June 20–27, 1996 book quicks|fiction THE WHITE BOY SHUFFLE BY PAUL BEATTY, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 226 p., $19.95 This is worth noting: Gunnar Kaufman, the oddly named young black protagonist in Paul Beatty’s first novel, traces his family tree through his…

April 4–11, 1996 hit and run The Regular Guy Look? The Regular Guy Look? As cigar-chomping stag nights enjoy a new popularity and political correctness flies out the window (at least for these 15 minutes), who’s dressing the Beasts of…

February 15–22, 1996 movies Things to Do In Denver When You’re Dead Directed by Gary Fleder A Miramax Films Release Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead is the latest sign of a tiresome trend in contemporary film: the…

October 26–November 2, 1995 readers’ choice 1995 Readers’ Choice Awards STORES & SERVICES   Microbrewery Dock Street 2 Logan Square; (215) 496-0413 Sam Adam’s Independence   Bike Shop Bike Line 1234 Locust St.; (215) 735-1503 Bike Therapy Via Bicycle (Nice…

September 28–October 5, 1995 book quarterly Two Or Three Things I Know For Sure Two Or Three Things I Know For Sure By Dorothy Allison, Dutton, 94 p., $14.95. “‘Let me tell you a story,’ I used to whisper to…

June 22–29, 1995 movies|mixed media Potemkin A film by Sergei Eisenstein, music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Tuesday, June 14, Mann Music Center. Several years ago, the Philadelphia Orchestra performed a live accompaniment of the Prokofiev score to the Sergei Eisenstein film…