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(10/21/24 4:00am)
“LE SSERAFIM - SATURDAYS, COACHELLA.” In the billboard announcing their upcoming set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the members of the K–Pop girl group LE SSERAFIM are positively aglow: hair swept, gazes confident, skin sculpted. The day before their set, frontwoman Yunjin posts a photo of the group on Instagram posing with the announcement, Hilary Duff's “What Dreams Are Made Of” playing in the background. It is the youngest K–Pop group to clinch a set at the lauded Indio, Calif. music festival a mere two years after its debut; the members are excited, ready to mark a significant milestone in their artistic career.
(10/02/24 4:28pm)
September’s been a strange month for the world of K–pop, marked by bleak AI endeavors, unprecedented label controversies, and genre veterans coming back into the fold. In terms of actual releases, though, not many huge splashes were made, with a litany of disappointing comebacks and a few outstanding ones. In this quick roundup, I’ll be going over some of the best and the worst that Korean pop had to offer in September.
(11/10/24 5:01am)
Sept. 19 was a really important day for me. That’s right, the trailer for Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, the sequel to 2018’s wonderfully trashy Den of Thieves, was finally released. Upon pulling up the trailer on the biggest screen I could find—my laptop—I had a series of strong, visceral, bone–deep reactions.
(10/14/24 4:00am)
Pilobolus, founded in 1971, has been creating acrobatic, playful contemporary dance since its inception. Its current show, re:CREATION, showcases Pilobolus’ iconic choreography as it tours across the United States. While the show had its moments of brilliance, the pacing dragged on at times, feeling overly grandiose.
(12/05/24 3:13am)
“The public brought all this on itself … I have no sympathy for people whining about high ticket prices … They helped create this situation where artists have to make all their money on tour. Artists and the market set the prices, and you can't pay a Motel 6 price and stay at the Four Seasons." —Fred Rosen, former Ticketmaster CEO
(10/14/24 4:00am)
Before coming to Penn, I would take a trip to the movie theater nearly every week. My sister, who worked for our local theater, always got me free tickets, so I spent every second I could staring at the silver screen. I felt like Nicole Kidman! Experiencing movies on a massive screen with a medium popcorn (extra butter) and some cookie dough bites is truly an “indescribable feeling.”
(11/06/24 3:54am)
I have been single all 19 years of my life, and tuning into The Bachelorette every Tuesday night this summer only reminded me of that fact. Several times, I found myself thinking about how lucky Jenn Tran must feel to have a sea of men vying for her affection and how excited she must be knowing that she’ll walk away with a life partner. But after doing my own research on the show and learning that most couples from the show fail to stay together in the real world, I slowly realized that the show portrays an idealized, unrealistic image of love by avoiding one topic: politics.
(10/14/24 4:00am)
We arrive through the woods, following the anemic light of glowsticks scattered along an unmarked trail, vaguely referring to a map we received a few hours ago. As the distant rumbling grows more intense, we begin to feel a pulse in the earth, a change in the air; all trepidation and inhibition dissipate as we are drawn to that thudding siren song.
(11/01/24 2:39pm)
Sept. 21 is a very special day for fans of the popular 70s pop/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. The group’s highest charting song, “September”, has had listeners in a chokehold since it was first released in 1978. As the shakers and bass come to a close, the intro’s orchestration gives way to some groovy wind instrumentation leading to the high point of the song. Piano and funky electric guitar accompany lead vocalist Maurice White as he asks the fateful question: “Do you remember / The 21st night of September?” Sept. 21 has since been dubbed “Earth, Wind & Fire Day" by both casual and die–hard fans.
(09/30/24 5:21am)
At exactly 8:30 p.m., the lights go off at the Wells Fargo Center. After a summer of waiting and anticipation, the night has arrived. Troye Sivan takes the stage, joined soon after by Charli xcx. It's the spectacle of a lifetime. For those of us here at Street who survived the concert and can parse through our memories of the evening, we offer up all of our reflections, ruminations, and reviews of the night.
