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Arts & Entertainment

Playlist of the Week: 8.5.13

Get your tickets for these concerts before they come to Philly next semester!

by MARLEY COYNE

Download of the Week: "Magna Carta... Holy Grail"

In Jay-Z’s 12th studio album, “Magna Carta…Holy Grail,” the iconic MC explores his role as a new father to our own American princess, Blue Ivy Carter.

by BEN BEHREND

Album Review: “Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke’s new album is like the perfect summer fling: smooth, sexy and a little cocky.

by MARLEY COYNE

THE NEWSROOM RECAP: "Willie Pete"

“The Newsroom” is once again an interesting place to be.

by CASSANDRA KYRIAZIS

Alumni Playlist of the Week: 7.31.13

A playlist of songs we forgot we remembered, compiled by one of Street's finest alumni.

by 34TH STREET

Review: Edward Sharpe and the Magnet Zeros—"Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros"

The cover of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s self-titled album shows a rainbow of muted colors coming together behind a figure.

by FIONA GLISSON

Playlist of the Week: 7.29.2013

Started from the bottom now we're here, at the end of our summer internships. Here's Street's playlist for surviving those final days.

by MARLEY COYNE

Review: Selena Gomez—"Stars Dance"

Unless you’re a diehard Selena Gomez fan, there’s really no reason why you should listen to her new album, “Stars Dance.” In a summer with some serious female pop starpower (see: Icona Pop, Marina and the Diamonds), this subpar album is an especially resounding dud.

by NINA WOLPOW

This Week in Philly: 7.25.2013

XPoNential Music Festival When: July 26-28 Where: Susquehanna Bank Center & Wiggins Park Price: $125 for all three days to all accessible stages With a line up featuring everything from the Philly-based DRGN KING to the Lumineers to freakin' Bob Dylan, XPoNential promises to be the one of the best—and certainly most affordable—music festivals of the year.

by CASSANDRA KYRIAZIS

THE NEWSROOM RECAP: "The Genoa Tip"

Don is nice? Maggie's life gets even worse, Jim finds new blonde hair to pine for and Occupy Wall Street starts to look like a thing. Oh—and Will makes drone strikes all about his problems.

by CASSANDRA KYRIAZIS

Playlist of the Week: 7.23.2013

Whether they went to Penn or hail from Philly, we count these guys as our own.

by MARLEY COYNE

Street Interviews: Elizabeth L. Silver

Elizabeth L. Silver (C ‘01), a lawyer turned novelist, wrote one of the summer’s best reads: The Execution of Noa P. Singleton, a Philadelphia set novel about a woman on death row. Street talked to Silver about the process of writing a novel, Kelly Writer’s house, Mad Mex and why taking risks after graduation is a really good idea.

by 34TH STREET

Review: Sara Bareilles - "The Blessed Unrest"

One of the hardest things to do in the music industry is to live up to the hype of devoted fans, and "Blessed Unrest" finds Sara Bareilles is up for the challenge.

by CASSANDRA KYRIAZIS

This Week in Philly

Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival Where: Saunders Park in Powelton Village When: July 20, 12 p.m.-7 p.m. Cost: Free! Spend the day in West Philly's Powelton Village listening to live jazz performances and enjoying local art at Saunders Park.

by CASSANDRA KYRIAZIS

Download of the Week - Favorite Song

Chance the Rapper seems to be all that your cool, musically conscious friend can tweet about these days.

by CASSANDRA KYRIAZIS

THE NEWSROOM RECAP: "First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers"

Five Crucial Takeaways from the Season Two Premiere

by CASSANDRA KYRIAZIS

Playlist of the Week 7.17.2013

Rumor has it, Penn students kind of like having sex.

by MARLEY COYNE

Download of the Week - Burn

Ellie Goulding surely never lived as a caveman but she is well aware of the importance of fire.

by ABIGAIL KOFFLER

This Week in Philly

Cheers Elephant When: 7/17 Where: Pastorious Park Cost: FREE Why: This up-and-coming band is part of the beautiful Pastorious Park’s free outdoor concert series, and also a part of the XPN Welcomes series.

by AMANDA SHUR

Summer Reading

Take advantage of a recitation free summer and crack open a book (or an e-book). Bookstores Amazon prime can be a little overwhelming, so grab some ideas from street.

by 34TH STREET

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