Editor’s Note: Because she told us that broccoli would be her desert-island dish of choice, we asked Judith Benn Hurley to choose a recipe for her favorite food from…
November 613, 1997 hit and run Hell On Wheels Halloween night was much scarier than it should have been for a group of local cyclists known as Critical Mass, who ride together in support of bicycling as transportation. The…
October 1724, 1996 earshot person DJ Koji DJ Koji may not speak English fluently, but his knack for mixing acid jazz, Latin and soul tunes proves he’s an expert at deciphering the international language of groove. When this Temple communications…
October 310, 1996 hit and run See John Run Does an early morning jog with Council President John Street sound appealing? How about a tennis game with Councilwoman Happy Fernandez? These are just some of the unique prizes that will…
March 28April 4, 1996 critic pick|classical Philomel It is hard to imagine now, but only a few years ago period instrument performance was considered a fringe element of the classical music world, thought to be inhabited by granola-crunching hippie types.…
November 2330, 1995 critical mass|theater The Conduct of Life The Legasi Project, The Actor’s Center at the Bourse cabaret stage, 21 S. 5th St., through Nov. 30, 925-6400. The Legasi Project is Philadelphia’s newest theater group and the only one…