(10/02/24 4:00am)
A lush patchwork of green once welcomed visitors to the Arthur Ross Gallery in the Fisher Fine Arts Library. Bold brushstrokes stood firm against a fragmented sky, capturing the resilience of two pine trees whose branches stretched daringly into the expanse. They stood together, their limbs entwined as if each offered the other strength to rise higher. Their leaves, tinged with a hint of crispness, suggested a drought—a subtle nod to the hardships faced by the artist David Driskell in his formative years in Appalachia. These trees, like Driskell himself, embodied a defiant resilience, a strength echoed in his art and in his life’s work: the elevation of fellow Black artists.
(10/18/24 4:00am)
Everyone hates movie musicals, right?
(09/27/24 4:00am)
The Wharton student to world–tour artist pipeline may not be large, but for recent Penn Alum Inci Gürün (W ‘23), better known under her stage name “INJI,” following her passion is paying off.
(10/11/24 4:00am)
Philadelphia chefs aren’t just serving up some of the city’s most delectable dishes, they’re doing it in style—tattooed style, that is. The Bear, a recent hit dramedy about the inner workings of a Chicago kitchen, reinforced the brooding “tattooed chef” archetype that populates kitchens. Traditional flash designs of chef’s knives, the deconstructed anatomy of a pig, and sensual prints of pin–up girls smatter the bodies of chefs in The Bear. Beyond the silver screen, however, tattoo culture permeates kitchens of all cuisines and in all cities. While tattoos aren’t always associated with an elaborate backstory and meaning for those who choose to commit to the long–term holy matrimony of skin and ink, they are, in a way, the physical badges collected by chefs throughout their time in the culinary industry.
(09/27/24 4:00am)
What do Megan Thee Stallion and Britney Spears have in common? If you answered with a live ball python scarf, you’d be correct. When the biggest names in music gathered at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York for the 40th MTV Video Music Awards, it wasn’t just about who would take home a Moonman. Although Taylor Swift, Post Malone, and Sabrina Carpenter might have clinched the triple crown (the Video, Artist, and Song of the Year awards), it was the red carpet that captured the interest of viewers nationwide. There, the only rule is that there are none. Whether it’s messy references, gaudy glamor, or performance art, the VMA runway truly embraces an “anything goes” approach to an award show.
(09/30/24 5:23am)
Going to college in Philly, we’re so often bombarded—on social media and IRL—with seemingly endless options for how to spend our free time. So I’m delighted to announce that Street has done the hard part for you: We’ve rounded up what we think are the can’t–miss events for the month in one convenient place. If I’ve done my job right, there’ll be something in here for every one of our readers, no matter what you like to do with your weekends.
(09/27/24 4:00am)
On Sept. 11, crowds swarmed to the SummerStage in Central Park to watch beabadoobee perform her “This Is How Tomorrow Moves” tour. Fans entered the pit area expecting a night they would never remember, eagerly waiting to sing along to “Death Bed (coffee for your head)” and “the perfect pair.” Fans also bridled with excitement to hear tracks from her headlining album This Is How Tomorrow Moves, an indie rock/pop project featuring co–founder of Def Jam Records and Grammy–award winning producer Rick Rubin. As fans began to settle in and beabadoobee hit the stage, however, the atmosphere quickly became negative.
(10/07/24 3:10pm)
The garage is a quintessential symbol of home–grown innovation. An extra appendage to the house, that if you simply make the inconvenient decision to park your car on the street, becomes the perfect “no–rent” storefront for young entrepreneurs. You, of course, have the classic example of Steve Jobs and Mark Wozniak, but even Barbie was a garage baby.
(09/27/24 4:00am)
For Ria Ellendula (C’ 25), every minute is a moment. From tapping her gavel at weekly Undergraduate Assembly meetings to popping and locking on stage with Penn Masti, Ria’s life is always on the go. Despite her nonstop life, she has never forgotten the passion that defines her: to make a tangible impact at Penn and beyond.
(09/25/24 4:00am)
If there’s one casualty of the digital age that millennials will never let us forget, it’s Blockbuster.
