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April 13, 2006 at 12:00 am

Ben Franklin once counseled, "Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive." In the spirit of our founding father, Ego sent three willing (and excessively spirited) writers on the most frugal of journeys into the heart of Philadelphia.
April 6, 2006 at 12:00 am

This girl is FIERCE. As the members of the Excelano Project, the readers of CO-ED Magazine, and the Penn-community-at-large will tell you, home girl's got it goin' on.
March 30, 2006 at 12:00 am

With warmer weather, a winding-down semester and spring-cleaning comes rebirth of cultural opportunity!
March 30, 2006 at 12:00 am

Saturday night, on a relatively bare stage at the Harold Prince Theater, sat the two classic staples of stand-up comedy: a mic stand and a wooden stool.
March 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Jimmy Fanelly: 'I whistle when I walk.' Senior Mask and Wigger Jimmy Fanelly has the voice of an angel, the posture of a small bird and the physique of a Greek god.
March 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

Nerve.com: part of the "smart-sex" movement; an online magazine that publishes "cuntsure (and cocksure) prose and fiction as well striking photographs of naked people that capture more than their flesh." Bear community: homosexual subculture encompassing men with stocky builds, facial hair and hyper-masculine demeanors. Philly cubs: a Penn-affiliated social organization for 18-25 year old "bears, cubs, chubs, Ursulas, transbears, admirers & friends." Not for the Berensteins.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Spring is in the air. At Ego, that can only mean two things: the triumphant last installment of Penn's Next Top Model, and sex.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Quake is Penn's first and only literary erotica magazine, and Jessica is its esteemed co-editor-in-chief.
March 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

The judges have spoken, and only five girls remain to snag the cover of Street. This week's challenge: to blend in with your surroundings by dressing as a natural element (earth, wind, fire, water) and to brave the glare of Bio Pond loiterers.
February 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

EGO proudly presents the first installment of our very own modeling competition. These nine fierce ladies braved 25‹¨« weather to strut on our "Boho Industrial" runway for celeb photographer Phil Leff (see below). Stay tuned for more shoots, beauty, hot looks and tears.
February 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Are you FIERCE? Starting next week, tune in for installments of Street's own modeling competition, "Penn's Next Top Model." Follow a group of Penn's very own and help decide who will still be in the running to be Penn's next top model.
February 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

Fine Arts senior "Steph G-T" specializes in painting and dabbles in all areas of cultural refinement (she's also an English major). This artsy intellectual rocks Philly-fied boho style and homemade neckwarmers. Who is your style icon? Lee Radziwell, Lauren Hutton in American Gigolo, Andre 3000. What's been your greatest creation? My knitted neckwarmer. PMA, ICA or the Fisher Fine Arts library? The Fabric Workshop and Museum.
February 2, 2006 at 12:00 am

A woman is on display. Seated upon a platform, she bears all that is left uncovered by her black pumps, fishnets and a sign which reads, "What is art?
February 2, 2006 at 12:00 am

On a mission to understand Penn's public works through their histories, influences and rumors, Street writers explore the meaning of art (and life) "Split Button" The "Split Button," constructed by Claes Oldenburg in June of 1981 located in front of Van Pelt library, has become a favorite (and contentious) part of Penn's folklore.
February 2, 2006 at 12:00 am

College Senior Jeff Sandman has gone part-time to smoke his pipe, drink his scotch and write the great American novel. What's the last book you read? I'm reading Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons right now.
January 26, 2006 at 12:00 am

Benjamin Kunkel's hip debut, Indecision Jim Newell vs. Claire Stapleton When gliterary scenester Benjamin Kunkel released his debut novel, Indecision, the New York Times proclaimed it would have been "the funniest and smartest coming-of-age novel in years." But only if he had stopped "in midsentence some 20 or 30 pages earlier." Street eds, Jim Newell (pro) and Claire Stapleton (con) argue the legitimacy of this literati golden boy. Point: Although he writes for a pretentious demographic, Kunkel's prose is humble and earnest.
January 26, 2006 at 12:00 am

Hip classics: Rediscover the Beats with Kerouac or Burroughs. The old is never passe, so wow your Eggers foes with your derivative lit-crit vocabulary.
January 26, 2006 at 12:00 am

What is your blog about? Oh, it's your typical self-indulgent everything/nothing blog with lots of pictures.
January 19, 2006 at 12:00 am

Sometimes it's a good thing when other people read your personal e-mails. For Street alum Daniel "D-Mac" McQuade, boredom, Vegas and girls propelled him to international cyber-stardom -- or at least 2,200 "unique visitor" hits per day. D-Mac is Philadelphia Weekly's first professional blogger.
January 19, 2006 at 12:00 am