The last time Woody Allen appeared in a film he didn’t direct was in 2000, which makes his return to the silver screen as a pimp in actor/writer/director John Turturro’s comedy Fading Gigolo all the more bizarre and kind of ballsy…

Ed Dittenhoefer/Ithaca Times Oscar-nominated director Sam Green (The Weather Underground) is bringing his “live documentary,” The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller, to Philly on April 4. If you don’t watch it then, you might not ever see it. Inspired by old…

Neal Santos Neal Santos Backstage at Union Transfer, Trophy Wife guitarist Diane Foglizzo combs through her bag and smiles at the band’s other half, drummer Katy Otto, as she pulls out a plump, red disc — it’s a Babybel cheese…

Today Mayor Nutter announced Sonia Sanchez’s successor to the throne of Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate. Stepping into the shoes of a giant will be Frank Sherlock, 44, a self-taught poet and native Philadelphian whose experimental poetry has a wicked sense of…

Travel around Philadelphia and it won’t be long before you spot the name Tuttleman on a building — the Tuttleman IMAX Theatre at the Franklin Institute and the Tuttleman Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, to name…

Politics is a dirty game, but Happy Fernandez, a former councilwoman who was the first woman to run for mayor of Philadelphia on a major-party ticket, kept her nose clean. Known for both her tenacity and gentle manner, Fernandez died…

Neal Santos Dominic Mercier NO BEER FOR YOU: Cyclocross is characterized by heckling spectators, costumed racers and rampant alcohol consumption. Neal Santos WHITE OUT: The author, new to cyclocross, carries her single-speed bike over part of the snow-covered course at…

See our other Gift Guides: Home cook | Philly proud | Explorer | Do-gooder Pace merino wool cap and Endura Baabaa multitube A cyclist’s best friend, merino wool’s unique properties keep you warm in the winter and smelling like roses…

At races, cheering spectators can boost a runner’s time more than a jolt of caffeine or a downward sloping hill. When I was 10 miles into the Brooklyn Half Marathon and clutching my side to stop a sudden cramp, an…